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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes – $29.99 (available January 18)
The Raven Remastered – $29.99 (available January 22)

Nintendo Switch Online

The supported platforms for the Nintendo Switch Online service could be expanding in the future. Just a few days ago, fans datamined what appeared to be references to various SNES games. Some additional information has since surfaced.

The Nintendo Switch Online app was updated again yesterday, making a few new games available to subscribers. However, that apparently wasn’t all. New languages were added for SNES descriptions such as Spanish for Super Mario Kart.

Here’s a look at the rundown of existing language descriptions currently, which is speculated to be the SNES launch lineup:

Rake in Grass has announced that Rampage Knights is coming to Switch today. The well-received cooperative beat ’em up also features randomized dungeon crawling and exploration as well as RPG elements.

Here’s some additional information on Rampage Knights as well as a trailer:

Pokemon GO is doing better than ever. After a rocky launch, the game has seen an increase in player engagement as well as consistent revenue. It also helped inspire one of Switch’s first Pokemon entries, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.

Speaking with Business Insider, Niantic CEO John Hanke noted that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are very pleased with Pokemon GO as well as Pokemon: Let’s Go. Apparently the two sides are looking for more “synergies” between the mobile release and the core franchise. “We’ve benefited in a lot of ways,” Hanke said.

In 2018, Pokemon GO managed to receive a “regular pace of updates.” Hanke mentioned that this will continue in 2019.

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Zerouno Games has announced that Bleep Bloop, a “playful puzzle game about working together”, is coming to Switch. A release is planned for January 31.

Zerouno shares the following information about its upcoming title:

Marvelous has once again published a new trailer for Altria Pendragon. Get a look at a video focusing on Altria Pendragon below.

Although it was hinted at previously, we can officially say that Fishing Star: World Tour is coming west. The Toy-Con Fishing Rod-supported title be out in the same day as Japan – January 31.

Here’s some additional information and a trailer:

Earlier this month, a rating for Giga Wrecker Alt. was spotted in Taiwan. It was a sign that the 2D action adventure game would soon be coming to Nintendo’s console.

We now have an official confirmation, as Rising Star Games announced today that the Pokemon developer’s title is on its way to Switch. A physical version will be happening thanks to Limited Run Games.


The Caligula Effect: Overdose

NIS America posted a new video for The Caligula Effect: Overdose this week. Watch the “Me Me Me Me Me!” clip below.

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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