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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, and more.

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Pokemon Scarlet Violet Tera Raid Great Tusk Iron Treads

Details have been revealed about the latest Tera Raid Battle for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, which will feature Great Tusk and Iron Treads.

Great Tusk can be battled by Pokemon Scarlet players. If you have Pokemon Violet, you’ll encounter Iron Treads. Both will be appearing in five-star Raids. Note that there’ll be various Tera Types rather than just one.

TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 3 gameplay

TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 launched on Switch this week, and with new gameplay, we have a closer look. A few minutes of footage shows off the racer.

Further information about it can be found in the following overview:

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Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has been updated for the week of May 14, 2023. As of now only one session is planned involving the Switch eShop.

Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of May 14, 2023:

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom UK sales milestones

Some initial tidbits have surfaced about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s sales performance in the UK, and the game is off to what sounds like a fantastic start.

Tears of the Kingdom is already the eighth biggest Zelda game of all time having already outsold Skyward Sword, The Wind Waker, and A Link Between Worlds. Note that this is based purely on boxed sales – digital data from Nintendo is not reported. Had digital been factored in, the debut for Tears of the Kingdom could be even higher.

Spirit of the Island

PID Games, in partnership with Meta Publishing and 1M Bits Horde, has announced Spirit of the Island for Switch. There’s no word on release timing currently.

The title kicks off with players ending up on a distant island, which was previously populated by tourists. It’s now your mission to bring it back to life by exploring the archipelago, chatting with locals, and helping them restore the land. Oh, and you’ll have your own mysteries to discover from your past.

Arcade Archives Mazinger Z gameplay

Arcade Archives Mazinger Z made it to Switch this week, and new gameplay has surfaced. As usual, this comes from Hamster’s official live stream.

Here’s a brief overview of the title:

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble, and more.

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Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Final Fantasy future

The developers of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line have weighed in on the series’ future. This could be the end… or perhaps not.

Series director Masanobu Suzui and producer Ichiro Hazama recently spoke with Dengeki Online, and said that Final Bar Line is intended to be the last game in the series. However, Hazama did acknowledge that things may not necessarily end if fans show their interest. It was also shared that Nomura came up with the new for the new title.

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