Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Luigi’s Mansion 3 Gets a Halloween Release Date

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Jul 172019
 

Luigi’s Mansion 3 was one of the highlights of E3 for me, especially the Nintendo Treehouse gameplay segments, but the one disappointment was that it didn’t have a release date yet.

But now it does!

Luigi’s Mansion 3 will be out on October 31, a fitting date for a spooky game.

When the game was first announced, I was excited and hopeful that it would feel more like the original than Dark Moon.

Everything I’ve seen since then has just made me more excited, from their comments during Nintendo Treehouse about how they adjusted the style and structure after looking at feedback from Dark Moon, to the confirmation that you can explore the hotel once you’ve unlocked a given floor and that puzzles will make use of multiple floors.

Luigi’s Mansion 3 is one of my most-anticipated games of the year, and I’m excited we’ll be able to play it on Halloween.

Are you planning to get Luigi’s Mansion 3?

The First Yo-Kai Watch Is Coming to the Switch

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Jul 152019
 

In a new video from Level-5’s virtual Youtuber, it was revealed that the first Yo-Kai Watch game is coming to the Nintendo Switch.

Early reports said it would release alongside the Nintendo Switch Lite, but that might not be the case. Rather, she says you’ll be able to play Ni No Kuni at launch (as the Switch version comes out September 20) and play Yo-Kai Watch 1 later on.

No release date for Yo-Kai Watch 1 on the Switch has been announced yet.

I enjoyed the original Yo-Kai Watch despite its flaws, and although I still haven’t gotten around to Yo-Kai Watch 2, I hope to soon

(I’d like to play Yo-Kai Watch 3, but since physical copies have become incredibly rare despite its North American release being just earlier this year, right now I’m just hoping Level-5 follows this by bringing Yo-Kai Watch 2 and 3 to the Switch as well.)

Since there hasn’t been an official reveal yet, we don’t know if this will be a port or a remake… but they almost have to make some changes to the gameplay due to the game’s use of the touchscreen. Yo-Kai Watch 4, which came out for the Switch in Japan on June 20, made significant changes to the combat. I doubt Yo-Kai Watch 1’s combat will be revamped to that degree, but they’ll need to do something since there’s only one screen.

Mobile ports of Yo-Kai Watch were originally announced and then never heard from again, so maybe the Switch version will make use of whatever they intended to do there.

I probably won’t play it again unless there are significant changes, but it’s a nice opportunity for new fans to get into the series. What do you think about the first Yo-Kai Watch coming to the Switch?

Shin Yakuza News Coming August 29

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Jul 122019
 

We’ve slowly been getting details about Shin Yakuza, which will star a new protagonist named Ichiban Kasuga, but while we thought news was coming on Wednesday, we’ll have to wait a little longer.

Wednesday’s announcement turned out to be just the reveal of the actress who won the audition for the role of co-star, with details about the game now set for August 29.

(We knew Wednesday’s news would be the audition results, but the original announcement said new information would be shared as well.)

Right now, we still know very little about Shin Yakuza, but back in May, the director said the story was complete.

There have also been various hints that it will feel different from past Yakuza titles, but no one really knows what that means yet.

Ichiban is also a character in the Yakuza mobile game, which is currently exclusive to Japan.

Of course, I have a long way to go before I’m ready for the next Yakuza game. I’m playing Judgment now, but I still have Kiwami 2, 3-5 (here’s hoping for localization news about the remasters) and 6 to play. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to seeing what August 29’s announcement brings!

Are you interested in Shin Yakuza?

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