The NicheCast is Niche Gamer’s weekly podcast where we talk up the latest gaming news and events, as well as unique games, niche games, weird games, whatever you want to call them—we love them and we know you love them as well. We only cover these games on our regular feed, and we only cover them on our podcast, too.
Niche News of the Week
E3 2021 News:
- Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp Announced for Switch
- Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water Comes to PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4 and PS5
- WarioWare: Get It Together! Announced for Switch
- Metroid Dread Announced for Nintendo Switch
- Mario Party Superstars Announced for Switch
- Square Enix and Team Ninja Announce Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Announced for Steam and Mobile
- Xbox Mini Fridge Launches Holiday 2021
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Delayed to 2023, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Announced
- The Outer Worlds 2 Announced for PC and Xbox Series X|S
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon is Now Available for Xbox Game Pass
- Starfield Launches November 11, 2022 for PC and Xbox Series X|S
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Announced
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Announced for Switch
- Elden Ring Launches January 21, 2022
- Metal Slug Tactics Announced for PC
- Death Stranding Director’s Cut Announced for PS5
- Nintendo says Bayonetta 3 Still Exists and It’s Progressing Well
Recent News:
- Nintendo Switch OLED Model Announced, Launches October 8
- Valve Announces Steam Deck Handheld Gaming PC, Launches in December 2021
- Nintendo Once Again State No Plans for Other Switch Models; Deny Profit Margin Increase with OLED Model
- Atlus Says Project Re Fantasy is Making Progress Little by Little, Teases “Big Unannounced Projects”
- Square Enix President: Dragon Quest XII is Being Designed with the Next 10 to 20 Years of the Series in Mind
- Square Enix Redefines Congested Final Fantasy XIV Servers as “Standard,” Implements 30 Minute Inactivity Log-Out
- Battlefield 2042 Community-Focused Platform Battlefield Portal Announced
- Playdate Pre-Orders Go Live on July 29
- Game Developers Conference 2022 to be In-Person Event
- Dead Space Remake Announced for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5
Topic of the Week
Steam Deck vs Switch – who will win? People were immediately comparing the two devices even though they are wildly different and for also very different audiences. Will the Steam Deck spur Nintendo to finally reveal some kind of Switch Pro, or a new console entirely? Can the Steam deck bring back physical PC games? Will Microsoft try to get Game Pass onto the SteamOS somehow? We discuss all these things in our latest show.
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