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1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Fingal Belmont

Breath of the Wild was the swansong for Wii U and the killer app for the Switch. Being made on withered hardware for its day, it still managed to stress the next generation Nintendo console at the time. Its Ghibli-inspired art style will keep it looking timeless, but there was always a sense that it could look and run better. On original hardware, Breath of the Wild ran mostly stable at 30 frames per second at 900p while docked, and 720p while in portable mode.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

Publisher Kakehashi Games and developer Bandai Namco Studios Singapore released a demo for Hirogami, their origami-inspired 3D action platformer game. The new playable demo for Hirogami has been available for Steam as part of the latest Steam Next Fest. Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:Hirogami is a 3D action platformer inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami (paper folding).

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

Streum On Studio has announced they’ve officially split from French publisher Focus Entertainment, news confirmed alongside a tease for their next game. While the company bought back all their stock from Focus Entertainment back in 2024, they’ve confirmed their official independence this week as a company. Streum On Studio is known for their previous games E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy, Space Hulk: Deathwing, and Necromunda: Hired Gun.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

Brace Yourself Games and Tic Toc Games have announced and released new Rift of the NecroDancer content inspired by the iconic Hatsune Miku. Their rhythm spinoff game got a new Hatsune Miku Music Pack, out now on PC (via Steam) and June 25th for Switch (via the eShop). Here’s a rundown on the new content, plus a trailer:Join the one and only Hatsune Miku in a musical adventure with her OFFICIAL Music Pack!Featuring SIX new Rhythm Rifts for:“Too Real” by Danny Baranowky feat.

1 week ago | nichegamer.com | Brandon Orselli

Publisher Phoenixx and developer KAKUKAKU GAMES have announced a Switch port for Parry Nightmare, their “parry heaven” action game. Parry Nightmare is coming to Nintendo Switch (via the eShop) on June 25th for $6.99 and will have a 10% discount for its release. The game was originally released for PC (via Steam) back in March 2024.