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The announcement of the third full-fledged Mari Party game for Switch during the last Nintendo Direct was very unexpected, as most fans of the series expected the Japanese company to save the game for its successor, which is rumoured to be released next spring, but Nintendo decided to please its loyal fans. By the way, the game's download file has recently become available.
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Breace Yourself Games has released a demo version of Crypt of the NecroDancer spin-off, Rift of the Necrodancer, on Steam: PC players can try the game and compete with other players from around the world for free until 27 June.
The recent Nintendo Direct presentation featured several major games, including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which showed off impressive gameplay visuals. This has led to speculation that the footage could be from Nintendo's next-generation console, which is due to be released by April 2025. However, the IGN report clarifies that the trailer was shown in 900p resolution on the current Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo surprised many people when it announced a brand new traditional top-down Zelda game during its recent Direct presentation, featuring Princess Zelda as a character for the first time. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is scheduled for release this September, and more details have emerged since the announcement.
The new edition will be out by the end of 2024
After a long silence spanning seven years, Nintendo recently revealed Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in a new gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated FPS. Although the video was short, it still gave us a glimpse of what must have been some early stage of the game, before the showcase of some forest-like environments began.
Deliver Us the Moon's initial attempt to come to Switch was delayed in 2020, but earlier this year developer KeokeN Interactive and publisher Wired Productions confirmed that the sci-fi adventure game will indeed be released for Nintendo's console later this year. Now we know the specific release date.
The recent Nintendo Direct was quite intense: during the presentation, many projects were shown, including Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. In honour of the latter, the company also announced a new version of the Switch Lite console:
During the last Nintendo Direct, there were many unexpected announcements, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom featuring Zelda and the first gameplay footage of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but it all started with the announcement of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, which will be released on Nintendo Switch early next year.
Nintendo has published a more detailed gameplay trailer for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, which shows off the collection of mini-games, but the video also gives a brief glimpse of the Survival and Legend challenges:
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, which also announced the game's release date - it will be available on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC on 14 November:
In addition to The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Nintendo has announced several classic games that are now available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Among them are The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords, Metroid: Zero Mission, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and Perfect Dark.
Nintendo Switch Sports has not received widespread support from Nintendo since its launch a few years ago, but the company is still releasing new content for the game. During the recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo talked about the upcoming addition to the game.
After a successful early access launch on PC, Darkest Dungeon 2 is expanding to new platforms. Red Hook Games previously announced a PlayStation release in July, and now Nintendo Switch has also been confirmed as part of the game's lineup.
