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Oh boycott.

The death of physical media has been looming for decades now, essentially since the internet made digital downloads a viable option for purchasing games – or purchasing your licences to play games. While Nintendo got involved relatively quickly (for Nintendo, at least) with WiiWare and Virtual Console digital downloads, there’s still always been a strong link between this particular platform holder and the physical article.

And it’s not just the need to provide stocking-fillers for parents and grandparents of a younger-skewing demographic; perhaps Nintendo’s general preference for carts is also a factor. Cartridges have a more substantial, chunky physicality compared to discs – and even when the company went for optical media, the GameCube’s cute 8cm discs and the curved edges of Wii U games injected some personality. Carts, with their unique forms and chip-filled innards, somehow feel more than just a blank medium with some data burned in. Just me?

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Okami 2, please.

Just recently, we reported that developer Masahiro Sakurai had been successful in the Switch 2 lottery system in Japan, thus receiving an invite to purchase the upcoming console.

Now, another legendary developer has announced his own success, and that’s Hideki Kamiya. Famous for his work on Resident Evil 2, Bayonetta, and Okami, Kamiya is currently hard at work on the Okami Sequel at his new studio Clovers in partnership with Capcom.

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But what about the rest of us?!

Hollow Knight fans have been itching to get their hands on the upcoming sequel, Silksong, and while it’s still currently scheduled to launch in 2025, desperation is undoubtedly starting to creep in with some.

Thankfully, news that Silksong will be playable at an Australian museum later this year might provide a clue as to the game’s full release. According to IGN, Silksong will be featured at ACMI, Australia’s museum of screen culture, as part of an upcoming ‘Game Worlds’ exhibition.

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Or together via local multiplayer.

With the introduction of Virtual Game Cards, Switch owners can now conveniently swap digital games from one Switch console to another. However, it’s been noted that players can no longer boot up the same game simultaneously across two Switch consoles while online.

The good news is that while you can no longer utilise the old method of using primary and secondary accounts and whatnot, there is a loophole that lets you boot up the same game on multiple systems. (More on that in a moment.)

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Captain Blood! High On Life! Mirai!

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop – New Releases

1 – 2 – 3 o r 4 – 5 – 6 (kids room, 1st May, $3.00) – Find it within the time limit! Answer correctly to level up. More dice will appear, and the challenge will deepen. A simple yet profound test of intuition and observation. Can you reach the highest level?

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Is it actually better than the original? Time to find out.

Hamster Co. has announced that Arcade Archives Super Xevious will release today (May 1st) on Nintendo Switch.

Those of you who remember the halcyon days of the early 1980s will know that Namco’s original Xevious made quite a splash when it hit arcades in 1982. However, this ‘Super’ variant from 1984 was, at the time of its release at least, considered a bit of a disappointment.

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Switch 2 overdrive.

One month ago, we knew so little. But now we know Switch 2 is landing in just over a month, bringing not just a new catalogue of games but also fresh blood to your existing library, with Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrades for a host of your favourites.

And let’s not forget that there’s still a swathe of Switch 1 games slated for this year and beyond. Its successor may start hogging the spotlight come 5th June, but with games like Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream still to come, there’s still things to look forward to if you’re not jumping on the Switch 2 train just yet.

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Say hello to more $80 games.

Xbox is raising the price of its consoles, accessories, and games globally, with some titles reaching that lofty $80 price tag from this Holiday season.

As detailed by The Game Business, the US is being impacted the most, with the Xbox Series X rising by $100 to $599.99 and the Xbox Series S rising by $80 to $429.99. In Europe, the Series X price has increased by €50 to €599,99, and the Series S has also increased by €50 to €349,99. In the UK, the Series X has risen by £20 to £499.99, and the Series S has risen by £50 to £299.99. Finally, in Australia, the Series X has risen by $50 to $849, and the Series S by $50 to $549.

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Can vertical shooters be erotic, though?

Japanese publisher City Connection will bring the 1998 Sega Saturn vertical scroller Steam Heart’s Saturn Tribute to Nintendo Switch on 28th May.

Giga’s rather adult slice of retro hardcore-shooter action — first released for PC-98 in 1994 with the Saturn version (both Japan-only) arriving in 1998 — was also due to release on Xbox One at the same time but, as reported by our sister site, Time Extension, the game was blocked from release on that platform.

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