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Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass

Nintendo has shared a new commercial to promote the Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword/Shield. We’ve included the advert below.

The first part of the Expansion Pass, The Isle of Armor, launches on June 17. The Crown Tundra will follow this fall.

Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of June 11, 2020. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

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Mortal Kombat 11 recently received its Aftermath expansion. But this month, Warner Bros. will be distributing the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection at retail, which includes everything released for the game so far. The thing is, it doesn’t look like you’ll actually be getting a cartridge.

That news comes straight from an Amazon listing. The game’s boxart has been updated with a label clearly stating that there’s no game card included. And if you needed any further confirmation, the listing on Amazon Canada states outright that you’ll only be getting a code in the box.

If you do want to pick up Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection, you’ll be able to do so on June 16.

Bridge Strike

Drageus Games will publish the arcade flight game Bridge Strike on Switch this week, according to an eShop listing. It’s currently lined up for a June 6 release.

We have the following overview and trailer for Bridge Strike:

Skelattack

Earlier today, Konami and Ukuza ended up bringing the action platformer Skelattack to Switch as part of a surprise announcement. Check out some footage below.

Skelattack is available for Switch via the eShop.

Shadowverse: Champions Battle

Cygames has shared a commercial for Shadowverse: Champions Battle, its new card battling RPG for Switch. View the advert below.

Shadowverse: Champions Battle launches November 5 in Japan.

Pokemon Sword/Shield

The Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Expansion Pass isn’t entirely about new content. Game Freak is also bringing back a bunch of creatures from past entries that weren’t originally in these two titles.

Thanks to today’s trailer, we have a new round of Pokemon confirmed to be returning. The full lineup is as follows (divided by the part of the video they were shown):

Konami and Ukuza Inc. have announced Skelattack, a new 2D action platformer Skelattack. Despite only being revealed today, it’s already out now on the Switch eShop.

Here’s an overview of Skelattack, along with a trailer:

Super Holobunnies: Pause Café

Arcade-platformer Super Holobunnies: Pause Café is an upcoming title to the Switch eShop. You can take a closer look at the gameplay in the video below.

Super Holobunnies: Pause Café will be available on the Switch eShop on June 6 for $4.99.

Pokemon Sword/Shield

Another round of details (and screenshots) are in for Pokemon Sword/Shield. We have the official word on the latest features for The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra as part of the Expansion Pass, including new Galarian and Gigantamax Pokemon, tutor moves, the Galarian Star Tournament, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:


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