Nintendo has announced its holiday hardware plans for 2023, which include the return of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle and the release of two new Nintendo Switch Lite bundles featuring Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now access four more retro games, including Quest for Camelot, Kirby's Star Stacker, Joy Mech Fight, and Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!, across its Game Boy, SNES, and NES libraries.
Nintendo has revealed that there are no plans for DLC or expansions for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as the producer believes they have done everything they can to create fun in that world.
The games industry is set to have one of its best release years with highly anticipated titles such as Assassin's Creed Mirage, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Wonder, Alan Wake 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
Main topic: Nintendo's next-generation gaming console and its tech demos showcased at Gamescom.
Key points:
1. Nintendo showcased tech demos of its next-gen system at Gamescom, including a beefed-up version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
2. The tech demos featured NVIDIA's DLSS upscaling tech, ray-tracing, and visuals comparable to those on the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
3. Nintendo is expected to release its next console in 2024, and there is speculation about what its unique feature or trick will be.
Nintendo is reportedly showcasing tech demos of its next-gen system, the Switch 2, at Gamescom, including a beefed-up version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Matrix Awakens, featuring NVIDIA's DLSS upscaling tech, ray-tracing, and visuals comparable to the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
The upcoming September 2023 Nintendo Direct event is expected to feature remakes of a DS game and a Wii game, as well as an update on the recently announced Princess Peach game, but fans should not expect the reveal of the Switch successor console.
A rating by the ESRB suggests that the action role-playing spin-off Gotham Knights might be coming to the Nintendo Switch, alongside the release of the Batman Arkham Trilogy next month.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced its September 2023 Game Catalog lineup for Extra and Premium subscribers, featuring games such as 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, NieR Replicant, and the Star Ocean series.
Nintendo has announced that Luigi's Mansion 2 HD will be launching on Nintendo Switch in the summer of 2024 with new features such as four-player online multiplayer and a remastered version of the 2013 game Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
PlayStation's State of Play showcase featured announcements including the release date for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, new gameplay footage for Spider-Man 2, the upcoming Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways DLC, the winter release window for Resident Evil 4's PS VR2 mode, a new story trailer for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the Deep Earth Collection of PS5 accessories, and release dates for Bennett Fody's Baby Steps, Roblox for PS4, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord for PlayStation VR2, Helldivers 2, and the open beta for Foamstars, as well as the announcement of an expansion for Tales of Arise.
Nintendo unveiled new games and updates during their recent Nintendo Direct presentation, including a new title starring Princess Peach, a visually enhanced version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and the announcement of F-ZERO 99, a multiplayer racing game exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members.
Nintendo reveals new trailers for Super Mario RPG, WarioWare Move It!, Detective Pikachu Returns, and more games during its Nintendo Direct livestream.
The September 2023 Nintendo Direct featured a slow-burn showcase with exciting announcements such as a Thousand-Year Door remake and a new F-Zero game.
Super Mario RPG's upcoming remake for the Nintendo Switch was showcased in a gameplay trailer, revealing new features such as timed button presses, character combos, and post-game boss rematches.
Pre-orders for Mario vs Donkey Kong are now available in the US and UK, with the game set to launch on February 16th, 2024.
This week's big shows, such as Nintendo Direct and State of Play, have unveiled an array of upcoming RPGs and JRPGs, including Unicorn Overlord, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, SaGa Emerald Beyond, and Mario double pack, leaving gamers with an overwhelming choice of games to play.
Today's daily deals include preorder listings for upcoming games like Princess Peach: Showtime, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, and the Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf amiibo, as well as sales on games like Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy 16, Fire Emblem Engage, and more.
Nintendo Direct featured a range of exciting announcements, including the return of Paper Mario and a Tomb Raider trilogy remaster.
Activision executives were briefed on a next-generation Nintendo Switch in December 2022, with the document suggesting that the performance of the new console will be closer to that of the PS4 and Xbox One.
The September 2023 Nintendo Direct announced that Mario vs. Donkey Kong will be released on the Nintendo Switch, featuring updated visuals and new co-op play.
Bethesda's leaked upcoming releases include an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster, Doom Year Zero, Fallout 3 remaster, Ghostwire: Tokyo 2, Dishonored 3, and an Indiana Jones game, among others, although some projects may have been delayed or shifted.
Game releases in September include Gunbrella, a side-scrolling platformer with cinematic graphics and frenzied action, Gloomhaven, a turn-based dungeon crawler, Chants of Sennaar, a language decoding puzzle game, Cocoon, a world-leaping game with moody environments, Border Bots VR, a cheerful border control VR game, Party Animals, a multiplayer game with cute animals and physics-based challenges, El Paso, Elsewhere, a stylish shooter with a dark, monster-filled world, Paleo Pines, a chill exploration game with dinosaurs, Thunder Ray, a visually stunning boxing game, and Under the Waves, a narrative-driven adventure game about grief in a techno-futuristic setting.
Microsoft has announced that Xbox Digital Broadcast will be returning for Tokyo Game Show 2023, featuring game updates from Xbox, Bethesda Softworks, and other creators in Japan and across Asia. IGN Japan will also host an in-person event with Xbox's Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, and the show will be livestreamed on various platforms.
Capcom will be hosting an online special program at the Tokyo Game Show 2023, featuring games like Street Fighter 6 and Resident Evil 4.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms that more Microsoft-published games from Japanese developers can be expected in the future, including potential JRPG projects, while also mentioning the progress of the highly-anticipated game from Hideo Kojima.
PlayStation Plus has announced the list of games that will be removed from the Extra and Premium tiers in October 2023, including titles like Far Cry 4, Far Cry 5, The Medium, and Yakuza 3-5 Remastered.
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the expansion and 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077 will be the last major content for the game, with the focus shifting to the sequel, known as Project Orion. The core team will be relocating to Boston for the development of the RPG.
October is set to be the busiest month for video game releases, offering new titles such as Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Alan Wake II, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and Forza Motorsport across various gaming platforms.
The Fall 2023 season is seeing an abundance of highly-anticipated game releases for the Xbox Series X and S, reminiscent of the historic game releases of Fall 2007, with 15 big games being released within a span of 12-13 weeks, including titles such as Armored Core 6, Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Nintendo Switch Online members can now access a variety of Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Game Boy, and NES games, with recent additions including Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Kirby's Star Stacker, Quest for Camelot, Joy Mech Fight, and Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day.
Capcom is rumored to be working on a new Monster Hunter game for Nintendo's next console, Switch 2, which is expected to be released in the second half of 2024.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the company will continue to release new games for the aging Switch console until at least the end of March 2025, despite plans to launch a next-generation console in 2024.
The Super Nintendo classic Super Mario RPG will be released on the Switch in November with updated graphics and the option to switch between the original 1996 soundtrack and newly-arranged music.
Nintendo has announced that it will end online play and other functionalities for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms in early April 2024.
In October, there are several cool games to play, including Yakuza 3's cabaret club side-quest, Mortal Kombat's Kameo fighters, Cyberpunk 2077's new Phantom Liberty expansion, horror game Soma, action game Duck Game, Detective Pikachu Returns, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and a revisit to Alan Wake before its sequel releases.
Nintendo's New York Store will host a special "pre-launch celebration" for Super Mario Bros. Wonder ahead of the game's midnight launch on October 20th.
This week's video game deals, including Amazon's Prime Day Round 2 and competing retailer sales, offer significant discounts on Super Mario games for the Nintendo Switch.
Alien Hominid HD, an HD remaster of the 2002 Newgrounds game, and its sequel, Alien Hominid Invasion, will be launching on the Nintendo Switch on November 1, 2023, offering a co-op run 'n' gun experience with chaotic gameplay and customizable aliens.
Sony has announced the October 2023 additions to the PlayStation Plus Games Catalog, featuring 11 scary games for Extra and Premium members, including the Batman-based co-op game Gotham Knights and the highly acclaimed Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.
