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Along with Pokemon Crystal, Nintendo has revealed that the New 2DS XL Pikachu Edition is coming to Europe. It previously released in Japan. The system goes on sale starting January 26.

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Pokemon Crystal is coming to the 3DS Virtual Console, Nintendo has announced. It will become available on January 26 for $9.99.

Pokemon Crystal will be compatible with Pokemon Bank on launch day. You can trade and battle others, including Pokemon from Red, Blue, and Yellow with the Time Capsule feature. Nintendo also notes that Celebi can be encountered in an event after completing the game.

View today’s full announcement below, along with a trailer.

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Koei Tecmo released a new Japanese commercial for its Switch game Attack on Titan 2. See the advert below.

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During a live stream on NicoNico today, Hamster announced the next wave of NeoGeo titles bound for Switch. The King of Fighters ’96, King of Monsters, Art of Fighting II, Power Spikes II, World Heroes 2, Samurai Shodown II, and 2020 Baseball have all been confirmed.

Hamster didn’t set official dates yet, but these titles could be released sequentially. We’ll keep you updated on the releases each week as we normally do in any case.

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Yooka-Laylee finally launches on Switch today. How does it stack up from a technical standpoint? Digital Foundry examines that very question in a new video today.

First, Yooka-Laylee runs at 900p when in docked mode. Portal mode pulls back the resolution to 600p. Digital Foundry ultimately says that this is a good compromise.

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Coatsink Software announced a release date for the Switch version of Shu today. We can expect to see the 2.5D platformer on the eShop starting January 23.

We have more about Shu below, along with a trailer.

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Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for next week has started to populate. On Monday / Tuesday, all of the eShops as well as general maintenance for Switch will be taking place.

Here’s the full schedule:

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Team17 and Playtonic have published a launch trailer for Yooka-Laylee on Switch, which finally arrives today. Check out the video below.

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Footage is in giving us a look at Guns, Gore & Cannoli on Switch. Take a look at 17 minutes of gameplay below.

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Nintendo has published the latest parts of its interview with Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hideomaro Fujibayashi and series producer Eiji Aonuma. Once again, the discussion focuses mostly on The Champions’ Ballad DLC. The two talked about how they went about approaching new story content this time around, dungeon design, the new outfits, and more.

You can read the discussion in full below. Nintendo warns of spoilers, but there’s not really anything that’s discussed in terms of the story scenes or sequences specifically. Still, keep that warning in mind before proceeding.

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