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Game Freak made it known earlier this year that not all Pokemon can be brought over to Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Based on early leaks, quite a number of creatures were cut. While some fans have held out hope that they’ll be added later on through opportunities such as updates, it sounds like that won’t be happening.

Speaking with Dutch site InsideGamer, producer Junichi Masuda made it clear that Game Freak isn’t planning on adding missing Pokemon from the Galar Pokedex at a later point. He also again pointed out how the upcoming Pokemon Home app can be used to collect and display Pokemon from past titles.

Masuda said:

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Nintendo has been known to have a heavy presence at The Game Awards. Whether it was showing some of the first Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay, announcing Bayonetta 3, or revealing a new Smash Bros. character, the company usually has one – if not more – big things to show.

Last year was arguably the biggest year for Nintendo fans at The Game Awards. Nintendo itself dropped the news about Joker coming to Smash Bros. Ultimate as the first DLC character, and also unveiled Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 – something nobody saw coming. On top of that, we even got some pretty big third-party announcements thanks to the likes of Mortal Kombat 11, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and Sayonara Wild Hearts.

Now that The Game Awards 2019 is only a month away, we want to know what you’re hoping will be shown this year. What are you looking for Nintendo to debut? Let us know in the comments below.

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Nintendo has shared new data revealing the top top 30 most-downloaded Switch games in North America for October 2019.

After taking the second spot last month, Fortnite is back at the top. Luigi’s Mansion 3 is also in the top three despite coming out at the end of the month. Other new entries include Overwatch, The Witcher 3, and A Hat in Time.

Below are the full results:

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Shin’en has been supporting Nintendo platforms since the Game Boy Color days, and ever since then, the studio has been known for putting out some impressive-looking titles – despite being a relatively small company. That trend has continued on Switch with the console launch game FAST RMX and upcoming release of The Touryst.

In a recent interview, Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner spoke with us about how the team goes about pulling off such impressive graphics on Nintendo hardware. Linzner explained that targeting 60 frames per second comes first, and “all effects and graphics are fine-tuned to make that possible.”

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A new 3D platformer has just joined the Switch’s library. New Super Lucky’s Tale, coming from Playful, launched on the console yesterday.

New Super Lucky’s Tale is an interesting release given its origins. What was once a Microsoft-published Xbox One and PC game simply titled “Super Lucky’s Tale”, Playful went back to the drawing board with New Super Lucky’s Tale. The Switch edition builds upon the original title with lots of additional content in the form of new levels, new moves, a new story, and more plus plenty of improvements and changes.

With the launch of New Super Lucky’s Tale on the horizon, we caught up with director Dan Hurd, who chatted about why the game has returned on Switch, how the physical version happened, the possibility of amiibo, and future interest in continuing with the IP. Our full interview can be found below.

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Nintendo is back with yet another advert for Switch to close out the year. View the “Our Favorite Ways to Play” 2019 commercial below.

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Summoning Focus: New Power has started as the latest event in Fire Emblem Heroes. Heroes who have gained new skills are featured as part of the 5-star summoning focus. Concealed Blade, Golden Naginata, Renowned Bow, and Sun Dragonstone are available as new weapon skills.

Fire Emblem Heroes – Summoning Focus: New Power will be live until November 20.

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A bit of new footage has come in showing off the Wild Area of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, where you can freely encounter Pokemon and meet up with others players. View the gameplay below.

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According to an eShop listing, Overlanders is heading to Switch next week. The hover racing game is slated for November 14 as a digital download.

We have the following overview and trailer for Overlanders:

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Luigi’s Mansion 3 sold through 55 percent of its initial shipment in Japan, Dengeki reports. That’s with the game having sold around 150,000 copies in its first week.

The previous entry in the series, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, sold 285,000 units in its first week and 1.05 million life-to-date in Japan. Also, the original Luigi’s Mansion shifted 134,000 copies before going on to sell 412,000 copies in total.

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