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Tales of Kenzera ZAU 1.3 update difficulty levels

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU will soon be going live with a new version 1.3 update on Switch, which is highlighted by new difficulty levels.

“Story” will be the new easiest option in the game. But on the other end of the spectrum, “Brutal” will pose a huge challenge. Note that in addition to these new difficulty levels, the game is getting other additions, improvements, and fixes such as the option to skip chase sequences after a designated number of attempts.

The full rundown of the update is as follows:

Indie World Showcase Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase

Nintendo will host not one, but two new presentations tomorrow with an Indie World Showcase and Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. The fun begins at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe.

The Indie World Showcase will go live first. Right after that event, the Nintendo Direct: Partners Showcase will begin. Between the two, everything will take place across 40 minutes (give or take).

Both events will cover upcoming games for Switch. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo will not be talking about the system’s successor here.

Here’s where you can watch tomorrow’s proceedings:

Fatal Run 2089

Atari, in partnership with MNSTR Studio, just revealed Fatal Run 2089. The game heads to Switch in 2025.

Fatal Run 2089 is a vehicular combat game based on the 1990s classic. The new Unreal Engine 5-developed title features arcade-style challenges, bosses to face off against, upgrades, and more.

A bunch of details can be found in the following overview: 

Fatherhood

Today, Persis Play announced its upcoming title Fatherhood for Switch. The developer did not provide a release window.

Fatherhood is a 2.5D side-scrolling adventure game. You’ll play as a father who’s navigating through the dangers of war and protecting his blind daughter, which includes doing things like evading soldiers and rebels, looking for water, food, and medicine, and more.

Further details can be found in the following overview:

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake remains on top and Mario & Luigi: Brothership sees a big rise to enter the top ten.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 31 and August 6.

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Silent Hope, Soundfall, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Emio The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club

Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on Switch for the week of August 29, 2024. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:


Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of August 25, 2024 is now available.

As of now, just one sessions is on the docked. Switch online play will be affected during the early part of the week, but not for very long.

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 25, 2024:

Mika and the Witch's Mountain trailer

Chibig uploaded a new launch trailer for Mika and the Witch’s Mountain. Some scenes are taken from the release date video, but there’s additional footage as well.

As a reminder, here’s what to expect from the game:


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