Nintendo eShop - July 2018

Baladium · Jul 25, 2018

Zonic said:
Speaking of Picross.

I'm kind of amazed that after all this time, despite getting all 8 Picross e games, Twilight Princess Picross, Pokemon Picross, Picross 3D 2, AND just recently Sanrio Picross, we STILL haven't gotten Club Nintendo Picross nor its sequel. You could easily offer it as a double pack at this point, or make it a reward for My Nintendo & rename it to My Nintendo Picross.

Yeah, time is ticking for those to make it over as the 3DS is fading, but I'm not expecting them to, sadly. They could've easily offered them as worldwide Club Nintendo rewards years back when the service was active, would've been a cheap and easy localization I'm sure. Oh well. :/

Interesting random observation from looking at GameFAQs' Jupiter page: Not counting Picross S/S2 and collaborations with other developers, you have to go all the way back to the freaking Super Nintendo to find the dev's only other games released on a home console. That's nuts.

Squid Bunny · Jul 25, 2018

Picross S2????

Oh my goodness thank you lord.

Coincidentally, I just got back to playing S1 a few days ago, doing the puzzles in Mega Picross (I had never gotten the hang of it until now).

NateDrake · Jul 25, 2018

Grabbed some footage of Hello Neighbor Act 1 on Switch.

Fonst · Jul 25, 2018

Wizards of Legend update, any good?

Deleted member 7044 · Jul 25, 2018

NateDrake said:
Grabbed some footage of Hello Neighbor Act 1 on Switch.

Phil32 · Jul 26, 2018

NateDrake said:
Grabbed some footage of Hello Neighbor Act 1 on Switch.

I'm grateful that tinyBuild continues to support the Switch, but some of its games just don't run well on the system. I played a little of Guts and Glory, and between the constant, 10-second-long load times between retries (of which there are many retries to be found) and the frame-rate issues, it's hard to recommend these games.

Baladium · Jul 26, 2018

Phil32 said:
I'm grateful that tinyBuild continues to support the Switch, but some of its games just don't run well on the system. I played a little of Guts and Glory, and between the constant, 10-second-long load times between retries (of which there are many retries to be found) and the frame-rate issues, it's hard to recommend these games.

I still remember Mr. Shifty, tinyBuild's first Switch game released over a year ago, had framerate problems at launch and the devs had this to say when pressed on the issue:

Comprehensive Reddit post here with more details surrounding the botched launch: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...s_are/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

Needless to say I'm not too eager to give these guys my money, especially since their Switch ports have become predictably sub-standard with each release. They're also averse to giving their games discounts on the eShop for whatever reason, so I've never even been tempted to pick any of them up during a sale since they're practically non-existent. Their loss, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The Cellar Letters · Jul 26, 2018

AdReNaLiN_FaLc0n said:
I still remember Mr. Shifty, tinyBuild's first Switch game released over a year ago, had framerate problems at launch and the devs had this to say when pressed on the issue:

Comprehensive Reddit post here with more details surrounding the botched launch: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...s_are/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

Needless to say I'm not too eager to give these guys my money, especially since their Switch ports have become predictably sub-standard with each release. They're also averse to giving their games discounts on the eShop for whatever reason, so I've never even been tempted to pick any of them up during a sale since they're practically non-existent. Their loss, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ahhh they took the ol' Payday 2 approach

Ghos · Jul 26, 2018

NateDrake said:
Grabbed some footage of Hello Neighbor Act 1 on Switch.

oh no

NateDrake · Jul 26, 2018

Phil32 said:
I'm grateful that tinyBuild continues to support the Switch, but some of its games just don't run well on the system. I played a little of Guts and Glory, and between the constant, 10-second-long load times between retries (of which there are many retries to be found) and the frame-rate issues, it's hard to recommend these games.

I was actually planning to do a PS4/Switch comparison of Hello Neighbor tomorrow, just to see how well that version stacks up.

Baladium · Jul 26, 2018

Website is up for Picross S2: http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/switch/picrosss2/index.html

- August 2nd worldwide release date
- $8.99 / £8.09 / €8.99 / 900 yen
- New mode: Clip Picross ("solve problems laid out on the board to complete a large illustration")
- "you can now count cells while moving your cursor"
- 300 Picross / Mega Picross problems
- 2-player support
- No touch controls

Deleted member 7462 · Jul 26, 2018

I need to finish up S1. I'm about ten puzzles away from being done.

I'm still buying S2 from the jump, though. I love me some picto-puzzles.

Platy · Jul 26, 2018

Finally bought Brawlout. My first smash clone on the switch.

The first of many, a small worm would say

LiftGammaGain · Jul 26, 2018

Palladins free to play version is up for download.

Ghos · Jul 26, 2018

Finally beat Bomb Chicken. It's the first game I've ever 100%'d, and without a guide too! Love this game, love the Switch.

Li Kao · Jul 26, 2018

So what's the point of archiving games instead of outright deleting them, as both options keeps the saves ?
I tried it on Celeste, thinking it woul keep the icon but put it last on the home screen but no, it's still first.

Gunkankun · Jul 26, 2018

Li Kao said:
So what's the point of archiving games instead of outright deleting them, as both options keeps the saves ?
I tried it on Celeste, thinking it woul keep the icon but put it last on the home screen but no, it's still first.

Ease of redownloading and your library will look massive with all those icons. Do wish arvhivrd game would automaticly not show up on the homescreen though.

Phabh · Jul 26, 2018

Etoh said:
Iconoclasts.

Dead Cells.

Okami HD.

Cosmic Star Heroine.

And that's completely disregarding my mild interest in Crossing Souls and Salt & Sanctuary.

Oh, and I still haven't finished Hollow Knight nor Yoku's Island Express. Also got Pool Panic left to play. And Lumines. And DK's Adventure in Mario + Rabbids. And Mario Tennis Aces. Haven't touched Owlboy, which I got at a discount a couple weeks ago.

This is fucked up.

Same. Switch is insane. It's difficult to keep up.

Phabh · Jul 26, 2018

Rasec said:
I can also confirm this impression. The game really is cool and refreshing for a puzzler.

Have fun with the game.
I want to get back to it but i need to finish bomb chicken first. xD

+1. Semblance is way more fun than Bomb Chicken. Less stressful and more open-ended and free-form.

Tragicomedy · Jul 26, 2018

Mistake post, sorry.

WarpSpeedMolasses · Jul 26, 2018

Sooo hyped for Iconoclasts and Cosmic Star Heroine. Also, Hyper Light Drifter around the corner just reminds me I have to beat Kamiko with the 3rd character.

Curious about Picross, but never played it and not sure where to start. Is there a good demo?

TheMoon · Jul 26, 2018

you forgot to actually post something. if you quoted this for the discord, you didn't need to actually post it...

tolkir · Jul 26, 2018

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Ac30 · Jul 26, 2018

Pool panic running at 1080/50-60 is glorious. So tired of sub native

It's also fun as hell, can't put it down

Shari · Jul 26, 2018

When does Hyper Light Drifter come out on switch? Im trying to find the info but can't.

tolkir · Jul 26, 2018

Shari said:
When does Hyper Light Drifter come out on switch? Im trying to find the info but can't.

This summer (Ends September 21st). There isn't a specific date yet.

Deleted member 22422 · Jul 26, 2018

Pool Panic is stuffed with creativity. Hope plenty of people play it.

Zonic · Jul 26, 2018

AdReNaLiN_FaLc0n said:
- "you can now count cells while moving your cursor"

If this feature is what I think it is, this is gonna be so damn helpful for the 15x15 & 20x15 puzzles.

Arcus Felis · Jul 26, 2018

During my Hand of Fate 2 playthrough, the game crashed during a fight...
I really hope a patch will come quickly. There are also some visibility issues when playing the game in handheld mode, making it a little hard to read some cards in some circumstances (ex: during "The Emperor", the game board is rather vast, making it difficult to read some cards).

Intel_89 · Jul 26, 2018

What's the cheapest place to grab Japanese eShop cards from? I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times by now but I can't seem to find that info anywhere. Thanks in advance.

Primate Ryan · Jul 26, 2018

Arcus Felis said:
During my Hand of Fate 2 playthrough, the game crashed during a fight...
I really hope a patch will come quickly. There are also some visibility issues when playing the game in handheld mode, making it a little hard to read some cards in some circumstances (ex: during "The Emperor", the game board is rather vast, making it difficult to read some cards).

You can zoom in on the map with... y I think.

Arcus Felis · Jul 26, 2018

Primate Ryan said:
You can zoom in on the map with... y I think.

There is a zoom which only reveals nearby cards. I had some cards were revealed on the board, and the whole zoomed-out board was difficult to read.
EDIT: We can move the camera after using Y. My bad then.

Oh. Version 1.0.1 downloaded.

Primate Ryan · Jul 26, 2018

Arcus Felis said:
There is a zoom which only reveals nearby cards. I had some cards were revealed on the board, and the whole zoomed-out board was difficult to read.

Oh. Version 1.0.1 downloaded.

Try moving the camera around with the stick. Works for me.

Deleted member 3017 · Jul 26, 2018

Not sure if posted, but Minit is launching August 9th. One more game to buy. $10 in US.

Primate Ryan · Jul 26, 2018

I just have to start wondering how much most of these games can still make. I imagine most games -regardless of quality- don't get past 5-10k sales. There are just too many quality releases (especially considering the install base, which is still fairly small) coming out every single week and many people don't even buy games from the eshop.

I really would like to see some sales numbers for some of the more recent releases, games like Bomb Chicken, Just Shapes and Beats and Yoku which just hovered around the 20th place on the charts.

Herb Alpert · Jul 26, 2018

OrbitalBeard said:
Not sure if posted, but Minit is launching August 9th. One more game to buy. $10 in US.

Stop this madness
And I'm on Vacation with my kids and don't even have time to play anything.
This summer is creating an absurd indie backlog on my Switch

rocketpunch · Jul 26, 2018

Oh shit, Minit! Don't miss out on the game, it's brilliant! I played it halfway through on PC then stopped when I heard it was coming to Switch. Seriously, it's fantastic!

woo · Jul 26, 2018

WarpSpeedMolasses said:
Curious about Picross, but never played it and not sure where to start. Is there a good demo?

If you have never played a picross game before you should have many options to give this puzzle type a try. There are picross game demos on Steam, the 3DS has some free Nintendo picross games IIRC, I'm pretty sure smartphones have gadzillions of free picross games to try, and I think Win10 even has a picross game that may be downloaded for free. As for a demo for this particular picross game on Switch? That should be readily apparent by checking the eshop. Hope that helps.

Niraj · Jul 26, 2018

Probably will pick up Picross S2 first once I'm done with Octopath Traveler. Interested in Pool Panic and Minit as well.

OrakioRob · Jul 26, 2018

Here a review for Hello Neighbor:

fourfourfun · Jul 26, 2018

I cannot wait for Hyper Light Drifter despite knowing next to nothing about it bar how it looks and how it sounds. Like Fez, I spent two years listening to its soundtrack before finally getting my hands on it.

OrakioRob · Jul 26, 2018

fourfourfun said:
I cannot wait for Hyper Light Drifter despite knowing next to nothing about it bar how it looks and how it sounds. Like Fez, I spent two years listening to its soundtrack before finally getting my hands on it.

It's a really nice game. I've beaten it and it was a joy. It's fast, it's fun and I love the way the plot is presented (no text, very subjective, you have to figure things out yourself).

The complaints I heard were mostly related to it's difficulty, but I honestly didn't find it very hard. You just learn the patterns of how your enemies attack and go for it.

Is the Switch port confirmed 60fps? When I played it on PC, the 60fps patch had already hit, but I heard the game wasn't so hot when it was 30fps. It's one of those games where the action has to flow as smooth as possible.

bytesized · Jul 26, 2018

Herb Alpert said:
Stop this madness
And I'm on Vacation with my kids and don't even have time to play anything.
This summer is creating an absurd indie backlog on my Switch

Same same

Bananastand · Jul 26, 2018

Already played through Minit on PS4 and it is great. Highly recommend it!

Bananastand · Jul 26, 2018

fourfourfun said:
I cannot wait for Hyper Light Drifter despite knowing next to nothing about it bar how it looks and how it sounds. Like Fez, I spent two years listening to its soundtrack before finally getting my hands on it.

It is a great game. Awesome soundtrack, really nice combat, excellent mood. They patched it a bunch since release and it is a lot more balanced now.

Gunkankun · Jul 26, 2018

Any chance we ll see a banner saga discount today? With the third releasing and all..

ITSMILNER · Jul 26, 2018

I really hope revamp the eshop look soon, so many great games could easily get missed in the current format (Unless you check this thread of course)

Lite_Agent · Jul 26, 2018

NA:

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

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New DLC:

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Rare Blade 2 – Crossette

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New Quests Pack 4

Sunken Boosters

The Trendy Patissier

Artisanal Accessories

Hot Spring Bonanza

Mystery Launch Codes

For full patch notes, please visit the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Support site. Full version of the game is required to use DLC.

Kirby Star Allies - A free update comes to the Kirby Star Allies game on July 27, which includes three Dream Friends from Kirby's past adventures. Daroach, leader of the notorious Squeak Squad, makes his debut as a playable character and brings some friends along. Dark Meta Knight makes a grand return as a playable character for the first time. Utilize his Mirror abilities to call upon devastating sword attacks, reflect back enemy projectiles, and create copies. Adeleine and Ribbon are back! Make Adeleline's paintings come to life or fly around with the help of Ribbon.

Nintendo eShop sales:

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Activities:

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Also new this week:

ACA NEOGEO THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Arcade Archives OMEGA FIGHTER (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Arcade Archives Sky Skipper (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps And Beans (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Candle: The Power of the Flame (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Code of Princess EX (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 31

Crossing Souls (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Element (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 27

Final Light, The Prison (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 27

FLASHBACK (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 31

Flat Heroes – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Hello Neighbor (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 27

Piczle Lines DX 500 More Puzzles! (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Pure / Electric Love "Everyone else!" – Ema Sakura (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Pure / Electric Love "Look at my eyes!" – Moe Yamauchi (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Sleep Tight (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available August 1

Titan Quest (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available July 31

Zaccaria Pinball (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

RTO 3 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Deleted member 3017 · Jul 26, 2018

OrakioRob said:
It's a really nice game. I've beaten it and it was a joy. It's fast, it's fun and I love the way the plot is presented (no text, very subjective, you have to figure things out yourself).

The complaints I heard were mostly related to it's difficulty, but I honestly didn't find it very hard. You just learn the patterns of how your enemies attack and go for it.

Is the Switch port confirmed 60fps? When I played it on PC, the 60fps patch had already hit, but I heard the game wasn't so hot when it was 30fps. It's one of those games where the action has to flow as smooth as possible.

According to the dev, the Switch port is indeed 60fps

Deleted member 7044 · Jul 26, 2018

Intel_89 said:
What's the cheapest place to grab Japanese eShop cards from? I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times by now but I can't seem to find that info anywhere. Thanks in advance.

https://www.seagm.com/it/nintendo-wii-3ds-eshop-prepaid-card-japan

Site might look a bit dodgy, but they're legit.

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