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Arcade Paradise trailer

To celebrate the game’s release, Wired Productions and Nosebleed Interactive have shared a launch trailer for Arcade Paradise. The video provides a final look at the 90’s retro arcade adventure game.

We have more information about Arcade Paradise in the following overview:

The 2022 Pokemon World Championships are taking place next week, and Niantic has a special event planned for Pokemon GO in celebration. It will include the debut of World Championships 2022 Pikachu.

Here’s the full rundown:

switch no price increase

According to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, the company has no plans to increase the price of the Switch.

Furukawa shared that information in an interview with Nikkei. He said that Switch demand is currently outpacing supply, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo will up the price. The company wants to “avoid pricing people out” and “maintain the momentum of our overall business.”

Furukawa’s comments came about while talking about Switch hardware production as well as sales targets. You can read the brief interview below. 

Picross S8

Jupiter is developing Picross S8 and the game will be released this fall, the company has announced. While not stated explicitly, it’s safe to assume that it will be appearing on Switch like all previous entries in the series.

Picross S came to Switch in September 2017. Since then we’ve seen six additional titles. Jupiter has even created Picross Lord of the Nazarick, Kemon’s Friends Picross, and Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition.

As for Picross S8, more information will be shared in the future. We should have a release date closer to launch.

Cult of the Lamb trailer

Cult of the Lamb is out on Switch today, and we have a trailer to celebrate. Rather than going for gameplay, the video is animated but still gives an idea of what to expect from the title.

We have more information about Cult of the Lamb in the following overview:

Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle

Sleepy Castle Studio has revealed Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle, a new adventure RPG inspired by the Paper Mario series. Currently the project is targeting a Q4 2023 launch on Switch.

Learn more about the game in the overview below:

Islets

Today, publisher Armor Games Studios and developer Kyle Thompson announced that they’re putting Islets on Switch. Not only that, but we also have a final release date of August 24, 2022.

Islets is a Metroidvania title filled with action adventure gameplay. You’ll take on the role if Iko, a “a brave mouse with ambitions of setting out to explore a sky filled with scattered floating islands and communities isolated from one another after the land was fractured by a mysterious incident many years ago.”

Soccer Story

Publisher No More Robots and developer PanicBarn have unveiled Soccer Story, a comedy open-world RPG about solving puzzles and saving the world with your trusty magic soccer ball. It will debut on Switch later in 2022.

Here’s what’s been shared thus far:

XEL update 1.0.4.4

A new update is here for XEL on Switch with the team having prepared version 1.0.4.4.

After installing the patch, players will have access to a couple of new additions. A slew of bug fixes are included as well.

The full patch notes for XEL’s version 1.0.4.4 update are as follows:

Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

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Arcade Paradise
Two Point Campus



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