Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 22nd, 2021. Not too much going on today, but I suppose that’s alright. We’ve got the usual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event news, plus summaries of the handful of new games that hit the eShop today. Finally, the ever-reliable lists of incoming and outgoing sales for you to hem and haw over, perhaps while scratching your chin. Let’s get going!
News
Stop and Smell the Flowers in the Next ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Event
It feels like it’s been a million years since last Wednesday, friends. For me, anyway. But here we are, and it’s time for the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event announcement. This weekend’s event is a Spirit Board following a flower theme. Flowery and flower-adjacent spirits will appear more often, and beating them up will put more gold in your pockets. The event kicks off on Friday and runs for the usual three days over the weekend.
New Releases
Grisaia Phantom Trigger 06 ($14.99)
Here’s the latest chapter in this series of pure narrative visual novels. No choices at all, so don’t expect any. The set-up for this one is that Haruto and the others are making their way to a mountain summit where Haruto’s master Aoi lies. A lot of the mysteries behind the Academy will be revealed, along with how Aoi met her final fate. I’d assume that if you’ve come this far in the series, you don’t need my input on whether or not to buy this. And if you’re new to the series, absolutely do not start here.
Crisis Wing ($7.99)
Here’s a new vertical shoot-em-up from the folks at eastasiasoft and Pieslice Productions. It’s an homage to the arcade classics, as these things often are. There are seven stages to blast your way through either alone or with a friend via local multiplayer. In addition to the main game, there’s a Practice mode with infinite lives, a Score Attack mode where you try to rack up as many points as you can, and a Boss Rush mode. I haven’t had a chance to play this one yet, but it looks promising enough.
Cube Samurai: Run Squared ($4.99)
Wow, this is a completely run-of-the-mill endless auto-runner. They still make these in 2021, friends. Run, jump, slash, and slam as you collect coins and use all of the usual power-ups to go as far as you can. Well, at least it’s cheap.
Top Boat: Racing Simulator 3D ($5.99)
You might think this is a standard boat racing game, but it’s actually more or less just CSR Racing on water. Control the gear shifts and boost, using them with the right timing to pull ahead and win. There are more than twenty-five customizable boats spread across a variety of classes. As long as you know what you’re getting into, you might enjoy this. I’m personally not big on this type of racer, though.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
I hope you like singing! All of the Let’s Sing games are on sale right now, and if you like singing songs at your phone while watching videos on your Switch, you really can’t go wrong with any of them. The Queen one is probably best. Arc System Works is doing another sale on many of its games, and as usual I will recommend the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle. Some interesting stuff in the outbox as well, but I will leave that one to you to sort through.
Select New Games on Sale
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots ($1.99 from $9.99 until 9/28)
Remothered: Broken Porcelain ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/28)
Unbound: Worlds Apart ($15.99 from $19.99 until 9/28)
Bear With Me: Lost Robots ($1.99 from $4.99 until 9/28)
Skully ($7.49 from $29.99 until 9/28)
Ary & the Secret of Seasons ($9.99 from $39.99 until 9/28)
Let’s Sing 2018 ($23.99 from $39.99 until 9/29)
Let’s Sing 2019 ($23.99 from $39.99 until 9/29)
Let’s Sing 2020 ($26.99 from $44.99 until 9/29)
Let’s Sing 2021 ($23.99 from $39.99 until 9/29)
Let’s Sing Country ($26.99 from $44.99 until 9/29)
Let’s Sing Queen ($23.99 from $39.99 until 9/29)
Cozy Grove ($13.38 from $14.99 until 9/29)
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro ($9.09 from $12.99 until 9/29)
Silver Falls Ep. Prelude ($6.39 from $7.99 until 10/1)
Animal Puzzle: Kids & Toddlers ($6.99 from $9.99 until 10/2)
Funny Farm Puzzle: Kids & Toddlers ($9.09 from $12.99 until 10/2)
Double Dragon ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Double Dragon 4 ($3.50 from $6.99 until 10/7)
Of Mice and Sand -Revised- ($6.69 from $9.99 until 10/7)
Damascus Gear Operation Osaka ($2.40 from $19.99 until 10/7)
River City Melee Mach!! ($4.80 from $13.99 until 10/7)
Stay Cool, Kobayashi-San! ($5.60 from $13.99 until 10/7)
Code Shifter ($4.50 from $14.99 until 10/7)
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: RBB ($10.00 from $39.99 until 10/7)
Renegade ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Super Dodge Ball ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Crash’n the Boys Street Challenge ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
River City Ransom ($3.50 from $4.99 until 10/7)
Summer Paws ($2.99 from $4.99 until 10/12)
Chill Panda ($1.99 from $9.99 until 10/12)
Pinball Lockdown ($1.99 from $5.99 until 10/12)
Crazy Zen Mini Golf ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/12)
Croc’s World 3 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/12)
Space Ribbon ($1.99 from $4.99 until 10/12)
Santa Tracker ($1.99 from $2.99 until 10/12)
Crisis Wing ($6.39 from $7.99 until 10/13)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, September 23rd
#Funtime ($5.23 from $14.99 until 9/23)
112th Seed ($1.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
39 Days to Mars ($10.04 from $14.99 until 9/23)
6180 The Moon ($1.99 from $3.99 until 9/23)
Almost There: The Platformer ($1.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Apple Knight ($7.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Battle of Kings ($5.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Bishoujou Battle Cyber Panic! ($3.89 from $5.99 until 9/23)
Black Paradox ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Blossom Tales: Sleeping King ($3.74 from $14.99 until 9/23)
BOT.vinnik Chess ($2.39 from $2.99 until 9/23)
Breakpoint ($2.41 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Calico ($8.99 from $11.99 until 9/23)
Circle of Sumo ($2.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect ($6.49 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle ($3.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle 2 ($3.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Dead Z Meat ($2.49 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Deleveled ($3.94 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Demon Pit ($2.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Draknek & Friends Puzzle Bundle ($38.24 from $42.49 until 9/23)
Dungeon Warfare ($2.49 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Fall of Light: Darkest Edition ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Fisti-Fluffs ($16.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Flashback ($1.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Flynn: Son of Crimson ($17.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Fracter ($3.37 from $6.99 until 9/23)
Gems of Magic: Father’s Day ($7.49 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Georifters ($1.99 from $29.99 until 9/23)
Golem Gates ($7.49 from $24.99 until 9/23)
Grizzland ($1.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Gurgamoth ($1.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Hellbreachers ($2.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
I.F.O ($1.99 from $3.99 until 9/23)
inbento ($2.99 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Indigo 7 Quest for Love ($10.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Kirakira Stars Idol Project Reika ($6.00 from $10.00 until 9/23)
Letter Quest Remastered ($2.99 from $11.99 until 9/23)
Light Tracer ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale ($7.49 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Lovekami -Divinity Stage- ($10.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Lovekami -Healing Harem- ($11.99 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Lovekami -Useless Goddess- ($11.24 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Mahluk Dark Demon ($6.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Miles & Kilo ($1.99 from $7.99 until 9/23)
Mina & Michi ($3.49 from $4.99 until 9/23)
MiniGolf Tour ($4.94 from $10.99 until 9/23)
Monster Boy & Cursed Kingdom ($15.99 from $39.99 until 9/23)
Monster Slayers ($3.74 from $14.99 until 9/23)
My Universe: Cooking Star ($11.99 from $29.99 until 9/23)
My Universe: Fashion Boutique ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/23)
My Universe: School Teacher ($14.99 from $29.99 until 9/23)
Nefarious ($3.74 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Neon City Riders ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition ($11.24 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Oceanhorn 2: KotLR ($22.49 from $29.99 until 9/23)
Oceanhorn: MoUS ($5.99 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Odallus: The Dark Call ($3.59 from $11.99 until 9/23)
Oniken: Unstoppable Edition ($2.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Paradox Error ($3.49 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Pato Box ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Project Aether: First Contact ($8.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Red Rope: Don’t Fall Behind ($3.89 from $12.99 until 9/23)
Reverse Crawl ($3.24 from $12.99 until 9/23)
Roundguard ($8.71 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Slain: Back From Hell ($4.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Slayaway Camp: BC ($3.74 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Slayin 2 ($2.99 from $11.99 until 9/23)
Smashroom ($8.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Snake vs Snake ($2.79 from $3.99 until 9/23)
Snakeybus ($7.19 from $11.99 until 9/23)
Space Otter Charlie ($11.16 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Street Outlaws 2: Winner Takes All ($39.99 from $49.99 until 9/23)
Super Blood Hockey ($7.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Super Jumpy Ball ($3.49 from $4.99 until 9/23)
Teslagrad ($4.49 from $14.99 until 9/23)
The Ambassador: FT ($5.92 from $14.99 until 9/23)
The Bridge ($1.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
The Little Acre ($1.99 from $14.99 until 9/23)
The Tenth Line SE ($3.24 from $12.99 until 9/23)
Total Arcade Racing ($6.99 from $9.99 until 9/23)
Tumblestone ($1.99 from $14.99 until 9/23)
UnExplored ($4.50 from $15.00 until 9/23)
Valfaris ($11.24 from $24.99 until 9/23)
Venture Kid ($2.50 from $10.00 until 9/23)
Verlet Swing ($5.09 from $14.99 until 9/23)
Waifu Uncovered ($4.89 from $6.99 until 9/23)
Winds of Change ($15.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
World to the West ($9.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
X-Morph: Defense ($2.99 from $19.99 until 9/23)
Zombie Driver Immortal Edition ($2.24 from $14.99 until 9/23)
That’s all for today, friends. I’ll be back tomorrow with a big bag of new releases including Diablo II: Resurrected and more. We’ll have summaries of all of them, plus whatever sales come along. If there’s any huge news, we’ll have that as well of course. But given tomorrow is a holiday here in Japan, I’m not expecting much. I hope you all have a great Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
