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Metroid Dread demo

Though it’s been out for a couple of weeks, Nintendo has just launched a demo for Metroid Dread on the Switch eShop that lets users experience the beginning parts of the game. It can be downloaded directly through the store page or on the company’s website here.

Nintendo does have a habit of offering demos for a number of its Switch titles. Typically, however, they’re made available prior to launch. Nintendo didn’t go into any further detail, but says that the Metroid Dread demo is “an early Halloween treat” for fans. If you’ve yet to pick up the game but have some interest, you don’t have much to lose by giving it a shot.

monster hunter rise update 3.5.0

A new 3.5.0 update has just gone out for Monster Hunter Rise. It includes additional free and paid DLC, the Ghosts ‘n Goblins collaboration (live on October 29), and bug fixes.

Below are the full patch notes for the Monster Hunter Rise version 3.5.0 update:

Pokemon Crystal

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

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Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water gameplay

Ahead of tomorrow’s release, we’ve got gameplay from the new Switch version of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. You can take a look at close to an hour of footage.

For those that need a refresher on Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, we have the following overview:

Death's Door

Death’s Door is coming to Switch, publisher Devolver Digital and developer Acid Nerve just announced. The game will launch on November 23.

Death’s Door, an action-adventure title, originally debuted back in July. It received a great deal of praise, and has been compared to games such as The Legend of Zelda and Demon’s Souls.

Among Us Shapeshifter

Innersloth has been tinkering away on the next major update for Among Us, which will include a new Shapeshifter role and more. In a blog post today, the studio shared some preliminary information.

Shapeshifter is the new Imposter role for Among Us. According to Innersloth, the rest of the roles will be for Crewmates only.

Pikmin Bloom gameplay

Gameplay has now emerged for Pikmin Bloom, Niantic’s new mobile title that saw a surprise release last night starting in Australia and Singapore. GameXplain’s video shows the initial setup, what happens when you’re walking, the shop, and more.

For those that missed our previous coverage, check out some additional information below:

Dusk gameplay

New gameplay is in for Dusk, a retro-styled first-person shooter. The game will finally release on Switch tomorrow following a lengthy delay.

Here’s an overview of Dusk: 

Hishou Same! Same! Same!

M2 today announced Hishou Same! Same! Same!, the latest addition to its M2 ShotTriggers and Toaplan Arcade Garage series. A release is planned for Spring 2022 in Japan.

Hishou Same! Same! Same! will come with the arcade versions of the shoot ’em up game Hishou Zame! (otherwise known as Sky Shark / Flying Shark) as well as Same! Same! Same! (also known as Fire Shark). M2 has thus far confirmed M2 Gadgets and Super Easy mode as new features.

nintendo switch online datamine

Twitter user MondoMega has extracted new information about potential plans for Nintendo Switch Online thanks to a recent datamine.

It goes without saying that additional titles are planned for the future. At least on the N64 side of things, Nintendo has already confirmed several heavy hitters, including Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Paper Mario, Pokemon Snap, and Banjo-Kazooie.


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