Author: Jacob Chambers

New Update Brings Dave The Diver’s Dredge DLC, Full Patch Notes

Dave, the rogue dive/restaurant manager The Diver hooked us when it swam onto Switch earlier this year, but its collaborative Dredge DLC (yes, the Lovecraftian fishing game) has sailed into view today, making things even scarier. Have you had enough nautical puns? We have more… Today, we can see what’s going on with this collaboration, ...

SaGa Emerald Beyond Switches April 2024

Square Enix has announced that SaGa Emerald Beyond will release on Switch on April 25, 2024, following its September Nintendo Direct showcase announcement. Square’s SaGa Glimmerfest 2023 livestream, celebrating the series’ 35th anniversary, confirmed this release date. The stream revealed two new character trailers for Tsunanori Mido (above) and Ameya Aisling, showing their battlefield abilities. ...

The Latest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Distribution Has A Special Gimmighoul

The Pokémon Company is giving away a Mystery Gift Gimmighoul along with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0 today. This “chest form Gimmighoul” has the “Upbeat Mark” and will be called “Gimmighoul the Chipper” when assigned. Pokémon’s official website has the code and instructions for redeeming it: SEEY0U1NPALDEA Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game. Select Poké Portal on the ...

Streetdog BMX Brings Tricks, Flips, and Killer Combos Switch Next Year

Streetdog BMX, an extreme sports game, will release on Switch next year from Null Games and Yeah Us! Games. The developer has compared this to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra BMX, which are intriguing titles, but the colorful urban environments seem different. Streetdog BMX lets you ride your BMX around town, performing tricks ...

The Lost Stages of Sonic 2 have been revealed

Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s cut content has been teased for years, but The Video Game History Foundation has now released what may be the most comprehensive look at Sonic 2’s lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). The video said Brenda Cook (formerly Ross), Craig Stitt, and Tom Payne contributed content that wouldn’t be in the Genesis/Mega ...

Next year, Switch gets more nonogram puzzles from ‘Piczle Cross: Story Of Seasons’

Rainy Frog announced today that Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons will launch on Switch on February 27, 2024. This Piczle game has lots of nonogram puzzles and a farm-sim twist thanks to the Story of Seasons tie-in. Over 350 puzzles and five collage puzzles require you to line up tiles to form villagers, bachelors, animals, ...

US Switch eShop Releases Relaxing Hexagonal City Builder ‘Pan’orama’

If you like relaxing city builders, Awaken Realms’ Pan’orama may be for you. Pan’orama is a puzzle simulation that uses hexagonal tiles to create an abstract landscape. It launches on the US eShop today (December 14th) and in January in the EU. Complete quests and build biomes to earn points and unlock themed tiles to ...

The Full Patch Notes for Super Mario RPG 1.0.1

Nintendo revealed a Super Mario RPG “Paratroopa” bug last month and said it was patching. The 1.0.1 update appears to fix this. There are many more game fixes. Nintendo’s support page has the patch notes: Version 1.0.1 (December 12, 2023) of Super Mario RPG Game progression fixes Downloading this update data fixes the following issues. ...

Nintendo Launches Splatoon 3’s ‘Tournament Manager’

Nintendo teased Splatoon 3’s ‘Tournament Manager’ in July. Following an early release in November, it’s now officially launched. Inklings and Octolings can create private tournaments, brackets, and match reports with this service. Splatoon dataminer ‘OatmealDome’ explains how license numbers are now required: Nintendo’s website has guides for creating tournaments. Create, manage, and join a tournament ...