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R-Type Final 2

Following its release in Japan, the demo for R-Type Final 2 has been made available in the west. It’s out now in both North America and Europe through the eShop.

Here’s a trailer for the game:

Life is Strange: True Colors

The Life is Strange series has yet to grace a Nintendo platform, but the ESRB has reason to think that its latest entry is bound for Switch. Life is Strange: True Colors was rated for the console earlier today.

Life is Strange: True Colors was first announced last month, though there has been no word on a Switch release. Either the ESRB made an error here, or Square Enix is saving news about putting it on Nintendo’s platform for a later date.

For those that haven’t heard of Life is Strange: True Colors previously, check out the following overview and trailer:

Ghostrunner

There’s more to come for Ghostrunner following its launch last year. 505 Games announced acquisition of the IP this week while the current title will be receiving additional content in the months ahead.

This spring, the first-person cyberpunk action-slasher game will be receiving two new game modes. First up is Kill Run Mode, “a challenging mode where players have limited time to complete levels”. A Photo Mode will be added as well following player feedback. Premium cosmetic DLC is additionally scheduled for this spring, with even more content to come leading into the fall.

Here’s the full roadmap:

Ghostrunner

Source: 505 Games PR

Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Update (4/1): Post updated with the top 40.


Original (3/29): Nintendo is pulling the plug on Super Mario 3D All-Stars once March is all wrapped up, so there’s been an increase in sales activity as of late. In the UK over the past week, sales actually rose 276 percent.

Monster Hunter Rise was a new entry and immediately climbed to the top of the charts. Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, another new title, came in at #15.

Here’s a look at the best-selling games in the UK over the past week:

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Tying in with April Fools’ Day, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are hosting a special Max Raid Battle event. It’s all about Magikarp, though you can’t actually catch the creature. The good news is that you can still obtain items by going through the battle.

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield’s latest Max Raid Battle will last for just a single day. After that, things will return to normal.

Potion Party

The fast-paced party game Potion Party will be appearing on Switch next week, Top Hat Studios and RPGames have announced. It will be available on April 8.

Here’s an overview of Potion Party, along with a trailer:

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

D3Publisher has nailed down a final release date for the western version of Earth Defense Force: World Brothers. The game will launch digitally in North America and Europe as well as Asia on May 27.

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers originally debuted on December 24, 2020 in Japan.

Here’s an official overview of the game:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:


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