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Announced during last night’s ARMS Direct, the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle can now be pre-ordered in Europe. Amazon Germany has it up here, and Amazon France has it here. We’ve also included the Switch case for Amazon Germany’s page.

Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors is the latest game to have joined the Switch eShop. Take a look at some footage of the download below.

Plenty of footage has come in for the new Switch eShop release Thumper. We’ve rounded up a bunch of videos below.

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Grand Prix was one of several modes announced for ARMS during the game’s Direct yesterday. Over on the game’s website, a noteworthy tidbit is shared. Grand Prix mode has seven levels of difficulty, so it should keep you busy for awhile.

You’ll want to spend time in Grand Prix if you’re interested in Ranked Matches. In order to participate, you need become a champion above level 4.

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Original: Level-5 issued a new media blast for Layton’s Mystery Journey today. Along with screenshots, the latest information was also published.

Professor Hershel Layton has suddenly disappeared, so in order to find her father, Katrielle begins a “General Shop and Puzzle-Solving Detective Service” and establishes the Layton Detective Company. She takes on all sorts of cases from finding pets to determining culprits in murder cases, and her bizarre ideas continue to result in her achieving accurate results in solving mysteries. Obtaining such a reputation, the Layton Detective Company continues to receive many kinds of requests.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Download

ACA NeoGeo Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – €6.99 / £6.29
Thumper – €19.99 / £15.99

Switch Demo

Disgaea 5 Complete

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Star Soldier – €5.99 / £5.39

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Download

ACA NeoGeo Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – $7.99
Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical – $7.99
Thumper – $19.99

Switch Demo

Disgaea 5 Complete

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Nintendo has added three new periods of maintenance to its schedule. Switch, Wii U, and 3DS will be impacted tonight and next week as well, affecting online play, rankings, etc.

The maintenance schedule is as follows:

Switch

– 6 PM PT (May 18) – 8 PM PT (May 18)
– 9 PM ET (May 18) – 11 PM ET (May 18)
– 2 AM in the UK (May 19) – 4 AM in the UK (May 19)
– 3 AM in Europe (May 19) – 5 AM in Europe (May 19)

Switch / Wii U / 3DS

– 9 PM PT (May 18) – 2 AM PT (May 18)
– 12 PM ET (May 19) – 5 AM PT (May 19)
– 5 AM in the UK (May 19) – 10 AM in the UK (May 19)
– 6 AM in Europe (May 19) – 11 AM in Europe (May 19)

Switch / Wii U / 3DS

– 6:45 PM PT (May 24) – 8 PM PT (May 24)
– 9:45 PM ET (May 24) – 11 PM ET (May 24)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (May 25) – 4 AM in the UK (May 25)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (May 25) – 5 AM in Europe (May 25)

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Thumper is one of the big new releases on the Switch eShop today. In the gameplay video below, you can take a look at the game to see what it has to offer.

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Super Mario Run players can participate in a new Friendly Run event. Each time you give it a try, you’ll earn Rally Tickets regardless of whether you win or lose.

The number of times you can play each day is based on the progress made in World Tour:

– Haven’t cleared World 1: one time
– World 1 cleared: three times
– World 2 cleared: five times

The Friendly Run event will be available until June 1.


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