I’m for the revival of DS franchises on Switch, just… not by those guys.
Things we missed last week: Konami’s Surprise Attack was the Archives game, and 505 Games-published survival game Unturned also surprise-dropped.
If it’s possible for a quarter to simultaneously go out with a bang and a whisper, this one does. The quantity is certainly there – 40+ in both NA and Europe – but the QUALITY? Not so much. Last month’s Partner Showcase has probably the two biggest games of the week in drilling platformer Pepper Grinder (demo available) and South Park: Snow Day, or you can head down to the farm for a kid-friendly version of Farming Simulator. Smaller titles of note: A pair of Hudson titles based on Felix the Cat are being released on Switch by Konami in one package – which depending on your stance on NES and Game Boy games may be a bit on the high side of the price bar – while Annapurna has a new adventure in Open Roads and the oft-delayed colonial sequel to UK-based adventure title Not Tonight is finally landing. There’s also a new version of Ufouria under its prior name of Hebereke.
But there’s one big, pricey elephant in the room. The entire Touch Detective series – including the previously unlocalized third game – is coming out in a collection this week after hitting in Japan a couple of years ago. Normally I’d recommend it, but for now I have to recommend avoiding it due to its publisher, noted heels Nicalis. If it’s any consolation, it might come out under a different publisher or the original devs soon.
North America
Retail
Outward Definitive Edition (US$39.99/C$55.99)
Farming Simulator Kids ($29.99/$34.99: Tuesday)
South Park: Snow Day ($29.99/$29.99: Tuesday)
Digital
Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files ($39.99/$54.99)
Felix The Cat ($24.99/$33.49)
Terra Memoria ($19.99/$24.99: Wednesday)
Not Tonight 2 ($19.99/$22.79: Wednesday)
Open Roads ($19.99/$25.99)
One Last Breath ($17.99/$24.99)
Statis: Bone Totem ($19.99/$23.99)
Sunny Cafe ($14.99/$17.99: Wednesday)
Missile Dancer 2 ($14.99/$19.49)
Pepper Grinder ($14.99/$19.49)
OTXO ($14.99/$17.49)
House ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)
Animal Buddies – Party Beasts ($13.99/$18.99: Sunday)
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room ($12.99/$14.94: Friday)
Monster Panic ($11.99/$15.99)
3DPrinter: Print Master Simulator ($11.99/$16.99: Friday)
Labyrinthia Nightmares: The Journey Of Little Fluffypuff ($11.99/$16.99: Saturday)
Soul Dog TD ($10.99/$14.85)
Coffee, Plis (sic) ($10/$10)
Hebereke Enjoy Edition ($9.99/$9.99: Wednesday)
Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn ($9.99/$13.99)
Junior Labyrinth ($9.99/$13.49)
100 Doors – Escape From Prison ($9.99/$12.99)
The World After ($9.99/$12.99)
Escape Game The Kitty School ($9.99/$12.49)
Go Kart Mania ($9.99/$13.50: Friday)
nZen ($9.99/$13.50: Friday)
7 Days Heroes ($9.99/$13.45: Friday)
Re:Touring ($9.99/$13.29: Friday)
Vikings: Valhalla Saga ($9.9/$13.49: Wednesday)
Nyanzou & Kumakichi Bomb Cave ($9.8/$13.14)
Fruity Puzzler ($8.99/$12.15: Friday)
EggConsole Xak PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)
Escape Fear: Hide And Seek Horror ($4.99/$6.99)
Blind Shot ($4.99/$6.68)
Forrader Hero ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)
Old Coin Pusher Friends 2 ($3.99/$5.39)
Sales and Price Drops
Highlights: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is already 40% off until April 1. PSPrices, DekuDeals
Europe
Retail
Outward Definitive Edition (€39.99/£31.99)
Farming Simulator Kids (€29.99/£26.99: Tuesday)
South Park: Snow Day (€29.99/£24.99: Tuesday)
Digital
Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files (€39.99/£35.99)
Felix the Cat (€24.99/£19.99)
Terra Memoria (€19.99/£17.99: Wednesday)
Stasis: Bone Totem (€19.99/£17.99)
Open Roads (€18.49/£15.99)
One Last Breath (€17.99/£16.19: Wednesday)
Not Tonight 2 (€16.79/£15.49: Wednesday)
Sunny Cafe (€14.99/£13.49: Wednesday)
OTXO (€14.99/£11.99: Wedneaday)
Pepper Grinder (€14.99/£13.49)
Missile Dancer 2 (€14.79/£13.29)
Animal Buddies – Party Beasts (€13.99/£13.99: Sunday)
House (€13.29/£11.99: Friday)
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room (€12.79/£11.49: Friday)
3DPrinter: Print Master Simulator (€11.99/£11.99: Friday)
Labyrinthia Nightmares: The Journey Of Little Fluffypuff (€11.99/£11.99: Saturday)
Monster Panic (€10.9/£9.79)
Soul Dog TD (€10.12/£9.09)
Coffee, Plis (sic) (€10/£10)
Hebereke Enjoy Edition (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)
The World After (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)
To The Sky (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)
Junior Labyrinth (€9.99/£8.99)
7 Days Heroes (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
Go Kart Mania (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
nZen (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
Re:Touring (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
Vikings: Valhalla Saga (€9.9/£8.89)
Nyanzou & Kumakichi Bomb Cave (€9.8/£8.79)
Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn (€9.75/£8.50: Wednesday)
Escape Game The Kitty School (€8.99/£8.09)
Fruity Puzzler (€8.99/£8.09: Friday)
EggConsole Xak PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)
Reaper Survivors (€4.99/£4.49: Monday)
Escape Fear: Hide and Seek Horror (€4.99/£4.99)
Forrader Hero (€4.99/£4.99)
Blind Shot (€4.99/£4.49)
Old Coin Pusher Friends 2 (€3.99/£3.29)
Japan
Winning Post 10 2024 (¥9680)
PriministAr (¥7370)
Hakuouki Shinkai Yuugiroku: Great Banquet of the Soldiers (¥7150)
Amairo Chocolate (¥5280)
Radirgy 2 (¥5280)
Outward Definitive Edition (¥4700)
South Park: Snow Day (¥4389: Wednesday)
Farming Simulator Kids (¥4150: Tuesday)
House (¥2249: Friday)
Life With Childhood Friends (¥2200)
Labyrinthia Nightmares: The Journey Of Little Fluffypuff (¥1799)
Monster Panic (¥1790)
Missile Dancer 2 (¥1700)
Pepper Grinder (¥1700: Friday)
Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn (¥1500)
Coffee, Plis (sic) (¥1500)
Soul Dog TD (¥1500)
The World After (¥1500)
nZen (¥1499)
Drift Force Extreme (¥1490)
Hebereke: Enjoy Edition (¥1490)
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room (¥1313)
Re:Touring (¥990)
Aname English Quiz (¥980)
Nyanzou & Kumakichi Bomb Cave (¥980)
EggConsole Xak PC-8801mkIISR (¥880)
Ducky Quacky (¥749)
Escape Fear: Hide and Seek Horror (¥749)
Blind Shot (¥730)
Demon Drop DX (¥500)
Old Coin Pusher Friends 2 (¥470)
Turret Lab (¥150)