Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 28th, 2024. Gosh, that presentation yesterday sure had a lot of good stuff in it, didn’t it? A bunch of shadow dropped games, too. That means our usually quiet Wednesday is anything but, and that’s not a bad thing. We’ve got a bit of news, a look at all the new games on the eShop today, plus the usual lists of new and expiring sales for the day. Lots to see, so let’s get going!
News
The Partner/Indie World Showcase Had Plenty to Offer
Sandwiching together two slightly smaller versions of the usual types of Directs was an interesting choice, and it means we got a bunch of announcements. I can’t go through all of them here, but highlights included some shadow drops we’ll talk about in the New Releases section, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, the Suikoden I & II remakes, Yakuza Kiwami, Tetris Forever, MySims, Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition, new Atelier and Rune Factory games, and many, many more. I’d advise just setting aside some time and watching the video. Skim if you must. Plenty of great games there for a variety of tastes.
Select New Releases
Castlevania Dominus Collection ($24.99)
One of the many cool shadow drops from the Direct was a third Castlevania collection. This one includes the three Nintendo DS games: Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia. It also includes the absolutely rancid arcade game, Haunted Castle, and as an extra, a remake of Haunted Castle by the folks at M2. It’s a lot better. As you would expect from this developer, this is a top-notch treatment that features great emulation and pretty much all of the features you’d want. An absurd value for the price.
Pizza Tower ($19.99)
The Wario Land-inspired frenetic platformer dashes on to the Switch with this Direct shadow drop. Make your way through the five massive floors of the Pizza Tower in order to destroy it and save your restaurant. If you miss Wario’s handheld adventures, you’ll really want to grab this. If you have no strong Wario feelings but like platforming, you should also give this a look. We’re hoping to review this one, but we’ll have to see how things go.
Goat Simulator 3 ($29.99)
The shadow drops continue. Look, it’s a Wednesday. If it weren’t for these, we wouldn’t have much at all. Anyway, Goat Simulator 3. You know how Goat Simulator works by now. I can’t verify how this game runs on Switch, but I know more powerful consoles struggle with it in places. So, you know, proceed with caution. Though I suppose even if it does run badly, it might just play into the whole sh**post nature of the game. Well, I leave it to you to decide. Silly goats doing silly things in an open world, may or may not make your Switch vomit blood.
Peglin ($19.99)
I know it’s cliche to armchair quarterback and talk about companies leaving money on the proverbial table, but I genuinely think Electronic Arts made a giant mistake by not putting Popcap’s games on the Switch in some form or another. Maybe even a collection? Well, they didn’t. They aren’t going to. And so we must scratch that itch in other ways, and for my fellow Peggle fans I can’t recommend Peglin enough. This one has been available on mobile for a while, and it’s just as good here on Switch. It’s basically Peggle blended into a turn-based RPG roguelite. We’ll have a review of this soon in case you need more details.
Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story ($20.00)
How can Kairosoft spice up its now incredibly well-worn formula for simulation games? Well, I suppose one way is to add a license to the mix. That’s what we’ve got here with Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story, a standard Kairosoft shop sim featuring the characters from the popular Doraemon manga and anime series. A decent effort has been made to do the license justice, and you might even spot some characters from the manga artist’s other works popping in as customers. Cute.
Pico Park 2 ($8.99)
More Pico Park for the Pico Park fans out there. Up to eight players can join in via local or online multiplayer, and this is one game where the rule of the more, the merrier is in full effect. Play through a bunch of puzzle stages that require some sharp thinking and cooperation to solve. One for those who didn’t get their fill with the first game, but not really different enough to be likely to pull in anyone new. And that’s fine.
Kamitsubaki City Ensemble ($3.99)
An affordable little rhythm game featuring music from Kamitsubaki Studio. Hit the notes, follow the story, enjoy the tunes. Not the fanciest dining, but for that price it doesn’t have to be.
SokoPenguin ($4.99)
Yes, that’s a Sokoban-style crate-pushing puzzler starring a penguin, alright. One hundred levels. You know if you want it or not.
Q2 Humanity ($6.80)
More quirky physics-based puzzles, over three hundred this time around. You’ll have to make use of your character’s abilities in addition to drawing to solve the problems now. Up to four players can get in on the fun, either via local or online multiplayer.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Mostly NIS America games in the inbox today, but you can also score some deals on Balatro, Frogun, and The King of Fighters XIII Global Match if you want. The outbox has a fair bit in it, so you’ll probably want to have a careful look through there and see if there’s anything you want.
Select New Sales
Bilkins Folly ($12.59 from $19.99 until 9/2)
Balatro ($13.49 from $14.99 until 9/3)
MLB The Show 24 ($19.79 from $59.99 until 9/10)
Frogun ($8.99 from $14.99 until 9/11)
Frogun Encore ($11.04 from $12.99 until 9/11)
Death Road to Canada ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/11)
Demon Gaze Extra ($17.99 from $59.99 until 9/12)
The King of Fighters XIII GM ($15.99 from $19.99 until 9/12)
Lapis x Labyrinth ($7.79 from $29.99 until 9/16)
Raiden III Mikado Maniax ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/16)
GrimGrimoire OnceMore ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Void Terrarium 2 ($19.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails ($24.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Sword City ($17.49 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Disaster Report 4 ($17.99 from $59.99 until 9/16)
Labyrinth of Galleria: TMC ($24.99 from $49.99 until 9/16)
The Cruel King & the Great Hero ($13.49 from $29.99 until 9/16)
R-Type Final 2 ($19.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
The Legend of Legacy HD ($34.99 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Poison Control ($3.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Labyrinth Legend ($5.99 from $14.99 until 9/16)
Giraffe and Annika ($9.99 from $29.99 until 9/16)
LA-MULANA ($4.99 from $14.99 until 9/16)
LA-MULANA 2 ($9.99 from $24.99 until 9/16)
The Princess Guide ($3.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Ys VIII Lacrimosa of DANA ($19.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory ($4.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Fallen Legion: Revenants ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
RPG Maker MV ($14.99 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Happy Birthdays ($7.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Penny-Punching Princess ($3.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
The Longest Five Minutes ($3.99 from $39.99 until 9/16)
Disgaea 4 Complete+ ($17.49 from $49.99 until 9/16)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, August 29th
A Cat & His Boy ($1.99 from $2.99 until 8/29)
Alan Wake Remastered ($14.99 from $29.99 until 8/29)
April’s Diary ($3.74 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Astebreed ($3.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Bio Inc. Redemption ($10.49 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Botany Manor ($22.49 from $24.99 until 8/29)
Crashout Xtreme ($2.49 from $9.99 until 8/29)
Cyber Citizen Shockman ($4.19 from $5.99 until 8/29)
Dead Cells Castlevania Bundle ($18.89 from $31.49 until 8/29)
DoDonPachi Resurrection ($9.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Bundle ($19.99 from $39.99 until 8/29)
DRAINUS ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Ebenezer & the Invisible World ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Escaping a Fireworks Factory ($2.00 from $4.90 until 8/29)
Espgaluda II ($9.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Gematombe ($4.49 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Gnosia ($17.49 from $24.99 until 8/29)
Gunman Tales ($2.09 from $6.99 until 8/29)
Gynoug ($3.49 from $6.99 until 8/29)
Hero of Fate ($7.49 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Kero Blaster ($2.99 from $9.99 until 8/29)
Kowloon High-School Chronicle ($9.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Matchpoint: Tennis Championships ($31.99 from $49.99 until 8/29)
Mighty Goose ($7.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Moonshine Inc ($15.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
My Little Universe ($6.74 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Noel the Mortal Fate ($9.99 from $24.99 until 8/29)
OnlyUP! ($5.27 from $7.13 until 8/29)
Operation Steel ($5.99 from $9.99 until 8/29)
Overboss ($13.49 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Pogo Joins the Circus ($2.49 from $9.99 until 8/29)
Radiant Silvergun ($7.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Red Colony ($2.99 from $6.99 until 8/29)
Red Colony 2 ($2.99 from $6.99 until 8/29)
Red Colony 3 ($2.99 from $6.99 until 8/29)
Remote Life ($9.49 from $18.99 until 8/29)
Retro Mystery Club Vol.1 ($7.90 from $9.90 until 8/29)
Retro Mystery Club Vol.2 ($7.90 from $9.90 until 8/29)
Retro Revengers ($7.90 from $9.90 until 8/29)
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms ($20.99 from $29.99 until 8/29)
Satay Shop Tycoon ($3.74 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Smashing the Battle ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/29)
Smashing the Battle Ghost Soul ($7.49 from $14.99 until 8/29)
Spy Bros. ($4.79 from $7.99 until 8/29)
Super Sean 007 ($2.49 from $9.99 until 8/29)
Taboo Trial ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
The Good Life ($15.99 from $39.99 until 8/29)
The Ouroboros King ($6.99 from $9.99 until 8/29)
The Sokoban ($8.99 from $17.99 until 8/29)
UNO Ultimate Edition ($7.99 from $19.99 until 8/29)
Vera Blanc: Supernatural Mysteries ($5.59 from $7.99 until 8/29)
Within the Blade ($3.29 from $10.99 until 8/29)
That’s all for today, friends. Tomorrow is Thursday, and that means we’ll have another pretty big day for new games. The new Famicom Detective Club is among them, but there are other big names in there too. We’ll have summaries of the games worth summarizing, plus whatever sales and major news items roll in over the course of the day. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!