Is it possible to do a Professor Oak Challenge in a game where Oak himself is still a half century from being born?
Prominent games we missed last week: Banjo-Kazooie getting added to Switch Online for Expansion Pack subscribers (for some reason), a trivia game literally endorsed by the publishing company that brought us For Dummies books. However, the real dummies are the people who propelled the North American release chart to a record 66 releases, which is why there was only one notable game from the shadowdrops.
This week’s headliner, which some of you have already because the publisher never learns with European retail, is Pokemon Legends: Arceus – and the PokeMonster Hunter has made me surprisingly excited, if only the routes were more linear… Other titles of note for the West: Record of Lodoss War (which James discussed on RFN a few weeks back), strategy RPG Reverie Knights Tactics, the second title in the Gunvolt Chronicles side series from Inti Creates, and… a dating sim idle game which is free to start called Crush Crush.
In Japan, it’s the monthly visual novel week alongside a new Nippon Ichi RPG which apparently combines dungeon crawling and food prep, though it’s also probably getting buried by God.
North America
Switch Retail
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (US$59.99/C$79.99: Friday)
Switch eShop
Reverie Knights Tactics ($24.99/$33.24: Tuesday)
Concordia: Digital Edition ($24.99/$33.24)
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth ($24.99/$33.24: Friday)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 ($24.99/$29.99)
COGEN: Sword of Rewind ($24.99/$28.99)
Serin Fate ($19.99/$26.59)
Unforeseen Incidents ($19.99/$24.99)
The Artful Escape ($19.99/$23.99: Tuesday)
Crazy Athletics – Summer Sports and Games ($15.89/$21.13)
Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest ($14.99/$18.99: Tuesday)
Summertime Madness ($14.99/$19.94: Wednesday)
PopSlinger ($14.99/$19.94: Wednesday)
Vagante ($14.99/$20.99)
Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle Tamagotori ($14.00/$18.00: Wednesday)
Elasto Mania Remastered ($10.00/$13.30: Wednesday)
Re:Turn 2 – Runaway ($10.00/$14.00: Friday)
Parking Simulator ($9.99/$13.29: Sunday)
The Longest Road On Earth ($9.99/$13.29: Tuesday)
Don’t Be Afraid ($9.99/$13.29)
Magi Trials ($9.99/$12.99)
Pixel Jumper ($7.99/$9.99: Friday)
Darkness and Flame: Born of Fire ($6.99/$9.30: Tuesday)
Cake Invaders ($5.99/$7.99: Wednesday)
Pyramids Slot Machines ($5.99/$7.99: Friday)
Calturin ($5.99/$7.49: Friday)
Cue Sports ($5.90: Friday)
Peace, Death! 2 ($5.00: Friday/not released)
Luminos ($4.99/$6.64)
Gomoku Let’s Go ($4.99/$5.99)
Pandemic Shooter ($4.99/$5.99)
Zodiac Tri Peaks Solitaire ($4.99/$5.99)
Circus Pocus ($4.99/$6.64: Friday)
Super Onion Boy 2 ($4.99/$5.99: Friday)
Shadow Samurai Revenge ($3.99/$5.30)
Hidden Paws ($3.99/$4.99)
Broken Blades ($3.99/$4.99: Saturday)
Magic Pen Color Book ($3.99/$4.99: Saturday)
Colors and Numbers ($3.99/$4.49)
Froggy Crossing ($2.99/$3.99: Wednesday)
Jumping Quest ($2.29/$3.00)
Heroic Pirates ($0.99/$1.30)
Crush Crush (free to start)
Switch Archives
Pistol Daimyo No Bouken ($7.99/$9.87)
Sales and Price Drops
Highlights: The Dungeons and Dragons re-releases (Baldur’s Gate I/II, Planescape Torment/Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights) are 80% off until February 5. PSPrices, DekuDeals, @eShopNotifier
Europe
Switch Retail
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)
Switch eShop
COGEN: Sword of Rewind (€24.99/£22.49: Wednesday)
Reverie Knights Tactics (€24.99/£20.99: Tuesday)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (€22.49/£19.99: Wednesday)
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (€20.99/£18.89: Friday)
Unforeseen Incidents (€19.99/£17.99)
The Artful Escape (€17.49/£14.99: Tuesday)
Serin Fate (€16.79/£15.09)
Crazy Athletics – Summer Sports and Games (€15.89/£14.29)
Summertime Madness (€14.99/£13.49: Wednesday)
Vagante (€13.99/£11.59)
PopSlinger (€13.19/£11.89: Tuesday)
Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle Tamagotori (€12.00/£10.00)
Starlight Shadows (€11.99/£10.79: Wednesday)
Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest (€10.99/£10.99: Tuesday)
Re:Turn 2 – Runaway (€10.00/£14.00: Friday)
Parking Simulator (€9.99/£8.99: Sunday)
The Longest Road On Earth (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)
Magi Trials (€9.99/£9.99: Wednesday)
Don’t Be Afraid (€9.99/£8.99)
Elasto Mania Remastered (€9.00/£8.50: Wednesday)
Pixel Jumper (€7.99/£7.99: Friday)
Darkness and Flame: Born of Fire (€6.99/£6.29: Monday)
Pyramids Slot Machines (€5.99/£5.99: Friday)
Cake Invaders (€5.99/£5.49: Wednesday)
Calturin (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)
Zodiac Tri Peaks Solitaire (€4.99/£4.99)
Gomoku Let’s Go (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)
Pandemic Shooter (€4.99/£4.49)
Super Onion Boy 2 (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)
Circus Pocus (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)
Cue Sports (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)
Peace, Death! 2 (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)
Colors and Numbers (€3.99/£3.59: Wednesday)
Shadow Samurai Revenge (€3.99/£3.59)
Hidden Paws (€3.99/£3.49)
Magic Pen Color Book (€3.99/£3.99: Saturday)
Broken Blades (€3.99/£3.59: Saturday)
Froggy Crossing (€2.99/£2.99: Wednesday)
Trigonal (€2.99/£2.69: Monday)
Jumping Quest (€1.99/£1.79)
Heroic Pirates (€0.99/£0.89)
Crush Crush (free to start)
Switch Archives
Pistol Daimyo No Bouken (€6.99/£6.29)
Japan
Kamigami no Asobi Unite Edition (¥8250)
Glass Princess And Mirror Servant (¥7810)
Deadly Eating Adventure Meshi (¥7678)
Magatsubarai (¥6800)
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (¥6578: Friday)
Strawberry Nauts (¥6270)
WRC 9 (¥5990)
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (¥5478)
MonsterFruitAcademy (¥3700)
Tracks – Toybox Edition (¥3300)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (¥2980)
RICO: London (¥2980)
Reverie Knights Tactics (¥2900)
COGEN: Sword of Rewind (¥2860)
Blackwind (¥2480)
The Artful Escape (¥2200)
Stela (¥2050)
MistWorld: The After 2 (¥1990)
Crazy Athletics – Summer Sports and Games (¥1799)
Summertime Madness (¥1680)
Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle Tamagotori (¥1500)
Educational Games For Kids (¥1470)
The Longest Road On Earth (¥1010)
Escape from Karakuri Hotel (¥990)
Pistol Daimyo No Bouken (¥838)
Cake Invaders (¥600)
Circus Pocus (¥549)
Gomoku Let’s Go (¥499)
Magic Pen Color Book (¥499)
Pandemic Shooter (¥499)
Shadow Samurai Revenge (¥499)
Froggy Crossing (¥399)
Jumping Quest (¥259)
Heroic Pirates (¥130)
Crush Crush (free to start)
