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[Thankfully, Nobunaga is NOT hot in these ones.]

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TalkBack / Super Nintendo Library Adding Four Koei Strategy Games March 28

« on: March 20, 2025, 05:18:10 PM »

Thankfully, Nobunaga is NOT hot in these ones.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70346/super-nintendo-library-adding-four-koei-strategy-games-march-28

Four different Koei strategy games from the 16-bit era are being added to the Super Nintendo library on March 28, according to a video just released by Nintendo.

• Nobunaga's Ambition and its sequel, Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness (respectively 1993 and 1994) are turn-based strategy games set in 16th and 17th century Japan. The original has four distinct scenarios while the sequel involves unifying the entire nation through both military strategy and governance of the peasantry.
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (1994) is a similar strategy game set in 2nd and 3rd century China, with six different scenarios playable.
• Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (1994) sees the player take the role of a Portuguese noble in the early 16th century who must expand his home nation's sphere of influence in the Age of Sail.

[The complete history of the Soviet Union (as set to Type A from Tetris GB)]

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TalkBack / Trio Of Puzzle Games Added To Nintendo Music Library

« on: March 17, 2025, 05:22:00 PM »

The complete history of the Soviet Union (as set to Type A from Tetris GB)

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70338/trio-of-puzzle-games-added-to-nintendo-music-library

Nintendo Music has picked up three puzzle games in this week's update.

The NES versions of Tetris and Dr. Mario, as well as the Game Boy version of Tetris, have all been added to the application tonight. The GB Tetris does allow the classic "Type A" music to be extended, as well as having an "early version" music for Type A that was only in the first run of the game's Japanese release.

Tetris GB has 12 tracks, the NES version 6, and Dr. Mario has 7 tracks.

[A week that I've been waiting for since December 3, 2015.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 20, 2025

« on: March 17, 2025, 04:00:00 AM »

A week that I've been waiting for since December 3, 2015.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70308/nintendo-downloads-march-20-2025

Things we missed last week: Early Konami shooter Juno First (not to be confused with the Academy Award-winning Elliot Page vehicle) in the Archives.

Nine years, three months, and 15 days ago I did the Downloads for the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X (a few days after I reviewed it) and now we're going to run it back on a system people actually own. And I'm going to slowplay this one, so if I'm going to review it we're probably looking at Easter because it's gonna take that long. Still, we're going to all disappear for several weeks on Thursday. Deal with it.

Among the poor bastards competing with Xenoblade Chronicles X this week are fellow RPGs MLB The Show 25 (non-early access edition) and Atelier Yumia (Allyson has a review in progress), or the scrolling shooter Assault Suit Leynos 2. Also, this week's EggConsole game - Gulkave - is a shooter, so it should be relatively playable.

North America

MLB The Show 25 (US$59.99/C$79.99: Tuesday)

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition ($59.99/$79.99)

Atelier Yuma: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

Beyond Hanwell ($29.99/$42.99)

Assault Suit Leynos 2: Saturn Tribute ($24.99/$34.99: Friday)

KinnikuNeko: Super Muscle Cat ($17.99/$25.99: Wednesday)

Escape from Mystwood Mansion ($16.99/$21.99: Wednesday)

Beach Girls 3: Zodiac Signs, Love & Horoscope Dating ($14.90/$19.90)

Tales of Autumn ($12.99/$18.50)

United Assault - Final Stand ($9.99/$14.49)

The Exorcist: Gravebound Horror ($9.99/$14.31)

Chess Grandmaster: Ancient Egypt Battle ($9.99/$12.99)

Doku Girls ($9.99/$9.99)

Masters Tennis ($9.99/$11.99: Friday)

Croaktopia ($9.99/$9.99: Friday)

Desktop Golf ($9.80/$9.20: Friday)

S Prysm Destroyer ($7.99/$9.99: Wednesday)

Mine Clicker - Base Craft Building Game ($6.99/$: Friday)

EggConsole Gulkave MSX ($6.49/$7.34)

Cozy Meadow ($5.99/$5.99: Saturday)

Scrap Divers ($4.99/$6.99: Monday)

Kill The Emoji ($4.99/$7.49)

Boomerang of Destruction ($4.99/$6.99)

Swarm Madness ($4.99/$6.99)

Jumble Quest ($4.99/$4.99)

The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Meow Delivery: Fish Frenzy ($4.99/$6.99: Saturday)

Dog Spotting Challenge ($3.99/$5.39)

Lost & Found: Spot It Fast! ($3.99/$5.39)

Odd Shape Out ($3.99/$5.39)

Picture the Difference! ($3.99/$5.39)

World Flag Master ($3.99/$5.39)

Dye the Bunny ($2.99/$4.19)

Ludo Party ($2.99/$3.99)

Sand Legends ($1.99/$2.49: Saturday)

Revealed Later

Car Dealership Business Simulator ($11.99/$16.99)

Anime Girls: JDM Car Passion Puzzle ($9.99/$13.99)

The Harmony Chronicles: Demon of the Void ($9.99/$13.99)

Survival Zone: Craft, Build, and Grow ($8.99/$12.99)

H Girls: Sexy Sakura ($8.99/$12.69)

Fast Food 2025 Simulator ($7.99/$11.99)

Cozy Hunt ($7.99/$11.50: Friday)

Clutter RefleXIVe: The Diceman Cometh ($6.99/$9.99)

How to Become a Coffee Master ($6.99/$9.27)

Azure Heaven ($5.99/$5.99: Friday)

Super Slime Boy ($4.99/$7.00: Monday)

Eden Survivors ($4.99/$6.99: Tuesday)

Aurora Light Pony: Ponies and Horses in the Valley of the Stars ($4.9/$6.90: Tuesday)

Little Red Riding Hood: Endless Zoom Tale ($3.99/$5.45: Friday)

Zombie Strike Force ($2.99/$4.29: Friday)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Hanam-City ($1.00/$1.45: Tuesday)

Archives

Senkyu ($7.99/$9.87: Friday)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - the new RetroActive game, is 70% off until the 24th. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

MLB The Show 25 (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)

Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition (€59.99/£49.99)

Atelier Yuma: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

Beyond Hanwell (€29.99/£24.99)

Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute (€24.99/£22.49)

KinnikuNeko: Super Muscle Cat (€17.99/£16.49: Wednesday)

Escape From Mystwood Mansion (€16.49/£14.29: Wednesday)

Tales of Autumn (€12.99/£11.69)

Croaktopia (€12.99/£11.69: Friday)

The Exorcist: Gravebound Horror (€9.99/£9.99)

Chess Grandmaster: Ancient Egypt Battle (€9.99/£8.99)

United Assault - Final Stand (€9.99/£8.99)

Masters Tennis (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Desktop Golf (€9.80/£5.14: Friday)

Fast Food 2025 Simulator (€7.99/£7.99: Sunday)

S Prysm Destroyer (€7.99/£6.99: Wednesday)

Mine Clicker - Base Craft Building Game (€6.99/£6.99: Friday)

EggConsole Gulkave MSX (€5.59/£5.39)

Scrap Divers (€4.99/£4.49: Monday)

Boomerang of Destruction (€4.99/£3.99: Wednesday)

Swarm Madness (€4.99/£3.99: Wednesday)

Jumble Quest (€4.99/£4.49)

Kill The Emoji (€4.99/£4.29)

The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Cozy Meadow (€4.99/£4.99: Saturday)

Meow Delivery: Fish Frenzy (€4.99/£4.99: Saturday)

Dye The Bunny (€2.99/£2.69: Wednesday)

Ludo Party (€2.99/£2.69)

Dog Spotting Challenge (€2.49/£2.24)

Lost & Found Spot It Fast (€2.49/£2.24)

Odd Shape Out (€2.49/£2.24)

Picture the Difference (€2.49/£2.24)

Sand Legends (€1.99/£1.99: Saturday)

Revealed Later

Cosmic Fantasy 4: Van's Return (€25.00/£19.25: Friday)

Car Dealership Business Simulator (€11.99/£11.99)

The Harmony Chronicles: Demon of the Void (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Anime Girls: JDM Car Passion Puzzle (€9.99/£9.99)

H Girls: Sexy Sakura (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Survival Zone: Craft, Build, and Grow (€8.99/£8.99)

Time Travel: Escape Room Game (€8.99/£7.99)

Cozy Hunt (€7.99/£7.20: Friday)

Clutter RefleXIVe: The Diceman Cometh (€6.99/£6.29: Wednesday)

How to Become a Coffee Master (€6.99/£6.29)

Aurora Light Pony: Ponies and Horses in the Valley of the Stars (€4.9/£4.90: Tuesday)

Happy Hotel (€3.99/£3.49)

Little Red Riding Hood: Endless Zoom Tale (€3.99/£3.59: Friday)

Zombie Strike Force (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Birdie Up (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Hanam-City (€1.00/£0.89: Tuesday)

Archives

Senkyu (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Japan

Atelier Yuma: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land (¥8580: Friday)

Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition (¥7600)

KinnikuNeko: Super Muscle Cat (¥2850)

Tales of Autumn (¥1970)

Desktop Golf (¥980: Friday)

EggConsole Gulkave MSX (¥880)

The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown (¥780: Friday)

Meow Delivery: Fish Frenzy (¥759: Saturday)

Revealed Later

MLB The Show 25 (¥8790: Tuesday)

Fast Food 2025 Simulator (¥1199)

H Girls: Sexy Sakura (¥899)

Senkyu (¥838: Friday)

[The team is staying intact, so let's hope for a lot of brakes being thrown.]

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TalkBack / Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom Development Teams Acquired By Mobile Publisher Scopely

« on: March 12, 2025, 04:19:23 AM »

The team is staying intact, so let's hope for a lot of brakes being thrown.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70281/pokemon-go-pikmin-bloom-development-teams-acquired-by-mobile-publisher-scopely

One of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company's major partners has been acquired.

As was originally rumored last month, Niantic has sold their gaming division to Scopely, publishers of Monopoly Go and owners of Marvel Strike Force. Financial terms were not made public but the rumored acquisition price was US$3.5b.

The division that handles Pokemon Go is remaining intact, according to the announcement by Pokemon Go team lead Ed Wu. Niantic and The Pokemon Company announced the mobile "real world" collecting game in 2015 and launched it as a worldwide phenomenon a year later, while in 2021 Niantic also partnered with Nintendo for Pikmin Bloom - a similar real world exploration game.

Scopely is an American-based company that was acquired by the Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Games Group - also one of Nintendo's largest external shareholders - in 2023.

[Is this the eShop throwing for Mar10? Seriously?]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 13, 2025

« on: March 10, 2025, 04:38:00 AM »

Is this the eShop throwing for Mar10? Seriously?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70277/nintendo-downloads-march-13-2025

Things we missed last week: Vs Mystery Tower (the arcade version of Famicom import Mystery Tower) in the Archives.

Today marks a full decade since I a) moved into my current apartment and b) accepted the offer from Neal to start writing for NWR, so what would this week have? A Chrono Trigger re-release? The preload for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition... oh wait, that's on Thursday. A special version of MLB 2025 where the Toronto Blue Jays play like the 1927 Yankees... well, the early access edition for that drops on Friday, but the Jays are sadly NOT cracked in it. So what do we get?

A sea of nothing that interests me, aside from the new adventure game On Your Tail but that's only listed in Europe so I don't even know if it's coming out, and a bunch of comic apps in Japan. Maybe Fate: Reawakened will trigger something for those of you still pining for Silksong.

North America

Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Familia Myth: Full Land of Water and Light (US$49.99/C$64.99)

Fate: Reawakened ($24.99/$31.99: Wednesday)

Moorhuhn Kart 4 ($24.99/$)

The Phantom ($22.99/$32.49: Wednesday)

Beyond the Ice Palace 2 ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

Centum ($14.99/$21.55: Tuesday)

Be Brave, Barb! ($14.99/$19.99: Wednesday)

Expelled! ($14.99/$19.99: Wednesday)

Escape Site 13 ($14.99/$21.51)

Trap Yuri Garden ($14.99/$19.49)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for B.SeveT ($14.90/$19.90)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for PinkOrbil T ($14.90/$19.90)

JustAxe ($11.99/$14.90)

The Hungry Lamb ($11.99/$17.00)

Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl's Fantastical Adventures ($11.99/$16.99)

Alehouse Tavern Simulator ($9.99/$14.30: Wednesday)

3D Don't Die, Mr. Robot ($9.99/$12.99: Wednesday)

Endless Deaths ($9.99/$14.60)

Ringo's Roundup ($9.99/$14.50)

Cashier Simulator ($9.99/$13.99)

BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team ($9.99/$13.49)

One Btn Bosses ($9.99/$12.99)

Wine Factory Simulator ($9.99/$14.99: Friday)

Public Transport Simulator 2 ($8.99/$12.59: Friday)

Forest Ranger Live Simulator ($8.99/$12.99: Saturday)

Apple Knight 2 ($7.99/$11.54)

Content Warning: Scary Filming ($7.99/$11.45)

Hike Haven ($6.99/$9.99)

Sakura Haven ($6.99/$8.99: Friday)

Lost Oasis ($6.99/$6.99: Saturday)

EggConsole Super Zenon Gamma 5 PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)

Hyper Mirror Run ($4.99/$7.99: Friday)

Attack Hole ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Mini Football Cup ($3.99/$5.99)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Ganghwa-do ($3.99/$5.66)

Quiz 50 Ways to Read the Kanji ($3.99/$5.39)

Dark Receipt ($3.49/$5.00: Friday)

Snails vs Humans ($2.99/$4.49)

Revealed Later

On Your Tail ($29.99/$38.99)

Rogue Waters ($29.99/$29.99)

Tinkertown ($19.99/$25.99: Monday)

Big Adventure: Trip to Europe 8 ($9.99/$13.99)

Sweet Home: Look and Find 2 ($9.99/$13.99)

Time Travel: Escape Room Game ($9.99/$12.99)

Sugoi Girls: Sassy Spy ($8.99/$12.69)

Clutter's Greatest Hits ($6.99/$9.99)

Book Supermarket: Library Manager Simulator ($5.99/$7.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Rocket Frog ($5.99/$7.79)

Quick, Quack ($4.99/$6.99)

Lila and the Secret Flower Jungle ($4.90-/$6.90: Wednesday)

Rosabella: Eternal Light and Magic in Harmony ($4.90-/$6.90: Friday)

Puzzle of Love: Building My Heart ($2.99/$4.10-)

Aero Cosmos ($2.49/$3.59: Saturday)

Station Platform 42 ($2.30-/$3.00-)

Birdie Up ($2.29/$3.31: Friday)

Archives

Juno First ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: In celebration of Mar10, Mario games are on sale until the 17th including 75% off Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Familia Myth: Full Land of Water and Light (€49.99/£41.99)

On Your Tail (€29.99/£26.99)

Fate: Reawakened (€24.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

Moorhuhn Kart 4 (€24.99/£22.49)

Beyond the Ice Palace 2 (€19.99/£16.99: Tuesday)

Centum (€14.99/£14.99: Tuesday)

Escape Site 13 (€14.99/£13.49)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for B.SeveT (€14.90/£13.90)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for PinkOrbil T (€14.90/£13.90)

Trap Yuri Garden (€14.79/£13.29)

Be Brave, Barb (€13.95/£12.49: Wednesday)

Expelled! (€12.69/£11.39: Wednesday)

The Hungry Lamb (€11.99/£10.79: Wednesday)

JustAxe (€11.99/£10.79)

Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl's Fantastical Adventures (€11.99/£9.99)

3D Don't Die Mr. Robot (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Alehouse Tavern Simulator (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team (€9.99/£8.99)

Cashier Simulator (€9.99/£8.99)

Endless Deaths (€9.99/£8.99)

Ringo's Roundup (€9.99/£8.99)

Wine Factory Simulator (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

One Btn Bosses (€9.49/£7.99)

Public Transport Simulator 2 (€8.99/£7.99)

Forest Ranger Live Simulator (€8.99/£8.99: Saturday)

Chained Through Hell (€7.99/£7.19: Tuesday)

Apple Knight 2 (€7.99/£7.19: Wednesday)

EggConsole Super Zenon Gamma 5 PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)

Hyper Mirror Run (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

CubbetyCube (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Ganghwa-do (€3.99/£3.59)

Mini Football Cup (€3.99/£3.49)

Dark Receipt (€3.49/£3.19: Friday)

Snails vs Humans (€2.99/£2.59: Wednesday)

Quiz 50 Ways to Read the Kanji (€2.49/£2.24)

World Flag Master (€2.49/£2.24)

Revealed Later

Rogue Waters (€29.99/£26.99)

The Phantom (€22.99/£22.99: Tuesday)

Tinkertown (€19.99/£16.99: Monday)

Big Adventure: Trip to Europe 8 (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Sweet Home: Look and Find 2 (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Sugoi Girls: Sassy Spy (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Clutter's Greatest Hits (€6.99/£6.29)

Sakura Haven (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Book Supermarket: Library Manager Simulator (€5.99/£5.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Rocket Frog (€5.89/£5.29)

Quick, Quack (€4.99/£4.49)

Attack Hole (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Lila and the Secret Flower Jungle (€4.90-/£4.90: Wednesday)

Rosabella: Eternal Light and Magic in Harmony (€4.90-/£4.90: Friday)

Puzzle of Love: Building My Heart (€2.99/£2.69)

Station Platform 42 (€2.00-/£1.80: Wednesday)

Aero Cosmos (€1.99/£1.79: Saturday)

Archives

Juno First (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Familia Myth: Full Land of Water and Light (¥5680)

Kalediscope of Phantom Prison 2 (¥5280)

Kamitsubaki City Regenerate (¥3850)

Beyond the Ice Palace 2 (¥3800)

Mika and the Witch's Mountain (¥2980)

Escape Site 13 (¥2350)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for B.SeveT (¥2190)

K-pop Idol Dating: Anime Love for PinkOrbil T (¥2190)

The Hungry Lamb (¥1870)

Witchroid Vania: A Magical Girl's Fantastical Adventures (¥1800)

Endless Deaths (¥1699)

BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team (¥1600)

Wine Factory Simulator (¥1599)

Ringo's Roundup (¥1545)

Trap Yuri Garden (¥1480)

Forest Ranger Life Simulator (¥1399)

3D Don't Die Mr. Robot (¥1250)

Apple Knight 2 (¥1210)

One Btn Bosses (¥1150)

Trivia Quiz: Food and Lifestyle Edition (¥980)

Vocabulary Test for Adults (¥980)

EggConsole Super Zenon Gamma 5 PC-8801mkIISR (¥880)

Hyper Mirror Run (¥780)

Dye The Bunny (¥499)

Snails vs Humans (¥499)

1 Question Romance Psychology Test (¥420)

Brain Training: Dog Test (¥420)

Quiz 50 Ways to Read the Kanji (¥420)

Search Game: Find XX (¥420)

Town Picture Search (¥420)

Which Shape is Different? (¥420)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Ganghwa-do (¥399)

Bloody Torn (¥300)

Wild Spirit (¥200)

Shogakukan Manga App CoroCoro Comic 2024 (¥100)

Shogakukan Manga App CoroCoro Comic 2025 (¥100)

Shogakukan Manga App Fate Rewinder Comics Pack (¥100)

Shogakukan Manga App Splatoon Comics Pack (¥100)

Revealed Later

Fate Reawakened (¥3740)

On Your Tail (¥3400)

Rogue Waters (¥3400)

The Phantom (¥3400)

Tinkertown (¥2300)

Mine Clicker - Base Craft Building Game (¥1980)

Theme Park Simulator (¥1980)

Motorbikes Pro 2025 (¥1950)

Girl Force Underwear Academy (¥1800)

Exorcist: Gravebound Horror (¥1499)

Alehouse Tavern Simulator (¥1480)

Anime Girls: JDM Car Passion Puzzle (¥1480)

Time Travel: Escape Room Game (¥1380)

Chained Through Hell (¥1196)

Liar's Lounge (¥1190)

Sasuke The Ninja Boy (¥990)

Sugoi Girls: Sassy Spy (¥897)

Flight Simulator Pro 2024 (¥897)

Book Supermarket: Library Manager Simulator (¥840)

Juno First (¥838)

Pixel Game Maker Series Rocket Frog (¥700)

Puzzle of Love: Building My Heart (¥490)

Station Platform 42 (¥300)

[One of those is a true "what took you so long" moment.]

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TalkBack / GB Donkey Kong, Mario's Picross Added To Switch Online Game Boy List

« on: March 06, 2025, 03:25:58 PM »

One of those is a true "what took you so long" moment.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70205/gb-donkey-kong-marios-picross-added-to-switch-online-game-boy-list

Nintendo has resolved an item from our list of requested Switch 2 re-releases even before the Switch 2 Direct.

The Game Boy library has added a pair of Mario themed games ahead of this Monday's MAR10 celebrations in the Game Boy Donkey Kong (1994) and Mario's Picross. Colloquially known as "Donkey Kong '94", the former was a spotlight game for the Super Game Boy in its initial release and adds nearly a hundred levels to the classic Donkey Kong gameplay. Mario's Picross (1995) was the first Picross game to be published by Nintendo in North America, and has 256 basic nonogram puzzles.

Other elements of the MAR10 celebrations include sales on Mario games both in stores and on the eShop, including 75% off Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.

[Your humble news editor is currently kicking a vacation week in June back a bit.]

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TalkBack / Pokemon Go Announces Next Global Event Details

« on: March 06, 2025, 08:00:00 AM »

Your humble news editor is currently kicking a vacation week in June back a bit.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70204/pokemon-go-announces-next-global-event-details

After some Unovan chill, the next major weekend for Pokemon Go will be around the start of summer.

The annual Pokemon Go Fest has been announced for the month of June, with in person events in Osaka, Japan May 29 - June 1, Jersey City, NJ on June 6 - 8, and Paris, France on June 13 - 15 before a global event on June 28 and 29. Tickets for the in person events are now available, as well as a US$15 ticket for the global event that will unlock exclusive gameplay including an encounter with the mythical Pokemon Volcanion, while the main Pokemon available to all will be the "crowned" forms of Sword and Shield mascots Zacian and Zamazenta.

Purchasing the global ticket by April 15, and logging into the game between April 8 - 15, will unlock a research story which includes an encounter with Skiddo, a Pokemon previously only made available at "City Safari" in person events that have only been held in select cities since late 2023.

[Neal's Wish has come true, so buy it If You Must (though not quite Here and Now).]

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TalkBack / Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 And 4 To Receive Remaster On Switch July 11

« on: March 04, 2025, 08:31:50 AM »

Neal's Wish has come true, so buy it If You Must (though not quite Here and Now).

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70201/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-and-4-to-receive-remaster-on-switch-july-11

The Birdman is coming back to Nintendo consoles this summer.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 have been revealed after several months of teasing, and will be available on July 11. The port will be developed by Iron Galaxy due to the folding of Vicarious Visions (who developed 1+2), and three editions will be available: a standard edition for $49.99 US, a "Digital Deluxe" edition for $69.99 that adds the DOOM Slayer and The Revenant from DOOM as playable characters and more songs to the soundtrack, and a US$129.99 physical edition that includes a skate deck.

The Switch box art has a note of a download required for the game, though the size is to be determined.

[216 stars of destiny, 108,000 counts of fraud and money laundering out of Moldova.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 6, 2025

« on: March 03, 2025, 03:00:00 AM »

216 stars of destiny, 108,000 counts of fraud and money laundering out of Moldova.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70199/nintendo-downloads-march-6-2025

Things we missed last week: Taito's Dead Connection in the Archives.

We've got another classic set headlining this week as the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster collection from Konami leads a busy week all around. More people played the first, but the 2nd has reportedly one of the biggest villains this side of Florida, so either way you should be in for some heavy RPG action. The other major item this week is Despera Drops published by Aksys.

Other things to watch for: The Carmen Sandiego game (in which you play AS the thief), a pair of classic novels in Never 7 and Ever 17 aka the early works of Kotaro Uchikoshi, and a long awaited RPG in the interesting Everhood 2 (more on that in a bit). And "Sorry We're Closed" is an interesting horror shooter.

North America

Despera Drops (US$49.99/C$71.40)

Suikoden I&II HD Remaster ($49.99/$66.99)

Eldrador Creatures Shadowfall ($39.99/$59.99)

Carmen Sandiego ($29.99/$39.99: Tuesday)

Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity ($29.99/$41.99)

Sorry We're Closed ($24.99/$32.50)

Everhood 2 ($20.00/$25.99: Tuesday)

ChokoNana! ($19.99/$28.60)

Alter Age ($19.99/$27.99)

Never 7 - The End of Infinity ($19.99/$27.29)

Twilight Monk ($19.99/$25.99)

Kamikaze Lassplanes ($19.99/$26.90: Friday)

Morkull Ragast's Rage ($17.99/$23.99)

Sugardew Island ($16.99/$21.99: Friday)

Peachy Derby ($14.99/$21.5)

Treasure Hunter Simulator ($14.99/$21.29)

Go Fight Fantastic! ($14.99/$19.49)

Beach Boys 3: Zodiac Signs, Love and Horoscope Dating ($14.90/$19.90)

Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power ($13.99/$14.99: Tuesday)

MainFrames ($12.99/$16.99)

Destino Indomable ($12.49/$14.49: Monday)

Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists ($11.99/$16.99: Wednesday)

Sanguis Luna ($11.99/$16.99)

Cyber Quest ($9.99/$12.99: Wednesday)

Aery - Dream Land ($9.99/$14.99)

Gunso's Skateboard Run ($9.99/$14.30)

Monstrix TCG Card Shop ($9.99/$13.99)

Golden Warden ($9.99/$12.99)

Kawaii Girls ($9.99/$9.99)

Uragun ($9.99/$14.27: Friday)

Mechanic Supermarket Simulator ($9.99/$14.99: Saturday)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Gangneung City ($8.99/$12.99)

Cash Guardian Collector Operation Capital Defense ($8.99/$12.99: Friday)

Ball-it Hell ($6.99/$9.99: Tuesday)

EggConsole The Legend of Heroes Saga PC-8801 ($6.49/$7.34)

Flight Simulator Pro 2024 ($5.99/$8.50)

Material Evidence ($5.99/$8.49: Friday)

Grab It! Crane Game ($5.00/$4.66)

O.W.L. Projekt 2 ($4.99/$6.49: Wednesday)

Jump Race ($4.99/$6.99)

Solid Void: Nature Puzzles ($4.99/$6.99)

Pirate Trails ($4.99/$6.83: Friday)

Dark Passion - Anime Match Puzzles ($3.99/$5.99)

Puzzle Lights and Mushrooms 1000 ($3.99/$4.99)

Cats and Seek: Dino Park ($2.99/$3.99)

Malignant Survivors ($2.99/$1.99)

Revealed Later

One Lonely Outpost ($19.99/$25.99)

Party Arcade: Enhanced Edition ($19.99/$25.99: Friday)

Glowpop ($19.99/$19.99: Friday)

Anime Waifu Simulator: Sakura Garden ($14.99/$19.99)

Royal Romances: Forbidden Magic ($12.99/$17.84: Friday)

Soccer Dash ($9.99/$14.99)

My Lovely Pets 2 ($9.99/$13.99)

Cat President: A More Purrfect Union ($8.99/$11.99: Wednesday)

H Girls: Flight Crush ($8.99/$12.69)

Game & Console Supermarket Business Simulator ($6.99/$9.99)

Boat Delivery: Island Transport Simulator ($5.99/$8.50)

Rescue Sound Show ($5.20/$7.15)

Country Birds: Brothership of the Valley ($4.90/$6.90: Tuesday)

Abyss Seeker ($1.99/$2.59)

Island Rescue ($1.99/$2.49: Saturday)

Tanki Online (free to start)

Archives

Vs Mystery Tower ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: A Sega sale until March 15 includes a record 50% off Unicorn Overlord. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Despera Drops (€49.99/£44.99)

Suikoden I&II HD Remaster (€49.99/£44.99)

Carmen Sandiego (€29.99/£26.99: Tuesday)

Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity (€29.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

Sorry We're Closed (€24.50/£24.50)

Everhood 2 (€19.99/£17.99: Tuesday)

Never 7 - The End of Infinity (€19.99/£15.99: Wednesday)

Alter Age (€19.99/£17.99)

Kamikaze Lassplanes (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

ChokoNana! (€18.99/£17.09)

Morkull Ragast's Rage (€17.99/£16.19: Wednesday)

Sugardew Island (€16.99/£15.29: Friday)

Treasure Hunter Simulator (€14.99/£14.99)

Go Fight Fantastic! (€14.99/£12.79)

Beach Boys 3: Zodiac Signs, Love and Horoscope Dating (€14.90/£13.90)

Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power (€13.99/£12.59: Tuesday)

MainFrames (€12.99/£11.69)

Destino Indomable (€12.49/£10.00: Monday)

Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists (€11.99/£10.99: Wednesday)

Sanguis Luna (€11.99/£10.99)

Cyber Quest (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Gunso's Skateboard Run (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Aery - Dream Land (€9.99/£9.99)

Kawaii Girls (€9.99/£8.99)

Monstrix TCG Card Shop (€9.99/£8.99)

Uragun (€9.99/£8.99)

Mechanic Supermarket Simulator (€9.99/£9.99: Saturday)

Golden Warden (€9.75/£8.50)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Gangneung City (€8.99/£8.09)

Cash Guardian Collector Operation Capital Defense (€8.99/£8.99: Friday)

Ball-it Hell (€6.99/£6.29: Tuesday)

Material Evidence (€5.99/£5.99)

EggConsole The Legend of Heroes Saga PC-8801 (€5.59/£5.39)

Grab It! Crane Game (€5.00/£2.59)

Jump Race (€4.99/£3.99: Wednesday)

O.W.L. Projekt 2 (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Pirate Trails (€4.99/£4.49)

Solid Void: Nature Puzzles (€4.99/£4.49)

Dark Passion - Anime Match Puzzles (€3.99/£3.59)

Wheel of Words: Crosswords (€3.99/£3.59: Saturday)

Cats and Seek: Dino Park (€2.99/£2.69)

Malignant Survivors (€2.99/£2.69)

Puzzle Lights and Mushrooms 1000 (€2.99/£2.69)

Abyss Seeker (€1.99/£1.79)

Revealed Later

Cosmic Fantasy 4: Prelude to Legend (€25.00/£19.25)

Glowpop (€19.99/£17.99)

Party Arcade: Enhanced Edition (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

One Lonely Output (€18.99/£17.19)

Anime Waifu Simulator: Sakura Garden (€14.99/£14.99)

Royal Romances: Forbidden Magic (€11.89/£10.69)

My Lovely Pets 2 (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Scarlet Snowfall (€9.99/£8.99)

Soccer Dash (€9.99/£8.99)

H Girls: Flight Crush (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Cat President: A More Purrfect Union (€8.99/£8.09: Wednesday)

Game & Console Supermarket: Business Simulator (€6.99/£6.99)

Boat Delivery: Island Transport Simulator (€5.99/£5.35: Wednesday)

Flight Simulator Pro 2024 (€5.99/£5.39)

Reverse Sound Show (€5.00/£4.50)

Country Birds: Brothership of the Valley (€4.90/£4.90: Tuesday)

Island Rescue (€1.99/£1.99: Saturday)

Tanki Online (free to start)

Japan

Suikoden I&II HD Remaster (¥5500)

Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity (¥4950)

Carmen Sandiego (¥3600)

Never 7 - The End of Infinity (¥3300)

ChokoNana! (¥2980)

Everhood 2 (¥2300)

Peachu Derby (¥2300)

Beach Boys 3: Zodiac Signs, Love and Horoscope Dating (¥2290)

The Ouroboros King (¥2200)

Sugardew Island (¥1900)

Sanguis Luna (¥1799)

Go Fight Fantastic! (¥1700)

Aery - Dream Land (¥1600)

Mechanic Supermarket Simulator (¥1599)

Alter Age (¥1540: Friday)

Uragun (¥1525)

Kawaii Girls (¥1499)

Morkull Ragast's Rage (¥1499)

Cash Guardian Collector Operation Capital Defense (¥1399)

Golden Warden (¥1200)

Dreamland Solitaire: Dark Prophecy (¥999)

Ball-it Hell (¥999)

Escape From The School Building After School (¥990)

Gunso's Skateboard Run (¥980)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Gangneung City (¥890)

EggConsole The Legend of Heroes Saga PC-8801 (¥880)

Jump Race (¥749)

O.W.L. Project 2 (¥600)

Grab It! Crane Game (¥500)

Pirate Trails (¥499)

Cats & Seek: Dino Park (¥450)

Master the Flags of the World (¥420)

Malignant Survivors (¥299)

Revealed Later

Glowpop (¥2900)

One Lonely Outpost (¥2200)

Anime Waifu Simulator: Sakura Garden (¥2180)

Monstrix TCG Card Shop (¥1500)

Soccer Dash (¥1499)

Zombie Quarantine: Blackout Survival (¥1490)

Cat President: A More Purrfect Union (¥1350)

Fishing Valley (¥1299)

Ryunosuke Todo Detective Diary Vol.6 The Pomegranate Mirror (¥1200)

Scarlet Snowfall (¥1200)

Game & Console Supermarket: Business Simulator (¥990)

Liar's Lounge (¥915)

Boat Delivery: Island Transport Simulator (¥907)

H Girls: Flight Crush (¥899)

Vs Mystery Tower (¥838)

Reverse Sound Show (¥600)

Abyss Seeker (¥240)

Tanki Online (free to start)

[Pokemon Sleep is about to mess with the final boss, it seems.]

10

TalkBack / Other Announcements From The Pokemon Presents

« on: February 27, 2025, 04:50:50 AM »

Pokemon Sleep is about to mess with the final boss, it seems.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70096/other-announcements-from-the-pokemon-presents

Among the other announcements from the Pokemon Presents:

• Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be holding mass outbreak events for Pokemon themed around the colors red, blue and green starting today, alongside Tera Raid battles against evolved Scarlet and Violet starters. Raid events will also be held for the "psuedo-legendary" or "600 Club" Pokemon in the future.
• Pokemon TCG Pocket will debut a new mini-set called "Triumphant Light" tomorrow with Arceus as the featured Pokemon, and will be adding ranked battles in March.
• In addition to plugging the global Unova Tour event in Pokemon Go, the next season beginning Tuesday, March 4 was revealed to be called "Might and Mastery", with Kubfu and Urshifu being added to the game. A bonus research can also be claimed on the Pokemon Go webstore.
• Pokemon Masters EX will add new alts of Brendan and May (the Ruby / Sapphire and their remakes) protagonists with Primal Kyogre and Groudon soon.
• New recipes and Pokemon including Flapple and Appletun are being added to Pokemon Cafe Remix over the next few weeks.
• Pokemon Sleep will be holding a "Darkrai vs Cresselia" event next month that involves encounters with the dream and nightmare-causing Pokemon pair.
• A new "First to 500" mode will be added to Pokemon Unite alongside a new Suicune Holowear, Alolan Raichu next month, and Alcremie "soon".
• The Pokemon TCG is reintroducing Mega Evolution for scalpers to fight over later this year, with Lucario and Gardevoir's Mega forms headlining.
• Beginning with Legends Z-A and Champions, Pokemon games will be localized in Latin American Spanish (previously only European Spanish was offered). The TCG will also be localized in LATAM Spanish.

[We've come an awful long way since the days of Tobybro.]

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TalkBack / Pokemon Champions Now In Development, To Offer Cross-Generation Battling

« on: February 27, 2025, 04:35:27 AM »

We've come an awful long way since the days of Tobybro.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70095/pokemon-champions-now-in-development-to-offer-cross-generation-battling

For the first time in nearly two decades, a dedicated Pokemon battling game is in development.

Game Freak and "The Pokemon Works" have announced Pokemon Champions, a PvP battle simulator that can use existing Pokemon, is now in development. The game will be available for Switch systems, iOS, and Android.

The game features multiple battle styles with the reveal trailer including a Mega Evolution (Legends Z-A or generation VI and VII) and a Terastalized Pokemon (Scarlet and Violet) in battle against each other. Champions will feature compatibility with Pokemon Home on the same platforms and will offer the ability for Pokemon to transfer from at least Pokemon Go and Scarlet/Violet.

[It's been 3000 years since we heard about this one.]

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TalkBack / Pokemon Legends Z-A Gets Gameplay Reveal, Large Release Window

« on: February 27, 2025, 04:30:03 AM »

It's been 3000 years since we heard about this one.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70094/pokemon-legends-z-a-gets-gameplay-reveal-large-release-window

For the first time in a year, we have heard official news about Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and this includes gameplay and a release date.

The follow up to Legends: Arceus will launch "later this year", and will take place entirely within the confines of Lumiose with wild Pokemon encountered in "Wild Zones" located in different parts of the city. The starter Pokemon choices will be Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile: the Gold and Silver starters with Tepig subbing for Cyndaquil who was a starter choice in Arceus.

The ability to capture Pokemon without engaging in battle will return, and trainers will be able to order their Pokemon to dodge attacks directly in battle.

[Featuring several classic games IN CANADA.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - February 27, 2025

« on: February 24, 2025, 03:00:00 AM »

Featuring several classic games IN CANADA.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70091/nintendo-downloads-february-27-2025

Things we missed last week: An arcade Othello game in the Archives.

While I'm running around the Distortion World and creation for the Unova Tour stuff this weekend, I suspect a lot of you will be getting into one of the two options for retro Konami games which are this week's headliners: the Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection and the standalone Ninja Five-O from the GBA. Whether you want to get royally confused by children's card games or prove that ACAB doesn't apply to ninjas somehow, go nuts.

The other big items this week are in the Rairdin Department; Omega 6 The Triangle Stars has art design from Takaya Imamura (whose credits include Star Fox, hint hint) and a remake of the late 1990s N64 3D platformer Glover.

North America

Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (US$49.99/C$59.99)

Him, the Smile, and Bloom ($29.99/$40.99)

Ninja Five-O ($24.99/$33.49: Tuesday)

Taiji ($24.99/$32.50: Tuesday)

Omega 6: The Triangle Stars ($24.99/$34.99: Friday)

Glover ($19.99/$26.99)

Vertical Kingdom ($19.99/$25.99)

Party Poppers ($15.00/$19.35)

Lost and Hound ($15.00/$19.00: Friday)

Fables of Fairy Stones ($15.00/$21.56: Saturday)

Crime Opera II: The Floodgate Effect ($14.99/$19.99: Wednesday)

The Zebra Man! ($14.99/$21.00)

My Night Job ($12.99/$18.99)

I See Red ($10.99/$15.80: Wednesday)

Jumper Jon ($9.99/$13.39: Tuesday)

Rabbit Raid ($9.99/$13.29: Wednesday)

Escape Game The Painting Mansion ($9.99/$12.49)

H Waifu 5 ($9.99/$9.99)

Mycellum Heaven ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket Horror ($7.99/$11.99)

The Bad Parents ($7.99/$11.40)

The Bodycam Shooter ($7.99/$11.40)

Antipaint ($7.99/$10.49)

Lapidary: Jewel Craft Simulator ($7.99/$10.49)

Voidcraft Island Chronicles: Sky Survival ($7.99/$11.99: Friday)

Double Dangerous ($7.99/$11.49: Friday)

Blackbeard's Treasure ($7.77/$7.32)

Foto Boy: A New Job ($5.99/$8.99: Friday)

Justice Ninja Casey ($5.99/$8.99: Friday)

Freddy Farmer ($4.99/$6.99)

Vaulting Champions ($4.99/$6.99)

Prison Loop ($4.99/$6.64)

Overtop ($4.99/$7.00: Friday)

Cat Spotting Challenge ($3.99/$5.39)

Art of Glide 3 ($3.99/$5.69: Friday)

Crime Opera Fandisk: The Caterpillar Candids ($2.99/$4.29: Wednesday)

Revealed Later

Arcade Party ($24.99/$32.50)

Footgun: Underground ($19.99/$28.99)

World at War: Normandy ($19.99/$24.99)

Call of Warzone ($11.99/$16.99: Friday)

A Love Story: My Best Friend ($9.99/$14.40)

Zombie Quarantine: Blackout Survival ($9.99/$13.99)

Monster Blast Infinity ($9.99/$13.29)

Scarlet Snow ($9.99/$9.99)

Sugoi Girls: Sexy Steampunk ($8.99/$12.69)

Unboxing: Cozy Home Simulator ($8.99/$11.99)

Home Deco Builder ($6.99/$9.99)

Puzzle Adventures: Farm Animals ($6.99/$9.99: Friday)

Blow It Up ($4.99/$6.49)

The Pools ($4.99/$6.99: Saturday)

Cats Logic ($3.99/$4.99)

8 YOUs+ ($2.99/$3.89)

Golf Loop ($2.29/$3.29: Friday)

Escape Game Room02 ($1.00/$1.23)

CubbettyCube ($0.39/$0.99: Saturday)

Archives

Dead Connection ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Aksys Games is holding a sale until March 9. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (€59.99/£54.99)

Him, the Smile, and Bloom (€29.99/£24.99)

Ninja Five-O (€24.99/£19.99: Tuesday)

Omega 6: The Triangle Stars (€24.99/£22.49: Friday)

Taiji (€24.49/£22.00: Tuesday)

Glover (€19.99/£17.99)

Vertical Kingdom (€18.99/£15.99)

Crime Opera II: The Floodgate Effect (€14.99/£13.49: Wednesday)

Party Poppers (€14.99/£13.49)

The Zebra Man! (€14.99/£13.49)

Fables of Fairy Stones (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

Lost and Hound (€13.29/£11.99: Friday)

My Night Job (€12.99/£11.69)

Call of Warzone (€11.99/£11.99: Friday)

I See Red (€10.99/£9.89: Wednesday)

Jumper Jon (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

Rabbit Raid (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Mycellum Heaven (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Escape Game The Painting Mansion (€8.99/£7.49)

Double Dangerous (€8.99/£7.99: Friday)

Fashion Store Simulator (€7.99/£7.19: Monday)

The Bodycam Shooter (€7.99/£7.19: Wednesday)

Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket Horror (€7.99/£7.99)

Voidcraft Island Chronicles: Sky Survival (€7.99/£7.99: Friday)

Antipaint (€7.79/£6.99)

Lapidary: Jewel Craft Simulator (€7.79/£6.99)

Blackbeard's Treasure (€7.77/£4.62)

Foto Boy: A New Job (€5.99/£5.99: Friday)

Justice Ninja Casey (€5.99/£5.99: Friday)

Vaulting Champions (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Freddy Farmer (€4.99/£4.99)

Prison Loop (€4.99/£4.49)

Overtop (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Art of Glide 3 (€3.69/£3.29: Friday)

Crime Opera Fandisk: THe Caterpillar Candids (€2.99/£2.69: Wednesday)

Cat Spotting Challenge (€2.49/£2.24)

Revealed Later

Arcade Party (€24.50/£22.09)

World at War: Normandy (€22.99/£19.99)

Footgun: Underground (€19.99/£17.99: Wednesday)

Zombie Quarantine: Blackout Survival (€9.99/£9.99)

A Love Story: My Best Friend (€9.99/£8.99)

Monster Blast Infinity (€9.99/£8.99)

Sugoi Girls: Sexy Steampunk (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Unboxing: Cozy Home Simulator (€8.99/£8.99)

Japanese Drift Master (€7.99/£7.19)

The Bad Parents (€7.99/£7.19)

Hike Haven (€6.99/£6.29: Wednesday)

Home Deco Builder (€6.99/£6.29)

Lost Oasis (€6.99/£6.99: Saturday)

Blow It Up (€4.99/£4.29)

Eden Survivors (€4.99/£4.49)

The Pools (€4.99/£4.99: Saturday)

Cats Logic (€3.99/£3.59)

8 YOUs+ (€2.99/£2.69)

H Uni 3 (€2.50/£2.29: Tuesday)

Golf Loop (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)

Escape Game Room02 (€1.00/£8.99)

Archives

Dead Connection (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Winter Garden Sacrifice (¥8580)

ClaDun X3 (¥7920)

Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (¥6050)

Re;Quartz Zero Degree (¥5000)

Me And My Girlfriend's Complete Training Journal (¥3300)

Okayu Nyumu (¥2970)

The Zebra-Man! (¥2300)

Vertical Kingdom (¥2200)

My Night Job (¥1980)

Call of Warzone (¥1899)

I See Red (¥1720)

Jumper Jon (¥1500)

H Waifu 5 (¥1499)

Voidcraft Island Chronicles: Sky Survival (¥1299)

Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket Horror (¥1190)

Railway Directional Sign Simulator: Hanshin Electric Railway Edition (¥1000)

Antipaint (¥920)

Rabbit Raid (¥900)

Freddy Farmer (¥800)

Lapidary: Jewel Craft Simulator (¥780)

Overtop (¥779)

Blackbeard's Treasure (¥777)

Vaulting Champions (¥749)

Prison Loop (¥660)

Light & Mushroom 1000 (¥500)

Sports True or False Quiz (¥420)

Footgun: Underground (¥3125)

Mycellum Heaven (¥3041)

Glover (¥2890)

Arcade Party (¥2800)

Little Paws: Kitty Cat Simulator (¥1981)

Blaze Rush (¥1792)

A Love Story: My Best Friend (¥1590)

Die By Anything (¥1520)

The Bad Parents (¥1233)

Japanese Drift Master (¥1212)

The Bodycam Shooter (¥1200)

The Liar's Tavern (¥1099)

Foto Boy: A New Job (¥980)

Dead Connection (¥838)

The Pools (¥779)

Blow It Up (¥499)

Cats Logic (¥499)

Golf Loop (¥349)

8 YOUs+ (¥280)

Escape Game Room02 (¥100)

[On the menu: Legends Zut Alors, TCG Pocket, Unova Tour. Not on the docket: Potential deals with pay to win mobile companies.]

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TalkBack / Annual Pokemon Presents Event To Air February 27

« on: February 20, 2025, 02:55:08 AM »

On the menu: Legends Zut Alors, TCG Pocket, Unova Tour. Not on the docket: Potential deals with pay to win mobile companies.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70016/annual-pokemon-presents-event-to-air-february-27

With Pokemon Day next Thursday, the Pokemon Company will be celebrating with some new announcements.

A Pokemon Presents will air on Thursday, February 27 (the anniversary of Red and Green's release) at 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT / 1500 CET. A length has not been disclosed.

This will be a year to the day since the last Pokemon Presents, which ended on the first reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A and also revealed Pokemon TCG Pocket; since Z-A was announced for a 2025 release in that video, there was no summer Presents as is normal when a game or expansion is pending that year.

[And so ends a streak of never paying actual money for Nintendo Switch Online.]

15

TalkBack / My Nintendo Gold Points To Be Discontinued, Game Voucher Program Will Not Support Switch 2 Games

« on: February 18, 2025, 01:06:20 AM »

And so ends a streak of never paying actual money for Nintendo Switch Online.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70015/my-nintendo-gold-points-to-be-discontinued-game-voucher-program-will-not-support-switch-2-games

One of the more popular Switch features is ending just after Xenoblade Chronicles X's re-release, and another will not be forward compatible with Switch 2.

Nintendo has announced tonight that the My Nintendo Gold program will be discontinued starting on March 25 at 12:59 a.m. ET. The program offered 1% of physical 1st party releases during the first year of release in eShop credit when redeemed, and 5% of all eShop purchases automatically. The only exception will be for physical games released between March 25, 2024 and the end date until their year expires, which would include games from Endless Ocean: Luminous through Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition. Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond would not qualify.

Additionally, the support page for Switch Online Vouchers has been updated to confirm that the program will not work on Switch 2 games. Nintendo Switch Onlinr subscribers could purchase pairs of vouchers for $99 US or equivalent and could cash the vouchers in for first party releases. The vouchers will remain an option for future releases on the original Switch, including Legends Z-A and Prime 4.

[The news desk did not plan for page 70000 to be labelled that way: it would have had a few more profanities thrown in.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - February 20, 2025

« on: February 17, 2025, 03:00:00 AM »

The news desk did not plan for page 70000 to be labelled that way: it would have had a few more profanities thrown in.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70014/nintendo-downloads-february-20-2025

Things we missed last week: The localized release of three Cosmic Fantasy RPGs, a game named Ultros which does NOT have seafood soup on the menu, and Konami's Kitten Kaboodle (not to be confused with the drag performer from Canada) in the Archives.

As you know, the URL for each page on the website has been counting eternally upwards, and during the process of setting up this article we had page 70000 created. And though I was hoping it would end up being this week's article, it turned out to be something appropriate instead.

As far as other releases, a game that James has spoken of a few times - the "PC-8801 ass adventure game" Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog - is the headliner in a light week for quality, it would seem, with runner up slots going to the crossover of off-brand Picross and farm RPGs in Piczle Cross: Rune Factory and... oh dear lord, Kairosoft takes a podium slot with Pro Wrestling Story. Also, the EggConsole game this week is a RPG called Burai: Jokan which is strongly recommended to avoid unless you can read Japanese.

North America

Jupiter Hell (US$24.99/C$35.99)

X-Out: Resurfaced ($19.99/$27.49)

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog ($19.99/$26.99)

Cabernet ($19.99/$25.99)

Real H 5 ($19.99/$19.99)

Please Be Happy ($19.99/$26.58: Friday)

Lone Fungus ($19.99/$24.99: Friday)

Godzilla Voxel Wars ($14.99/$19.49: Wednesday)

Ninja Issen: The Scroll of Dimension ($14.99/$21.66)

Star Of Providence ($14.99/$19.99)

Bing In Wonderland ($14.99/$18.99)

Pro Wrestler Story ($12.00/$15.00)

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory ($11.99/$14.99)

2222 Abyss of the Universe ($9.99/$14.49)

Anime Dance-Off: Space Party ($9.99/$14.60)

Desvelado ($9.99/$13.99)

Marron's Lab ($9.99/$12.99)

The Backrooms 1998 ($9.99/$11.99)

Prison Guard: Warden Simulator ($9.99/$14.99: Friday)

Die By Anything ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

Fashion Store Simulator ($7.99/$11.50: Monday)

Shadowforge Chronicles ($7.99/$11.99: Saturday)

Galagi Shooter Ultimate Blast ($7.99/$8.99: Saturday)

Deep, In The Forest ($6.99/$9.99)

Damn ($6.99/$9.99: Friday)

EggConsole Burai: Jokan PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)

Tacticats ($5.99/$7.79)

Bee Flowers ($4.99/$6.83: Wednesday)

Sunshower ($4.99/not released: Wednesday)

Mimi the Cat: Meow Together ($4.99/$6.83)

Lulu's Temple ($4.99/$7.99: Friday)

Build Lands ($3.99/$5.69)

Wet Whispers - Anime Shift Puzzles ($3.99/$5.99)

Spot The Odd Pictorgram ($3.99/$5.39)

Learn to Play - Penalty Shootout ($1.99/$2.49)

Revealed Later

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 ($39.99/$59.99)

Ginsei Igo ($39.99/$49.99)

Miko x Miko Sisters ($19.90/not released)

Girls of The Tower ($13.99/$18.99)

Little Paws: Kitty Cat Simulator ($12.99/$18.99)

Valentine's Venture: True Love Odyssey ($9.99/$14.99)

Just Find It 4 ($9.99/$13.99)

So Much Stuff 4: Bits and Bobs ($9.99/$13.99)

H Stewardess Girls ($8.99/$12.99)

H Girls: Marvelous Magician ($8.99/$12.69)

Japanese Drift Master ($7.99/$11.45)

Christmas Store: Santa's Supermarket Simulator ($6.99/$9.99)

3*C: Sand Puzzle ($4.99/$6.99)

H Uncover ($4.99/$6.70: Saturday)

The Brave Little Pigs ($4.90/$6.90: Monday)

Wonderful Monsters: The Flower Crossing ($4.90/$6.90: Wednesday)

Little Fairy Dress Up ($3.99/$5.45)

Distant Woods ($3.99/$4.99: Saturday)

Minions Survivors ($2.99/$3.99: Wednesday)

Zombie Dash ($2.99/$2.19: Friday)

Shadows Bounce Once ($2.66/not released)

Gem Jam ($1.99/$2.49: Saturday)

Archives

Othello ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Devolver Digital games are on sale until the 25th. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Jupiter Hell (€24.99/£22.49)

X-Out: Resurfaced (€19.99/£17.99)

Lone Fungus (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

Please Be Happy (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

Cabernet (€19.50/£16.75)

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (€18.99/£17.09)

Bing In Wonderland (€14.99/£13.49: Wednesday)

Godzilla Voxel Wars (€14.79/£12.79: Wednesday)

Ninja Issen: The Scroll of Dimension (€13.50/£12.19)

Pro Wrestler Story (€12.00/£10.79: Wednesday)

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (€11.99/£9.99)

Marron's Lab (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Anime Dance-Off: Space Party (€9.99/£8.99)

Desvelado (€9.99/£8.99)

The Backrooms 1998 (€9.99/£8.99)

Prison Guard: Warden Simulator (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

2222 Abyss of the Universe (€9.59/£7.99)

Galagi Shooter Ultimate Blast (€7.99/£7.99: Saturday)

Shadowforge Chronicles (€7.99/£7.99: Saturday)

Damn (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Deep, In The Forest (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Tacticats (€5.99/£5.39)

EggConsole Burai: Jokan PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)

Bee Flowers (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Mimi the Cat: Meow Together (€4.99/£4.49)

Lulu's Temple (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Build Lands (€3.99/£3.59)

Wet Whispers - Anime Shift Puzzles (€3.99/£3.59)

Spot The Odd Pictorgram (€2.49/£2.24)

Learn to Play - Penalty Shootout (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)

Revealed Later

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 (€49.99/£39.99)

Ginsei Igo (€39.99/£34.99)

Miko x Miko Sisters (€15.90/£14.90)

Star of Providence (€13.99/£11.99)

Little Paws: Kitty Cat Simulator (€12.99/£12.99)

Just Find It 4 (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

So Much Stuff 4: Bits and Bobs (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Valentine's Venture: True Love Odyssey (€9.99/£9.99)

Die By Anything (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

H Girls: Marvelous Magician (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

H Stewardess Girls (€8.99/£8.99)

Christmas Store: Santa's Supermarket Simulator (€6.99/£6.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Lunlun Super Hero Babies+ New Games (€6.89/£6.19)

3*C: Sand Puzzle (€4.99/£4.49)

H Uncover (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

The Brave Little Pigs (€4.90/£4.90: Monday)

Wonderful Monsters: The Flower Crossing (€4.90/£4.90: Wednesday)

Little Fairy Dress Up (€3.99/£3.59)

Sunshower (€3.99/£3.59)

Distant Woods (€3.99/£4.49)

Minions Survivors (€2.99/£2.69: Monday)

Zombie Dash (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Shadows Bounce Once (€2.53/£2.29: Wednesday)

Gem Jam (€1.99/£1.99: Saturday)

Archives

Othello (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Jupiter Hell (¥3900)

Taijii (¥2800)

Real H 5 (¥2799)

Discolored 2 (¥2300)

X-Out: Resurfaced (¥2300)

Gozilla Voxel Wars (¥2200)

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (¥1999)

Fly Corp (¥1890)

Bing In Wonderland (¥1700)

Anime Dance-Off: Space Party (¥1690)

Ninja Issen: The Scroll of Dimension (¥1630)

Prison Guard: Warden Simulator (¥1599)

Pro Wrestling Story (¥1500)

Damn (¥1289)

Call of Sentinels (¥1250)

2222 Abyss of the Universe (¥1200)

Marron's Lab (¥1200)

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (¥1200)

Deep, In The Forest (¥999)

Escape From The Mystery (¥980)

Tacticats (¥900)

EggConsole Burai: Jokan PC-8801mkIISR (¥880)

Moe Waifu H Fantasy (¥600)

Build Lands (¥590)

Bee Flowers (¥499)

Mimi the Cat: Meow Together (¥499)

Brain Training: Cat Test (¥420)

Learn to Play - Penalty Shootout (¥200)

Revealed Later

Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 4 (¥6930)

RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead (¥2860)

RetriRealms: Halloween (¥2860)

Angel Poem (¥2750)

Angel Poem II: The Fallen Angel's Choice (¥2750)

Botany Manor (¥1980)

Miko x Miko Sisters (¥1980)

Speedway Legends: Overdrive Racing (¥1890)

Star of Providence (¥1700)

RTA Quest (¥1500)

H Stewardess Girls (¥1399)

Shadowforge Chronicles (¥1299)

Valentine's Venture: True Love Odyssey (¥1280)

Fashion Store Simulator (¥1240)

Summer Love (¥1198)

Brothers in Hell (¥1000)

The Backrooms 1998 (¥990)

H Girls: Marvelous Magician (¥899)

Christmas Store: Santa's Supermarket Simulator (¥840)

Othello (¥838)

Magical Fantasista 3 (¥800)

Sunshower (¥660)

3*C: Sand Puzzle (¥500)

Dead Station 2 (¥499)

Zombie Dash (¥449)

Shadows Bounce Once (¥399)

[Once again, it's nice to see that every other console maker's events can be tax deductible.]

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TalkBack / New Shinobi And Take On Warriors Headline Sony State Of Play Switch Announcements

« on: February 12, 2025, 05:12:00 PM »

Once again, it's nice to see that every other console maker's events can be tax deductible.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69953/new-shinobi-and-take-on-warriors-headline-sony-state-of-play-switch-announcements

Sony held their first State of Play presentation of the year earlier today but the Switch still got some new releases out of it.

• The Warriors franchise is going even further into procedural generation with the announcement of Warriors: Abyss, which will be available on Switch tomorrow. Abyss will be the first roguelike game in the history of the long-running genre, but will include the traditional Warriors action.
• It's Sonic's 30th anniversary, and we have new details about Sonic Racing CrossWorlds: the "CrossWorlds" in the title are special areas found by driving into rings that are different than the normal track AND spit the racer out into a completely different track setup once completed. Although no release date was given, a network test will open signups next Friday (which is PlayStation exclusive), and instructions for the game are already online.
• Dave the Diver continues its quest to become the nexus of third party game development with a new DLC called "Ichiban's Holiday" that crosses the game over with the Like a Dragon games. The DLC will be available in April.
• After being revealed in April, the remastered Onimusha 2 was given a May 21 launch date.
• 2025 appears to be the year of the ninja revival as Sega has renewed their partnership with Streets of Rage developer Lizardcube for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance which will be available on August 29 - the first appearance of the Shinobi series since the 3DS.
• Konami has hooked up with French independent studio ZeDrimeTim for Darwin's Paradox, a platformer starring an octopus that will launch sometime this year.

[Gaming's most infamous underflow error is back for another go-around.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - February 13, 2025

« on: February 10, 2025, 03:00:00 AM »

Gaming's most infamous underflow error is back for another go-around.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69895/nintendo-downloads-february-13-2025

Things we missed this week: Namco's 1998 isometric action game Marchen Maze was the Archives release.

On paper, this is a two game week: either Civilization VII with the most aggressive Mahatma Gandhi this side of Gandhi II or the latest game in the rapidly spiraling out of control Trails series. However, the relative underperformance of Trails (as seen in Jordan's review) means there's a steel chair coming from the indie ranks. Although Allison makes a compelling case for Urban Myth Dissolution Center I'm going to give a shoutout to Afterlove EP, the Indonesian-set rhythm / adventure game that got announced in an Indie World show back in 2021.

Other items to watch for include the Switch version of beloved 2024 PC title Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, the Switch version of Undying published by the studio whose head ISN'T looking at a year in the clink for flying a drone into a water bomber that was to be used to help with the Los Angeles wildfires, and Playism publishing the very Russian-sounding RPG Snezhinka.

Also babe, wake up: new Neptunia game is dropping in Japan and based on the last round of games in that franchise, in Japan ONLY. Which is a shame, as it's a strategy RPG with quite the pedigree as explained by Tony Schiavone.

North America

Civilization VII (US$59.99/C$79.99: Tuesday)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II ($59.99/$74.99: Friday)

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered ($29.99/$39.99: Friday)

Amber Isle ($24.99/$33.99)

Undying ($19.99/$22.79: Tuesday)

Afterlove EP ($19.99/$25.99: Friday)

Mstchmaker Agency ($19.99/$29.00)

Echoes of the Plum Grove ($19.99/$25.99)

Metal Suits: Counter Attack ($19.99/$25.99)

Discolored 2 ($19.99/$24.99)

Urban Myth Dissolution Center ($17.99/$23.49: Tuesday)

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip ($17.99/$23.49)

Recall: Empty Wishes ($14.99/$21.99)

Witch of the Meta Loop ($14.99/$21.55)

Dead Dragons ($14.99/$20.99)

Guns of Fury ($14.99/$19.49)

The Beastmaster Princess ($12.99/$19.99: Friday)

Snezhinka ($11.99/$15.49)

Bumblebee - Search for Happiness ($9.99/$15.00)

Bioweaver ($9.99/$13.99)

Truck Mechanic Sim 2025 ($9.99/$14.99: Friday)

House Mansion Flipper ($7.99/$11.99: Friday)

Call of Sentinels ($7.99/$11.50: Saturday)

Chibi Ninja Shino-kun Treasure of Demon Tower ($6.99/$9.99: Friday)

Doggy Up ($6.99/$9.73: Friday)

EggConsole Arctic PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)

Make It! Donut ($5.00/$4.55)

Penguin Flight ($4.99/$6.83: Wednesday)

Super Jagger Bomb 2: Go East ($4.99/$6.49: Wednesday)

Crosswords: World Tour ($4.99/$6.99)

Sokocrab ($4.99/$6.83)

Slasher Origins ($4.99/$6.49)

Girlfriend From Hell ($4.99/$6.64: Friday)

Leafy Season ($4.99/$4.99: Saturday)

Dino Market ($4.00/$6.49: Monday)

Vampire Waifu Puzzles ($3.99/$5.99)

Puzzle & Summoner ($2.30/$3.00)

Revealed Later

Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2 ($52.00/$75.00)

Kanon ($29.99/$39.99: Friday)

Cosmic Fantasy3 ($26.50/$36.20)

Cosmic Fantasy4 Prelude to Legend ($26.50/$36.20)

Cosmic Fantasy4 Van's Return ($26.50/$36.20)

Ultros ($24.99/$33.49)

Warriors: Abyss ($24.99/$32.99)

Jigsaw City Princess ($19.99/$28.99: Monday)

Stunt Flyer ($14.99/$21.49: Friday)

Speedway Legends: Overdrive Racing ($12.99/$17.99)

Unsolved Case: Above the Law ($12.99/$17.84: Friday)

Spot The Difference Sports ($9.99/$14.45)

Anime Girls: Awesome Adventurer ($8.99/$12.69)

Summer Love ($7.99/$11.5)

Flames of Damnation ($7.99/$11.99: Saturday)

West Escape ($5.99/$: Friday)

Jigsaw Chronicles: Haunting Tales ($4.99/$4.99: Tuesday)

The Strongest Tofu ($4.99/$6.49)

Paint By Cubes ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Jurassic Island - Little Dinosaur Park ($4.90/$6.90: Tuesday)

Legend of the Kitties: Return of Echoes ($4.90/$6.90: Wednesday)

Rebus Rush ($2.99/$3.99)

Jump You+ ($2.99/$3.89)

Stickman Odyssey ($2.99/$4.29: Friday)

Archives

Kitten Kabootle ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: The Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Chronicles (original trilogy) is 67% off until the 17th. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Civilization VII (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II (€59.99/£53.99: Friday)

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (€29.99/£26.99: Friday)

Amber Isle (€24.99/£24.99)

Mstchmaker Agency (€19.99/£17.99)

Afterlove EP (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

Discolored 2 (€19.49/£17.59)

Metal Suits: Counter Attack (€19.49/£17.59)

Echoes of the Plum Grove (€19.99/£15.99)

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip (€17.49/£14.99: Wednesday)

Urban Myth Dissolution Center (€17.49/£15.79: Wednesday)

Undying (€16.79/£15.49: Tuesday)

Dead Dragons (€14.99/£13.49)

Recall: Empty Wishes (€14.99/£13.49)

Witch of the Meta Loop (€14.99/£13.49)

Guns of Fury (€14.99/£12.99)

Snezhinka (€11.99/£10.59)

Bumblebee - Search for Happiness (€9.99/£9.99)

Bioweaver (€9.99/£8.99)

Truck Mechanic Sim 2025 (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

House Mansion Flipper (€7.99/£5.99: Friday)

Call of Sentinels (€7.99/£7.00: Saturday)

Doggy Up (€6.99/£6.29)

Chibi Ninja Shino-kun Treasure of Demon Tower (€6.99/£6.99: Friday)

EggConsole Arctic PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)

Make It! Donut (€5.00/£2.56)

Jigsaw Chronicles: Haunting Tales (€4.99/£4.49: Tuesday)

Penguin Flight (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Super Jagger Bomb 2: Go East (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Crosswords: World Tour (€4.99/£4.49)

Sokocrab (€4.99/£4.49)

Slasher Origins (€4.99/£3.99)

Girlfriend From Hell (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Dino Market (€4.00/£3.59: Monday)

Puzzle & Summoner (€2.00/£1.80: Wednesday)

Revealed Later

Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2 (€50.00/£42.00)

Kanon (€29.99/£26.99: Friday)

Ultros (€24.99/£19.99)

Warriors: Abyss (€24.99/£19.99: Friday)

Jigsaw City Princess (€19.99/£17.99: Monday)

Stunt Flyer (€14.99/£14.99: Friday)

Speedway Legends: Overdrive Racing (€12.99/£12.99)

The Beastmaster Princess (€12.99/£11.99 Friday)

Unsolved Case: Above the Law (€11.89/£10.69)

Anime Girls: Awesome Adventurer (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Spot The Difference Sports (€8.99/£8.09)

Summer Love (€7.99/£7.19)

Flames of Damnation (€7.99/£7.99: Saturday)

West Escape (€5.99/£5.40: Friday)

Potato Arena (€4.99/£4.49)

The Strongest Tofu (€4.99/£4.49)

Paint By Cubes (€4.99/£4.50: Friday)

Jurassic Island - Little Dinosaur Park (€4.90/£4.90: Tuesday)

Legend of the Kitties: Return of Echoes (€4.90/£4.90: Wednesday)

Rebus Rush (€2.99/£2.49: Wednesday)

Jump You+ (€2.99/£2.69)

Stickman Odyssey (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Archives

Kitten Kabootle (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Civilization VII (¥7700: Tuesday)

Hyperdimension Noire: Goddess Black Heart (¥5280)

Amber Isle (¥3850)

Shieldwall (¥2800)

Afterlove EP (¥2570)

Metal Suit: Counterattack (¥2300)

Witch of the Meta Loop (¥2399)

Echoes of the Plum Grove (¥2200)

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip (¥1980)

Urban Myth Dissolution Center (¥1980)

Bioweaver (¥1800)

Guns of Fury (¥1700)

Recall: Empty Wishes (¥1660)

Bumblebee - Search for Happiness (¥1600)

Truck Mechanic Sim 2025 (¥1599)

Dead Dragons (¥1320)

House Mansion Flipper (¥1229)

Snezhinka (¥1180)

Doggy Up! (¥1100)

EggConsole Arctic PC-8801mkIISR (¥880)

Toon Breakout 3D (¥690)

Girlfriend from Hell (¥660)

Super Jagger Bomb 2: Go East (¥600)

Make It! Donut (¥500)

Masked Devourer (¥500)

Penguin Flight (¥499: Wednesday)

Sokocrab (¥499)

Find! Lonely Picto-San (¥420)

Puzzle & Summoner (¥300)

Ravenswatch (¥4510)

Ultros (¥3520)

Warriors: Abyss (¥2970)

Spot The Difference Sports (¥1540)

Chibi Ninja Shino-kun Treasure of Demon Tower (¥1050)

Anime Girls: Awesome Adventurer (¥899)

Kitten Kaboodle (¥838)

Jigsaw Chronicles: Haunting Tales (¥770)

The Strongest Tofu (¥550)

Claws & Feathers 3 (¥499)

Stickman Odyssey (¥479)

Rebus Rush (¥399)

Jump You+ (¥280)

[From a rare time in which Wario did platforming.]

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TalkBack / Game Boy Advance Expansion Pack Library To Add Wario Land 4 Next Week

« on: February 06, 2025, 03:44:00 PM »

From a rare time in which Wario did platforming.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69892/game-boy-advance-expansion-pack-library-to-add-wario-land-4-next-week

The Expansion Pack is going from one meme to another next week.

The Game Boy Advance library will add Wario Land 4 (2001) next week; officially the launch will be February 14, but North America will get the game on the night of the 13th.

Wario Land 4 previously was rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console and was one of the GBA games given in the 3DS's Ambassador Program.

[If you're still on the fence, check out if the port's worth it.]

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TalkBack / Demo Available For Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

« on: February 05, 2025, 03:57:04 PM »

If you're still on the fence, check out if the port's worth it.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69889/demo-available-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd

Nintendo's first 2025 release can now be tried to see if it's worth the voucher.

A demo has been added to the eShop for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The January 16 remake release joins the likes of Metroid Dread and the Pokemon Let's Go games as receiving demos post-launch, rather than pre-launch.

[We're not going into a RFN recording straight after - right, James?]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Confirms Timing For Switch 2 Direct

« on: February 05, 2025, 04:28:48 AM »

We're not going into a RFN recording straight after - right, James?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69888/nintendo-confirms-timing-for-switch-2-direct

There is nowhere where the Switch 2 Direct could be considered an April Fool's joke.

Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd will air at 9 a.m. Eastern, 6 a.m. Pacific, 3 p.m. Central European time, and 11:00 Japan Standard Time. A total time was not provided.

For comparison, the comparable Switch event - the last live Nintendo press event - was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan at 11 p.m. ET.

[It all depends on your skill - face it straight!]

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TalkBack / Capcom Showcase Reveals Onimusha 2 Remaster, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Release Date

« on: February 04, 2025, 03:17:06 PM »

It all depends on your skill - face it straight!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69886/capcom-showcase-reveals-onimusha-2-remaster-capcom-fighting-collection-2-release-date

Capcom held a stream event earlier today which included a couple of announcements for the Switch.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 - originally announced in last August's Partner Showcase for Switch release in "2025" - received a confirmed date of May 16. The second collection includes a pair of Capcom vs SNK titles, the Power Stone duology, and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper among its included games.

The other announcement was a remaster of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. The action title originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 20002 was confirmed for launch in 2025, but no further details were provided.

[It's never good to have to revise estimates down after the holiday quarter, but what did you expect?]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Releases Financial Results For Third Quarter Of 2024-25 Fiscal Year

« on: February 04, 2025, 01:26:13 AM »

It's never good to have to revise estimates down after the holiday quarter, but what did you expect?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69879/nintendo-releases-financial-results-for-third-quarter-of-2024-25-fiscal-year

Nintendo issued their financial results for the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 at the close of business in Japan today, and what would be a high mark for any other quarter is deflated by the fact that it was the Switch's eighth holiday quarter.

All figures quoted in yen (¥), for comparison the US$ figures are listed based on a rate of ¥155.32 = $1.

Financial Indicators

Revenue: ¥423.919bn (~$2.787bn), down 27.67% year over year

Operating income: ¥126.084bn (~$812m), down 31.60%

Ordinary income: ¥180.017bn (~$1.159bn), up 42.6%

Digital sales: ¥85.9bn (~$553m), down 33.36%, 51% of software in the fiscal year is digital

Mobile and IP revenue: ¥18.5bn (~$119.1m), down 8.42%

Hardware Shipments

4.82m Switch systems were shipped in the quarter, broken down to 2.62m OLED, 1.52m standard, and 780k Lites. The Switch has broken through the 150m units shipped barrier and seems likely to pass the DS at some point in calendar 2025 as it needs another 3.16m systems shipped, with another 9.24m shipments needed to surpass the PlayStation 2 (following updated results issued by Sony late in 2024*).

New Software

Super Mario Party Jamboree was the top seller of the quarter with shipments of 6.17m units; the game is selling faster than both 2018's Super Mario Party and 2021's Mario Party Superstars. The other worldwide release published by Nintendo, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, has shipped over 1.84m copies.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (September 26) has also jumped to 3.91m copies shipped.

Catalogue Sales

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has widened its lead in the Switch software race with 3.06m units shipped in the quarter (including bundles) for a new lifetime total of 67.35m copies. The rest of the top 10 can be found here: the order has not changed, but it appears that Pokemon Scarlet/Violet will swap places with Sword/Shield at some point in the next few quarters.

Other Announcements

For the second time this fiscal year, Nintendo has had to revise estimates downwards. For hardware and software the new predicted figures are 11m system shipped (from 12.5) and 150m units of software (previously 160m). Revenue was also lowered by 7%, operating profit by 22.2%, ordinary profit 11.9%, and net profit by 10%.

[The only thing more painful than recording this week of releases is streaming an impossible game for 306 days and getting screwed by an undocumented bug at the finish.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - February 6, 2025

« on: February 03, 2025, 03:00:00 AM »

The only thing more painful than recording this week of releases is streaming an impossible game for 306 days and getting screwed by an undocumented bug at the finish.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69843/nintendo-downloads-february-6-2025

Things we missed last week: Man's ultimate weapon dodged the tariffs and came to North America after hitting Japan then Europe, and Taito's Thunder Fox was the obligatory Archives launch.

This week is a light one, and hopefully it remains as such - but with a results call when I wake up tomorrow (at 3 in the effing morning) it does maybe possibly open up a Festivus, so we'll see. The biggest release of the motley crew is Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, a sequel to the last game from 2019. Apart from that it's a rare Macross localization and a couple of retro oddities in the EggConsole's latest semi-playable adventure game in Carmine 88, and a dice-based action RPG (!) developed by Technos Japan (!!!!) and published by the mini Archives specialists at Ratalaika (!!) being localized for the first time. Or you can say screw you to capitalism (a noble pursuit) with the banned-in-several-countries-and-probably-coping-an-18-in-Europe Luck Be A Landlord.

North America

Macross -Shooting Insight- (US$39.99/C$51.99: Friday)

Big Helmet Heroes ($24.99/$30.99)

While Waiting ($19.99/$25.99: Wednesday)

Under Defeat ($19.99/$27.99)

Moons of Darsalon ($17.99/$24.99)

Shieldwall ($17.99/$26.00: Saturday)

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell ($16.99/$21.99)

Luck be a Landlord ($14.99/$19.99)

Trading Card Shop Simulator ($12.99/$9.25)

Genome Guardian ($11.99/$15.99)

Survival Gladiator ($11.99/$17.17)

Pixel Game Maker Series Timothy and the Tower of Mu ($11.99/$13.49)

Bad Parenthood ($9.99/$14.30)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Danyang-gun ($8.99/$12.

Relaxing Jigsaw ($7.99/$11.49)

Car Detailing and Wash Simulator ($7.99/$11.99: Friday)

Space Cleanup: Cosmic Robot Disenfector ($7.99/$11.99: Saturday)

The Liar's Tavern ($6.99/$10.00)

Beef Cat Ultra ($6.99/$9.99: Friday)

EggConsole Carmine 88 PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)

Cats the Commander ($6.49/$not releasing)

Chained Heroes ($5.99/$8.60: Monday)

Treflix: Mini Games ($5.99/$8.59)

Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes ($5.99/$8.99: Friday)

Last Monarch ($5.00/$6.00)

Mechanita ($4.99/$6.49: Wednesday)

Zumba - The Marble Shooter Tiki Adventure ($4.99/$7.50)

Malu the Princess ($4.99/$6.83)

Silent Forest - Deadly Night Horror ($4.99/$5.99)

Toon Breakout 3D ($4.99/$5.99: Friday)

Drop That Cat ($4.99/$6.99: Saturday)

Jumping Ninja ($3.99/$5.99)

Revealed Later

Let's Cook Together 2 ($25.00/$33.00)

Exodus ($19.99/$24.99)

Polimines Deluxe ($9.99/$13.99: Wednesday)

Amazing Weekend Search and Relax ($9.99/$13.99)

Around The World 2: Travel to Canada ($9.99/$13.99)

Sweet Home Look and Find ($9.99/$13.99)

Spacepunk Survival ($9.99/$11.48)

H Girls: Juicy Judo ($8.99/$12.69)

Fables Mosaic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($6.99/$9.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Lunlun Super Hero Babies+ New Games ($6.99/$8.99)

Robot Boxing: Real Fighting Street Battle ($5.99/$8.57)

Santa's Christmas Gift Quest ($4.99/$6.99)

The Exit: Liminal Anomaly Horror ($4.99/$6.99)

Skyline Bowling ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Stacky Dash ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Karaoke Animal Party: Sing and Dance ($4.90/$6.90: Monday)

Elves: The Enchanted Magic Heart ($4.90/$6.90: Tuesday)

Young Kong: The Myth of the Magic Throne ($4.90/$6.90: Wednesday)

Ice Sisters: Princesses of the Frozen Age ($4.90/$6.90)

Bright Escape ($3.99/$5.69: Friday)

Shogun Soul: Legendary Puzzle ($3.40/$4.66)

Archives

Marchen Maze ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Nintendo of America's annual post-holiday sale is called the "Supercharged" sale this year; it runs until end of day February 9, check your local wishlists. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Macross -Shooting Insight- (€39.99/£35.99: Friday)

Big Helmet Heroes (€24.99/£21.99)

Let's Cook Together 2 (€22.50/£20.00)

While Waiting (€19.99/£17.99: Wednesday)

Under Defeat (€19.99/£17.99)

Shieldwall (€17.99/£16.00: Saturday)

Moons of Darsalon (€16.99/£14.99)

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (€16.49/£14.29)

Luck be a Landlord (€14.99/£13.49)

Lost and Hound (€13.29/£11.99: Friday)

Trading Card Shop Simulator (€12.99/£11.69)

Pixel Game Maker Series Timothy and the Tower of Mu (€11.99/£10.79)

Survival Gladiator (€11.99/£10.79)

Bad Parenthood (€9.99/£8.99)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Danyang-gun (€8.99/£8.09)

Relaxing Jigsaw (€7.99/£7.99)

Car Detailing and Wash Simulator (€7.99/£7.99: Friday)

Space Cleanup: Cosmic Robot Disenfector (€7.99/£6.99: Saturday)

The Liar's Tavern (€6.99/£6.29)

Treflix: Mini Games (€6.99/£5.99)

Cats the Commander (€6.09/£5.49)

Chained Heroes (€5.99/£5.39: Monday)

Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes (€5.99/£5.99)

EggConsole Carmine 88 PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)

Last Monarch (€5.00/£4.49: Wednesday)

Mechanita (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Leafy Season (€4.99/£4.39: Wednesday)

Malu the Princess (€4.99/£4.49)

Silent Forest - Deadly Night Horror (€4.99/£4.49)

Zumba - The Marble Shooter Tiki Adventure (€4.99/£4.49)

Drop That Cat (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Toon Breakout 3D (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Jumping Ninja (€3.99/£3.49: Wednesday)

Vampire Waifu Puzzles (€3.99/£3.59)

Revealed Later

Exodus (€22.99/£19.99)

Girls of the Tower (€12.89/£11.59)

Genome Guardian (€11.99/£10.79)

Amazing Weekend Search and Relax (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Around The World 2: Travel to Canada (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Sweet Home Look and Find (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Polimines Deluxe (€9.99/£7.99: Wednesday)

Spacepunk Survival (€9.99/£8.99)

H Girls: Juicy Judo (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Fables Mosaic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (€6.99/£6.29: Wednesday)

Puzzle Adventures: Farm Animals (€6.99/£5.99: Wednesday)

Beef Cat Ultra (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Robot Boxing: Real Fighting Street Battle (€5.99/£5.39)

Santa's Christmas Gift Quest (€4.99/£4.99)

The Exit: Liminal Anomaly Horror (€4.99/£4.99)

Skyline Bowling (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Stacky Dash (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Karaoke Animal Party: Sing and Dance (€4.90/£4.90: Monday)

Elves: The Enchanted Magic Heart (€4.90/£4.90: Tuesday)

Young Kong: The Myth of the Magic Throne (€4.90/£4.90: Wednesday)

Ice Sisters: Princesses of the Frozen Age (€4.90/£4.90)

Shogun Soul: Legendary Puzzle (€3.10/£2.79: Wednesday)

You Game+ (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Archives

Marchen Maze (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Big Helmet Heroes (¥2950)

Moons of Darsalon (¥2350)

While Waiting (¥2350)

Trading Card Shop Simulator (¥1949)

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (¥1680)

Luck Be A Landlord (¥1650)

Rookie Table Tennis (¥1490)

Car Detailing and Wash Simulator (¥1199)

Space CleanUp: Cosmic Robot Disinfector (¥1129)

Cats the Commander (¥999)

Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes (¥980)

Treflix: Mini Games (¥945)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Danyang-gun (¥890)

EggConsole Carmine 88 PC-8801mkIISR (¥880)

Drop That Cat (¥780)

Pixel Game Maker Series Lunlun Superherobabys X (¥770)

Mechanita (¥660)

Jumping Ninja (¥599)

Last Monarch (¥500)

Malu the Princess (¥499)

Revealed Later

Exodus (¥1990)

Survival Gladiator (¥1860)

Bad Parenthood (¥1560)

Polimines Deluxe (¥1500)

TCG Card Market Simulator (¥1399)

Beef Cat Ultra (¥1289)

Pixel Game Maker Series Timothy and the Tower of Mu (¥1200)

Puzzle Adventures: Farm Animals (¥1099)

The Liar's Tavern (¥1080)

Spacepunk Survival (¥1010)

H Girls: Juicy Judo (¥899)

Robot Boxing: Real Fighting Street Battle (¥932)

Chained Heroes (¥930)

Marchen Maze (¥838)

The Exit: Liminal Anomaly Horror (¥780)

Santa's Christmas Gift Quest (¥770)

Bright Escape (¥645)

Shogun Soul: Legendary Puzzle (¥500)

[Editor's note: We have deleted the references to giant enemy crabs and $600 systems for your sanity.]

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TalkBack / N64 Expansion Pack Adds Ridge Racer 64 For January Update

« on: January 30, 2025, 03:24:31 PM »

Editor's note: We have deleted the references to giant enemy crabs and $600 systems for your sanity.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/69825/n64-expansion-pack-adds-ridge-racer-64-for-january-update

The N64 library in the Expansion Pack has offered a very PlayStation-oriented update tonight.

Ridge Racer 64 is now available in the N64 library. Originally released in 2000 and never released in Japan, the arcade racer was actually a Nintendo-internal product developed under license from Namco, with the development led by Nintendo Software Technologies.

RR64 was also used as the basis for the DS launch window title Ridge Racer DS.