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Afterparty boxart

Afterparty, an adventure game that debuted on Switch last March, is now getting the physical treatment. Limited Run Games has secured the boxed version in partnership with Night School Studio.

You can pre-order the physical version of Afterparty starting on January 29. It’ll be up on Limited Run Games’ website here for four weeks.

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Monster Hunter Rise demo

If you haven’t tried out the Monster Hunter Rise demo yet, you may want to at least download it if you have any sort of interest. It’s been revealed that those that have save data from the demo on their Switch systems will be able to obtain a series of bonuses in the main game.

The lineup includes:

Nintendo has revealed another change – or addition depending on how you look at it – for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

On Wii U, there were certain stages that used touch controls on the GamePad. Nintendo says that the Switch version now supports gyro controls in these sections.

David Evans Games and The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild today issued a new gameplay trailer for Sail Forth, “an adorable sailing adventure”. Watch it below.

Sail Forth will release later in 2021 on Switch.

Solas 128

Armor Games Studios and Amicable Animal are celebrating the release of Solas 128, a game of interconnected puzzles, with a new launch trailer. Check out the video below.

Solas 128 can be accessed digitally for Switch today from the eShop.

Cyber Shadow

Ahead of its release tomorrow, Cyber Shadow has received a new batch of footage. Take a look at the gameplay in the video below.

Cyber Shadow arrives for Switch via the eShop on January 26.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Fire Emblem Heroes’ new Choose Your Legends: Round 5 event still has a few days remaining. However, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have provided the interim results.

Here’s a look at the results so far for heroines:

Koei Tecmo reported its latest financial results today, revealing new shipment data for a few different titles.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is now confirmed to have shipped 3.5 million copies worldwide. That’s the highest amount for any single Warriors title ever, Koei Tecmo has stated.

The same report also provides an update on a couple of other releases. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy has shipped 220,000 copies across all platforms in Japan and Asia. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle is at 100,000 copies in both regions.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

A few new LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga tidbits have surfaced from this month’s issue of OPM. The magazine details the amount of playable characters, areas, and more.

Previously, we heard that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga would include close to 500 unique characters. It seems that this amount has increased over the past year.

Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:

Elasto Mania Remastered

After launching on Steam last year, Elasto Mania Team has announced that it’s bringing the retro motorbike simulation game Elasto Mania Remastered to consoles. It’ll launch on Switch later in 2021.

Elasto Mania first debuted in 2000. The Switch version will contain “all the enhancements of the current Steam version, with additional never-before-seen higher fidelity assets straight from the original creators of Elasto Mania that couldn’t be added to the game 20 years ago, and some more goodies.”

For those that haven’t heard of Elasto Mania, check out the following overview and trailer:


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