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Hot Lap Racing 1.1.1 update

Hot Lap Lacing received a new version 1.1.1, and the big feature addition is cross-play.

Cross-play means that all players can compete online together regardless of platform. Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games Store are now connected. Also, on top of that, wheel adjustments and bug fixes are included.

Below is the full rundown of today’s update:

Mario Luigi Brothership Mario Run

For a limited time, Super Mario Run players can get involved with a special event that features the new Nintendo Switch RPG Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

The event is specifically known as “Mario and Luigi’s New Adventure! Special Mission”. While it’s active, players will have the chance to obtain new statues.

Super Mario Party Jamboree icons added to Nintendo Switch Online

October 16: As Nintendo’s next big release, Super Mario Party Jamboree has just been added as the next Nintendo Switch Online game with user icons.

You can spend My Nintendo Platinum Points on characters, backgrounds, and frames. As usual, characters cost 10 Platinum Points each. Everything else will you set you back 5 Platinum Points. Remember that these icons will be yours to keep forever – even if your Nintendo Switch Online subscription expires.

Card-en-Ciel free updates

Card-en-Ciel recently launched on Switch, but more content is coming to the game via free updates. Today, Inti Creates confirmed it will support for the game for at least five months.

The first update drops this month. It will include new post-game dungeons, giving players new challenges and opportunities to build overpowered combos using the cards they collect throughout the game.

Below is some additional information as to what’s planned:

SEGA Genesis Classics delisted

In a somewhat unexpected move, SEGA has decided to delist SEGA Genesis Classics on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

The collection will no longer be available for purchase starting on December 6 at 11:59 PM PT / December 7 at 2:59 AM ET. Anyone that buys it before that date will still be able to play and redownload it in the future. In other words, it will not be removed from your library.

#Blue Claws for Alarm update

#Blue is back with a major “Claws for Alarm” update. Halloween might be over, but the game got new content that ties in with the celebration.

The story continues with Chapter 12 that unlocks after completing the base game. In it, Becky’s friend and teammate Sabrina has gone missing.

Here’s a rundown of what to expect:

Slam and Roll

Slam and Roll was previously confirmed for Switch, but we now have a release date. The game will be ready to go on November 14, 2024.

Slam and Roll, an arcade action game, was announced back in February. It was confirmed at the time that we’d be getting it sometime this year.

Cassette Beasts 1.7 Gauntlet update

Cassette Beasts has announced a new update known as “Gauntlet”, which is version 1.7. Switch players can access it starting on November 20, 2024.

After completing the main game, players will be able to take on previous bosses and rivals. A new Sticker fusion feature is also included.

Here’s a bit of additional information:

Nintendo Switch holiday 2024 sales

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has briefly spoken about Switch sales for the holidays in light of a new console looming on the horizon.

Furukawa was taking questions following the company’s financial results release yesterday. Nintendo was asked if the presence of the new system could impact current Switch sales with the big shopping season now getting underway. However, Furukawa doesn’t feel that there will be a negative effect, especially given how Switch well over seven years ago.

Here’s what Furukawa had to say, as relayed by Mainichi:

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Comix Zero

Bear Games will release its new game Comix Zero on Nintendo Switch, the studio confirmed this week. The project’s launch window has yet to be announced.

Bear Games officially describes the game as a “comixvania”. The world is presented like a graphic novel in which screens feature a multi-page spread and players “jump between panels, smash through borders, and search for secrets hidden in the margins.”

Lots of additional details can be found in the following overview:


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