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Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Axiom Verge, Blue Fire, Slime Rancher, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, and more.

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The Future You've Been Dreaming Of

Qureate has announced The Future You’ve Been Dreaming Of, a new life simulation title for Switch. A release is planned for May 19, 2022.

For more on the game, check out the following overview:

Death's Gambit: Afterlife Ashes of Vados

Death’s Gambit: Afterlife players on Switch can now get their hands on new content, as Ashes of Vados has recently been made available. This follows the game’s original launch back in September.

Death’s Gambit: Afterlife Ashes of Vados acts as an epilogue to the main story with new features and modes. It contains new boss fights, a new combat arena, and more.

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Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Mayhem Brawler physical

Mayhem Brawler, which has thus far only been available on the eShop, will soon have a physical release on Switch. Red Art Games is planning a boxed version of the game.

The company will be readying 2,900 units. Each copy will even include a double-sided poster.

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon update 1.1.0

Konami recently released a notable 1.1.0 update for GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon. The game has received some new additions, tons of adjustments, and lots of bug fixes.

The full patch notes for the GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon version 1.1.0 update are as follows:

Infinite Links gameplay

Infinite Links has a few more days to go until it reaches Switch, but we do have some early gameplay. Just under a half hour of footage shows off the upcoming RPG.

For more on Infinite Links, read the following overview:

Kao the Kangaroo

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Metal Max Xeno: Reborn, Kao the Kangaroo, and more.

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live a live development length

In a recent interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, original Live A Live director Takashi Tokita spoke about how the team made the upcoming Switch release a reality.

In addition to explaining how the remake ended up in HD-2D, Tokita spoke about the game’s short development cycle, which began at the beginning of 2019 and continued through the pandemic.

Our translation of his full comments can be found below.

To say the least, Metroid: Other M was a different take on the classic franchise. Nintendo handed primary development off to Team Ninja, the team behind Ninja Gaiden. The title also took on a greater story emphasis compared to past entries. Ultimately it earned a mixed reception.

As it turns out, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime initially had very high hopes for the title. On the latest episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast, he singled out Metroid: Other M as the game that didn’t hit the mass market the way he originally expected.


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