Category: Nintendo

Arranger! Fear the Spotlight! And More!

Day of the Devs is here once again! This bi-annual celebration, from Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, of the weird and wonderful world of indies is always a delight, and at Summer Game Fest 2024, the showcase didn’t disappoint.

We got a look at 20 games, including seven World Premieres. These range from the sweet to the silly to the spectacular. Some highly-anticipated indies — including Mossmouth and The Game Bakers’ next games — might have stolen the show, but everything here is worth a look. The big question for us is, “Are these coming to Switch?”. That’s always difficult for these bigger showcases, but we’ve got all the answers.

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Sprinting out of Summer Game Fest.

Well, we thought that it might appear in tonight’s Summer Game Fest Opening Night Showcase and there it was! SEGA has graced us with a new Sonic X Shadow Generations trailer and it came with a 25th October release date.

While we were very excited to see when this one will be coming our way, the real star of this new trailer is a better look at the all-new Shadow campaign. This fresh story will see you speeding through iconic locations from the Hedgehog’s history to take on the Black Doom. Ooooo.

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Hint: it’s quite a bit.

Have you ever wondered how much it would actually cost publishers to showcase a trailer at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase? Well, probably not. But you’re here now, which means you’re likely just a little bit curious, right?

Thanks to Esquire (via Eurogamer), the costs for game trailers have been revealed, and it ain’t cheap, folks. Basically, publishers looking to showcase a one-minute trailer will need to fork up $250,000. Add 30 seconds and you’re looking at $350,000. Two minutes is $450,000, and two-and-a-half minutes is $550,000.

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Here come the savings!

Nintendo of America is back with a fresh batch of eShop discounts as the ‘Mega Extreme Fun Sale’ is now underway.

The sale kicked off yesterday (6th June) and will run until 16th June, bringing some welcome discounts to a selection of games and DLC expansions. This one is only available on the North American eShop at the moment, though we’re sure that it won’t be too long before Europe gets a similar sale period of its own.

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“Who is this red guy?!”.

Ahead of Antonblast‘s launch later this year on 12th November 2024, developer Summitsphere has released the game’s opening cutscene, and it’s pretty great.

It showcases Satan (naturally) who, after conversing with a magical mirror, discovers that there is a ‘red guy’ who happens to ‘shine more crimson’ than he. This, of course, is our protagonist, Dynamite Anton, so poor ol’ Satan decides to take what Anton loves the most, coax him into his lair, and ‘siphon his delightfully rosy tone’.

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NES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured.

Although the game industry is all about moving forward, there are still many talented individuals and teams out there developing titles for past-generation systems.

That’s where the ‘Homebrew Games Summer Showcase’ comes in – celebrating new games on retro consoles and classic handheld devices. The 2024 showcase includes close to 35 minutes of “non-stop gameplay” featuring 120 homebrew titles across 15 platforms.

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NES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured.

Although the focus of the game industry is on the future, there are still many talented individuals and teams out there developing games for past-generation systems. That’s where the ‘Homebrew Games Summer Showcase’ comes in – celebrating new games on retro consoles and classic handheld devices.

The 2024 showcase includes roughly 35 minutes of “non-stop gameplay” featuring 120 homebrew titles across 15 platforms.

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The posters in Tomb Raider III return.

After Aspyr said it would restore the missing posters in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, it’s now rolled out Update 3 including this fix.

Apart from this, the latest update also includes improvements and fixes across all three titles. Here’s the full rundown via the official support page:

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And it looks lovely.

As part of this year’s Guerrilla Collective showcase, it’s been confirmed that the former Xbox console exclusive Echo Generation will be heading to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 19th June 2024.

Dubbed Echo Generation: Midnight Edition, the game features the same stunning visuals and turn-based battles of the original release but enhances the experience with fast travel, a quest log, new camera controls, support for multiple languages, and more.

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Everything you need to know about Star Wars: Hunters on Switch.

Welcome to our Star Wars: Hunters guide hub.

Here we’ll take you through everything you need to know about the free-to-play team-based arena combat game that came to Switch on 4th June 2024.

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