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Valkyria Chronicles Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online Trial In Japan

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT

And they said pigs wouldn't fly.

While it's a relatively niche series, especially in the West, Valkyria Chronicles has a dedicated fanbase. With the original and Valkyria Chronicles 4 - which story-wise is around the same timeline as the first game - both available on Nintendo Switch, meanwhile, we've been able to enjoy this quirky take on turn-based strategy/combat.

Anyone unconvinced in Japan, or those that have a valid Nintendo Switch Online account for the country, will have the chance to try out the first game in a Trial from next week, between 5th - 11th July. After the trial concludes both the original and 4 will be discounted by a third on the Japanese eShop.

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The Dev Behind One Of The World's Best SNES Emulators Has Reportedly Passed Away

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:15 AM PDT

Near created BSNES and spent years working on the 'perfect' Bahamut Lagoon translation.

It has been reported that Near, the developer behind the excellent SNES emulator BSNES, has tragically taken their own life.

Near – who has also gone by the names 'byuu' and 'Dave' in the past and identifies as non-binary – posted a Twitter thread over the weekend which opened up about the bullying and harassment they have received online.

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Square Enix Confirms The Next Mana Game For Console Is Now In Development

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:00 AM PDT

But it's still a long way off...

Earlier today Square Enix held a 30th anniversary live stream for the Mana series. During the broadcast, fans found out a new game is in the works.

As much as the producer Masaru Oyamada wanted to share a "cool" video announcement, nothing is ready to be shown just yet. The most he was willing to reveal is that this game is being prepared for a "console" release and the series' creator (who also happens to be the current CEO of Grezzo) has already seen it.

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Guide: Best Tony Hawk Games Of All Time

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

As ranked by you.

The arrival of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 on Switch ends a decade-long drought on Nintendo consoles of ollies, nollies, kickflips, grinds from the master Mr Anthony Hawk. The games (and their iconic soundtracks) were a formative part of many gamers' lives in the late '90s/early 2000s and we're thrilled to have him back.

Tony might have been away for a while, but with a whopping 27 games to his name on Nintendo platforms (including all the handheld versions), we thought it must be about time to rank them all from gnarliest to nastiest. Similar to our other reader-ranked polls, we've enlisted you lovely Nintendo Life readers to help us with the task of putting Tony's Hawks in order.

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Ninjala Celebrates Its First Anniversary With A Demon Slayer Anime Collab

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Get ready to wield your katana this July.

This week marks the first-year anniversary of Ninjala on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate, GungHo Online Entertainment held a special broadcast where it revealed what's ahead for the game. For starters, the developer has announced a special collaboration with the anime and manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

This themed event will take place from 19th July until 30th August and will include many new items.There's new character clothing and hairstyles based on Demon Slayer, different skins for weapons, new emotes and much more. There'll also be an in-game collaboration tournament.

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Review: Mushihimesama - A Cave Classic With The Right Kind Of Bugs

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 06:00 AM PDT

A bug's life.

Note: At the time of writing, sales of Mushihimesama on the EU Switch eShop have been temporarily suspended. Publisher Live Wire has stated that it will return to the store "in the near future".

Arcade shoot-em-ups in the 1980s may have started out as largely science fiction, but there have long been efforts in the genre to differentiate games with unique themes. One of the most interesting of these is Cave's Mushihimesama ("Bug Princess"), which takes place in a world filled with enormous insects. It was initially released in 2004 in the arcades, with a middling 2005 PlayStation 2 conversion, an iOS port in 2011, and then finally an HD release for Xbox 360, Windows, and now the Switch.

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Scalpers Set Their Sights On The Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT

So Metroid Dread wasn't enough?

Earlier this week, pre-orders went live in the US for Atlus' upcoming release Shin Megami Tensei V. If you missed it, the premium edition contains a copy of the game, steel book, backpack, soundtrack and more.

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Overwatch 2 Is Still Coming To Switch, But Blizzard Will Have To Make "Some Compromises"

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 01:00 AM PDT

Focus will be on gameplay features first.

It's been an uphill battle for developers porting next-generation titles to the Switch since the system arrived in 2017.

While we've seen some "impossible" ports like The Witcher 3 and DOOM, often studios have to make serious comprises to get certain games up and running on Nintendo's hybrid hardware. When it comes to Overwatch 2 it will unsurprisingly be no different. During the same fifth anniversary Reddit AMA with the Overwatch team at the end of May, concerns were raised about the Switch iteration of the upcoming release and if it would even be released.

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