The majority of Contra games use a side-scrolling perspective, and then throw in a handful of levels that play with teh camera angle. Contra Rogue Corps spices things up by using a top-down view as the main camera. In an interview with Famitsu (translated by NintendoEverything), producer Nobuya Nakazato explains why this decision was made.

That’s right. Maybe it’s how overblown the whole thing is, or maybe just how flashy and kind of stupid it is. From the very first game there has always been the ability to play multiplayer, and we’ve brought that over to this one too. Here, though, as you can play with up to four players, we had to go with the top view so that the screen didn’t get too confusing.

In other games in the series there were both side and top views, but here it doesn’t switch depending on the stage. Instead, the camera seamlessly shifts for the best view. If the player were able to manually shift the camera it would give them too much to do and make it hard for them to concentrate, so we’ve made it so the camera automatically moves to the best viewing angle.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning, rhyming adventure game. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Experience a story-based puzzle game unlike anything you've ever played before! Raved by critics and players around the world, you play as milkmaid Ruth who lives alone on a remote farm in a faraway fjord. Then one day a spaceship arrives and turns Ruth's life upside down, sending her on a quest that will change her life forever.

Milkmaid is a modern take on a much loved genre from the 90's, the point'n'click adventure game. Solve puzzles, explore intriguing settings and experience a gripping story that twists and turns.

Features

- A lovingly crafted universe with hand-painted backgrounds combined with old school pixel art
- An exciting, intriguing story filled with wonder
- 2-4 hour playtime
- All dialogue and game text written in rhyme!
- English, French and Norwegian languages
- Autosave and custom save games
- Four earth-based cows
- Absolutely no microtransitions, loot boxes or pay to win
- Lovely, original soundtracks
- Made with passion by one guy from Norway

Milkmaid of the Milky Way comes to Switch on Aug. 22nd, 2019, and is priced at $6. The game takes up 237 MB of space.

Twitter user SimonTime has been snooping around Nintendo's eShop backend to see what's up, and they've noticed that a listing for Superhot has been added, and it looks like the game is ready to launch with just one flip of a Switch. Superhot is now pretty likely to be revealed during Monday's IndieWorld presentation, and it'll likely be launched ruing the event.

Superhot's devs have been keen to bring the game to Switch for awhile now, but they stopped short of confirming a port. This leaked info shows that the team has been working on the Switch port all along! Check out full details on Superhot below.

Blurring the lines between cautious strategy and unbridled mayhem, SUPERHOT is the FPS in which time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's just you, outnumbered and outgunned, grabbing weapons off fallen enemies to shoot, slice, and maneuver through a hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

With its unique, stylized graphics SUPERHOT finally adds something new and disruptive to the FPS genre. SUPERHOT’s polished, minimalist visual language helps you focus on what's most important – the fluidity of gameplay and cinematic beauty of the fight.

SUPERHOT Features:

Endless Mode – how long can you last against unyielding waves of enemies?
Challenge Mode – take on SUPERHOT with your bare hands, no restarts, timed runs, and more.
Replay Editor – edit and upload your best runs for all to see on superhot.video.
Extras – delve further into SUPERHOT with mini-games, ASCII art, and [redacted].
Thirty months in the making. Thousands of hours put into development and design. From its humble origins in the 7 Day FPS game jam, through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign to a plethora of awards and nominations from industry experts, SUPERHOT is a labor of love by its independent, dedicated team and thousands of backers from all around the globe.

Let's take a second look at the gameplay footage Nintendo released for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening this week, but this time it's compared to the Game Boy version. Obviously the Switch version looks leagues better, but it's still completely faithful to the original.

Gogeta SSGSS is making his way to Dragon Ball FighterZ as DLC, and the most recent issue of Jump Magazine shared some new details on the character. Check out that info below.

- the Gogeta SSGSS entrance scene at the start of a fight features a Fusion scene between Goku and Vegeta
- Gogeta SSGSS shoots Kamehameha and Galick Gun as standard Ki Blast attacks
- his Meteor Attack is the move he used in the movie to defeat Broly

The gang at Dengeki had the chance to interview Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games producer Nobuya Ohashi recently. In the snippet below, translated by NintendoEverything, Mr. Ohashi discusses what its been like making a new Mario & Sonic game with the Joy-Con as the input method.

The Wii title also had that ability to play in a unique way, but I think the control horizons have broadened far more for with the Switch. For example, in the 100 meter race we’ve been able to create a feeling of motion like nothing we have managed before. On the starting line you put your hands to the ground like the athletes really do, and for the hurdles, rather than just waving a Wiimote, you put your hands out in front as you press the button, as if you are clearing the hurdle yourself. By allowing the player take the same poses as the character on the screen, they get the feeling of really being in their shoes, which then creates that sense of competing in real life.

Mr. Ohashi also took a moment to discuss how far along the game is in development.

It’s going well and we are now into the final checking stage. At this point we’re looking at how we can make the game easier to play and also give it more depth.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses continues to hang in there at the top spot, which is even more impressive when you consider the stiff competition from big-name games that have seen limited-time price drops. Check out the full rundown below!

All Games

1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
2. Dragon Ball FighterZ
3. Minecraft
4. Quest for the Golden Duck
5. Doom
6. Super Mario Maker 2
7. Cuphead
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
10. Doom 3
11. Stardew Valley
12. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
14. Doom II
15. One Strike
16. Forager
17. Robonauts
18. Hollow Knight
19. Mario Tennis Aces
20. Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition
21. Super Mario Party
22. Turok 2
23. Overcooked 2
24. Layers of Fear: Legacy
25. Dragon Quest Builders 2
26. Cadence of Hyrule
27. Super Mario Odyssey
28. Fishing Universe Simulator
29. Cat Quest
30. Timberman VS

Download-Only Games

1. Quest for the Golden Duck
2. Doom
3. Cuphead
4. Doom 3
5. Stardew Valley
6. Doom II
7. One Strike
8. Forager
9. Robonauts
10. Hollow Knight
11. Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition
12. Turok 2
13. Layers of Fear: Legacy
14. Cadence of Hyrule
15. Fishing Universe Simulator
16. Cat Quest
17. Timberman VS
18. Terraria
19. Super One More Jump
20. Astro Bears
21. Nine Parchments
22. Valkyria Chronicles
23. Burger Chef Tycoon
24. Hollow
25. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
26. Plague Inc. Evolved
27. Akane
28. NoReload Heroes
29. Final Fantasy VII
30. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition

A series of 'character spotlight' videos have been released for MISTOVER in Japan. Hopefully we'll get English versions of these videos in the near future, but for now, check out the features that have been released so far.

Patricia Summersett played the role of Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and she earned quite a few fans with her performance. Summersett made an appearance at the Boston Comic-Con recently, and met with fans for pictures, autographs, and more. Reddit user Abaker516 got their copy of Breath of the Wild signed, and to their surprise, Summersett threw in a bit of Hylian as well! In perfect form, Summersett wrote out "open your eyes," which is definitely a phrase that means a lot to BotW fans!

Nintendo of Europe is offering a special My Nintendo deal to select users in Spain. Some customers are being emailed an offer giving them an additional 500 Gold Points if they spend 20 Euros on the Switch eShop. The deal lasts until Aug. 18th, 2019, and applies to a vast majority of what's on the eShop.

Nintendo of Europe has sent out an email to some users living in Spain informing them that they could earn an additional 500 Gold Points by spending EUR20 or more on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The 500 Gold Points will be added to the users' My Nintendo account shortly after the campaign ends.