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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Making a real Switch 2 cartridge instead of a game-key card was "not an easy decision" for the Rune Factory publisher, but "building up goodwill with our fans is always a good investment"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Many third-party publishers are taking advantage of Nintendo's game-key card option for their Switch 2 titles, a fact that's causing no shortage of consternation to physical game collectors. One exception is Marvelous USA, the publisher behind Rune Factory and Story of Seasons, but it was apparently a tough decision to go with proper physical cartridges. "It was not an easy decision," as Marvelous USA co-founder, president, and CEO Ken Berry tells RPG Site, "as it had to be made many months ago when things were very uncertain and we were still learning about how the Game Key Card option worked, but the more we found out about it the more I thought our fans would much prefer the ROM option." Berry shows his own love of physical media by noting that he "didn't purchase a PS5 Pro until I could secure the disc drive add-on first," and says it's Marvelous USA's long-time commitment to releasing lavish physical editions with full manuals and other inserts is "a combination of personal preference and long-term business strategy." "As a big fan of physical I'm always disappointed when I open a case and only the disc or game card is in there, while building up goodwill with our fans is always a good investment," Berry says. Marvelous USA's upcoming Switch 2 games include Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, and Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion, which alongside Cyberpunk 2077 are the only third-party Switch 2 games currently advertised to come on full cartridges rather than game-key cards. It's important to distinguish Marvelous USA here, as Marvelous in Japan is not so fully committed to proper cartridges – the Japanese version of the new Daemon x Machina is already set to come on a game-key card, after all. "Though I'd love to say all Switch 2 releases from us in the future will go the full ROM route, nothing is guaranteed," Berry says. But he adds that strong sales for Marvelous USA's lineup on physical media could help make the case for the publisher to keep following through. Here are all the Switch 2 launch games you need to know about.
Forbes
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion' Shows Off Its Customization Setup
'Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion' is released this September. Following the reveal of Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion coming to Switch 2 this September, we have a breakdown on the game's customization setup. Now, back in April, when I covered the Switch 2 news, a bunch of videos were released alongside explaining how the game worked. These videos were in Japanese, but it was pretty clear how the game operated. What's a little bit odd is that Marvelous USA is just re-releasing these videos every few weeks in English, with the latest customization one shown below. We already had something similar for the combat basics a few weeks back, so I'm not really sure what kind of promotion strategy this is, but it's nice to know that Marvelous is at least aware that the game exists within their sizable software library. Anyway, as for this customization breakdown, you can really see the Armored Core lineage at work here, as much of this team came from those games. I'm still digging the newer, more compact power armor approach, and the mecha design work by Shoji Kawamori is as great as it always is. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder In the videos, they also show a lot of ground movement and interactions that are very human-scaled, the latter being a corollary of the power armor setup. The reason I am a tad wary of this is that the first Daemon X Machina was more airborne and closer to the functionality seen in Armored Core 4 and Armored Core For Answer. Whether they are downplaying this aspect or the game is genuinely like this is hard to tell for sure at present, but if this is another promotion strategy, it does feel a tad odd. Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is released for Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 5. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
