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Original (3/25): There aren’t too many third-party amiibo around, but FromSoftware is producing a special Solaire of Astora figure. It’s being released alongside Dark Souls: Remastered in May.

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine gives a first look at the Solaire of Astora amiibo packaging. Check it out below.

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Yoku's Island Express

Team17 and Villa Gorilla have released the latest trailer for Yoku’s Island Express, available below. We’re introduced to the residents of Mokumana Island and some of their quests. These include Fosfor who craves tasty Cove Mushrooms, Ohm, Tilo and Jamja who are the mountaineers clambering the Mt. Peak trail, and Spina the Juice Master Jeepers.

With Atelier Lydie & Suelle launching in the west, Koei Tecmo has prepared a new launch trailer for the game. We have it below.

As of today, Outlast 2 will be available on the Switch eShop. For a look at the port, check out the video below.

This week, the first episode of The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is hitting Switch. We have some footage attached below.

The Nintendo Treehouse Log has updated again with another entry. For its latest post, the Fire Emblem Awakening DLC for Fire Emblem Warriors is covered in detail.

Here’s an excerpt:

A new update has gone live for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. On both iOS and Android, version 1.3.1 is now available.

Nintendo’s official patch notes only mention bug fixes. However, it likely won’t be long until this week’s update is datamined. We’ll report on any notable findings soon.

Source: iOS / Android

LEGO City Undercover

Warner Bros. has a new sale running on the Switch eShop. Until April 1 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET, you can save on the following LEGO titles in North America:

LEGO City Undercover – $14.99 (was $29.99)
LEGO Worlds – $14.99 (was $29.99)
LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game – $24.99 (was $49.99)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – $29.99 (was $59.99)

Warner Bros. also has another one of its games discounted on Switch as well. You can nab Scribblenauts Showdown for $19.99 until April 1.

Source: Switch eShop

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Nintendo Switch

Following up on the last notable Switch update, the system has received another firmware download. Version 5.0.1. is out now.

As you would expect from the small change in version numbers, there isn’t too much involved with today’s update. Nintendo only says: “General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience”. That’s it for now.

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With the upcoming Octo Expansion for Splatoon 2, Nintendo is going for something different. The setting is an underground section of the world, complete with a darker tone to match.

Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami spoke about the tone of Octo Expansion in an interview with GameSpot. He shared the following on that front:


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