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Developer Inti Creates has announced a brand new collection for the Nintendo Switch called Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection. This title will include three Inti Creates games which were previously only available digitally on a physical cartridge. Those games are Mighty Gunvolt, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, and PuzzMiX.

Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection will be available on August 20, 2024 in Japan for 3,278 yen (about $21 USD). A special edition will also be available which includes soundtracks for Mighty Gunvolt Burst and PuzzMix, plus an acrylic stand. That version will cost 8,778 Yen (about $56 USD).

The collection has not been announced for a release outside of Japan as of now, so you’ll probably have to import if you want a physical version of these games. Check out the announcement trailer above, and more info below.

The standard and special physical editions of Narita Boy are going to be available on Switch in Europe tomorrow, April 26, 2024. Publisher Team17 Digital has just shared a new batch of info and screenshots to celebrate the release. Check it all out below!

Do you have what it takes to become a hero of the Digital Kingdom? It’s time to grab your Techno-sword and relive the classic digital age of the 1980s with the special boxed Collector’s Edition of the acclaimed narrative-driven RetroVania adventure game Narita Boy. Global publisher and distributor SelectaPlay will launch both the Standard and Collector’s boxed editions tomorrow, 26th April, across European specialist retailers for PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™.

The Standard boxed edition will be released with an exclusive artwork sleeve and will contain a printed Narita Boy The Comic Book inspired by the game and a physical copy of the game.

For real retro fans, there will also be a Narita Boy Collector’s Box, which will include a copy of the Comic Book, a ‘Save the Arcade World’ pin badge, a sticker pack, a copy of the soundtrack composed by Salvinski in a digipack, and a stunning artbook, all housed in a VHS tape-style collector’s box.

Developed by Studio Koba and published by Team17 Digital, Narita Boy is a narrative-driven RetroVania adventure game inspired by the digital age of the 80s and brought to life with the neo-retro aesthetic of times past, but never forgotten.

Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!

Both physical editions of Narita Boy will launch for PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ on 26th April across European specialist retail stores.

Pokémon GO players have recently reported discoveries of the water-type Pokémon Wiglett in the wild. There hasn’t been an official announcement from Niantic about Wiglett’s addition, so players have been scrambling to try and figure out exactly how to find one. It turns out that using some online map tools, fans can pinpoint where to catch an elusive Wiglett pretty accurately!

The technique in question was shared on Reddit by user InsaneNutter. Using OpenStreetMap software online (which is linked to Pokémon GO’s in-game maps), they searched for locations that had the designation of “beach” or “coastal” as those are the areas in which a Wiglett might appear. Certain watery areas that aren’t necessarily what you’d consider a “beach” still count for Wiglett spawns. Thus, if you use the search tool, you might be able to go and find one without having to travel too far.

Click here to get the detailed rundown of how the process works and try it for yourself. Good luck out there, Wiglett hunters!

A new piece of merch has been announced for Splatoon fans, just in time for the hot summer months! It’s an official Splatoon 3 pool float, designed to look like the Reefslider special weapon.

The float is designed for an adult to sit on and swim around in a pool, with measurements of about 43 inches x 61 inches by 26 inches. It costs 5,280 Yen, or about $34 USD. Manufacturer Sun Art will be producing the float and selling it online at various Japanese retail sites.

Pre-orders seem to be closed in most places, so you’re going to have to try your luck somewhere like Rakuten Market or Yodobashi.com to get your hands on one when sales go live tomorrow. Click here for more info.

Rocket League has announced that there will be an official X-Men ‘97 crossover event coming to the game in a few days. It will begin on April 23, 2024 and continue until May 7, 2024. The event will give players the chance to unlock special X-Men ‘97 themed items, banners, toppers, and more!

Welcome to the next stage in Soccar’s evolution! From April 23 at 9 AM PT to May 7, 2024, at 6 PM PT, Rocket League will mutate as items based on some of the most powerful characters from X-Men blast onto the arena.

⁠Carry on Professor X’s legacy by completing Challenges to unlock Toppers, Player Banners, and other items inspired by Marvel Animation’s X-Men ‘97 on Disney+. Also, items based on iconic heroes like Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm have swiped into the Item Shop. Make a pit stop to check out these Decals and more!

⁠TAKE ON CHALLENGES, BUB

⁠⁠⁠Warm up the Blackbird—there are twelve X-Men Challenges that each offer a different reward.

⁠⁠Speaking of the X-Jet, the Blackbird is one of three unlockable Toppers, alongside the Cerebro and Sentinel Head. But first, are you on the side of good or evil? Show where your allegiance lies with three Player Banners, including X-Men, Wolverine, or… Magneto. If you’re one of the heroes, you might also want to swap in the X-Men Wheels.

⁠If you’re as good with a deck of cards as you are with a Soccar ball, then the Gambit Decal is your ace of spades. Every match is more exciting when there are fireworks, so bring the pyrotechnics to the arena with the Jubilee’s Pyrotechnic Energy Boost. Like your energy a bit more… negative? Leave unstable energy wherever you go with the Marvel Crackle Trail.

⁠By completing one of the more difficult Challenges (Play 20 Online Matches), you’ll earn a Golden X-Crate. Open it up from inside your inventory to unlock items from the Champions, Vindicator, or Velocity Series. You can complete this Challenge up to five times, meaning you can unlock up to five X-Crates! There’s also an unlimited Win 10 Online Matches Challenge, which rewards 20,000 XP each time.

⁠GO ROGUE WITH MORE X-MEN ITEMS

From energy beams to weather control and magnetism, it’s fair to say that mutant powers come in all shapes and sizes. Show off the full force of the X-Men with the many Decals and other items in the Item Shop!

⁠First up are two items based on the stand-in leader of the X-Men, Cyclops. Inspire your teammates with the Cyclops Fennec Decal, which replicates Scott Summer’s classic blue and yellow costume. Pair it with the Cyclops’ Optic Blast Boost to zoom off with a red laser beam! When boosting, be careful not to bump into the Rogue Breakout Decal.

⁠⁠Where Cyclops can be found, Jean Grey isn’t far behind. The Jean Grey Dominus Decal features animated flames showing the pyrokinetic power of the cosmic entity that used to control Jean’s mind.

⁠Next up is the Mistress of the Elements. Turn every match into a lightning round with the Storm Breakout Decal. And brighten up the arena even more with the Jubilee Octane Decal complete with shiny sparkles.

⁠How about swapping out the carbon fiber for adamantium? The Wolverine Octane Decal will give your ride retro vibes with Logan’s iconic yellow threads. Celebrate your goals with Snikt! and circumstance with the Wolverine Slash Goal Explosion.

⁠Here’s something that’ll attract attention. Conquer the arena like the powerful leader of the Brotherhood with the Magneto Dominus Decal—a perfect fit for the Mutant Brotherhood Wheels. Control over magnetism not included.

Click here to read the full announcement with more screenshots and bundle pricing details.

Sonic the Hedgehog was first unleashed upon the world on June 23, 1991. Now, we’re just a couple of months away from the 33rd anniversary of that date! While SEGA probably isn’t planning on going all out the way they did for the game’s 30th anniversary, they do seem to have some celebrations planned.

One of those celebrations is coming early in the form of a brand new render of Sonic, whos appears to be enjoying a special birthday cake. What else does SEGA have in store for us? We have no idea, but they do allude to the June 23rd date coming up in their recent tweet from Sonic’s official Japanese account. Stay tuned!

A demo event for the upcoming fighting game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact will be taking place at EVO Japan 2024 next weekend. We already knew this event was coming, but now we have more details on what we can expect to see.

Bushiroad has revealed that there will be six playable characters featured in this demo: Gon, Killua, Leorio, Kurapika, Hisoka, and Chairman Netero. As this is a 3x3 fighting game, it makes sense that there will be at least six characters included for players to test out. (Presumably, there will be plenty more available in the final release.)

Alongside the character announcement, they also revealed that a lottery will be held during the event for entrants to try to win some merch - either a t-shirt or a sticker featuring the game’s logo. There’s still a lot we don’t know about this game, but we won’t have to wait long to see more. EVO Japan 2024 takes place the weekend of April 27, 2024.

Most players will only experience a fraction of what The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has to offer, and that’s even more true when it comes to exploring its massive overworld. Some people are just built different however, like @NightGames834, who recently shared an image of his nearly completely explored Tears of the Kingdom map.

Tears of the Kingdom has a great in-game feature which allows you to see the exact path you’ve traced as Link over the course of the game. NightGames834 shared his version of that map on Twitter after playing the game for a whopping 870 hours. As you can see, there’s hardly any corner of the map he didn’t manage to uncover. Unfortunately, the footprint tracking system eventually has to delete older paths to make room for more recent ones, which is why there are some notably empty areas from the earlier sections of the game. Still, it’s an incredible screenshot, especially considering the time and effort that went into creating it.

How much of Hyrule has your Link managed to explore? What impressive Tears of the Kingdom feat will be accomplished next? Like with Breath of the Wild, it seems like new milestones will be reached and shared for years to come.

Square Enix has announced that they’re working on a brand new board game that takes place in the world of Final Fantasy. The game is called Final Fantasy: The Six Moogle Siblings’ Mob Hunt. It’ll be available in demo form at Game Market 2024 Spring, which takes place in Tokyo on April 27, 2024.

The six moogle siblings are a group of moogles from Ivalice, all of which appear in Final Fantasy XII. Square Enix has yet to reveal any major game details, such as how it plays, or what types of components it will include. However, they did share images of some of the in-game cards, which feature a variety of cute moogles and other characters. Check out those cards below, along with some rough translations courtesy of Game Rant:

Based on those translations, it sounds like players will be competing for victory points and affecting opponents with fatigue tokens and other special actions. Hopefully, this game will get a localized release at some point. That could be a ways off however, since we don’t even have a release date for the Japanese version yet. Stay tuned, as more details should become available after the Game Market event next week.

Respawn has released yet another hotfix for Apex Legends. Like the last one, this one aims to restore progress for certain players in their Breakout Legend Challenges. Respawn also confirmed that a future update will address problems with player skins.

Players who are currently online will need to reset their game to see the new hotfix applied. See below for the full patch notes.

Outer Terror has received an update on the Switch, bringing it up to Version 1.0.2. It’s only bringing a couple of fixes, but they seem like important ones! Check out the full patch notes below.

Wondering what’s hot on the Switch eShop? Time once again to take a look at the top 30 for both all games on the Switch, and download-only titles. You can read up on the top 30 for April 20th, 2024 below.

All Games

1. Stardew Valley
2. Princess Peach: Showtime
3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
4. Minecraft
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. Just Dance 2024 Edition
7. Overcooked: Special Edition
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9. Hollow Knight
10. Balatro
11. Mario Party Superstars
12. Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition
13. Inside
14. Nintendo Switch Sports
15. Mortal Kombat 11
16. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
17. Among Us
18. Bendy and the Ink Machine
19. It Takes Two
20. Unravel Two
21. EA Sports FC 24
22. Grounded
23. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
24. Just Dance 2023 Edition
25. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
26. Sprout Valley Ultimate Edition
27. Overcooked 2
28. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
29. Poppy Playtime
30. Hades

Download-Only Games

1. Stardew Valley
2. Hollow Knight
3. Balatro
4. Inside
5. Among Us
6. Grounded
7. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
8. Poppy Playtime
9. Limbo
10. Disney Dreamlight Valley
11. Amnesia: Collection
12. Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
13. Call of Honor: Duty of Warfare
14. Slime Rancher
15. Stick Fight: The Game
16. Airplane Flight Simulator
17. Arcade Archives Vs. Super Mario Bros.
18. Suika Game
19. Dave the Diver
20. Stitch
21. South Park: The Stick of Truth
22. Pico Park
23. The Oregon Trail
24. Goat Simulator
25. Vampire Survivors
26. Ultimate Chicken Horse
27. The Jackbox Party Pack 3
28. Uno
29. Botany Manor
30. Disco Elysium

Limited Run Games has announced that they’ll be producing a physical edition of Strayed Lights for the Nintendo Switch. There will be just one standard version of the game priced at $39.99. You’ll be able to pre-order it beginning April 26, 2024, until May 26, 2024.

Click here for more info, and to order the game once pre-orders go live.

It used to be that once a video game system was dead, it was dead forever, but not anymore! Thanks to indie retro revivals in the gaming community, as well as platforms like Kickstarter, we’re still seeing new games pop up for older systems. One of the big ones right now is Nintendo’s original Game Boy, with games still being produced on physical carts by a handful of devoted devs.

Four of those Game Boy developers spoke with Nintendo Life about the process and experience of creating games for such a classic handheld device. The devs in question are Ollie Coe (Life’s Too Short), Cesar Aminio (Glory Hunters), Matt Hughson (From Below), and 7FH (Gunship DX).

A few of the interviewees detail the difficulties of creating games for an outdated device, including making everything fit into a very small file size. Some also mention GB Studio, a platform designed to make developing for the Game Boy easier and more accessible. Here’s a snippet from the interview, in which Matt Hughson explains why he decided to port his game From Below to the Game Boy:

Click here to read the full interview, with more insights from all four developers.

In the newest video on the family friendly Play Nintendo channel, host Jordan invites the A For Adley YouTube channel to a Mario Kart challenge. This includes driving actual real life Mario Karts, then competing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for a homemade trophy. If you’ve ever wanted to drive your own kart, this video will show you what it could be like! Visualize your future success and all your dreams can come true!!

Ever wanted to race your family in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? What about driving real life Mario Karts around, or competing for your own custom papercraft trophy?

In this video, Jordan from Play Nintendo challenges Adley from the A for Adley channel to a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe custom cup! Adley and her family make a paper cup of their own using the trophy creator on the Play Nintendo website and even get to test drive some real life Mario Karts! Who will win the A for Adley Cup and take home the trophy? Ready? Let’s race!