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Rise of Fox Hero

Publisher 2Awesome Studio, along with developer Josep Monzonis Hernandez, announced today that they’re putting Rise of Fox Hero on Switch. The game is due out on February 17, 2023.

Rise of Fox Hero is a 3D platformer featuring combat and puzzle elements. An official overview with more information can be found below.

Pokemon Crystal

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

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WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros gameplay

We have a lot of footage from WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros on Switch. Konami not only revealed the title yesterday, but ended up launching it as well.

If you need a refresher on what the title has to offer, check out the following overview:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 31,191 / 4,807,491
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,298 / 3,862,841
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,858 / 5,142,172
4. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 12,920 / 185,920
5. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 9,522 / 50,281
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,723 / 3,032,742
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,461 / 994,203
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 6,346 / 1,169,936
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,128 / 5,116,872
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 4,480 / 2,840,736

Skul: The Hero Slayer Dark Mirror update

The team behind Skul: The Hero Slayer has announced that a big “Dark Mirror” game will be going live on consoles next week, including Switch.

Dark Mirror is a new mode with more powerful enemies and lots of other features. A ton of other changes and bug fixes are also incoming.

The full patch notes for the Skul: The Hero Slayer “Dark Mirror” update are as follows:

Project Winter Speak the Truth update

Other Ocean Interactive is still toying away on Project Winter, and has just come through with a new “Speak the Truth” update.

One of the major aspects is here is that ToxMod has been implemented for voice moderation. Plenty of balance adjustments and bug fixes are live as well.

The full patch notes for the Project Winter “Speak the Truth” update are as follows:

Know by Heart

Ice-Pick Lodge has passed along word that it’s bringing Know by Heart to Switch. It will be available on March 9, 2023.

Know by Heart, an adventure game, is said to offer “a deep, emotional story about accepting loss”. Further information can be found in the following overview:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe new characters

In the flood of news this week stemming from the latest Nintendo Direct, something fans may have missed is that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC will be adding even more returning characters in the future.

For the first three waves, only new tracks were added. However, for the fourth round, Nintendo announced that Birdo is on the way. Confirmation of even more characters were confirmed in the Nintendo Direct recap we posted, but that was something may probably missed. We should be seeing at least two more roster additions later in 2023.

Hokko Life "World Shrines" update

Team17 and Wonderscope Games issued a substantial update for Hokko Life on Switch this week, dubbed “World Shrines”.

The update includes new features, changes, and fixes. Players can expand their housing, teleport with World Shrines, access the small barn on Aubrey’s Farm, and more. Also worth noting is that the Mayor Merits screen has been reworked and some merits have also had their requirements lowered to make them easier to unlock.

The full patch notes for the Hokko Life “World Shrines” update are as follows:

It’s been announced that Justice Sucks is set to received a new “Vacuum Massacre” update. Switch will be getting it next week.

The update picks up shortly after the main game ends and “sees Dusty’s family once again menaced by their corporate captors.” Here’s some additional information:


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