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TalkBack / Final Details For Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Indigo Disk Story Announced
« on: December 07, 2023, 04:14:16 AM »

Official confirmation that yes, this IS a Pokemon Colosseum reference.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65709/final-details-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-indigo-disk-story-announced

Final details have emerged ahead of next week's Indigo Disk portion of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC.

The new trailer includes confirmation that as with the second Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC, older legendary Pokemon (including Rayquaza, Kubfu, and the original legendary bird trio) will be accessible in The Indigo Disk, as well as a further portion of "Area Zero". Several more minigames were shown as well. The legendaries are tied to the completion of "Blueberry Quests".

Based on previews of the game, and shown by battle footage, all of the battles in the DLC will be in the Double Battle format as seen in the Pokemon video game championships and one of the gyms of the base game.

A pair of serial code distributions will be live shortly in game; entering "NEWM00N1SC0M1NG" in the Mystery Gift will unlock the mythical Darkrai (available previously through an event download in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl or with older save data in Pokemon Legends: Arceus) through December 21, while "SH1NYBUDDY" will give a shiny Lucario until January 4. The former appears to be tied to an upcoming raid event featuring the generation IV / BDSP box mascots Dialga and Palkia.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Live Tokyo Event Postponed Due To Threats Against Organizers And Spectators
« on: December 07, 2023, 03:14:44 AM »

Question for the responsible parties: What in Naga's name is your major malfunction?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65708/nintendo-live-tokyo-event-postponed-due-to-threats-against-organizers-and-spectators

If you were planning to try and get into the Nintendo Live event in Tokyo next month, we hope the travel expenses are refundable as the event has been postponed.

The event's webpage and a press release obtained by friends of the site The Famicast have confirmed that the event slated for January 20-21 was "postponed" due to persistent threats against Nintendo employees and participants in the Splatoon 3 Koshien 2023 National Championship tournament. The 2024 Splatoon 3 World Championship and a pair of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournaments have also been postponed.

The Tokyo event was the first of four Nintendo Live events slated for Asia in 2024, with others taking place in Taipei (Taiwan), Seoul (South Korea), and Hong Kong.


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TalkBack / Last Super Smash Bros Ultimate Amiibo Launches February 16, Anniversary Spirit Event Announced
« on: December 06, 2023, 05:04:29 PM »

And the last relevant Amiibo overall is January 19, as a reminder.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65707/last-super-smash-bros-ultimate-amiibo-launches-february-16-anniversary-spirit-event-announced

Noah and Mio will end up being the penultimate set of Amiibo for now.

Sora - the last Amiibo in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate family - has been confirmed for a release on February 16, 2024. The release will coincide with the launch of the Mario vs Donkey Kong Switch remake.

The announcement coincides with the fifth anniversary of the original release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and a separate announcement from game director Masahiro Sakurai has also confirmed that a 5th anniversary Spirit event will be held with 5x the SP earned and five new spirits.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - December 7, 2023
« on: December 04, 2023, 03:00:00 AM »

We could explore the known and unknown galaxies, or hope for someone to rip a mask off and yell Baba Booey into a live mic. I know what I'm stuck doing Thursday night.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65700/nintendo-downloads-december-7-2023

Things we missed last week: Taito's Scramble Formation, shooter-vania Tevi (Jordan's review), a late release of Zach GOTY 2000 Turok 3, and in what can only be described as a miracle on the level of Doom Eternal running well on Switch... Trip World DX FINALLY came out in North America and Japan.

A good week for smaller titles, headlined by the long-awaited Outer Wilds release on Switch. Can the intergalactic exploration hold up on a portable platform? We'll find out later this week. In another miracle, to the point I had this game marked as cancelled after it went radio silent for a long time, Skater XL is finally paying off a Direct from September 2019 and coming on Tuesday. And for those looking for Thousand Year Door but possibly better, action RPG Born of Bread lands on Tuesday as well (read Jordan's preview for more).

Smaller but still important titles this week include A Highland Song as featured in the Indie World last month, as well as blacksmith sim While The Iron's Hot. And from the house of oddities are a pair of games (Hiveswap Friendsim and Pesterquest) from the Homestuck... universe?

North America

Retail

Skater XL (US$39.99/C$51.99: Tuesday)

Digital

Born of Bread ($29.99/$29.99: Tuesday)

Dreamers: A Nostalgia Adventure ($29.99/$39.99)

A Long Journey To An Uncertain End ($24.99/$32.50: Tuesday)

Outer Wilds ($24.99/$32.99)

Yukar From The Abyss ($24.99/$34.99)

While The Iron's Hot ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

A Highland Song ($17.99/$24.99: Tuesday)

Sunsoft Mahjong Solitaire Shanghai Legend ($17.99/$23.99)

Xiizeal ($15.00/$18.00)

Hiveswap Friendsim ($14.99/$19.49)

Pesterquest ($14.99/$19.49)

Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains ($14.99/$18.99: Friday)

Fearmonium ($12.99/$17.99: Friday)

The Smurfs: Colorful Stories ($11.99/$16.41: Friday)

Battle Stations Blockade ($9.99/$11.99: Wednesday)

City Driver: Car Parking Simulator ($9.99/$12.99)

Defend The Base: Tower Turret Shooting Range ($9.99/$12.99)

Hot Love Dreams: Classic Hentai Logic Puzzle ($9.99/$12.99)

Air Aces ($9.99/$11.99: Friday)

Nessy The Robot ($9.99/$12.99)

Vege Bubble Shoot ($9.99/$13.50: Friday)

Erogods: Asgard ($7.30/$10.00)

Crystal Chip Collector e ($4.99/$6.49)

Golf Guys ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Helix Jump ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Mob Control ($4.99/$6.70: Friday)

Stone Age ($2.23/$3.00)

Launched Later

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong ($59.99/$69.99: Tuesday)

Avenger ($15.00/$21.00)

Gaiares ($15.00/$21.00)

Granada ($15.00/$21.00)

Psychic Storm ($15.00/$21.00)

Make Way ($14.99/$19.99: Monday)

Molecano ($8/$11.00: Friday)

Archives

Pole Position II ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is on sale until the 11th, and this week traditionally features an "award winners" sale on the eShop to coincide with an alleged awards show. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Digital

Born of Bread (€29.99/£26.99: Tuesday)

Dreamers: A Nostalgia Adventure (€29.99/£26.99)

A Long Journey To An Uncertain End (€24.99/£20.99: Tuesday)

Outer Wilds (€22.99/£20.99)

While The Iron's Hot (€19.99/£15.99: Tuesday)

Sunsoft Mahjong Solitaire Shanghai Legend (€16.99/£14.9)

A Highland Song (€15.99/£14.99: Tuesday)

Hiveswap Friendsim (€14.99/£12.79)

Pesterquest (€14.99/£12.67)

Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains (€14.99/£12.99: Friday)

Fearmonium (€12.99/£12.99)

The Smurfs: Colorful Stories (€11.99/£10.79: Friday)

Battle Stations Blockade (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

City Driver: Car Parking Simulator (€9.99/£8.99)

Defend The Base: Tower Turret Shooting Range (€9.99/£8.99)

Nessy The Robot (€9.99/£8.99)

Air Aces (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Vege Bubble Shoot (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Crystal Chip Collector e (€4.99/£4.49)

Golf Guys (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Helix Jump (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Mob Control (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Stone Age (€2/£1.79: Wednesday)

Launched Later

Make Way (€14.99/£12.99: Monday)

Avenger (€13.50/£12.19)

Gaiares (€13.50/£12.19)

Granada (€13.50/£12.19)

Psychic Storm (€13.50/£12.19)

Archives

Pole Position II (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Dream Warrior Valis Collection III (¥8580)

Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit – Ano Yama ni, Mou Ichido (¥8360)

Rasenreijo Spiral Lady Super Hair Machina (¥5742)

Angry Head Bee Great Reincarnation Rinmawari Reincarnation (¥4950)

Dreamers: A Nostalgic Adventure (¥3500)

Outer Wilds (¥3150: Friday)

Adventures of Ben: Rabbit Run (¥2900)

Sunsoft Mahjong Solitaire Shanghai Legend (¥2640)

Yukar: From The Abyss (¥2600: Wednesday)

Cafe Owner Simulator (¥2100)

The Ramsey (¥2000)

Fearmonium (¥2000: Friday)

While The Iron's Hot (¥1980: Tuesday)

The Smurfs: Colorful Stories (¥1795)

Nessy The Robot (¥1500)

Vege Bubble Shoot (¥1500)

Xiizeal (¥1500)

City Driver: Car Parking Simulator (¥1399)

Defend The Base: Tower Turret Shooting Range (¥1399)

Peach Blossoms Are Stained With Fresh Blood (¥1300)

Battle Stations Blockade (¥1000: Wednesday)

Escape From The Dilapidated Hospital (¥990)

Crystal Chip Collector e (¥800)

Our Flick Erasers 3 Online (¥500)

Final Shot (¥499)

English Conversation With Cat Manga (¥420)

Stone Age (¥300)

Launched Later

Gigantosaurus The Game (¥5500)

Bang-On Balls Chronicles (¥3960)

CAD Pretend (¥3000)

Hentai X (¥2991)

Make Way (¥2450)

Avenger (¥1980)

Gaiares (¥1980)

Granada (¥1980)

Psychic Storm (¥1980)

Petit Petit Petit (¥1700)

Bulldozer Tycoon Construction Simulator (¥1474)

Hentai Girls: College Crush (¥900)

Pole Position II (¥838)

Big Banquet Manager (¥800)

Frido (¥760)

Hentai Dream (¥380)


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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - November 30, 2023
« on: November 27, 2023, 03:00:00 AM »

I wonder if something would have been done about the eShop if instead of women and POC the developers harmed by the flood were rich old white guys. (APPLAUD NOW)

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65605/nintendo-downloads-november-30-2023

Things we missed last week: Warp and Warp in the Archives, and in light of its Japanese launch this week Snakebird Complete is actually a cool looking puzzle game. (Disclosure: NWR contributor Syrenne McNulty was a producer on the game.)

You know, with single-digit surprise appearances and a light lineup thus far this week, maybe Nintendo of America should take Thursday and Friday off more often. However, that's not to say that this week isn't surprisingly busy, with both the west and Japan taking on major properties in respectively the Batman Arkham Trilogy (which has separate listings for the games but no prices for them yet) and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince with its attempt to create competitive Dragon Quest Monsters - and based on the 2023 World Pokemon Championships, I hope they succeed. (Seriously, forcing three quarterfinals to sudden death because of an internet drop when that should be local?) Also hitting shelves this week is the very light novel-y My Next Life As A Villainess, which you better believe is an isekai.

The download space has a few headliners, biggest of which is SteamWorld Build as the series attempts to swoop in and snag marketshare from the cluster*bleep* that is Cities Skylines 2. (I sense a theme here.) Also hitting are John Game of the Week Gothic II, prehistoric civilization builder Roots of Pacha as seen in the Indie World a couple of weeks ago, and the crowdfunded strategy RPG (think FF Tactics) Arcadian Atlas as published by Serenity Forge.

Three things of note from Japan: we have a new game from Good Feel that appears to be licensed (Fairy Tale Drama Bakei), I'm cautiously watching for the localization of a Cupid Parasite fancart, and if you grabbed the Japanese N64 app for the Switch Online expansion pack for Custom Robo there's a new one to download. Specifically, the additions of Goldeneye and Jet Force Gemini have created an "18+" version of the app, which will presumably be the main way to access Jet Force Gemini early if the "December" date from NoA doesn't turn out to be "December 1" (or late night on November 30 in North America).

(And before you ask, that "GenseiSuikoden" game is not the Konami one, that's been bumped to next year and would be bundled anyway. It's a public domain concept.)

North America

Retail

Batman Arkham Trilogy (US$59.99/C$79.99: Friday)

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

My Next Life As A Villainess: All Roads Lead To Doom! ($49.99/$73.49: Tuesday)

Wildshade: Unicorn Champions ($39.99/$49.99)

Digital

Gothic II ($29.99/$29.99: Wednesday)

Metro PD: Close To You ($29.99/$38.99)

SteamWorld Build ($29.99/$39.99: Friday)

Roots of Pacha ($24.99/$32.50: Tuesday)

GenseiSuikoden Plus ($21.99/$26.99)

Cattails: Wildwood Story ($19.99/$25.99: Wednesday)

Arcadian Atlas ($19.99/$26.99)

Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth ($19.99/$27.55)

This Means Warp ($19.99/$25.99)

Uzzuzzu My Pet - Golf Dash ($19.99/$27.62: Friday)

2weistein - The Curse of the Red Dragon 3 - Ronger Pirates ($18/$22.00: Friday)

Mom Simulator 2023 ($12.99/$17.99: Tuesday)

Pixel Cafe ($12.99/$17.55)

Corbid: A Colorful Adventure ($11.99/$11.99)

Draw & Color Maze: Paint Labyrinth Puzzle ($9.99/$12.99)

Toasterball ($9.99/$12.99)

Wall World ($9.99/$13.99)

Master Ninja: Shuriken Killer ($7.99/$10.99: Sunday)

Speed or Death ($7.99/$11.04)

Crashy Laps ($6.99/$8.99)

The Traveler's Path ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Last Escape: Dead Complex ($4.99/$5.99: Friday)

Zomborg ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

DIY Paper Doll ($4.99/$6.73: Saturday)

Hentai Tales Vol. 2 ($3.99/$4.99)

Basketball Arcade ($1.99/$1.99)

Ortheo ($1.99/$2.5)

Space Junk Seekers ($1.99/$2.45)

Teravit (free to start)

Released Later

Tevi ($34.99/$48)

Turok 3: Shadows of Oblivion ($29.99/$38.99)

Trip World DX ($19.99/$26.99)

Thy Creature ($19.99/$22.79)

The Ramsey ($17.99/$23.49)

Orten Was The Case ($14.99/$20.68: Wednesday)

World War: D-Day Part Two ($14.99/$20.99)

Super Prehistoric World Adventure ($9.99/$13.99: Wednesday)

Fall Cars - Ultimate Car Battle ($9.99/$13.99: Saturday)

Witch's Potion: Water Sort Puzzle ($4.99/$6.49)

Official Spacefarer Card Game ($4.99/$6.82: Friday)

Dino Get Out ($3.99/$5.25)

Make It! Takoyaki ($2.99/$2.74)

Breakout Birdie Escape ($2.99/$5.00)

Breakout Birdie Escape 2 ($2.99/$5.00)

Breakout Birdie Panic ($2.99/$5.00)

Breakout Birdie Panic 2 ($2.99/$5.00)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle ($2.99/$5.00)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle 2 ($2.99/$5.00)

Word Space ($2.00/$2.50)

Archives

Scramble Formation ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: In addition to the brobdingnagian sales for Black Friday, XSEED games are on sale until December 8 including 50% off Loop8: Summer of Gods. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

Batman Arkham Trilogy (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

My Next Life As A Villainess: All Roads Lead To Doom! (€49.99/£44.99: Tuesday)

Wildshade: Unicorn Champions (€39.99/£34.99)

Digital

Gothic II (€29.99/£24.98: Tuesday)

Metro PD: Close To You (€29.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

SteamWorld Build (€29.99/£24.99: Friday)

Roots of Pacha (€24.99/£21.99: Tuesday)

GenseiSuikoden Plus (€20.99/£18.89)

Arcadian Atlas (€19.99/£19.99)

This Means Warp (€19.99/£15.98)

Uzzuzzu My Pet - Golf Dash (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

Cattails: Wildwood Story (€18.99/£16.99)

Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth (€18.99/£17.09)

2weistein - The Curse of the Red Dragon 3 - Ronger Pirates (€17.99/£16.00: Friday)

Orten Was The Case (€14.21/£12.79: Sunday)

Mom Simulator 2023 (€12.99/£11.39: Tuesday)

Pixel Cafe (€12.99/£11.69)

Corbid: A Colorful Adventure (€11.99/£10.79)

Draw & Color Maze: Paint Labyrinth Puzzle (€9.99/£8.99)

Toasterball (€9.99/£8.99)

Master Ninja: Shuriken Killer (€7.99/£6.99: Sunday)

The Traveler's Path (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Last Escape: Dead Complex (€3.99/£3.99: Friday)

Zomborg (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

DIY Paper Doll (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Hentai Tales Vol. 2 (€3.99/£3.59)

Ortheo (€1.99/£1.99: Wednesday)

Space Junk Seekers (€1.99/£1.79)

Basketball Arcade (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)

Teravit (free to start)

Released Later

The Ramsey (€17.49/£14.99)

Dino Get Out (€3.99/£3.59)

Breakout Birdie Escape (€2.99/£2.99)

Breakout Birdie Escape 2 (€2.99/£2.99)

Breakout Birdie Panic (€2.99/£2.99)

Breakout Birdie Panic 2 (€2.99/£2.99)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle (€2.99/£2.99)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle 2 (€2.99/£2.99)

Archives

Scrable Formation (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (¥7678: Friday)

Cupid Parasite -Sweet & Spicy Darling- (¥7480)

DesperaDrops (¥7480)

Amakano -Second Season- (¥6800)

Home Training -Muscle Training and Aerobic Exercise- (¥6380)

Wildshade: Unicorn Champions (¥5830)

Fairy tale drama Bakel the raccoon dog -Oracle Matsuri Taro's tribulations! (¥5280)

SteamWorld Build (¥4070: Friday)

Gravity Circuit (¥3500)

Nora The Wannabe Alchemist (¥3000)

Uzzuzzu My Pet - Golf Dash (¥3000)

GenseiSuikoden Plus (¥2980)

Metro PD: Close To You (¥2980)

Roots of Pacha (¥2800)

Train Traffic Manager (¥2250)

Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth (¥2178)

Snakebird Complete (¥2140)

Pixel Cafe (¥1950)

Witchtastic (¥1850)

Shikon-X Space Defense Fortress (¥1500)

Air Aces (¥1499)

Deleted (¥1499)

Charrua Soccer - Pro Edition (¥1399)

Draw & Color Maze: Paint Labyrinth Puzzle (¥1399)

Toasterball (¥1200)

Hazlenut Hex (¥900)

Zomborg (¥610: Friday)

The Traveler's Path (¥600)

Hentai Tales Vol 2 (¥470)

Make It! Takoyaki (¥300)

Ortheo (¥299)

Nintendo Switch Online N64 - 18+ Version (free, requires active Expansion Pack sub in any region to use)

Released Later

Batman Arkham Trilogy (¥8228: Friday)

Tevi (¥4399)

Astral Ascent (¥3300)

Now Our School Is (¥3300)

Trip World DX (¥2800)

Orten Was The Case (¥2248)

Thy Creature (¥2050)

Flame Keeper (¥1980)

Aspire: Ina's Tale (¥1980)

Math, BFF, and Notes (¥1980)

World War: D-Day Part Two (¥1800)

Poly Shooting Simulator (¥1211)

Eyra: The Crow Maiden (¥1200)

Let's Play With Coloring Animals (¥980)

Taxi Driver Simulator 2024 (¥899)

Scramble Formation (¥838)

Burger Time (G-Mode Archives) (¥800)

Crashy Laps (¥800)

Breakout Birdie Escape (¥500)

Breakout Birdie Escape 2 (¥500)

Breakout Birdie Panic (¥500)

Breakout Birdie Panic 2 (¥500)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle (¥500)

Breakout Birdie Puzzle 2 (¥500)

Word Space (¥300)

Teravit (¥free to start)


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TalkBack / Jet Force Gemini Coming To N64 Switch Online Library In December
« on: November 21, 2023, 04:11:54 PM »

One less reason to boot up Rare Replay.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65592/jet-force-gemini-coming-to-n64-switch-online-library-in-december

It turns out Banjo and James Bond aren't the only Rare heroes coming to the Switch Online Expansion Pack's N64 library.

After a trailer was posted on Nintendo's Japanese-language YouTube announcing the release of Goldeneye and 1999's Jet Force Gemini in the region on November 30, Nintendo of America later confirmed that Jet Force Gemini would come to North America in "December" (as Goldeneye was added in January).

Jet Force Gemini was not in the last group of announced N64 titles, which still requires the launch of 1080 Snowboarding to be completed.


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TalkBack / Persona 5 Tactica (Switch) Review
« on: November 21, 2023, 03:14:15 AM »

A great strategy game that might be too much for all of its platforms.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/65331/persona-5-tactica-switch-review

One of the chief complaints about the modern Persona trilogy is that they have a very slow opening; it took me ten hours of gameplay before I was out of tutorial land in Persona 5 Royal when I reviewed it last year. Persona 5 Tactica, the newest spinoff of the “jazz-inventing” RPG, aims to resolve this with a streamlined story and high-speed battle system that on paper looks to be as close to a “Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem” as can be found without idol singers, but instead takes a hard left turn into the realm of action-focused strategy instead. The result is probably the fastest Persona experience available today, but it’s going to take a little bit longer to play on Switch compared to other platforms.

Futaba clearly didn't read the opening paragraph here.

Persona 5 Tactica operates a streamlined version of the strategy gameplay of a Mario + Rabbids or the XCOM franchise. A three-member team made up most of the Phantom Thieves in Persona 5 Royal and an original character are set on a grid-based map to complete an objective; these objectives typically involve defeating all enemies, taking down a boss, or having one/all party members reach a particular point on the map. There are obstacles strewn all over the map that provide cover, which is vital for defense as attacking an enemy in the open will give the attacker a “1 More” bonus attack, which can stack. The three party members chosen each have their own movement range, and moving behind partial or full cover (represented by yellow or red on top of the obstacle providing the cover) reflects resistance or immunity to enemy fire from those directions. Each character has their own elemental affinity - the Phantom Thieves represented by their basic Personas - that can affect the enemy’s ability to move or change their position, as well as gunfire and a melee attack at close range. With the right direction, a close range blow knocks the opponent a few spaces away to set up 1 More attacks later or into a wall for added damage. The melee attack required finer movement than I would have expected to pull off in certain situations, but once I got rolling with the battles it was a blast trying to figure out the best way to stack up attacks to keep inside turn limits for maximum rewards.

Outside of battle, Tactica borrows some elements from a previous Persona spinoff; the Persona Q series. All of the Persona wielders can use their trademark Personae - Joker and Arsene, Morgana the team mascot and Zorro, Ryuji and Capt. Kidd - and the ability to equip “sub-Personas” opens up pretty early on for added elemental variety. There’s even a full Persona fusion option complete with “Pokedex” and ability to pay a small fee for added fusions. Aside from that, the growth systems are very basic: the only bit of equipment that can be changed is guns and those only unlock at particular story points. Instead of each party member leveling up individually, the team has a level which provides a level cap for Persona fusion and basic stats, with additional HP and skill points (SP) tackled via a basic character skill tree. Skill points are earned with story progression but predominantly through side missions which provide a lot of opportunities for experimentation and challenge even on the lower end of the five-point difficulty scale. One mission was particularly vexing, as I had one turn to get the original character to an objective 24 spaces across the map with their movement range of six spaces; I basically had to give Joker a particular sub-Persona so he could use wind magic and its “push” effect to create enough openings for the OC to 1 More their way to the end. There’s also an option to replay any map if you missed any objectives, accessible through the map in the story.

The story of Tactica takes place at a point between the ending of Persona 5 (whether original or Royal is unclear, but probably the original) and the events of P5 Strikers. After a politician expected to become the next Prime Minister of Japan disappears, the crew is meeting at the home base of Leblanc when they get transported to another world called a “Kingdom”. After losing all but one of the Phantom Thieves due to tyrannical circumstances, Joker must take Morgana and Erina - the playable original character, that politician is the non-playable one as required by Persona spinoff rules - to rescue their friends and save the Kingdom from a tyrannical Bridezilla, hopefully getting back to the real world afterwards. As with most spinoffs, they can’t actually affect the main plot as outlined in Persona 5, but the speed at which it’s handled works out well. My chief complaint is that despite coming WELL after the complete edition P5 Royal, the major character introduced in Royal as well as one other vital character isn’t in the main story at all and is instead in the non-canonical day one DLC. And though they’re probably playable in game somehow, I would bet dollars to donuts that they’re not going to affect the story in any way simply because there doesn’t seem to be anywhere they’d fit in.

Unfortunately, Yusuke blows what could have been a great moment by not knowing what a surrogate is.

The art style of Tactica takes some cues from the Persona Q spinoff RPGs from the 3DS, and they could probably adapt it wholesale to a Persona Q2 HD should Atlus ever get that bug again. That style is mostly used for pre-map conversations, with a typical 3D effect used for the player characters in battle that works well. The biggest problem is actually that of the plot; aside from named characters, you see basically three types of enemies on the maps; the lanky ones, the giant shouldered ones, and later the guys with drums - the only signifier of strength being different colorations. This can be explained in universe by the tyrant of the Kingdom basically turning the residents into one of these types of creatures, but it does get old after a while. What doesn’t get old is the soundtrack; once again, the battle themes are certified ear worms and even the music in the base is a nice mix of older Persona tunes. The only problem is that the default mix is a little biased towards the music; there were a few times where Erika Harlacher (Ann) was speaking and I had to rely on the subtitles because the music was drowning her out.

Regardless of whether I was playing handheld or docked, the biggest problem I had with Persona 5 Tactica was transitions in and out of the battles. There are two different types of load screens that come up: an “explosion” one and a “gun” one, both of which run for about 10 seconds with the Switch version; the two also show clear artifacting before completing the load. Once that’s done, the battles themselves are fine; it’s just I never like having the “wait, did the game freeze” moment when I’m playing anything but especially if it’s in a review process. There was a minor improvement following the game’s day 1 patch, but it’s still a bit of an issue.

I never got into Mario + Rabbids despite multiple attempts, mostly due to the Rabbids, but throwing characters I care about into this formula worked really well for me. Persona 5 Tactica is certainly the most replayable Persona game in years for someone who doesn’t try to see every romance option, and if Atlus can get out from the crunch for Persona 3 Reload to fix up the load times this could be a sleeper for best strategy game on Switch.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Cyber Deals Sale Underway For Black Friday
« on: November 20, 2023, 07:24:20 AM »

And Cyber Monday, can't forget the end of the Turkey Five.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65573/nintendo-cyber-deals-sale-underway-for-black-friday

As threatened, Nintendo have unleashed the Cyber Deals portion of their holiday sales promotion.

Running until December 4 at 2:59 a.m. ET, the deals mostly mirror the physical Black Friday deals above, but with a few differences.

First Party

  • 33% off Super Mario Odyssey, Yoshi's Crafted World, Luigi's Mansion 3 (32% off for included DLC)
  • 30% off Fire Emblem: Engage (20% off to include the DLC season pass), Bayonetta 3, Live a Live, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Dragon Quest (Builders I, Builders II, XI), Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Torna: The Golden Country (and a bundle with them included), Bayonneta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Third Party

  • 83% off MLB The Show 23
  • 60% off Shin Megami Tensei V
  • 50% off Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Minecraft Legends, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, GTA Trilogy, Tetris Effect: Connected
  • 30% off Red Dead Redemption, Cadence of Hyrule, Tunic
  • 20% off The 7th Guest and Cocoon
  • Other publishers including Capcom, Bethesda, and Jackbox Games are holding sales in conjunction: the full list can be found here

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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - November 23, 2023
« on: November 20, 2023, 03:00:00 AM »

Breaking news from the United Kingdom at this hour: Generalissima Elizabeth Windsor is still dead.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65535/nintendo-downloads-november-23-2023

Things we missed last week: In addition to the four shadowdrops from the Indie World (Backpack Hero, Enjoy the Diner, Howl, and Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist), the ridiculous and the sublime of the fighting genre also appeared with Taito's Dinorex (Archives) and SNK's King of Fighters XIII: Global Match.

And the reason we're focusing on last week's releases is because this week is kind of barren for bigger releases. In fact, the only thing that might qualify for most of you is the compilation of Jurassic Park games coming out in order to celebrate... well, the home video release of Jurassic Park 30 years ago. And even that boils down to how much you care about licensed games from the early 1990s, though I suppose it is a boon for game preservation.

Aside from that, Europe is getting an Irem compilation (which is probably also NA bound, but there's no listings on eShops for it yet), and they already have a Black Friday sale started which includes EA FC 24 (aka "the soccer game EA makes when they give a damn") half off, and other third party titles including The 7th Guest - just in time for a certain Retroactive. (25% off until 3 December in Europe.)

North America

Retail

L.O.L. Surprise: Roller Dreams Racing (US$39.99/C$39.99: Tuesday)

Pui Pui Molcar Let's! Molcar Party ($39.99/$39.99: Tuesday)

Digital

Dyschronia: Chronos Alternative ($49.99/$67.99: Tuesdsy)

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection ($29.99/$40.99: Wednesday)

Guns & Spurs 2 ($29.99/$39.99: Friday)

Criss Cross ($25.99/$35.99: Saturday)

Train Valley 2: Community Edition ($24.99/$34.99)

In Stars And Time ($19.99/$25.99: Monday)

Terraformers ($19.99/$22.49: Tuesday)

Worldless ($19.99/$26.99: Tuesday)

Starlight Drifter ($19.99/$27.99: Friday)

Nora The Wannabe Alchemist ($19.99/$27.62: Friday)

Witchtastic ($17.99/$20.49: Wednesday)

Euro Truck Driver Simulator ($14.99/$19.99: Tuesday)

Train Driver Simulator ($14.99/$19.99: Tuesday)

Alina of the Arena ($14.99/$19.99)

Train Traffic Manager ($14.99/$20.25: Friday)

Snakebird Complete ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)

The Trotties Adventure ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)

Furniture Flipper 2023 Simulator ($12.99/$17.99: Tuesday)

Rally Race: Offroad Simulator ($12.99/$17.99: Friday)

Attack Strategy - Battle Simulator Accurate ($9.99/$13.99: Sunday)

Deleted ($9.99/$14.99)

Super Solitaire - Card Game ($9.99/$13.99)

Frogvival ($9.99/$13.51: Friday)

Zombies Rising XXX ($9.99/$9.99: Saturday)

Charrua Soccer - Pro Edition ($8.99/$11.99)

Final Shot ($5.99/$8.23: Friday)

Mix AI Animal Ultimate ($4.99/$6.99: Sunday)

Settris ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens ($4.99/$6.99)

ASMR Slicing ($4.99/$6.73)

Astro Miner ($4.99/$6.73)

Drawing Carnival ($4.99/$6.73)

Tricky Taps ($4.99/$6.73)

Colored Effects ($4.99/$4.99)

Evil Diary ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Inertia 2 ($4.39/$5.84: Monday)

Swim Sacabambaspis ($2.99/$2.99: Tuesday)

Released Later

IREM Collection Volume 1 ($24.99/$34.99: Tuesday)

Orbital Cargo Division ($15.79/$21.54: Monday)

Big Ball Sports ($14/$: Wednesday)

Firebird ($11.99/$15.49: Tuesday)

Virtual Families 3: Our Country Home ($9.99/$12.99)

Alien Death Mob ($4.99/$7)

Link Twin ($4.99/$6.59)

Archives

Warp and Warp ($7.99/$9.87: Wednesday)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Nintendo's Cyber Deals begin at noon ET on the day this article goes live. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

L.O.L. Surprise: Roller Dreams Racing (€39.99/£39.99: Tuesday)

Pui Pui Molcar Let's! Molcar Party (€39.99/£39.99: Tuesday)

Digital

Dyschronia: Chronos Alternative (€49.99/£45.99: Tuesdsy)

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection (€29.99/£40.99: Tuesday)

Guns & Spurs 2 (€29.99/£26.99: Friday)

Criss Cross (€25.99/£23.99: Saturday)

IREM Collection Volume 1 (€24.99/£19.99: Tuesday)

Train Valley 2: Community Edition (€24.99/£22.49)

Terraformers (€19.99/£17.99: Tuesday)

Worldless (€19.99/£15.99: Tuesday)

Starlight Drifter (€19.99/£19.99)

Nora The Wannabe Alchemist (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

In Stars And Time (€19.5/£16.75: Monday)

Witchtastic (€14.99/£13.99)

Euro Truck Driver Simulator (€14.99/£13.49: Tuesday)

Train Driver Simulator (€14.99/£13.49: Tuesday)

Alina of the Arena (€14.99/£13.99)

Train Traffic Manager (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

Snakebird Complete (€14.99/£12.49: Friday)

Furniture Flipper 2023 Simulator (€12.99/£10.99: Tuesday)

Rally Race: Offroad Simulator (€12.99/£10.99: Friday)

Attack Strategy - Battle Simulator Accurate (€9.99/£7.99: Sunday)

Deleted (€9.99/£9.99)

Super Solitaire - Card Game (€9.99/£8.99)

Frogvival (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Zombies Rising XXX (€9.99/£8.99: Saturday)

Charrua Soccer - Pro Edition (€8.99/£8.99)

Final Shot (€5.99/£5.38: Friday)

Mix AI Animal Ultimate (€4.99/£4.49: Sunday)

Settris (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Colored Effects (€4.99/£4.99)

Evil Diary (€4.99/£4.99)

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens (€4.99/£4.49)

ASMR Slicing (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Astro Miner (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Drawing Carnival (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Tricky Taps (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Inertia 2 (€3.79/£3.39: Monday)

Swim Sacabambaspis (€2.99/£2.69: Tuesday)

Released Later

Math, BFF, and Notes (€15.9/£14.9)

Orbital Cargo Division (€14.99/£13.49: Monday)

Firebird (€11.99/£10.79: Tuesday)

Big Ball Sports (€11/£7.94: Wednesday)

Virtual Families 3: Our Country Home (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Alien Death Mob (€4.99/£4.99)

Archives

Warp and Warp (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Dyschronia: Chronos Alternative (¥7678)

Moonlight Chain: Deranged Paranoia (¥7480)

RE:D Cherish (¥7370)

Kudo Wafter (¥4500)

IREM Collection Vol 1 (¥3520)

Worldless (¥2420)

In Stars And Time (¥2300)

Terraformers (¥2050)

Alina of the Arena (¥1650)

Frogvival (¥1493)

Big Ball Sports (¥1450)

Colored Effects (¥750)

Settris (¥600)

Swim Sacabambaspis (¥300)

Released Later

Warp and Warp (¥838)

Trio The Punch (¥800)

Evil Diary (¥610)


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TalkBack / Indie World To Air November 14
« on: November 13, 2023, 04:23:39 AM »

Let's see if a Nintendo video bump gets you over the gobs of crapware on the eShop every week.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65488/indie-world-to-air-november-14

The second Indie World of the year is about a day out.

Nintendo have confirmed the show will run tomorrow at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT / 1700 CET, and will air for "roughly 20 minutes". It will cover both new announcements and updates on existing titles.

The last Indie World aired in April and gave dates to Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and Mineko's Night Market among others.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - November 16, 2023
« on: November 13, 2023, 03:00:00 AM »

In honour of this week's big two releases, I wished upon a star that someone would steal Joanne's heart only to discover she ain't got one.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65434/nintendo-downloads-november-16-2023

Things we missed last week: A really busy week on that front with the headliners being Risk of Rain Returns (remaster of the strategy hit) and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, plus Konami's early brawler Shao-lin's Road as the Archives release.

There are of course, two major things that are not only fighting for my time as I take my last vacation of the year next week, but also the honor of the picture slot - so we'll settle it in Smash between Persona 5 Tactica and Super Mario RPG. Though thankfully, one should be short enough that I can dive right into the other if I'm not neck deep in a major video project for the entire week. This is one of the biggest known retail release weeks of the year though, with the coattails bringing along a Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm game, a Bluey game for the parents of young children in the crowd (hi Neal!) and a Konami-focused rhythm game that had a cameo in the last Direct. Of course, in Japan this week Konami will also be publishing the sequel to the best-selling third party game on the Switch and I'm not joking.

Life sim Spirittea is kicking off the week from No More Robots - and in the process bringing the release count for the year over last year's already-obscene 2086, though I suppose we could kick that can to Tuesday given the removal of a certain copyright-violating racing "game" from one of the asset flippers. Lastly, we have another new property from Inti Creates in Yohane the Parhelion, and if that gets dinged for trademark infringement like their last game did they need to retain better lawyers.

North America

Retail

Hogwarts Legacy (US$59.99/C$79.99: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

Persona 5 Tactica ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

Super Mario RPG ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

The Walking Dead: Destinies ($49.99/$49.99: Friday)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle ($39.99/$51.99: Tuesday)

Bluey: The Videogame ($39.99/$49.99: Friday)

Digital

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- ($29.99/$39.99)

The Last Faith ($27.99/$34.99: Wednesday)

Astral Ascent ($24.99/$28.99: Tuesday)

Astlibra Revision ($24.99/$28.99)

Spirittea ($19.99/$22.79: Monday)

There Is No Light ($19.99/$26.59)

Prison City ($16.99/$21.99)

On Rusty Trails ($14.99/$19.49)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City ($14.99/$19.49)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play ($14.99/$20.53: Friday)

Highway Moto Racing Rush 2023 Simulator ($12.99/$17.99: Sunday)

Dream Town Island ($12/$15)

Rogue Glitch Ultra ($11.99/$17.99: Tuesday)

Turbo Shell ($11.99/$15.49: Wednesday)

Call of Sniper Combat - WW2 ($11.99/$16.99: Friday)

KarmaZoo ($9.99/$12.99: Tuesday)

Zombies Rising Dawn ($9.99/$9.99: Wednesday)

Adventure Tanks ($9.99/$14.99)

Until The Last Bullet ($9.99/$13.5)

Drag Racing Car Simulator ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

The Forest Quartet ($9.99/$11.99: Friday)

Low Story ($7.99/$11.3)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure ($7.99/$10.99)

Castle Invasion: Throne Out ($6.99/$9.99)

Smoots Pinball ($5.99/$8.59)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator ($5.99/$7.99: Saturday)

Lily in Puzzle World ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Runnyk ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Cats on Streets ($3.99/$4.99)

Kumi-Daiko Beatoff ($2.99/$3.99: Sunday)

Loot Box Quest - Mystic Maidens ($2.99/$3.99)

Added Later

Asterisk and Obelisk: Slap Them All! 2 ($24.99/$29.99: Monday)

Passpartour 2: The Lost Artist ($24.99/$24.99: Tuesday)

Ultimate Solitaire Collection ($24.99/$31.99: Wednesday)

Backpack Hero ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match ($19.99/$27.28)

Howl ($14.99/$19.49: Tuesday)

Tobrari Dream Ocean ($14.99/$20.60: Wednesday)

Time Master ($14.99/$14.99)

Da Da Daungo ($14.00/$19.00)

Enjoy The Diner ($10.99/$14.99: Tuesday)

Eyra: The Crow Maiden ($9.99/$13.99)

Heavy Car Battle ($9.99/$13.99: Saturday)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman ($7.99/$11.00)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids ($7.98/$10.98)

Snap Together ($7.99/$11.10: Saturday)

Tennis Tournament Hyper-Casual ($5.99/$8.19: Saturday)

Hodgepodge Hunch ($4.99/$6.49: Wednesday)

Spacefarer Mahjong ($4.99/$6.88: Wednesday)

Girl Dress Up Classic ($3.99/$5.49)

brawl.io 2 ($2.99/$4.99: Monday)

Spacefarer Solitaire ($2.99/$2.99: Wednesday)

Meaning of Symbols ($2.99/$3.99)

Pop And Chicks ($1.99/$2.59)

Archives

Dinorex ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: The seafaring Dredge is 25% off until the 23rd (week from Thursday). PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

Hogwarts Legacy (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections (€59.99/£54.99: Friday)

Persona 5 Tactica (€59.99/£54.99: Friday)

Super Mario RPG (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

The Walking Dead: Destinies (€49.99/£39.99: Friday)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (€39.99/£34.99: Monday)

Asterisk and Obelisk: Slap Them All! 2 (€39.99/£32.99: Monday)

Bluey: The Videogame (€39.99/£34.99: Friday)

Digital

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- (€29.99/£26.99)

The Last Faith (€26.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

Astral Ascent (€24.49/£20.99: Tuesday)

Astlibra Revision (€20.99/£19.49)

Spirittea (€19.99/£17.99: Monday)

There Is No Light (€19.99/£17.99)

Prison City (€16.49/£14.89)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City (€14.99/£13.99)

On Rusty Trails (€14.99/£12.79)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

CometStriker DX (€14.79/£13.29)

Highway Moto Racing Rush 2023 Simulator (€12.99/£10.99: Sunday)

Dream Town Island (€12/£10.79: Wednesday)

Grotto (€12/£10.79: Friday)

Call of Sniper Combat - WW2 (€11.99/£9.99: Friday)

Turbo Shell (€11.99/£9.99: Wednesday)

KarmaZoo (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

Zombies Rising Dawn (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Adventure Tanks (€9.99/£9.99)

Until The Last Bullet (€9.99/£8.99)

Drag Racing Car Simulator (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

The Forest Quartet (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure (€7.99/£7.99)

Low Story (€7.99/£7.19)

Castle Invasion: Throne Out (€5.99/£5.99: Wednesday)

Smoots Pinball (€5.99/£5.39)

Lily in Puzzle World (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Runnyk (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Cats on Streets (€3.99/£3.49)

Kumi-Daiko Beatoff (€2.99/£2.69: Sunday)

Added Later

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (€28.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Passpartour 2: The Lost Artist (€24.99/£22.99: Tuesday)

Ultimate Solitaire Collection (€24.99/£20.99: Tuesday)

Noisz re:||Collection G (€23.99/£21.59: Monday)

Backpack Hero (€19.99/£17.09: Tuesday)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match (€19.99/£17.99)

Howl (€14.99/£12.99: Tuesday)

Time Master (€14.99/£13.49)

Tobrari Dream Ocean (€13.49/£11.74)

Da Da Daungo (€13.00/£12.00)

Rogue Glitch Ultra (€11.99/£10.79: Tuesday)

Enjoy The Diner (€10.99/£9.26: Tuesday)

Eyra: The Crow Maiden (€9.99/£8.99)

Heavy Car Battle (€9.99/£8.99: Saturday)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids (€7.98/£7.00)

Snap Together (€7.99/£7.19: Saturday)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman (€6.69/£5.99)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator (€5.99/£5.99: Saturday)

Tennis Tournament Hyper-Casual (€5.99/£5.39: Saturday)

Spacefarer Mahjong (€5.72/£5.08: Wednesday)

Hodgepodge Hunch (€4.99/£4.29: Wednesday)

Girl Dress Up Classic (€3.99/£3.59)

brawl.io 2 (€2.99/£2.69: Monday)

Spacefarer Solitaire (€2.99/£2.69: Wednesday)

Meaning of Symbols (€2.99/£2.69)

Pop And Chicks (€1.66/£1.39)

Archives

Dinorex (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Hogwarts Legacy (¥8778: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections (¥8380)

Persona 5 Tactica (¥7920: Friday)

Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru (¥6930)

Super Mario RPG (¥6500: Friday)

Eiga Sumikko Gurashi Tsugihagi Koujou no Fushigi-na Ko Game de Asobou! Eiga no Sekai (¥5280)

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- (¥5280)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (¥4400: Tuesday)

Criss Cross (¥4400)

Guns and Spurs 2 (¥3500)

Astlibra Revision (¥2570)

There Is No Light (¥2390)

Spirittea (¥2300)

Cosplay Relaxation (¥1980)

Prison City (¥1900)

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 (¥1900)

CometStriker DX (¥1700)

Dream Town Island (¥1500)

Adventure Tanks (¥1499)

KarmaZoo (¥1200)

The Forest Quartet (¥969)

Smoots Pinball (¥800)

Lily in Puzzle World (¥500)

Cats on Streets (¥499)

Ralph and the Blue Ball (¥300)

Added Later

Let's Sing 2024 (¥4180)

The Last Faith (¥3200)

Bud Spencer & Terrence Hill Slaps and Beans 2 (¥3190)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match (¥2970)

Euro Truck Driver Simulator (¥2600)

Train Driver Simulator (¥2600)

Backpack Hero (¥2300)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play (¥2245)

Tobrari Dream Ocean (¥2000)

Da Da Daungo (¥1980)

Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker (¥1800)

Risk of Rain Returns (¥1750)

Howl (¥1700: Wednesday)

Sudoku For Kids (¥1505)

Enjoy The Diner (¥1500: Wednesday)

Attack Strategy - Battle Simulator Arcade (¥1499)

Jigsaw Advent Puzzles (¥1499)

Drag Racing Car Simulator (¥1480)

Keep the Fire (¥1399)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids (¥1260)

Snap Together (¥1250)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure (¥1200)

ForRace GT2D (¥1000)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City (¥990)

Mysterious Witch and a Secret Book (¥980)

Teasing IQ Test (¥980)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman (¥920)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator (¥894)

Dinorex (¥838)

Alien Death Mob (¥800)

Link Twin (¥700)

Hodgepodge Hunch (¥500)

Spacefarer Solitaire (¥469)

Insects of the World - Knowledge Quiz (¥420)

Mystery of Chikyu (¥420)

Pop And Chicks (¥213)


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TalkBack / Nintendo Investor Presentation News: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sales, Mario Movie Attendance, Switch Software
« on: November 07, 2023, 04:22:00 PM »

Wonder didn't come out as hard as Tears, but the holiday bump means we could have a new fiscal opening quarter champ.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65428/nintendo-investor-presentation-news-super-mario-bros-wonder-sales-mario-movie-attendance-switch-software

Nintendo is holding an investor meeting tonight following their second quarter results, and some items have emerged from the meeting notes:

  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the fastest selling Super Mario game in this century (or as long as Nintendo has tracked sell-through); through its first two weeks of sale, it has sold 4.3m units to consumers. A shipment number (to retail + digital sales) was not provided.
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie - which was announced to have a box office take of US$1.361bn and total paid attendance of 169.84m tickets sold - has also generated 1.3x year over year increases in the sale of Mario games, and a 1.4x in the number of users of Super Mario Run and Mario Kart Tour.
  • Pikmin 4 sell-through as of October 31 was more than 2.5m copies; its opening quarter shipped 2.61m copies.
  • Following the success of this past September's Nintendo Live show in Seattle, the show will run in Tokyo this January with further 2024 stops in Taipei, Hong Kong, and South Korea (Seoul).
  • Updated figures were given for Nintendo accounts in general (more than 330m) and Nintendo Switch Online (38m).

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TalkBack / Nintendo Announces Development Of Live-Action Zelda Movie
« on: November 07, 2023, 12:40:12 PM »

How many April Fools jokes just came true?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65427/nintendo-announces-development-of-live-action-zelda-movie

Nintendo's second film project is leaving animation and Mario behind.

A release on the company's investor relations page has announced that development has begun on a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda franchise. Shigeru Miyamoto will be a producer on the film alongside Avi Arad, who originally founded Marvel Studios and has gone on to produce superhero films outside the Marvel banner - including critical smash Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (2018).

The film's director is Wes Ball, whose credits also include the Maze Runner trilogy and the 2024 science fiction film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Sony Pictures Entertainment will distribute the movie and provide some of the budget, but a majority of the budget is supplied by Nintendo.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Announces Financial Results For Fiscal Second Quarter Of 2023, Increases Expectations
« on: November 07, 2023, 03:30:38 AM »

This despite a Wii U-esque quarter on the release front.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65426/nintendo-announces-financial-results-for-fiscal-second-quarter-of-2023-increases-expectations

Nintendo released their fiscal results for the second quarter of 2023-24 fiscal year today, and despite a low quarter in terms of output changes in the yen have caused their financial predictions for the year to go up.

All monetary figures quoted in yen, with a comparison based on current market rate of US$1 = ¥150.58 provided for clarification only.

Financial Indicators

Revenue: ¥334.896bn (~$2.224bn US), down 4.2% year over year

Operating Income: ¥94.649bn (~$628.562m), down 20.3% year over year

Ordinary Income: ¥126.241bn (~$838.4m), down 19% year over year

Digital Sales: ¥97.9bn (~$650m), down 1.9% year over year

Mobile/IP (film) Revenue: ¥23.2b (~$154m), up 184% year over year

Hardware Shipments

Total Switch shipments for the quarter totaled 2.93m units for a new LTD of 132.46m (21.56m to the DS, 26.24m to the PS2). The breakdown was 1.86m OLED (63.48%), 610k standard (20.81%), and 460k Lite (15.71%).

New Software Sales

Nintendo's sole releases in the quarter were Pikmin 4, which shipped 2.61m units in roughly 10 weeks of the quarter, and a compilation re-release of Pikmin 1 and 2 which did not ship a million units in the quarter. For comparison, last year's same quarter featured the launch of Splatoon 3 (7.9m unit opening quarter) and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (1.7m).

Catalogue Sales

16 games have shipped over a million units since April, of which 12 are first party. For the Switch top 10, Mario Kart continues to add onto its lead with 1.55m units shipped (LTD 57.01m), Animal Crossing shipped 590k (43.38m), and Tears of the Kingdom shipped 990k in its first full quarter (19.5m).

The full top 10 can be found here, including the Mario movie halo effect boosting New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe back into the top 10 ahead of Ring Fit Adventure.

Other Announcements

Nintendo has revised its financial forecasts upwards: net sales up 9%, operating profit 11%, and ordinary profit up 25%. This is due to the yen's depreciation, as 78% of their sales so far this year have been international (outside Japan), and the assumed exchange rates have been raised to 140 yen against the greenback and 150 yen against the Euro.


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TalkBack / Super Mario RPG Remake To Get Tetris 99 Theme This Weekend
« on: November 06, 2023, 03:33:09 PM »

Probably the last one of the year for the other Nintendo 99.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65425/super-mario-rpg-remake-to-get-tetris-99-theme-this-weekend

About the only puzzle not represented in the original Super Mario RPG was Tetris, and now Nintendo is taking steps to rectify that.

Super Mario RPG will be the theme for the 36th running of the Tetris 99 Maximus Cup, which will run from 2 a.m. EST Friday to 1:59 a.m. next Tuesday. As with other cups, earning 100 "points" via placement in 99 matches will unlock the theme.

The preview of the theme is below:


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TalkBack / Nintendo Of America Unveils Black Friday Offers, Cyber Deals To Begin November 20
« on: November 06, 2023, 04:30:14 AM »

Time to load up!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65424/nintendo-of-america-unveils-black-friday-offers-cyber-deals-to-begin-november-20

Nintendo has announced their annual Black Friday offers for North America, with some new bundles and a new low.

The headliner is a new Switch OLED bundle from November 19 (a week from Sunday) that will include the OLED model, a download code for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 3 months individual Nintendo Switch Online, and Smash Ultimate-themed Joy-Cons for standard OLED MSRP (US$349.99). This joins the recently relaunched models for the standard Switch with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the Switch Lite with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Another bundle announced for launch on Friday (Nov 10) will offer a download code for Super Mario Party and a set of red and blue Joy-Cons for US$99.99.

Game deals will also be available on November 19, with discounts on games both recent and classic:

  • US$39.99: Xenoblade Chronicles 3, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Luigi's Mansion 3
  • $29.99: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition
  • $19.99: Everybody 1-2 Switch

Lastly, Nintendo's press release confirms that the annual eShop Cyber Deals will begin on November 20, with games to be announced; although the games included in the Cyber Deals often include price matching of the physical deals there may be differences in Nintendo's selection.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - November 9, 2023
« on: November 06, 2023, 03:00:00 AM »

A No-Prize to the first person in Talkback to find a) the game that made Donald pull out the document labeled "FYIO", and b) what that is an acronym for.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65391/nintendo-downloads-november-9-2023

Things we missed last week: Square Enix Collective title Little Goody Two Shoes dropped.

As tempting as it was to find out one publisher had leapt on all of the worst elements of the eShop (not even the same publisher, use of AI art) and handing in my resignation, we press on as it appears we will pass the 2022 total for North America next week. (Watch the shadowdrops take up my entire long weekend.) The biggest releases for me are the latest round of gunfire from the Otome Armada in Virche Evermore -Erro:R Salvation- from Aksys, though I might step down to the smaller releases of a pair of Double Dragons that should take them out of contention for the NSO libraries. Or Air Twister, the new game from Yu Suzuki aka the one member of classic Sega still making games since one's in jail and the other tragically DIED.

Smaller items this week; If you held a gun to my head I would have sworn up and down that Salt and Sacrifice was already out on the eShop, a deckbuilder in the vein of FTL called Cobalt Core that Jordan called his PAX West 2023 Game of the Show, and another Recharged game from Digital Eclipse owners Atari in Berzerk.

North America

Retail

Virche Evermore -Erro:R Salvation- (US$49.99/C$66.89)

Let's Sing 2024 ($34.99/$46.00: Tuesday)

Digital

Spells and Secrets ($29.99/$38.99)

Air Twister ($24.99/$34.99: Friday)

Salt and Sacrifice ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

Cobalt Core ($19.99/$25.99: Wednesday)

Catan: Console Edition ($19.99/$26.99)

Bem Feito ($14.99/$20.59)

Dragon Wings ($14.99/$19.99)

Claire ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)

The Trotties Adventure ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)

Flooded ($12.99/$17.99)

AAA Pro Clock 2023 ($9.99/$13.99: Tuesday)

Berzerk Recharged ($9.99/$12.99)

Prison Break: Jail Escape Simulator ($9.99/$12.99)

Seven Spirits ($9.99/not releasing)

War Zone Soldier: Battle Royale Shooter ($9.99/$12.99)

Polyturbo Drift Racing Simulator ($9.99/$12.99: Friday)

Sakura Alien 2 ($9.99/$13.50: Friday)

Village Tycoon: Farm City Simulator ($9.99/$12.99: Friday)

Slaughter: The Last Outpost ($7.50/$10.50: Friday)

Erogods: Olympus ($7.30/$10.00)

Double Dragon Advance ($6.99/$9.00)

Super Double Dragon ($6.99/$9.00)

Excessive Trim ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Bob The Elementalist ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Burning Secrets: A Bara Visual Novel ($4.99/$5.99: Friday)

PeopleWillMoney ($4.50/$6.20: Saturday)

Later Released

Football Manager 2024 Touch ($49.99/$69.99: Monday)

Nickeloden All-Star Brawl 2 ($49.99/$49.99: Tuesday)

Heads Up: Phone Down Edition ($39.99/$54.57)

9 Years Of Shadows ($19.99/$25.99)

What The Duck ($19.99/$24.99)

Risk of Rain Returns ($14.99/$19.99: Wednesday)

Sanabi ($14.99/$17.49: Wednesday)

Adventure Word: Around the World ($14.99/$20.99)

Grace of Letoile ($14.99/$20.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Project Nosferatu ($14.99/$20.55)

Jet Ski Mania Aqua Rush ($12.99/$17.99: Saturday)

Keep The Fire ($8.99/$12.99: Friday)

ForRace GT2D ($7.99/$7.99)

OnlyUp! ($7.13/$9.78: Friday)

Draw and Color ($5.99/$8.99: Friday)

Draw And Go ($1.99/$2.72)

Your Future 2: Future Prediction ($1.5/$not released)

Drive Hard ($0.99/$1.29: Saturday)

Hoop Shoot ($0.99/$1.29: Saturday)

Archives

Shao-lin's Road ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: The Story of Seasons games are on sale until the 14th. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

Virche Evermore -Erro:R Salvation- (€49.99/£44.99)

Let's Sing 2024 (€34.99/£29.99: Tuesday)

Digital

Spells and Secrets (€29.99/£24.99)

Air Twister (€24.99/£19.99: Friday)

Catan: Console Edition (€19.99/£16.99)

Cobalt Core (€19.49/£17.59: Wednesday)

Dragon Wings (€14.99/£14.99)

Claire (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

The Trotties Adventure (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

Flooded (€12.99/£11.69)

AAA Pro Clock 2023 (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

Berzerk Recharged (€9.99/£8.99)

Hot Love Dreams: Classic Hentai Logic Puzzle (€9.99/£8.99)

Prison Break: Jail Escape Simulator (€9.99/£8.99)

War Zone Soldier: Battle Royale Shooter (€9.99/£8.99)

Sakura Alien 2 (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Erogods: Olympus (€7.49/£6.79)

Slaughter: The Last Outpost (€6.9/£6.50: Friday)

Double Dragon Advance (€6.49/£5.35: Wednesday)

Super Double Dragon (€6.49/£5.35: Wednesday)

Excessive Trim (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Bob The Elementalist (€4.99/£4.99)

Burning Secrets: A Bara Visual Novel (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

PeopleWillMoney (€4.2/£3.80: Saturday)

Later Released

Football Manager 2024 Touch (€49.99/£39.99: Monday)

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (€49.99/£39.99: Tuesday)

Heads Up: Phone Down Edition (€39.99/£35.99)

9 Years Of Shadows (€19.99/£16.75)

Salt and Sacrifice (€19.49/£17.59: Tuesday)

What The Duck (€19.49/£17.99: Wednesday)

Adventure Word: Around the World (€16.99/£14.99)

Bem Feito (€14.99/£13.49)

Grace of Letoile (€14.99/£13.49)

Risk of Rain Returns (€14.99/£12.76)

Pixel Game Maker Series Project Nosferatu (€14.09/£12.69)

Jet Ski Mania Aqua Rush (€12.99/£9.99: Saturday)

Sanabi (€12.49/£11.39)

Village Tycoon: Farm City Simulator (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Keep The Fire (€8.99/£7.99: Friday)

ForRace GT2D (€7.99/£7.19)

OnlyUp! (€6.72/£5.99: Friday)

Draw and Color (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)

Draw And Go (€1.99/£1.79)

Drive Hard (€0.99/£0.99: Saturday)

Hoop Shoot (€0.99/£0.99: Saturday)

Archives

Shao-lin's Road (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

50 Mysterious Candy Stories (¥4400)

Spells and Secrets (¥4290)

Air Twister (¥3960: Friday)

Cats and the Other Lives (¥2900)

Cobalt Core (¥2300)

Dragon Wings (¥1499)

Prison Break: Jail Escape Simulator (¥1399)

War Zone Soldier: Battle Royale Shooter (¥1399)

Seven Spirits (¥1150)

Berzerk Recharged (¥1100)

Double Dragon Advance (¥990)

Super Double Dragon (¥990)

Real Car Parking 2024: Driving Simulator (¥750)

PeopleWillMoney (¥580)

Dolemjord: Viking Islands (¥420)

Fun History Discovery: Ancient Egypt (¥420)

Hangul Basic Phrases (¥420)

Knowledge Quiz: Ancient Dinsoaurs (¥420)

Live Color Sense Test (¥420)

Your Future 2: Future Prediction (¥150)

Later Released

Football Manager 2024 Touch (¥4990: Tuesday)

Golden Force (¥3170)

Tanuki Justice (¥2383)

Salt and Sacrifice (¥2300: Tuesday)

9 Years of Shadows (¥2300)

Bem Feito (¥2000)

Visco Collection (¥2000)

Adventure Word: Around The World (¥1800)

Pixel Game Maker Series Project Nosferatu (¥1700)

Sanabi (¥1520)

Polyturbo Drift Racing Simulator (¥1500)

Village Tycoon: Farm City Simulator (¥1500)

Games Advent Calendar (¥1499)

Grace of Letoile (¥1320)

Seven Spirits (¥1150)

OnlyUp! (¥1070)

Sakura Alien 2 (¥1000)

Shao-lin's Road (¥838)

Bob The Elementalist (¥610)

Kumi-Daiko Beatoff (¥450)


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TalkBack / First Taiko no Tatsujin Game To Be Pulled From Sale On November 30
« on: November 05, 2023, 06:12:27 PM »

And yet you can still buy the DLC. Go figure?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65423/first-taiko-no-tatsujin-game-to-be-pulled-from-sale-on-november-30

The first Taiko no Tatsujin Switch game is about to bang its last drum.

Bandai Namco have announced that the 2018 release Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n Fun will be delisted from the eShop on November 30. Two TnT games - the Rhythmic Adventure Pack from 2020 and Rhythm Festival from 2022 - will remain available.

In a surprising move, Drum 'n Fun's DLC will still be available for purchase after the base game is removed, suggesting a licensing issue with one of the tracks included in the base game is the reason for the discontinuation. The tracklist includes Japanese pop songs, anime licensed music, and Vocaloid tracks (the full list can be found on the game's Wikipedia page).


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TalkBack / Indigo Disk Update For Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Launching December 14
« on: November 02, 2023, 05:33:17 AM »

Remind us again why something with similar stats to Lapras needed an evolution?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65370/indigo-disk-update-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-launching-december-14

The final content update for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will land just before the start of winter.

The Pokemon Company International have announced that the update including the Indigo Disk DLC will be available on December 14. Previous promotion has only indicated "winter" for the launch.

Players will need to have cleared both "The Way Home" story (main game) and "The Teal Mask" (first part of the DLC) to access items such as catchable prior starters and battle a second Elite 4.


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TalkBack / Final Wave Of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Launches November 9, Courses Revealed
« on: November 01, 2023, 05:43:00 AM »

They're three Rainbow Roads short of a full set

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65368/final-wave-of-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-launches-november-9-courses-revealed

The white flag is waving for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, and we have the final added courses.

Launching on November 9, the eight courses include Bowser Castle 3 (SNES), DK Mountain (Double Dash), Daisy Circuit and Rainbow Road (Wii), Rosalina's Ice World (3DS), Madrid Drive, Rome Avanti, and Piranha Plant Cove (Tour). Madrid, Rosalina's Ice World, Bowser Castle 3, and Rainbow Road are the Blue Shell Cup, with the other four forming the Acorn Cup.

All players will also receive a "jukebox" to listen to the music of all tracks, while Pass holders will get 16 additional Mii suits automatically and can unlock a Daisy suit by tapping a Daisy Amiibo.


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TalkBack / Switch Twitch App To End Service On January 31
« on: October 31, 2023, 12:36:57 PM »

And if you're like most of the staff, you're thinking "wait, there was a Twitch app for the Switch"?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65367/switch-twitch-app-to-end-service-on-january-31

One of the more recent streaming apps on Switch is about to breathe its last.

A notice was posted today confirming that the Switch's Twitch application will no longer be available after January 31, 2024. No reason was given for the shutdown.

The Twitch app was released on Remembrance Day 2021, though recent layoff rounds at Twitch itself have apparently reduced the staff that would support the Switch version.


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TalkBack / Atari Acquires Developer Digital Eclipse
« on: October 31, 2023, 05:09:10 AM »

Several orders of magnitude below Microsoft/ABK, but possibly as damaging.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65366/atari-acquires-developer-digital-eclipse

After dabbling in hotels and cryptocurrency, Atari appears to be re-focusing on games again - as evidenced by an acquisition of the developer of one of their best-received products.

Digital Eclipse, the game historian developer behind 2022's Atari 50 and this years The Making of Karateka, have been acquired by Atari. The deal will cost Atari up to US$20m.

In an FAQ posted on their website, Digital Eclipse confirmed that existing products (such as a remake of the original Wizardry released into Steam Early Access) and unannounced projects would not be affected.


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TalkBack / NES, Game Boy Switch Online Libraries Updated With Seasonal Content And Murasame Castle
« on: October 30, 2023, 05:25:38 PM »

Once again, none of the NES games came out in North America during the original run.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65364/nes-game-boy-switch-online-libraries-updated-with-seasonal-content-and-murasame-castle

A pair of Famicom games and the story-chronological start of the Castlevania series have been added to the standard tier Switch Online libraries.

Famicom/NES

  • Devil World (1984/87) is an infamous maze game that was also the first console-exclusive game developed by Shigeru Miyamoto, which launched in Japan and Europe but was blocked in North America due to Nintendo of America's pre-ESRB ban on religious iconography in games. The player must obtain crosses in order to eat the dots laid around the maze and breathe fire while the Devil (as featured later in the Smash Bros series as an assist trophy) can alter the visible play area to trap the player in between walls and the side of the screen.
  • The Mysterious Murasame Castle (1986) is an overhead adventure that was the second original first party title released for the Famicom Disk System (after the original Legend of Zelda). An overhead adventure title set in Edo-era Japan, the player has to slay four warlords and the titular Murasame in different castle with only a few power-ups and their wits. It was not released in North America for more than a quarter century, finally debuting in the form of a 3DS Virtual Console release in 2014.

Game Boy

  • Castlevania Legends (1998) was the third Castlevania Game Boy game, and at its initial launch was announced as the first Castlevania game in the series chronology. Starring Sonia Belmont, the game is a stage-based action platformer which provides standard series power-ups as well as a "Burning Mode" that can be accessed for ten seconds of invincibility once per stage.


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TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - November 2, 2023
« on: October 30, 2023, 04:00:00 AM »

The home office in Ecumsecum, NS is working on the "Top Ten Reasons Donald Bought A Steam Deck" feature. Last week had two of them.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65316/nintendo-downloads-november-2-2023

Things we missed last week: Because of the footnoted releases, North America AND Europe both set new records since the tracking was noted at 71 and 69 (not nice) respectively. Among the unlisted releases was World of Horror, the one-bit eye-stabby RPG.

Well, after that ginormous cluster*bleep*, this week is opening at a little less than half of that worldwide. The big deal is the discovery of who is replacing Charles Martinet as Wario - I hear TYP was available? - starting with WarioWare: Move It. Or maybe it's the last good full Star Ocean game before the series jumps off a clip with Star Ocean: The Second Story, or XSEED hiring Those Men at Syn Sophia for a fashion game in Fashion Dreamer.

For fans of toxicity, there's a new League of Legends RPG this week (review forthcoming), but I'd be more into the pair of Alien Hominid games (remake and new one) coming this week. Also Thirsty Suitors may SEEM like an Otomate special, but it's actually coming via Annapurna. Finally, battle royale rhythm game Headbangers: Rhythm Royale drops for those last-minute Halloween parties.... before we IMMEDIATELY get double teamed by the combination of Christmas creep and "Metroidvania" with Ebenezer and the Original World.

North America

Retail

Star Ocean: The Second Story R (US$49.99/C$66.99)

Fashion Dreamer ($49.99/$64.99: Friday)

WarioWare: Move It! ($49.99/$64.99: Friday)

The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone ($39.99/$45.99)

Jumanji: Wild Adventures ($39.99/$49.99: Friday)

DreamWorks: All Star Kart Racing ($39.99/$39.99: Friday)

Digital

Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe ($39.99/$49.99: Wednesday)

My Time At Sandrock ($39.99/$53.01)

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story ($29.99/$39.99: Wednesday)

Thirty Suitors ($29.99/$39.99)

White Wings ($24.99/$34.49: Saturday)

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

Ace Robot Combat ($19.99/$19.99: Tuesday)

Enchanted Portals ($19.99/$26.99: Wednesday)

Alien Hominid Invasion ($19.99/$25.99: Wednesday)

Ebenezer And The Invisible World ($19.99/$25.99: Friday)

Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun ($14.99/$20.99: Wednesday)

Geometric Brothers ($14.00/$13.16)

One Night: Burlesque ($12.99/$17.47: Friday)

Alien Hominid HD ($11.99/$15.99: Wednesday)

Burnout ($9.99/$13.99: Sunday)

Mystery Lover ($9.99/$13.50: Tuesday)

Fusion Paradox ($9.99/$13.29: Wednesday)

Alpha Particle ($9.99/$11.99: Wednesday)

Chicken Journey ($9.99/$12.99)

City Parking Driver: Draw the Path Simulator ($9.99/$12.99)

Foosball League Cup: Arcade Table Football Simulator ($9.99/$12.99)

Street Basketball Club: Sport Throw Simulator ($9.99/$12.99)

Eigengrou ($9.99/$11.49)

FX Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine ($8.99/$12)

Silent Paws: Hidden Valley ($4.99/$6.77: Tuesday)

Amabilly ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Real Car Parking 2024: Driving Simulator ($4.99/$6.99: Saturday)

Added Later

Little Goody Two Shoes ($19.99/$26.99: Tuesday)

Pawfectly Designed ($19.99/$24.99: Friday)

Twin Mind: Ghost Hunter ($14.99/$14.99: Tuesday)

World War: D-Day Part One ($14.99/$20.99)

Jigsaw Advent Calendar ($14.99/$19.99)

ATV Monster Racing Simulator Rally Cross ($12.99/$17.99: Friday)

Great Battle Of Shark, Monkey, Squirrel, Dinosaur, Bird, Bee ($9.99/$13.50: Saturday)

My Little Car Wash ($9.98/$13.6)

Rally Racing: Cars & Drift Mania ($7.99/$9.99)

Internet Cafe Mini Games 10 in 1 ($7.99/$7.99: Saturday)

Amazin' Mage ($2.99/$4.10: Tuesday)

Radio Cars ($0.99/$1.29: Saturday)

Smash Balls ($0.99/$1.29: Saturday)

Archives

Daioh ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Hades is half off until November 6, and MLB The Show 23 is 85% off until Game 5 of the World Series (Wednesday). PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

Star Ocean: The Second Story R (€49.99/£44.99)

Fashion Dreamer (€49.99/£39.99: Friday)

WarioWare: Move It! (€49.99/£39.99: Friday)

The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone (€39.99/£32.99)

DreamWorks: All Star Kart Racing (€39.99/£34.99: Friday)

Jumanji: Wild Adventures (€39.99/£34.99: Friday)

Digital

Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe (€39.99/£35.99: Wednesday)

My Time At Sandrock (€35.76/£30.59)

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story (€29.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

Thirsty Suitors (€27.99/£24.99)

White Wings (€25.99/£23.99: Saturday)

Ace Robot Combat (€19.99/£17.99: Tuesday)

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale (€19.99/£19.99: Tuesday)

Dog (€19.99/£17.99)

Yatzi (€19.99/£17.99)

Ebenezer And The Invisible World (€19.99/£17.99; Friday)

Alien Hominid: Invasion (€19.5/£16.75: Wednesday)

Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun (€14.99/£13.49: Wednesday)

One Night: Burlesque (€12.99/£11.69: Friday)

Alien Homind HD (€11.79/£10.59: Wednesday)

Geometric Brothers (€11/£7.94)

Mystery Lover (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

Alpha Particle (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Fusion Paradox (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Chicken Journey (€9.99/£8.99)

City Parking Driver: Draw the Path Simulator (€9.99/£8.99)

Street Basketball Club: Sport Throw Simulator (€9.99/£8.99)

Eigengrau (€8.99/£7.99)

FX Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine (€8.99/£8.09)

Silent Paws: Hidden Valley (€4.99/£4.49: Tuesday)

Amabilly (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Real Car Parking 2024: Driving Simulator (€4.99/£4.99: Saturday)

Added Later

Little Goody Two Shoes (€19.99/£14.99: Tuesday)

Pawfectly Designed (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)

World War: D-Day Part One (€16.99/£14.99)

Twin Mind: Ghost Hunter (€14.99/£13.49: Tuesday)

Jigsaw Advent Calendar (€14.99/£12.99)

ATV Monster Racing Simulator Rally Cross (€12.99/£9.99: Friday)

My Little Car Wash (€9.89/£8.89)

Burnout (€9.99/£8.99: Saturday)

Rally Racing: Cars & Drift Mania (€7.99/£7.19)

Internet Cafe Mini Games 10 in 1 (€7.99/£7.10: Saturday)

Great Battle Of Shark, Monkey, Squirrel, Dinosaur, Bird, Bee (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Amazin' Mage (€3.29/£2.99: Tuesday)

Radio Cars (€0.99/£0.99: Saturday)

Smash Balls (€0.99/£0.99: Saturday)

Archives

Daioh (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Model Debut 3: Nicola (¥6908)

Fashion Dreamer (¥6578)

Star Ocean: The Second Story R (¥6578)

My Time At Sandrock (¥5940)

Hana: The Fox Awaits Me (¥5500)

WarioWare: Move It! (¥5400: Friday)

Mugen Souls (¥5280)

Mugen Souls Z (¥5280)

Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe (¥4800)

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TalkBack / Mario Party 3 Crashes Expansion Pack N64 Library Later This Week
« on: October 24, 2023, 05:11:00 PM »

This is like getting an apple in your Halloween candy.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65312/mario-party-3-crashes-expansion-pack-n64-library-later-this-week

It appears 1080 Snowboarding is waiting for winter to join the N64 library of the Switch Online Expansion Pack, but we will be getting a game this month anyway.

Mario Party 3 - the last first party N64 release - will be added to the library later this week; although the video indicates a release on the 27th (Friday), it will likely appear in North America on the evening of the 26th (Thursday).

Elements of Mario Party 3 are included in 2021's Mario Party Superstars for Switch, but this will be the first time the game has ever been re-released.


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