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Did you know that Piranha Plant was initially imagined as a tri-jumps character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Researcher Meshima discovered that the team lowered the amount of maximum jumps from two to three in the day one. Why this happened is unknown.

Interestingly, the game’s motion folder still has the unused third jump animation. Here’s a look:

At the Taipei Game Show a few days ago, Busy Toaster debuted the first trailer for Georifters on Switch. We’ve included it below.

Nintendo has published what appears to be the first Switch screenshots from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. We have to caution that store pages sometimes contain images that were originally taken on other consoles, but the consensus is that the ones below were in fact captured on the Big N’s system.

As we reported a short while ago, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is still on track for a June launch on Switch.

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Rotating Brave, a platform action game, was announced for a February release on Switch not too long ago. Cosen announced a final release date during a live stream earlier today. The digital release is planned for February 21.

Here’s an overview, along with a trailer:

To promote the launch of Thea: The Awakening on Switch, Monster Couch has readied a new trailer. You can view it below.

Since Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled was announced at The Game Awards a couple of months ago, there were a few concerns about the Switch version. A couple of retailers pulled down their listings which brought about worry that it might have been delayed or cancelled. Of course, Activision never actually said anything that would indicate such a thing happening.

Any remaining fears can now be put to rest. A number of retailers have opened pre-orders, including Amazon and GameStop. Amazon UK has it here.

Like other versions, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is coming to Switch on June 21 as previously announced. We also have the game’s boxart above.

Thanks to Jes T for the tip.

After previously appearing on 3DS, Space Lift Danger Panic! is now coming to Switch. Springloaded has announced a release for February 15.

Here’s an overview for Space Lift Danger Panic! plus a trailer:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night creator Koji Igarashi took to Kickstarter this week as part of the game’s latest news update. In the new post, Igarashi went over another gameplay system: creating shards from crafting.

Here’s the full rundown:

Swords & Soldiers had a bit of a pesky bug when it launched on Switch last week. When starting the fourth campaign from the main menu, the game would crash if you hadn’t completed the other campaigns.

Two Tribes has now taken care of things with a quick patch. Version 1.01 is out now, and once applied, that specific issue will no longer crop up.

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This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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