Introducing the five biggest releases you need to play this January!
With 2023 well and truly behind us, a new year has ushered in to take its place and already 2024 is kicking off with a bang. With four big games and one irresistable collection, here are the five biggest releases launching on the Nintendo Switch this January:
[Guide] The Biggest Games Releasing on Nintendo Switch | January 2024:
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (January 18, 2024)
Publisher: Ubisoft | Genre: Action, Adventure
File Size: 6.4 GB | Price: $49.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate. Play as Sargon and evolve from sword-wielding prodigy to extraordinary legend as you master acrobatic combat and unlock new Time Powers and unique super abilities.
- UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR – Use your Time Powers, combat, and platforming skills to perform deadly combos and defeat time-corrupted enemies and mythological creatures.
- LOSE YOURSELF IN THE PRODIGIOUS MOUNT QAF – Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with larger-than-life landmarks and explore a variety of highly detailed biomes, each with their own identity, wonder, and danger.
- LIVE AN EPIC ADVENTURE – Immerse yourself in a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story as you use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and complete quests to learn more about this corrupted place.
Another Code: Recollection (January 19, 2024)
Publisher: Nintendo | Genre: Adventure, Puzzle
File Size: 5.2 GB | Price: $59.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Travel to the remote Blood Edward Island as Ashley, a 13 year old girl in search of her father in Another Code™: Two Memories. Ashley receives a letter from her father who she believed to be dead, setting off a chain of mysteries and visions into the past. Investigate your surroundings and locales while solving puzzles to reveal the truth in this refreshed retelling of the original Trace Memory™ game for the Nintendo DS™ system.
Experience Ashley’s full story, including the events of the first game’s sequel—Another Code: R – Journey into Lost Memories. Previously unreleased in North America, this second installment completes Ashley’s intriguing tale as she journeys to Lake Juliet two years after the events of the first game to uncover the hidden truth surrounding her mother.
This collection includes fully enhanced versions of both original games, featuring overhauled visuals, fully explorable environments, new voice acting, puzzles, music, and more. Optional hint and navigation systems have been added to help players new to adventure games.
Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters (January 23, 2024)
Publisher: Reef Entertainment, Idea Factory | Genre: Role-Playing, Action
File Size: 6.1 GB | Price: $49.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
In Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters, you play as the Goddess Candidates, led by Nepgear, who awaken from a two-year-long slumber to a Gamindustri that has been upended by a treacherous threat called the Trendi Phenomenon. While they’ve been sleeping, the citizens of Gamindustri have turned to using a new device called the rPhone as their main method of communication as they’ve been unable to leave their homes while monsters lurk outside.
Now, work together with friends both new and old to prevent the total destruction of Gamindustri as we know it!
Key Features:
- C-C-C-Combo Maker! – As you make your way around the lands of Gamindustri, you’ll encounter a multitude of enemies – it’s time to fight! Employ combos and chain your attacks together in real-time. Take control of the battlefield in a unique tactical action battle system!
- Pull off the Planeptune Look with 2 New Playable Characters – Throughout the game you’ll discover fun accessories to deck out and customize your party members. Snap a pic in Photo Mode and use the new Manga-style feature exclusive to the Nintendo Switch™ release. Play as characters created by two legendary game developers – Higurashi from Ryukishi07 and Shanghai Alice from ZUN from the start. The Nintendo Switch version also has two new exclusive playable characters, Maho and Anri!
- Do You Hear the People Chirp? – In the wake of the devastation wrought by the Trendi Phenomenon, the vast majority of the population has turned to the rPhone for all manner of daily life, including communication. On your journey, connect to the Chirper social network to take on a variety of side quests put out by those in need and earn special rewards!
- Match Game ’23 – On the battlefield you can have three party members out at a time. Match up your team members with a partner for stat increases and elemental bonuses. The stronger the bond, the better the bonus!
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (January 24, 2024)
Publisher: ARC SYSTEM WORKS | Genre: Fighting, Action, Arcade
File Size: 2 GB | Price: $49.99
No. of Players: 1 – 2 (Single System) | 2 – 8 (Online)
Sys:Celes sinks towards ruination. For the Immortalize, the collapse of all that is, looms on the horizon. The curtain rises on the final chapter of the Hollow Night. Catastrophe beckons…
Experience the Dramatic Stylish 2D Fighting Action in the latest entry of the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH series!
The first numbered sequel in the series!
- Choose from a roster of 24 total characters, with renewed visuals! – 3 new characters join the battle: Moonlight Dancer “”Twin Barrel Beauty”” Kaguya, Indomitable Rampart “”Steel Guardian”” Tsurugi, and Endless Entity “”Eternal Re-Birth”” Kuon.
- You won’t be able to take your eyes off the intense battles between these 24 fighters with the highly detailed HD pixel art graphics!
- Simple inputs make it easy to jump into the fray! – New to fighting games? Not a problem – simple inputs mean even beginners can pull off moves with a single button!
- Now supporting rollback netcode for an improved online experience! – With the addition of Casual Matches, it’s easier than ever before to dive in and enjoy online battles.
- Introducing new moves and game mechanics! – All characters now boast new moves, such as Hyde’s Blaring Outrage and Linne’s Soaring Dragon.
- The new game mechanics Creeping Edge and Celestial Vorpal open up additional depth to gameplay.
- The final chapter! A new tale of the Hollow Night… – Sever the cycle. An end to the endless.
- May the tale of these countless Nights be concluded, on this eve, the moment of destiny.
- A long-awaited continuation to the tale of the Hollow Night unfolds!
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (January 25, 2024)
Publisher: CAPCOM | Genre: Adventure
File Size: 12.9 GB | Price: $49.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features the 14 episodes of “Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney”, “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies”, and “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice”, and the 2 previously DLC-only Special Episodes for a total of 16 episodes!
Also included is a mountain of extra goodies that’s sure to satisfy any Ace Attorney fan!
- Orchestra Hall – Listen to the in-game background music and select orchestral arrangements!
- Art Library – View illustrations, design specs, commissioned pieces, and even the special Spirit of Justice Prologue anime!
- Animation Studio – Play around with character animations and recreate your favorite scenes!
This collection supports Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Mix and match to play in whichever languages you’d like!
Immerse yourself in this beautiful collection as you shout “Objection!” in these newly renovated halls of justice!
Some of the contents of the games in this collection are presented as initially released to preserve the games as originally created.
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