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Splatoon 2

It’s been a couple of months since the last Splatoon 2 update, but Nintendo has another one in store. The company announced that the next patch will be delivered worldwide on January 5 in North America / January 6 in Europe.

Expect version 5.1.0 to include weapon adjustments. Patch notes haven’t been published in English at this time, but we’ll share them once they’re available.

Another update, which will likely be version 5.2.0, should follow around the end of April.

Since the release of Crash team Racing Nitro-Fueled earlier this year, the racer has received regular content updates. Activision and Beenox have delivered several Grand Prix events with new characters, tracks, and more. The latest one, Winter Festival, just went live a few days ago

Players will be happy to hear that the content updates won’t be stopping this year. Another Grand Prix is confirmed to go live in 2020, though further details haven’t been provided. When we have more details, we’ll be sure to pass those along to you.

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Mortal Kombat 11 received another patch on Switch this week. The update includes more adjustments, fixes, and more.

Here are the full patch notes:

Much like other publishers, THQ Nordic is holding a new holiday sale on the Switch eShop. Fans can save big on the de Blob games, Darksiders, and more.

The full lineup is as follows:

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A pair of romance visual novels will debut for Switch in the west next week. Nurse Love Syndrome, in addition to Nurse Love Addiction, will both be available via the eShop on December 26.

Here’s an overview of both titles, along with trailers:

Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has been updated once again. Judging by what’s currently planned, Switch will be impacted for a couple of sessions today/tomorrow, and some downtime related to the distribution of update data is still planned for the start of 2020.

Here’s the schedule in full:

Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 9 is up and running in Fire Emblem Heroes. 5-star Heroes who appeared before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes, and the focus lineup changes each week. The event will be live until December 29.

Hall of Forms has also started as another event in Fire Emblem Heroes. Throughout its duration, players will need to devise a strategy to guide special units made in the image of Heroes called Forma safely through the Hall of Forms. Clear a map once a day to earn Orbs or Dragonflowers for up to seven days.

Nintendo has passed along a few more screenshots from the newly-announced Multiplayer Pack for Luigi’s Mansion 3. Get a look at the images below.

Luigi’s Mansion 3 Multiplayer Pack Part 1 is due out by April 30, 2020. The second part will follow by July 31, 2020. Read more about the DLC in our initial post here.

An eShop listing confirms that the fast-paced action and fighting title Akuto: Showdown will launch on Switch next week. Publisher QubicGames and developer Hut 90 will have it ready to go on December 26.

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


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