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Salt and Sacrifice gameplay

Salt and Sacrifice saw its Switch debut this week, and new gameplay is available. The release also includes “The Traitor’s Tomb” update with a bunch of additional content.

Here’s some information about the game:

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Bandai Namco Switch sale November 2023 Klonoa Digimon World

If you’re looking to save big on games like Digimon World: Next Order and Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, you can do so with a November 2023 Switch eShop sale Bandai Namco is currently hosting. These titles are currently at their lowest prices ever, and several other releases are included.

Here’s the full rundown:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version 3.0.0 balance changes

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brought along its version 3.0.0 update this week with Wave 6 of the Booster Course DLC, and while Nintendo’s patch notes covered some other aspects we weren’t originally expecting, balance changes have been discovered. Fans have gotten to work to see what changed with vehicles. We also have tidbits about new characters Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline, and Peachette.

Mario Kart Blog was the first to post about the balance changes. Meester_Tweester then compiled everything into a readable format for English fans.

Super Mario RPG ROM leak

A week before launch, Super Mario RPG has seen its ROM leak online. This follows a number of other high-profile titles from Nintendo that met a similar fate.

One little tidbit from the leak reveals that the internal codename for the game is “Stella”. Otherwise we have reconfirmation that it was built with the Unity engine. We reported on that earlier today, along with the news that ArtePiazza of Dragon Quest fame appears to be the primary developer. You can read more about that here.

Air Twister launch trailer

We have a launch trailer for Air Twister which marks Yu Suzuki’s return to the rail shooter genre. Though it did appear on Apple Arcade previously, it’s now on new platforms with new content to boot.

Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

Catan: Console Edition gameplay

New gameplay has come in for Catan: Console Edition. This is a new version of the popular board game supporting couch multiplayer, online, and more.

Here’s an overview with more information about what to expect:

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 update 1.2

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has already announced its first big update which is version 1.2.

The patch will include Switch-specific improvements related to performance and loading times. Elsewhere, there are a bunch of other improvements, additions, and changes including balance adjustments. 

Here’s the full rundown:

Risk of Rain Returns launch trailer

Risk of Rain Returns has now launched, and we have a new trailer to celebrate. This is a redone version of the series’ first game that’s just come to Switch.

A ton of information can be found in the following overview:

Super Mario RPG developer Unity

Just a few days before launch, new information has surfaced for Super Mario RPG, including the developer behind the project and the engine that was used.

Square Enix was the developer for original game on the SNES. For the remake on Switch though, it’s been a bit of a question mark as to who’s actually behind the project. Now that pre-loading has started, we have a bit of insight.


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