Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

The 2D adventure game Strange Telephone is coming to Switch next week, according to an eShop listing. Publisher Playism and developer HZ3 Software are releasing the game on November 7.

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

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Fatbot Games today announced Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to the steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It will launch in early 2020 on Switch and other platforms.

Vaporum: Lockdown “expands on everything that made the first game good, including more menacing enemy types, broadened skill trees, new gadgets, plenty of new unique items, and original puzzles and mechanics.” The game “follows the story of Lisa Teller, a teleport operator & scientist, who struggles to survive the aftermath of a terrible event.”

Here’s some additional information and a trailer:

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Much like last year’s Pokemon titles, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield won’t support cloud save backups. That news comes straight from the games’ eShop listings.

Given what happened with Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee, this isn’t all too surprising. Cloud saves are usually disabled when there is concern about manipulating the experience, especially when interacting with other players.

Nintendo provided the following explanation last year when it was asked why Splatoon 2 doesn’t have cloud saves enabled:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

A short while ago, Famitsu hosted its latest live stream to show off Arcade Archives Mr. Goemon, which launches worldwide on Switch tomorrow. Watch the full recording below.

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Yacht Club Games is continuing its character spotlight video series for Shovel Knight Showdown, this time featuring Plague Knight. Check out the video below.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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The official Twitter account for the Splatoon series is getting into the Halloween spirit with some special art. A new design shared by Nintendo can be found above.

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After the pre-load option for Pokemon Sword/Shield started on the Japanese Switch eShop last night, the same can now be said of Europe as well. On top of that, a bonus is available. Those who pre-order the game will receive a free steelbook case while supplies last. We have a look at the designs above.

Pokemon Sword/Shield launches for Switch on November 15.

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Nintendo announced earlier today that Donkey Kong is joining Dr. Mario World this week as a new doctor. He won’t be the only new character, however. Diddy Kong will also be featured in the game.

Dr. Mario World’s next content update goes live on October 31, which is when new characters will be added. https://twitter.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1189491382638923777

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Ratalakia Games has uploaded a launch trailer for Delta Squad, the top-down shooter slated for Switch this Friday. See it below.

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