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A new update has just gone live for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. Nintendo is now distributing version 1.1 for both games.

Today’s update addresses a few different issues. Specifically, the following problems have been tackled:

The second Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon global mission just started on Monday. Two days later, it has already been a success. Players were tasked with collectively earning 1,000,000 Beach Points (BP) in Mantine Surf events by December 25, and that goal has been reached.

Everyone who participates will receive 2,000 Festival Coins as a reward. Those who have registered their game at the Pokemon Global Link by the end of the global mission will earn 4,000 FC.

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Nintendo prepared a short trailer for the new Mirror Copy Ability added to Kirby Battle Royale with the version 2.0 update. Check it out below.

Atlus has announced that The Alliance Alive is scheduled for March 27 in the west. North America will be receiving a physical launch edition containing a copy of the game, collector’s box, art book, CD soundtrack, and keychain. The Alliance Alive appears to be digital-only in Europe.

Along with today’s news, we also have a new character trailer for The Alliance Alive. The video, shown below, introduces the party Daemon characters. We have the following overview:

Forbes recently caught up with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie had plenty to say about Switch, including its success, supply, and how consumers can go about finding the system. He also had a few words to share about the continued sales of 3DS.

You can read what Reggie had to say below. Some additional comments are on Forbes here.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch  -164,908
PS4 Pro – 45,163
PS4 – 40,524
New 2DS LL – 27,074
New 3DS LL – 15,059
Vita – 8,483
2DS – 3,192
Xbox One – 406
New 3DS – 248
Xbox One X – 75
Wii U – 70
PS3 – 48

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 124,770
PS4 – 25,163
New 2DS LL – 20,712
New 3DS LL – 12,431
PS4 Pro – 8,244
Vita – 6,127
2DS – 2,747
New 3DS – 348
Xbox One – 295
Xbox One X – 213
PS3 – 48
Wii U – 45

And here are the software charts:

Kirby Battle Royale’s new update is live. For those who have the game in Europe and Japan, version 2.0. is out now.

The new update adds support for the Mirror ability. Nintendo also included a note about the general, vague statement about how adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.

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A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Kirby 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll – free
Nayutan Seijin: Dance Robot Dance – 200 yen
Kairiki Bear: Alkali Rettousei – 200 yen
OSTER Project: Cantabile x Passione – 200 yen
Police Piccadilly: Kire Carry On – 200 yen
niki: Grave – 200 yen
Himouto! Umaru-chan – 250 yen

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Update (12/13): This is up on Amazon again with the 20% Prime discount. It had sold out last night.


Original (12/12): Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the new Shovel Knight amiibo 3-pack. You can reserve it here. If you happen to be a Prime member, you can save 20% as well.

Online services for Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will be unavailable later this week as the online servers undergo maintenance. Below are the exact times:

– 4:50 PM PT (December 13) – 12:30 AM PT (December 14)
– 7:50 PM ET (December 13) – 3:30 AM ET (December 14)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (December 14) – 8:30 AM in the UK (December 14)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (December 14) – 9:30 AM In Europe (December 14)

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