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Glass Bottom Games debuted new footage from SkateBIRD during The Mix portion of today’s Game Dev Direct presentation. View the full video below for the latest look at the upcoming Switch project.

SkateBIRD launches for Switch later in 2021.

Wave Break

Funktronic Labs has announced that Wave Break, its arcade-style “skateboating” game, is on the way to Switch. A release is planned for late spring.

Here’s an overview of Wave Break:

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition is about to launch on Switch, and it’s a very significant release. For the very first time, Nintendo’s console is getting a game built with the Frostbite engine.

Nintendo Everything was recently able to speak with producer Melvin Teo to discuss the Switch port in greater detail. We know that there are a lot of folks curious about the game from a technical perspective, and fortunately we were able to find out more.

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, a third-person action title from 2005, was announced for Switch during the latest Nintendo Direct. The game will initially release as a digital download, though Aspyr is going all out with a physical edition later this year.

Fans of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse can pre-order a collector’s edition for the game now. All copies include the following:

Samurai Shodown - Cham Cham

During a live stream earlier this week, Dengeki showed off new Samurai Warriors DLC character Cham Cham. Check out the full recording below for a bunch of gameplay.

Samurai Shodown is out now on Switch. Cham Cham joins the game as the latest DLC character on March 16.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades

Bethesda continues to support The Elder Scrolls: Blades, and a new update for the game was offered this week. Version 1.12 includes a new quest (with another one coming soon), improvements, and more.

Below are the full patch notes: 

Among Us

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Square Enix is ringing in the spring season with a new sale on the eShops. Most of the discounts are for Switch, but a couple of 3DS titles are included as well.

Below is the full lineup:

Last week, Pyra/Mythra was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the latest DLC character. The two-in-one fighter is the new representative from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 instead of Rex, who has the starring role.

You may recall that Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai talked about the decision to feature Pyra/Mythra over Rex a bit during a presentation from earlier in the month. In his latest column in Famitsu though, he went into a bit of extra detail about the thought process behind it all.

We’ve now gone ahead and prepared a complete translation of Sakurai’s piece from the Japanese magazine. Continue on below to read it in full.

Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.


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