eShop news (Feb. 19, Round 3): Hollow Knight / Punch Club / Party Hard / Streets of Rogue
Today’s Nintendo eShop news: third free DLC for Hollow Knight (and update about Nintendo Switch version), but also…
- Punch Club
- Party Hard
- Streets of Rogue
- Nintendo and Indies
- Feudal Alloy
- Yoku’s Island Express
- Shakedown Hawaii
- Sneaky Ninja
- Hyper Sentinel
- Fear Effect: Sedna
- Mercenaries Saga Chronicles
- Inti Creates
Hollow Knight
Last month, Team Cherry shared the latest blog post for Hollow Knight, with the reveal of the third free content pack: Gods & Glory. Here’s all the juicy content included in this one:
- New Character and Quest – The Godseeker arrives (and your romance options expand). Track down this disturbing yet alluring being, break her chains and aid her in an ancient duty.
- New Boss Fights – Hallownest’s greatest warriors raise their blades. Prepare yourself for giant new boss fights against the ultimate foes. Each new battle intertwines with the Godseeker’s quest. No specifics on how that’ll happen, but it may not be as you expect!
- New Game Mode – Hollow Knight receives a third game mode. This ones been long requested and is a classic for the genre. Complete the Gods & Glory story to unlock the new mode.
- New Music – Christopher Larkin is going all out for Hollow Knight’s final free pack, with new soaring boss tracks and giant remixes of some beloved classics.
- Glorify Charms – Prove yourself and uncover a whole new depth to your charm collection.
The Gods & Glory content can be accessed at any time during your journey.
The DLC Pack will be released in “Early 2018”: a date that’s quite vague, because right now, the team is focusing their efforts on the Nintendo Switch version of the game, which is actually going to release before the DLC.
Speaking of the Nintendo Switch version, we still don’t have a release date, but Team Cherry did share an off-screen video of it:
Hollow Knight (Switch – eShop) comes out this year.
Source: Team Cherry
Punch Club
A few days ago, during the first Hello Switch presentation, tinyBuild announced that Punch Club was headed to the Nintendo Switch in May. It will cost $14.99, and includes The Dark Fist DLC.
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.
Punch Club (Switch – eShop) comes out in May in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: tinyBuild
Party Hard
A few days ago, during the first Hello Switch presentation, tinyBuild announced that Party Hard was headed to the Nintendo Switch this Summer. It will cost $14.99:
Ever had an annoying neighbor that listens to loud music at 3am? Stop his party and don’t get caught. Party Hard is a dark comedy stealth strategy game where your goal is to stop a series of parties. Think Hitman, but your goal is to eliminate everyone.
Party Hard (Switch – eShop) comes out this Summer in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: tinyBuild
Streets of Rogue
A few days ago, during the first Hello Switch presentation, tinyBuild announced that Streets of Rogue was headed to the Nintendo Switch later this year. It will cost $14.99:
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It’s like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Streets of Rogue (Switch – eShop) comes out latr this year in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: tinyBuild
Nintendo and Indies
Over the past few days, Entertainment Station published an interview with Yusuke Soejima and Park Masashi from Nintendo in Japan, about how Nintendo sees and treat indie games and developers in Japan. Some excerpts have been translated by Fukuzatsu over at ResetEra, and you can check them out by clicking here!
Here’s an excerpt:
As Nintendo, how is the difference between indie game and conventional game recognized?”
“Park: On Nintendo platforms, we don’t really differentiate between AAA titles from established firms and indie games. In actuality, they’re lined up as equals in the Nintendo eShop. We don’t specially promote indie games just because they are indie games, and conversely we don’t prioritise them below AAA titles either.”
Source: Entertainment Station / Entertainment Station
Feudal Alloy
Here’s the latest video clip for Feudal Alloy:
Fighting some big foe here… and what does your Saturday look like?#FeudalAlloy #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #madewithspine pic.twitter.com/lODhXkwh8d
— Attu Games (@Attu_Games) February 17, 2018
Feudal Alloy (Switch – eShop) comes out in Q3 2018 in Europe and North America.
Yoku’s Island Express
Here’s the latest video clip for Yoku’s Island Express:
Fall between the flippers and Yoku will lose some vital fruit. Do it repeatedly and maybe something worse will happen…#ScreenshotSaturday pic.twitter.com/XFbZmXQWBh
— Yoku's Island Express (@YokuGame) February 17, 2018
Yoku’s Island Express (Switch – eShop) comes out later this year.
Shakedown Hawaii
Here’s the latest video clip for Shakedown Hawaii:
Plowing some farmland in Shakedown: Hawaii. #screenshotsaturday
Coming (when it's ready) to Switch • PS4 • VITA • 3DS • Steam! pic.twitter.com/ZSDibhovHd— Vblank (@RetroCR) February 17, 2018
Shakedown Hawaii (Switch / 3DS – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Sneaky Ninja
Here’s the latest video clip for Sneaky Ninja:
A not-very-sneaky minecart level in #SneakyNinja, featuring some updated mechanics! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/BVNgUE6psr
— Sneaky Ninja (@SFSGames) February 17, 2018
Sneaky Ninja (Wii U – eShop) does not have a release date yet.
Hyper Sentinel
Here’s the latest video clip for Hyper Sentinel:
There's too many of them!#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #gameplay #gaming #shmup #STOPTHEM pic.twitter.com/Ezbcttk3FK
— Huey Games (@huey_games) February 17, 2018
Hyper Sentinel (Switch – eShop) comes out in Q1 2018.
Fear Effect: Sedna
Here’s the first character profile for Fear Effect: Sedna, which is for Royce Glas:
Fear Effect: Sedna (Switch – eShop) comes out on March 6th in Europe and North America.
Source: official Twitter account
Mercenaries Saga Chronicles
Here’s a commercial for Mercenaries Saga Chronicles:
Inti Creates
Here’s the recording of the latest Inti Creates livestream: