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Go-Go Town was just announced for Nintendo Switch earlier today, and now we have a look at a longer trailer from the Future Games Showcase for this town-building sim game. This trailer features gameplay footage we’ve already seen, but it’s preceded by over a minute of adorable animated cut scenes and some game overview info. You can watch the cuteness for yourself up above!

Go-Go Town will be available on Nintendo Switch sometime in 2024. Stay tuned for more info.

Dredge is a cosmic horror fishing game that will be available on Switch March 20, 2023. At the 2023 Future Games Show event, we got a brand new overview of the some of the title’s gameplay and features. Watch the presentation above, which includes an introduction from the developers.

Indie action game Pizza Possum has been announced for a Nintendo Switch release during the 2023 Future Games Show Spring Showcase. In this game you play as a pesky possum eating as much as you can while trying to avoid guards. Right now it’s just listed as “coming soon”, so stay tuned for more specific info on the release date for this one.

Life is good when you are a possum. You can eat all you want, and there is no one who can stop you. Well, except for all the guard dogs patrolling the village you’re in. But really, who are they to stop you. Besides, if you get chased, a quick hide in the bushes will often do the trick and get them off your scent. So what are you waiting for? Time to eat!

A new commercial for the Japanese eyedrop brand Rohto has aired featuring footage from Street Figher II. Rohto has really gone the extra mile here, as this isn’t just a clip from the original game. The ad features new editing and animation to depict fighters Ryu and Dhalsim using the product to restore their tired eyes.

It’s a brief commercial, but it’s surprisingly well made, gets the point across quickly and leaves an impact! The characters in Street Fighter probably do need to refresh their eyes from time to time in order to stay in top fighting shape. Watch the full ad above and see what other differences you can spot from the original game.

In addition to a great library of games, the Nintendo 3DS had some very cool apps intended for creative pursuits like art and music. Now, just days before the official closure of the 3DS eShop, animator Wayne Unten has shared an animated short he created using only those apps.

Unten works at Walt Disney Animation Studios and says he spent various moments of free time over the past two years working on this short, titled “Toadal Disaster”. It’s a cute little short featuring a witch practicing some spells with her pet toad. The apps used to create it include Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II, Colors! 3D, Flipnote, and Korg M01D.

Click here to watch the animation in full. It’s an impressive piece of work, especially considering the hardware used to create it! If you’d like to produce your own masterpiece using these 3DS apps, be sure to download them soon before you lose your chance.

A co-op platformer called Alice Sisters has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign to fund a release on Game Boy Advance. This retro throwback game was previously released on SEGA Genesis and the Dreamcast, and now developer OrionSoft is looking to expand its reach.

The game was designed with 2-player co-op in mind, and you’ll be able to enjoy that mode using two Game Boy Advance systems connected via Link Cable. Best of all, you’ll only need one cartridge in order to share the game, so you can bring a friend along easily.

At the time of this post, the campaign has received around $5,500 of its $21,433 goal, with 25 days left to go. You can back the project for $16 to receive a GBA ROM of the game, $43 for just the physical cartridge, or $59 for the cartridge with a box and manual. There are also options for other console versions such as the PlayStation 1.

Click here to view the campaign for yourself, or read more details below.

Some new Kingdom Hearts artwork has cropped up online following the special Kingdom Hearts Second Breath concert which was held in Tokyo this past weekend. The artwork appeared in pamphlets handed out to the audience, and was created by Shiro Amano who also worked on Kingdom Hearts’ manga adaptations. It features characters from the in-game group Organization XIII performing a concert of their own. Check it out in full below.

As an added treat, here’s a shot of another piece of artwork by artist Tetsuya Nomura featuring Sora conducting. None other than Masahiro Sakurai himself took this photo! After attending the concert, he remarked that “Conductor Kaoru Wada’s movements are youthful and amazing”. Sounds like a great event!

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of Mega Man Battle Network’s original release on the Game Boy Advance on March 21, 2001. In celebration of this series milestone, Capcom is sharing a few goodies for fans.

First, Capcom artist Keisuke Mizuno posted some new artwork inspired by a classic Mega Man Battle Network advertisement, featuring Lan and Mega Man. Check it out via the tweet below.

Next, Capcom is hosting a stream of Mega Man NT Warrior on their Twitch channel. This anime was based on the Battle Network games, and they’ll be streaming episodes from it for free from today through March 24, 2023 at 10pm Eastern Time.

Click here to tune in and catch the stream for yourself any day this week! Don’t forget, the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will be available on Switch on April 14, 2023.

Hogwarts Legacy currently has no companion system, meaning you’ll have to tackle all of its missions by yourself without any friends by your side. However, players have managed to discover a number of dialogue clips which seem to indicate that this was a planned feature, but was cut before the game’s release.

A mod for the PC version of the game enables a rudimentary companion option, allowing you to take your classmates with you on various missions. What’s revealing about these missions is that several of the characters have voice lines which only make sense in the context of them joining you, something they aren’t able to do in the official version of the game.

See the screenshot below for an example from Reddit user _SeventyEight, featuring the line “Following floating candles into the Forbidden Forest? Well, then. After you.”

Other players have reported hearing similar lines from various characters when approaching specific areas of the game. As of now, developer Avalanche Studios hasn’t commented on whether or not a companion option was meant to be in the game, or if it could be coming in a future update. However, with a AAA game of this size, it’s not surprising that some things had to be cut.

Hogwarts Legacy will be available on the Switch on July 25, 2023.

Today is officially Slowpoke Community Day in Pokémon GO. From now until 5:00pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023, Slowpokes and Galarian Slowpokes will be featured and appear more prominently in the wild.

To honor this glorious day, the official Pokémon GO Twitter account has invited followers to relax with Slowpoke, with the help of the following minute-long video:

Remember, if you’re running around trying to catch Slowpokes, it’s a good idea to take a minute and calm down with this relaxing video! You can also find more info on how to get the most out of this Community Day with the helpful graphic shared below.

The Famitsu/Dengeki Game Award 2022 winners were announced today, and there’s a good number of Nintendo games that took home wins. Some of the biggest ones included Xenoblade 3 winning Best RPG, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Best Scenario, and Splatoon 3 for Best Action Game. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom also won the award for Most Anticipated Game in the upcoming year.

Click here or see below for the complete list of winners and nominees.

Game of the Year

• Winner: Elden Ring
• Splatoon 3
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• Pokémon Legends Arceus
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

MVC – Most Valuable Creator

• Winner: from Software
• Game Freak
• Nintendo’s Splatoon 3 dev team
• Naoki Yoshida
• Heaven Burns Red dev team

Best Scenario

• Winner: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• Xenoblade 3
• Heaven Burns Red

Best Graphics

• Winner: Elden Ring
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Music

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Xenoblade 3
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Best Actor

• Winner: Aqua Minato (Aquarium)
• GACKT (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
• Nobu Chidori (Super Noda Game World)

Best Voice Actor

• Winner: Tomori Kusunoki (Heaven Burns Red)
• Kenichi Suzumura (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
• Minami Tsuda (Xenoblade 3)

Best Character

• Winner: Pepper (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
• Kirby (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• Gekka Kayamori (Heaven Burns Red)

Best Online Game

• Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
• Genshin Impact
• Splatoon 3

Best Action

• Winner: Splatoon 3
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Best Action Adventure

• Winner: Sonic Frontiers
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Adventure

• Winner: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
• AI: The Somnium Files
• DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate

Best RPG

• Winner: Xenoblade 3
• Elden Ring
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Best Game App

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby
• Goddess of Victory: Nikke

Best Indie Game

• Winner: Stray
• Vampire Survivors
• Needy Girl Overdose

Best Rookie

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Elden Ring
• Stray

Best Esports Game

• Winner: Valorant
• Apex Legends
• Street Fighter V

Best VTuber

• Winner: Ichihyakuman Tenbaru Salome
• Usada Pekora
• Sky Subaru

Best Streamer

• Winner: k4sen
• SHAKA
• 2BRO

Best Horror

• Winner: Yomowari: Night Alone
• The Quarry
• Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II

Most Anticipated

• Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Armored Core VI
• Final Fantasy XVI

Special Award

• Winner: 7 Days to End with You

Magical Lovely Award

• Winner: Persona 5 Royal

The Persona series’ director and producer Kazuhisa Wada recently sat down for an interview with Sega Asia. Wada discussed the Persona series’ evolution, as well as its recent transition to consoles like the Nintendo Switch with Persona 5 Royal and other titles. Here’s a portion from the interview in which he mentions the challenges involved with getting the game running on less advanced hardware:

Luckily, SEGA was there to provide their expertise in the adaptation! Wada also gave his thoughts on the future of the Persona franchise, and the team’s intentions to get even more fans on board for upcoming games:

Click here to read the full interview for more insight into the Persona series. Stay tuned for news on future Persona games coming to Switch.

Square Enix is currently holding a big sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop, featuring discounts on many of their newer and older titles. This includes Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, Dragon Quest Treasures, PowerWash Simulator, Harvestella, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and more. The sale will be running until March 30, 2023.

Click here to browse the entire selection via the eShop web site, or see below for the complete list of discounted titles.

Nintendo has released the third episode of their Baddies & Battles series over on their Play Nintendo YouTube channel. This promotional video highlights three TINY little enemy encounters from four Switch games: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Yoshi’s Crafted World, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

Watch Mario, Pokémon Trainer, Yoshi, and Link face off against TINY baddies and Wild Pokémon in this episode of Baddies and Battles! Mario meets tiny terrors in the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game, a Pokémon Trainer encounters a cute Normal-Type Pokémon in the Pokémon Scarlet game, Yoshi runs into plant-like baddies in the Yoshi’s Crafted World game, and Link meets colorful creatures in the Link’s Awakening game. Can you spot all the baddies and Wild Pokémon? Join Jordan on this fun seek and find adventure!

Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp have all received a content update. Check out the full details for each game below via perfectly-nintendo.com.

Super Mario Run

• [Event] The latest Weekend Spotlight is live, and this time around, it’s all about Toad and Toadette! Here’s the items you can get from the Super Bonus game in Remix 10: Toad Topiary (20%), Toadette Topiary (20%), 8-bit Toad Statue (20%), Toad Statue (12%), Toadette Statue (12%), Gold Toad Statue (8%), Gold Toadette Statue (8%) (available until March 20th)

Fire Emblem Heroes

• [Special Maps] The Grand Hero Battle feat. Vigarde (Silent Emperor) is now available (available until March 25th)
• [Events] The latest Hall of Forms Revival event is now over. The following Heroes are still available as Forma Units: Shannan (Wielder of Astra), Larcei (Keen Kin), Altena (Luminous Rider), and Ced (Hero on the Wind) (available until April 18th)

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

• [Cookies] A returning Fortune Cookie and related set of Stamp Trade rewards are now available: Pancetti’s beauty cookie (available until March 28th)