Coming Spring 2024.
As part of the latest Indie World Showcase, Team Ladybug and Playism announced Blade Chimera, a 2D action game with heavy emphasis on exploration and stylish combat. It sports some truly stunning pixel art visuals.
Launching in Spring 2024, it looks like we can expect to see some epic boss battles, light puzzle solving, and weird enemy designs. We’re definitely up for that. Let’s take a look at the official description:
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Bring the noise.
Earlier this year, we were invited along to a preview event by Konami and of all the games on display, one took us by surprise. That game was Super Crazy Rhythm Castle, and it is available to pick up on the Switch eShop today (14th November).
Developed by Second Impact Games, Super Crazy Rhythm Castle appears to do everything that it says on the tin: it’s a rhythm game, set in a castle and it’s super crazy. So far, so rhythm game, right? Well, we’d recommend taking a look at the above launch trailer to get a taste of just how ‘super crazy’ things can get.
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“Nope”.
Although Mortal Kombat 1 was able to secure the actual voice actor of Omni-Man for the first DLC fighter release, it seems it hasn’t had as much luck with ‘The Boys’ character Homelander.
In a brief exchange with a fan on social media asking if he would be voicing the character, the New Zealand actor Anthony Starr said he wouldn’t be showing up in NetherRealm’s latest entry – sharing the following one-line response:
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You hear that, Nintendo?
Last week, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto surprised everyone when he announced a live-action Legend of Zelda movie was currently in the works. It’s already led to a lot of speculation about who could play each character, and one person who’s already put their hand up is Patricia Summersett.
In case you didn’t know, she’s actually the voice of Princess Zelda in both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. When queried by GamesRadar about the possibility of reprising her role for a live-action movie adaptation, she was all for it:
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Nintendo appears to be a big part of the plans.
For many years now, there have been development teams at Bandai Namco working on Nintendo exclusives. Now, Bandai Namco has established a new studio, which will work on “commissioned development projects” including Nintendo titles.
“Studio 2 & Studio S” has already listed a bunch of Nintendo games its teams have contributed to in the past. This includes Smash Bros. and Mario Kart as well as newer IPs like ARMS. Here’s a translated description of the developer from the same page:
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The Big N scoops 15 noms.
Earlier today, Geoff Keighley announced the nominations for The Game Awards 2023, including the hotly-contested Game of the Year — where both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are in contention.
But perhaps more impressive is that Nintendo has secured the most nominations of any publisher at this year’s awards, scooping up an impressive 15 nods. Let’s break that down a bit…
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Both games collect 5 noms each.
The nominations have been officially announced for Geoff Keighley’s night of razzle-dazzle, The Game Awards, which this year will take place on 7th December.
Of course, the category on everyone’s mind is the prestigious Game of the Year, which this time sees two Nintendo games in the running for top prize. Yes, both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder have received a nomination for GOTY — way to go, Nintendo!
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20 mins(ish) of news and updates.
Fasten your seatbelts folks, Nintendo has announced a new Indie World Showcase for tomorrow – that’s Tuesday, November 14th, 2023.
Kicking off at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST / 6PM CET / Wed 3am AET, the showcase will feature “roughly 20 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch”.
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Take on Eevee.
The next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and, with ‘Eevee Day’ rapidly approaching (apparently), there are no prizes for guessing the starring ‘mon this time around (thanks, @SerebiiNet).
Yes, Eevee will be taking the spotlight in the upcoming event, which kicks off this weekend from 17th-20th November. Paired with the Normal Tera Type and carrying the Mightiest Mark, this special first-gen Pokémon can only be caught once per save file.
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Sonic returns in a new side-scroller.
The latest Sonic platformer Sonic Superstars made its debut on the Switch and multiple other platforms last month. Digital Foundry has now uploaded a tech review, seeing how the Nintendo version of the game compares to the rest.
All versions except the Nintendo Switch “largely share the same visual qualities”. In handheld mode, the Switch delivers a full 720p native output but some stages run at a 720p resolution. In docked, the resolution hits 720p, with reduced texture resolution and lower texture filtering.
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