Rather than making you spend $150 on the lot.

The Switch outside Japan is bolstering its scrolling shooter repertoire next week.

Taito's Darius Cozmic Collection will come to North American, European, and Australian eShops next Tuesday (June 16). Originally released physical-only in Japan, no clarification has been given on a physical release outside Japan.

Bury me with my money.

A pair of items related to Konami came up overnight regarding a popular re-release and a cancelled Switch project.

This week's Arcade Archives release has been confirmed as Sunset Riders, the 1991 arcade game perhaps more famously known for its 1993 Super Nintendo port. The arcade version of Sunset Riders supports up to four players simultaneously, and will launch with tomorrow's eShop update for the standard ACA pricing.

Time to start a run on microSD cards.

One of Nintendo of America's E3 traditions continues, even without a show to apply it to.

A major summer sale has added nearly 800 games to the on sale list for the territory, with most running until June 16th. A Nintendo sale which includes the likes of Dragon Quest Builders 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and Super Mario Party are joined by multiple 3rd party sales.

It's an explosive adventure, dood.

The sacrifical lambs known as Prinnies will be invading the Switch this fall in a compilation of action games.

Prinny 1+2: Exploded and Reloaded is a remastered compilation of games launching on October 13. The original games, Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero and Prinny: Dawn Of Operation Panties, Dood were released on the PlayStation Portable in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

No question marks on this reveal.

The 16-bit style RPG CrossCode finally has a Switch release date.

Originally announced for Switch in a January 2019 Indie Showcase video, the console version will arrive on July 9 according to a blog post from developer Radical Fish Games. The game will be published by Deck13 outside Japan.

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Normally there'd be a big honking sale this week in North America but who knows now.

Nobody usually releases games in the second week of June because unless your game gets shadowdropped on Treehouse Live or something, it used to be highly overshadowed by the late E3. (See: ARMS.) Even without the ex-show this year, the original planned week is still quite quiet: the big game our indie fans are looking out for is House Flipper, which hits Friday.

You won't believe what this pen can do!

In an interview with the eShop Action Committee podcast, Jens Andersson discusses the reasoning behind the Colors Live Kickstarter and tech behind the Colors SonarPen.

The Kickstarter, which launched May 13, sees a new version of the popular Nintendo 3DS application coming to Nintendo Switch. At the time of writing, the software is over 700% funded, ensuring that the it will launch later this summer.

Not all of the reveals will be Switch games, but some of them have to be - right? UPDATED

Normally this kind of post would be reserved for telling you all about our plans for E3 2020, but due to *gestures wildly* that won't be happening this year. Instead, here's the list of events that we'll be keeping an eye on over the coming weeks as third party announcement season has stretched into July now.

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Featuring Peony and more.

A new Japanese trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield's expansion pass has given a launch date for the Isle of Armor.

The first of the two expansions will launch on June 17, and include a new Galarian form of Slowbro (a Psychic/Poison type) and special Gigantamax versions of Venusaur and Blastoise in addition to the new Kubfu and Urshifu previously. announced.

Are we playing it right then or waiting until E3 week?

The Pokémon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass will be getting a blowout tomorrow.

A video upload is scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m. Eastern, 6 a.m. Pacific, and 1300 UTC which will provide details on the Isle of Armor specifically. The Isle of Armor is the first of the two parts of the expansion pass.

All corporations are bad. They're like cops or my reviews.

It's been a while since a week was this back loaded: there's more coming out Friday/Saturday than the rest of the week combined. The two big end of week heavy hitters are the two you could buy in stores if there were any open: The Outer Worlds from 2K/Private Division and Nintendo's second straight retail release in Clubhouse Games. Look for a review of the latter soon-ish.

The first wave of Sword and Shield DLC may be launching sooner than you thought

It's been over two months since we have last heard any new details regarding The Isle of Armor, the first DLC pack of the Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass. Originally revealed back in January, The Isle of Armor would launch this June and would focus upon the new legendary Pokemon, Urshifu.... Read more...

Technically, it's still out in the previously announced window of spring 2020.

The chill farming sim Summer in Mara is coming to Switch on June 16.

After being showcased in Nintendo's Indie World presentation in March, Summer in Mara from developer Chibig is ready for launch. The single-player adventure stars Koa, a girl who must tend to an island and explore the ocean. The land of Mara is a set of more than 20 islands that combine gameplay elements such as farming, crafting, and exploration.

Two DLC packs are coming soon while cross-platform play and more free content is on the way.

The first two Minecraft Dungeons DLC packs were officially announced by Mojang, with the first pack coming in July 2020.

That first pack is called Jungle Awakens and includes three new missions as well as a variety of new gear and enemy types. The second pack, set for release later in the year, is called the Creeping Winter. No further details were given regarding Creeping Winter.

There's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza...

Seemingly the last post-SNES Final Fantasy to be remastered finally has a release date for Switch.

Square Enix have confirmed August 27 as the worldwide launch date for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered. No word has been given regarding a physical Switch release for North America or Europe, though one will be available in Japan.

Her career took off in the last few years, but she has returned for the epilogue.

The entire voice cast of Xenoblade Chronicles is returning for this week's Definitive Edition, including one actress who became a major star in the following years.

Jenna Coleman, who provided the voice of Princess Meila in the Nintendo of Europe-helmed dub of the original Xenoblade Chronicles, has been confirmed by the game's credits to be returning for the Definitive Edition; this includes new lines for the Future Connected epilogue.

Chill out in a world that can safely be called "Ghibli-esque".

Switch owners looking to blow off stress later in the year will be able to explore a land of mystery and wonder.

Hoa was announced today as due for Switch release in "late 2020", according to developer Skrollcat Studios. The title character Hoa is trying to return to her homeland, but must explore a calm and magical world to get there.

A true shocase of Shodown.

Originally expected to launch last fall, the Samurai Shodown collection for Switch is but a couple of months out.

The collection of fighters, officially known as the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection, will hit Switch on July 28 with a MSRP of US$39.99. A retail version will be available in addition to the digital release.

Really not feeling the reluctance to reveal pricing this week.

Yo yo yo, pop a microSD card and clear your calendars it's REYN TIME* this week with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Adding a 10-15 hour prologue seems kind of counter-productive, but what do I know. I do know, however, that 2K is dropping six separate releases on the eShop this week, and we only know the price for one of them as of Monday. Joy.