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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp updated today with ten new animals. The lineup includes Felicity, Ruby, Buzz, Rolf, Dora, Wade, Billy, Huck, Claude, and Cashmere.

As noted in the app, players can receive animal maps via souvenirs from exporting to specific islands in Gulliver’s Ship. They can also meet animals by exploring and completing animal maps in Blathers’s Treasure Trek.

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Dream‘s latest edition has an interesting teaser for its next issue. In September, the Japanese magazine will apparently be revealing a Switch game “that everyone will enjoy”.

Unfortunately, no additional information is available. While it sounds like Nintendo Dream may have a scoop, it’s not entirely clear if a different source will beat them to the punch with the news. Also note that while Nintendo’s Dream context indicates that this is a single announcement, Japanese doesn’t easily differentiate between plural and singular.

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The team behind Killer Queen Black has provided an updated roadmap that details future plans for the game.

In July, Killer Queen Black received the major Betelgeuse Update. It brought along a new map as well as improvements to party systems and gameplay.

As for what lies ahead, more updates are planned for Q3 and Q4. There’s been a bit of a shift in terms of what will be included in the next couple of updates, you you can see the full roadmap above.

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PGA Tour 2K21

A couple of days ago, PGA Tour 2K21 made it to Switch as one of the few golf games on the system. If you’re curious as to how the game looks and runs, check out the footage below.

Color Jumper

According to an eShop listing, Color Jumper will be releasing on Switch next week. The color-based puzzle-platformer (which does include a colorblind mode), will be out on August 28.

We have the following overview and trailer for Color Jumper:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition, Fight Crab, Best Friend Forever, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Atelier Ryza 2

Famitsu recently published an interview with the producer of Atelier Ryza 2, Junzo Hosoi. We shared a summary here of some of the details, but we’ve now translated additional information for anticipating fans to enjoy. Hosoi discussed the sales of the first game, the setting for the sequel, new characters, a hint at a new battle mechanic, hints at returning characters, and more.

We’ve translated the remaining information from Famitsu’s interview below.

Update (8/22): Ask Iwata is now up on Amazon Canada ($6.15 discount).


Update (7/27): Pre-orders are now live on Amazon.


Original (7/24): Last year, EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi’s publishing company Hobonichi released a book in Japan dedicated to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. It went over Iwata’s life, featured interviews with the likes of Itoi and Miyamoto, and more.

Fortunately, that book is now officially confirmed for English release in the west. Viz Media has announced that Ask Iwata will handle publishing, and it will release in Spring 2021.

The book will be available in both print and through digital distribution.

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Porygon2

In celebration of the Pokemon Players Cup, a code has been released to obtain Porygon2 in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. The creature is “expertly trained to battle with Trick Room strategies”.

To receive Porygon2, go through the following steps:

The last major Nintendo Direct was held in September 2019. Other than that, we saw a Nintendo Direct Mini back in March of this year and a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase about a month ago. Rumor now has it that a new presentation from Nintendo is coming soon.

VentureBeat editor Jeff Grubb (who has been on the money with a number of Nintendo-related rumors) is among those that claims a Nintendo Direct could be coming next week – potentially Friday. Grubb said during the latest episode of GamesBeat Decides:


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