Original (2/8): Publisher Spike Chunsoft, along with developers Toybox and Millennium Kitchen, announced Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Vacation for Switch.

The news was shared during today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct. Boku no Natsuyasumi creator Kaz Ayabe is leading the way on the project.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom update out now (version 1.2.0), patch notes

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom just got its latest update, and version 1.2.0 has now gone live.

Going forward, it’ll now be possible to obtain items via news articles in the official channel on the Home Menu. You may recall that Breath of the Wild had something similar. Several bugs have also been fixed, including a few ones related to quest progression.

Here’s the full rundown of the update:

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Noob: The Factionless gameplay

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A fresh round of gameplay is in for the recently-released Noob: The Factionless. We have a look at the prologue, arrival at Olydri, several quests, achievements, and more.

Here’s an official overview with more information:

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Athanasy gameplay

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Valkyrie Initiative just recently brought Athanasy to Switch, and new gameplay has been posted. Footage gives us a closer look at the visual novel.

Here’s an official overview with more information:

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The Settlers: New Allies launch trailer

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Ubisoft just brought The Settlers: New Allies to Switch, and we’ve got a new trailer to celebrate. The game has landed on consoles for the first time with adapted controls as well as fully supported cross-play and shared progression across all available platforms.

If you’re interested in learning more about it, check out the following overview:

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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases – July 13, 2023

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Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of July 13, 2023. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

Fresh Start, relaxing deep clean adventure, coming to Switch

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Publisher Merge Games, along with developer Awaken Realms, today confirmed plans to bring Fresh Start to Switch. It’ll be available by the end of 2023.

Fresh Start is a relaxing deep clean adventure in which players go on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful state. For the first time, it’ll be appearing on consoles.

Here’s some additional information:

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Pokemon Home update out now (version 3.0.1), patch notes

Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

The latest update for Pokemon Home has been released, with the app moving up to version 3.0.1.

Three issues in particular have been addressed. These relate to problems for Spinda, Pokemon Legends: Arceus transfers, and ribbons not showing correctly.

We have the full patch notes for the Pokemon Home version 3.0.1 update below.

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2023 Tokyo Game Show shares lineup of exhibitors

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The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association today announced the list of exhibitors attending the 2023 Tokyo Game Show, and while Nintendo will technically be present, it’s not too exciting.

As of today, 646 exhibitors will be at TGS. This includes 389 representatives from Japan and 257 from overseas. 2,629 exhibition booths will be available, with additional exhibitors expected to participate later. Some of the highlights highlight Bandai Namco, Capcom, Inti Creates, Koei Tecmo, Level-5, and SEGA / Atlus.