Mario Kart Tour announces Night Tour
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Mario Kart Tour continues to roll on, and has now revealed its Night Tour which will feature N64 Mario Raceway, GBA Luigi Circuit, and GCN Waluigi Stadium. Look for it to go live on June 28, 2023 following the previous event, the Mario vs. Luigi Tour.
Tying in with the upcoming event, a trailer has been released for the Night Tour in Mario Kart Tour. Give it a look below.
More: DeNA, Mario Kart Tour
Arcana of Paradise: The Tower “The Path of Purgatory” update out now (version 1.2.0), patch notes
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Arcana of Paradise: The Tower just issued version 1.2.0, which is known as the “The Path of Purgatory” update.
The game has added a new difficulty mode, a “Double Time” feature, and “Card Collection Alert” feature. Players will also find a number of improvements and bug fixes.
The full patch notes for the Arcana of Paradise: The Tower “The Path of Purgatory” update (version 1.2.0) are as follows:
Visual novel Kittengumi: Sakabato’s Thief coming to Switch
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Publisher Gammera Nest, along with developer Guarida Games, today confirmed that they’ll be releasing Kittengumi: Sakabato’s Thief on Switch. A launch window was not provided.
Kittengumi: Sakabato’s Thiefis a visual novel that takes place in an alternative Japan known as Gapon. The protagonists – a cat and a panda who thinks he is a cat – will need to find the thief of the sakabato, one of the treasures of the Kittengumi.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
Fan spends over $3,500 to rant about Splatoon 3 at Nintendo shareholder meeting
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Some bizarre situations have occurred at Nintendo’s financial meetings in the past, but one of the strangest happenings took place earlier today.
The Big N held its annual shareholder meeting, and per usual, it included a Q&A session. Reports have surfaced that someone was ranting “loudly” about female characters’ perceived preferential treatment in Splatoon 3 regarding customization. This person felt there is a lack of options for male characters, including hairstyles and emotes, compared to those available to the female counterpart.
More: Splatoon 3, top
Xenoblade series icons added to Nintendo Switch Online
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Original (5/25): Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online members can access new user icons for the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
Icons were previously made available last year, but that was specifically for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Now the entire series is being represented, including the first two games.
Famitsu software sales (6/12/23 – 6/18/23) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 31,151 / 1,672,070
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,489 / 5,336,478
3. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,753 / 3,165,440
4. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 5,550 / 1,101,167
5. [PS5] Diablo IV – 4,902 / 29,277
6. [NSW] Front Mission 1st: Remake – 4,891 / NEW
7. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 – 4,766 / 33,630
8. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,362 / 5,053,556
9. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 4,315 / 4,038,838
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,309 / 5,215,546
Sonic Origins Plus launch trailer
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SEGA has readied a new trailer to celebrate the launch of Sonic Origins Plus. The updated release features twelve Sonic Game Gear titles, playable Knuckles in Sonic CD, and Amy Rose as a playable character in Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD for the first time. The pack also contains previously released add-on content: Extreme Missions, Mirror Mode, new character animations, and additional backgrounds and music.
Here’s an official overview of Sonic Origins Plus:
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E3 2024 and E3 2025 seemingly cancelled
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Original: Based on the results of a meeting from the Los Angeles City Tourism Board of Commissioners, E3 2024 and E3 2025 may both be cancelled.
The accompanying Regular Meeting Packet from June 16 includes a note stating the show has been scrapped over the next couple of years. Originally, E3 2024 and E3 2025 were planned for June 11 and June 3 in their respective years. The ESA hasn’t shared an official comment, but it would be bizarre to include this information if the expo was still on track.
Farming sim Sprout Valley coming to Switch
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Publisher RedDeer Games and developer Vadzim Liakhovich are teaming up on Sprout Valley, “an upcoming farming simulator game where you can step back from the busy life and grow the garden of your dreams.” We know that it’s planned for Switch, but there’s no word on a release window at this time.
Players will take on the role of the cat Nico “who tries to find peaceful place to live in.” Along with finding friends and discovering interesting events, they’ll also learn about the secrets of Ostara.
Enchanted Portals, co-op 2D platformer, confirmed for Switch
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Xixo Games Studio will release Enchanted Portals on Switch, it’s been confirmed. The title will head to the console this summer.
Enchanted Portals is a co-op 2D platformer in which rookie magicians Bobby and Penny enter an adventure to get back to their dimension and retrieve the Magic Book. Further details are included in the following overview:
