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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is on the way to Switch, Nintendo and Monolith Soft announced during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation.

Nintendo is returning to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with brand new DLC, Nintendo has announced. It will begin to launch on March 18, 2022.

Below are all of the relevant details:

EarthBound Beginnings

EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings are both joining Nintendo Switch Online today, it’s been announced. These will release on the SNES and NES apps respectively.

Here’s the official overview from Nintendo:

Nintendo and MercurySteam have announced a new Metroid Dread update, and it’s launching today.

Two new difficulty modes will be added. In Dread Mode, if you take one hit, Samus will be defeated. There’ll also be
increased recovery in Rookie Mode.

It was also announced that a Boss Rush update is coming in April.

triangle strategy demo

A new demo for Triangle Strategy is going live on Switch today, Nintendo and Square Enix have announced. That news just dropped during today’s Nintendo Direct.

This is technically the second demo for Triangle Strategy. After the game was unveiled a year ago, Square Enix let fans experience a trial and provide feedback to assist the development team and ultimately make the final product better.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is in development for Switch, Bandai Namco has announced.

Many songs will be included such as an orchestral version of the Zelda theme. There’ll be new modes and more.

For more on the game, check out the following overview:

Live A Live

Square Enix is bringing Live A Live to Switch, the company has announced. This will be the game’s first release ever outside of Japan.

Live A Live will feature HD-2D visuals much like Octopath Traveler. We’ve included more information about the game below.

Nintendo has announced Nintendo Switch Sports, a new take on the classic Wii Sports series.

Tennis, bowling, chambara, soccer, badminton, and volleyball are included. Golf will be added as part of a free update this fall. Local play and online play are supported across all sports.

Here’s some additional information:

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series

Bandai Namco will release Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series on Switch, the company has revealed. It will launch on July 8, 2022.

Below is an overview with additional details:

Portal and Portal 2

Valve is putting Portal and Portal 2 on Switch, the company has revealed. They’ll be released as Portal: Companion Collection.

Here’s everything you need to know:


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