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Ghostanoid

JoyBits and Qplaze have announced that Ghostanoid, an Arkanoid-inspired block-buster, will arrive on Switch next month. A release is planned for January 21, 2021.

Here’s an overview of Ghostanoid, along with a trailer:

Just like the SNES app, Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online has been updated. All users can access version 5.1.0.

Nightshade is the lone new NES addition this month. Here’s a brief overview of the game:

Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online has been updated to version 2.1.0. Nintendo announced a new batch of games earlier this week, and the full set is live.

The lineup includes:

Kemco and Eden Industries today set a final release date for Citizens Unite!: Earth x Space. The collection, which features Citizens of Earth and Citizens of Space, arrives on January 28, 2021.

Here’s a trailer:

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

D3 Publisher and Sandlot have shared the latest gameplay video for Earth Defense Force: World Brothers, which again shows off more of the weapons included in the title. We’ve included it below.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers will debut in Japan on December 24. A western release is on track for early 2021.

Monster Hunter Rise

Capcom is back with the latest trailers for Monster Hunter Rise focusing on the game’s weapons. For today’s update, we’re introduced to the Gunlance and Insect Glaive.

Here’s information about both:

Super Nintendo World Direct

A Super Nintendo World Direct will be held on December 18, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will cover “just some of Universal Studios Japan’s new area, Super Nintendo World” during the 15-minute broadcast. It will not cover game content.

You can watch the Super Nintendo World Direct at the following times:

My Nintendo is celebrating the new Bravely Default II demo with a couple of new rewards. Both are wallpapers, priced at 50 Platinum Points each. We have a look at the designs in this post.

If interested, you can redeem these wallpapers on My Nintendo here.

Bravely Default II

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 166,774 / 755,084
2. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 104,687 / NEW
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 71,455 / 6,175,256
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 49,803 / 1,969,790
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 31,896 / 3,344,534
6. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 30,319 / 367,461
7. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – 26,346 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 25,427 / 1,619,297
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 22,886 / 3,926,512
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 22,414 / 1,657,894

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been updated to version 10.0.0. The main highlight here is the limited-time Sephiroth Challenge, which was just announced during today’s presentation with Masahiro Sakurai.

Below are the official patch notes:


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