Alright, so here’s a thought—or a ramble, rather—but has anyone else ever thought about how the BBC might’ve been better off with a quick call to Greg Leahy before they decided you could stick an NES game in a Super Nintendo? (Yeah, that happened. No clue why it stuck, but here we are.)
And let me just jump right in—everyone’s been buzzing about Donkey Kong Bananza this week. No joke, it’s what every Nintendo gamer’s right knee is twitching about. A review is dropping in the mags next week—don’t let that slip. But apart from that, there’s this wild Pac-Man exploration-platformer situation—which someone in news still swears is larger than Montreal’s Shadow Labyrinth. Who even makes these comparisons? Anyway, if you’re on the Switch, the upgrade pack’s on the house. Or maybe you like your city builders on the weird side, like on a giant creature’s back? Enter: The Wandering Village. It’s a thing. Promise.
Oh, and what slipped by us? Picture this: A fresh ArcSys fighter—straight from the Dragon Ball FighterZ team—based on HunterxHunter, no less. Fingers crossed it lands like it should. Plus, a Neverwinter Nights 2 port (finally), and a Golden Tee classic mix—sadly sans the trackball fever dreams. Add a new publisher for God Wars into that stew and maybe we’ve got a meal?
LAST WEEK’S BLIPS: The archives graced us with Super Dimension Fortress Macross II, sneaky little thing that it was. And somebody whispered about a global Australian Rules football game that doesn’t even bother with real teams. Dream crushed for a St. Kilda vs. Gold Coast finale. What a tease.
Now, brace yourself: FIVE DIMITRIS ALERT (not that I even know what that means, but I’m excited): Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge seems like a steal at eight bucks USD, Euros, quid, right? Oh, Canada… eighty dollars. You okay up there?
North America
Switch 2
- Donkey Kong Bananza: $69.99 USD / $99.99 CAD
- Pac-Man: Shadow Labyrinth: $29.99 USD / $39.99 CAD (Friday drop)
Switch 1
- HunterxHunter Nen Impact: $59.99 USD / $79.99 CAD (Tuesday if you’re feeling lucky)
- Bustafellows Season 2: $49.99 USD / $69.99 CAD
- Upin & Ipin Universe: $39.99 USD / $56.99 CAD
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition: $29.99 USD / $41.42 CAD (Tuesday, don’t forget)
- Golden Tee Arcade Classics: $29.99 USD / $38.99 CAD
- The Wandering Village: $29.99 USD / $34.99 CAD
- Oops, twin mention—Pac-Man again: $29.99 USD / $39.99 CAD (Did I say this?
Friday) - Neon Noodles: $19.99 USD / $24.99 CAD (Mid-week noodle edition)
- Beat Em Up Collection (QuByte Classics): $19.99 USD / $26.99 CAD
- Anomaly Collapse: $19.99 USD / $25.99 CAD
- God Wars: $14.99 USD / $19.99 CAD
- Cardboard Town: $14.99 USD / $19.49 CAD
- Diluvian Winds: $14.99 USD / $18.99 CAD
- Collectible Cars Shop Simulator: $12.99 USD / $17.99 CAD
- Karma City Police: $11.99 USD / $16.99 CAD (Must be Friday’s gig)
- Cottonville: $10.99 USD / $15.00 CAD
- Ad Shoot: $9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD (Middle week, sweet despair)
- Gym Manager: $9.99 USD / $13.70 CAD (Also Friday)
- Command Under Fire RTS: $9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD (Friday combat day)
- Airport Police Contraband Simulator: Border Patrol: $9.99 USD / $13.99 CAD
(Saturday lock and load) - Pineapple: This bad boy again. $7.99 USD / $79.99 CAD (Friday, watch your
wallet) - Bring You Home: $7.49 USD / $10.99 CAD
- Be A Bee: $5.99 USD / $8.49 CAD
- Pro Baccarat: $4.99 USD / $5.99 CAD (Casino night Friday)
- Cozy Monsters: The Mischievous Trabus: $4.90 USD / $6.90 CAD (Kicks off
Monday) - Peek a Fish!: $3.99 USD / $5.39 CAD
- Korean Drone Flying Tour Pocheon-si: $1.00 USD / $1.37 CAD (Bargain bin if
anything)
Sales and Price Drops
Spot it? Another Crab’s Treasure with the ol’ price plummet till August. Hunt it down on PSPrices, DekuDeals.
Europe
Switch 2
- Donkey Kong Bananza: €69.99 / £58.99
- Pac-Man: Shadow Labyrinth: €29.99 / £24.99 (Crashes Friday)
Switch 1
- HunterxHunter Nen Impact: €59.99 / £49.99
- Bustafellows Season 2: €49.99 / £44.99
- Upin & Ipin Universe: €37.69 / £31.69 (Wednesday sensation)
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition: €29.99 / £25.52
(Need I say Tuesday?) - The Wandering Village: €29.99 / £26.99
- Pac-Man, Pac-Man, all over again: €29.99 / £24.99 (Yes, literally on Friday)
- Golden Tee Arcade Classics: €28.99 / £24.99
- Neon Noodles: €19.99 / £17.99 (Midweek noods)
- Beat Em Up Collection (QuByte Classics): €19.99 / £17.99
- Anomaly Collapse: €19.50 / £16.50
- God Wars: €14.99 / £13.49
- Diluvian Winds: €14.99 / £12.49
- Collectible Cars Shop Simulator: €12.99 / £9.99 (Wednesday’s ride)
- Karma City Police: €11.99 / £11.99
- Cottonville: €10.99 / £9.89
- Birthday of Horrors: €9.99 / £8.99
- Command Under Fire RTS: €9.99 / £9.99 (Friday artillery joy)
- Gym Manager: €9.99 / £8.99 (Friday flex)
- Airport Police Contraband Simulator: €9.99 / £9.99 (Saturday smuggle-bust)
- Ad Shoot: €9.75 / £8.50 (Mid-week meltdown)
- Pineapple’s weird prices again: €7.99 / £6.99 (Friday wallet shock)
- Bring You Home: €6.99 / £5.99
- Be A Bee: €5.99 / £5.39 (Wednesday hive)
- Cozy Monsters: The Mischievous Trabus: €4.90 / £4.90 (Anticipate a Monday
release) - Pro Baccarat: €3.99 / £3.99 (Friday casino blow)
- Korean Drone Flying Tour Pocheon-si: €1.00 / £0.89
Japan
Switch 2
- Donkey Kong Bananza: ¥7980
- Pac-Man: Shadow Labyrinth: ¥3960
Switch 1
- DistortedCode: The Scent Of Life: ¥8580
- HunterxHunter NenxImpact: ¥8360
- Pac-Man makes another show: ¥3960
- Golden Tee Arcade Classics: ¥3400
- The Wandering Village: ¥3400
- Beat Em Up Collection (QuByte Classics): ¥2890
- Anomaly Collapse: ¥2300
- God Wars: ¥2199
- Neon Noodles: ¥2000
- Collectible Cars Shop Simulator: ¥1949
- Diluvian Winds: ¥1700
- Cottonville: ¥1590
- Karma City Police: ¥1500
- Command Under Fire RTS: ¥1490
- Ad Shoot: ¥1200
- Bring You Home: ¥1200
- Moonlight Swordbreaker Minato: ¥990
- Swap Hyakunin Isshu: ¥980
- Be A Bee: ¥899
- Korean Drone Flying Tour Pocheon-si: ¥100
And yep, that’s the rundown. Or mishmash. Whichever fits.
