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New characters were just announced for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle during an Arc System Works’ live stream. Three new additions were revealed.

First up, from Persona 4, Chie will be included in Cross Tag Battle. Noel Vermilion from BlazBlue and Waldstein from Under Night In-Birth will also be in the fighter.

Watch a trailer for today’s new characters below.

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Nintendo made three new amiibo for Super Mario Odyssey. Mario, Peach, and Bowser are all dressed in their wedding attire.

The Peach amiibo in particular is confirmed to provide a costume. When scanning the figure, you’ll obtain an outfit for Mario in which he wears a bride dress. Our first look at the costume is above.

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Famitsu announced a new Japanese art book for Splatoon 2 not too long ago. Today, Play-Asia followed up with pre-orders, available here.

Play-Asia will begin shipping the art book at the beginning of December. Find more details about what’s included below.

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FamilyGamerTV has posted an unboxing video for the European version of the new Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle. Check it out below.

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FuRyu issued a new trailer and commercial for Beyblade Burst God. We have both videos below.

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Atlus announced a new Shin Megami Tensei game for Switch many months ago. It’s been in the shadows since then, but the company will finally have something concrete to say next week.

As was previously known, the project is resurfacing on October 23. Atlus confirmed today that news will be delivered in a live stream. The presentation will air on October 23 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM in the UK / 2 PM in Europe. We have the relevant stream below.

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Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for next week with some downtime for all of its platforms. Switch / Wii U / 3DS will all be impacted for several hours.

Here’s the schedule:

– 9 PM PT (October 22) – 2 AM PT (October 23)
– 12 AM ET (October 23) – 5 AM ET (October 23)
– 5 AM in the UK (October 23) – 10 AM in the UK (October 23)
– 6 AM in Europe (October 23) – 11 AM in Europe (October 23)

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Robo Army was added to Switch today as the newest NeoGeo game on Switch. Take a look at some footage below.

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This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Stardew Valley
2. Golf Story
3. Sonic Mania
4. Axiom Verge
5. Overcooked: Special Edition
6. The Flame in the Flood
7. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
8. SteamWorld Dig 2
9. Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
11. Picross S
12. Pokken Tournament DX
13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
14. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
15. ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug X
16. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
17. Oxenfree
18. FIFA 18
19. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
20. Snipperclips

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The full version of Super Mario Odyssey’s “Jump Up, Super Star!” was made available on iTunes in Japan earlier today. It seemed somewhat unlikely that other regions would be getting the same treatment, though Nintendo has surprised us.

The US release of “Jump Up, Super Star!” is now live on iTunes here. It officially confirms that Kate Davis is behind the main theme. And just like the Japanese version, it’s just over four minutes long.

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