Nintendo Direct News, Plus ‘Nova Lands’ And Today’s Other New Releases And Sales

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 21st, 2023. It’s a big day today thanks to the announcement of a Nintendo Direct yesterday. If everything goes the way I hope, I might actually have the news in a timely fashion for you. If you don’t see it below, then everything did not go the way I hoped and we’ll catch up tomorrow. Beyond that, there are a couple of new releases on the regular schedule, plus the latest sales and expiring discounts. Let’s go forth!

News

Check Out Today’s Nintendo Direct

Well, I’m not going to summarize an entire 40 minute presentation, so let’s just hit some highlights and you can watch the video if you want the granular details. A new 2D Mario game called Super Mario Wonder! A gorgeous remake of Super Mario RPG! New Zelda Amiibos! Warioware is back and asking you to shake your booty! Vampire Survivors! Metal Gear Solid Collection! Batman Arkham Collection! Princess Peach is getting her own game? Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Switch port! Pikmin 1 & 2 HD are available on the eShop right now! Dragon Quest Monsters! Pokemon Scarlet/Violet DLC footage! Detective Pikachu is back! Go check it out and see all the good stuff!

New Releases

Nova Lands ($19.99)

The idea on this one is that you build factories and bases, explore a planet, take over islands, and automate the heck out of everything. Kind of human development, but in speed run form. There are enemies to battle, which you can do with your blaster and other tech, and various NPCs to meet. Looks decent for what it is, though I’ll be the very first to admit that this kind of game is decidedly not my thing. If it is your thing, you will likely want to give this a closer look.

The Last Hero of Nostalgia ($24.99)

Oh, it’s one of those Souls-like games. Soulsbornes? What are we calling them now? Anyway, this game has been out for a bit on other platforms and it seems to have gotten a decent but not outstanding reception. The unique story is what sets this one apart, with it being set in a video game world where things seem to be regressing into pixelated oblivion. I’m thinking about giving this one a proper go, and you might just see a review pop up if I do.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Well hey, an Inti Creates sale. That’s nice. I also spy a new low price for Little Noah, and that is a game I will always champion. Lots of sales on iffy TROOOZE games, if that’s your flavor of garbo. The outbox is also fairly substantial, with sales from the likes of 2K Games, Game Mill, and FDG wrapping up. Check both of those lists, friends. You never know.

Select New Games on Sale

Gal Guardians: Demon Purge ($19.99 from $24.99 until 7/5)
Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack ($19.99 from $39.99 until 7/5)
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ($23.99 from $29.99 until 7/5)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon ($4.99 from $9.99 until 7/5)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 ($7.49 from $14.99 until 7/5)
Gunvolt Chronicles: LA iX ($7.49 from $14.99 until 7/5)
Gunvolt Chronicles: LA iX 2 ($14.99 from $24.99 until 7/5)
Blaster Master Zero ($4.99 from $9.99 until 7/5)
Blaster Master Zero 2 ($4.99 from $9.99 until 7/5)
Blaster Master Zero 3 ($7.49 from $14.99 until 7/5)
Runout ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
The Bounty Huntress ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
Slime’s Journey ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
TEN ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
The Psychoduck ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)

Save Room ($2.49 from $4.99 until 7/6)
Royal Frontier ($2.79 from $6.99 until 7/6)
Roar of Revenge ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
Super Sunny Island ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
Road of Death ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
God Damn The Garden ($1.99 from $4.99 until 7/6)
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid ($9.99 from $19.99 until 7/6)
Power Rangers: BftG Super Edition ($24.99 from $49.99 until 7/6)
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise ($7.49 from $14.99 until 7/6)
Little Noah: SoP Special Edition ($9.99 from $19.99 until 7/6)
World War: Prologue ($9.74 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Crime Busters: Strike Area ($9.74 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Bunker Life ($9.74 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Haunted Zombie Slaughter ($9.74 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Car+Toon Race: Rally Valley Champ ($3.40 from $10.99 until 7/11)

World Class Champion Soccer ($5.49 from $10.99 until 7/11)
Dead Rain: New Zombie Virus ($5.49 from $10.99 until 7/11)
Haunted Dawn: Zombie Apocalypse ($2.99 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Counter Recon: The First Mission ($3.44 from $14.99 until 7/11)
ANIMUS ($1.99 from $7.99 until 7/11)
ANIMUS: Harbinger ($1.99 from $7.99 until 7/11)
ANIMUS: Revenant ($5.28 from $22.99 until 7/11)
Counter Delta: Bullet Rain ($4.64 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Haunted Zombie School ($4.64 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Space Genesis ($2.99 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Bullet Battle Evolution ($2.24 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Girls Tank Battle ($1.99 from $10.99 until 7/11)
Space Stella: Unknown Planet ($2.99 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Dungeon Limbus ($3.44 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Dark Water: Slime Invader ($2.99 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Last 4 Alive: Escape from Zombies ($2.19 from $10.99 until 7/11)
World War: Tank Battle ($4.64 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Counter Recon 2: The New War ($7.49 from $14.99 until 7/11)
Zombie Is Planting ($1.99 from $10.99 until 7/11)
Demong Hunter ($1.99 from $7.99 until 7/11)
Counter Crossline: Crime War ($4.64 from $14.99 until 7/11)
REDDEN: 100denarii ($1.99 from $7.99 until 7/11)
Modern War: Tank Battle ($4.64 from $14.99 until 7/11)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, June 22nd

A Musical Story ($5.99 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Amnesia Collection ($4.49 from $29.99 until 6/22)
Animal Golf Battle Race ($3.99 from $7.99 until 6/22)
Avenging Spirit ($4.19 from $5.99 until 6/22)
Bloody Rally Show ($7.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Blossom Tales: Sleeping King ($4.94 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Boxing Gym Story ($8.40 from $14.00 until 6/22)
Bumballon ($3.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Bunhouse ($15.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
CMSR ($3.99 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising ($12.49 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Dead by Daylight ($14.99 from $29.99 until 6/22)
Drift King ($3.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Dungeon and Puzzles ($2.99 from $9.99 until 6/22)
Fight of Steel: Infinity Warrior ($10.49 from $14.99 until 6/22)

Figment 2: Creed Valley ($18.74 from $24.99 until 6/22)
Freshly Frosted ($6.49 from $9.99 until 6/22)
Gleylancer ($4.89 from $6.99 until 6/22)
Go! Go! PogoGirl ($2.99 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Gynoug ($4.89 from $6.99 until 6/22)
Hike Isle ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Hike Trip ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Hike Valley ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Hot Springs Story ($7.00 from $14.00 until 6/22)
Itorah ($13.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Jack N’ Jill DX ($1.99 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Jump, Step, Step ($3.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Little League World Series Baseball 2022 ($12.49 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Lost Dream Darkness ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Mech Armada ($9.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)

Mercenaries Saga Chronicles ($7.49 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx ($14.99 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Monster Boy & the Cursed Kingdom ($13.19 from $39.99 until 6/22)
Moto Roader MC ($4.89 from $6.99 until 6/22)
Mrs Cat Between Worlds ($2.99 from $4.99 until 6/22)
NBA 2K23 ($5.99 from $59.99 until 6/22)
NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition ($19.99 from $99.99 until 6/22)
Neon Souls ($2.99 from $4.99 until 6/22)
NHRA Championship Drag Racing ($14.99 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl ($7.49 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers ($4.49 from $29.99 until 6/22)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 ($9.99 from $39.99 until 6/22)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 ($12.49 from $49.99 until 6/22)
Oceanhorn 2: KotLR ($17.99 from $29.99 until 6/22)
Oceanhorn MoUS ($4.94 from $14.99 until 6/22)

Overloop ($9.74 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Path to Mnemosyne ($6.99 from $9.99 until 6/22)
Pets at Work ($2.99 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Pocket Harvest ($8.40 from $14.00 until 6/22)
Ravensword Shadowlands ($2.09 from $6.99 until 6/22)
Risk System ($6.99 from $9.99 until 6/22)
Roundguard ($6.20 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Sail Forth ($15.39 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Severed Steel ($9.99 from $24.99 until 6/22)
Shadows of Adam ($7.49 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Slayin 2 ($3.95 from $11.99 until 6/22)
Space Otter Charlie ($6.45 from $14.99 until 6/22)
Swordship ($11.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
The Forbidden Arts ($2.99 from $14.99 until 6/22)
The Procession to Calvary ($5.99 from $14.99 until 6/22)
The Ramen Sensei ($7.00 from $14.00 until 6/22)
Tribe Explorer ($2.49 from $4.99 until 6/22)
Tunnel of Doom ($5.59 from $13.99 until 6/22)
Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos ($3.99 from $19.99 until 6/22)
Venture Kid ($3.30 from $10.00 until 6/22)
XEL Complete Edition ($10.99 from $21.99 until 6/22)

That’s all for today. We’ll be back tomorrow with lots of new releases, more sales, and perhaps some news. As I write this we’re five hours away from the Nintendo Direct, and I must confess that I am a little excited. I hope future me is satisfied. He probably will be, it doesn’t take a whole lot to please us. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!