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Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo and Koei Tecmo revealed Buddy Mission Bond during the last Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. We now have the game’s boxart above, courtesy of Amazon Japan.

Buddy Mission Bond launches for Switch in Japan on January 29, 2021. A western release has not yet been announced.

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Ys VIII

NIS America has kicked off a New Year 2021 Sale on the eShops. There are only a couple of titles eligible on 3DS, but there are a bunch for Switch, including Disgaea titles, Langrisser I & II, The Alliance Alive HD Remastered, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, and plenty more.

Here’s the full lineup:

Exit the Gungeon

A new 2.1.3 update was recently made available for Exit the Gungeon on Switch. For the most part, it contains a whole bunch of fixes.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Virus: The Outbreak

Publisher Forever Entertainment and developer Jujubee have announced that they’re bringing Virus: The Outbreak to Switch. The real-time strategy game is on track for a December 28 release.

Here’s an overview of Virus: The Outbreak, along with a trailer:

Among Us

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Famitsu published one of its year-end features in this week’s issue. 132 game creators and personalities voted on their favorite games of 2020, including Suda51, Hideki Kamiya of PlatinumGames, Level-5 boss Akihiro Hino, and more. Selections weren’t necessarily restricted to titles that released this year, so a couple of games like Ring Fit Adventure and Pokemon Sword/Shield made the list.

Below are the collective results:


Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

Nintendo eShop

It wouldn’t be a holiday without some network overload, which is what seems to taking place with the Switch eShop at the moment. Nintendo says that it is “experiencing difficulties with our network services”.

The Switch eShop may take a few attempts to load, or it may not start up at all. We’ve also seen reports of users being unable to download games. If you make a purchase and it’s not appearing on the home menu, you can rest easy knowing that you’re not alone and it’s a temporary problem.

Nintendo is likely on the case and should be working on any and all issues. Hopefully it’ll all be fixed before too long.


Tracks: Toybox Edition

Last week, Excalibur Publishing prepared a new 1.4.5 update for Tracks: Toybox Edition on Switch. It comes with a couple of new elements.

After installing the patch, players can access new skybox options as well as video recording on Switch. The game also now has improved load times.

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Windbound

Windbound was updated on Switch this week, bringing the game to version 1.2.39400.349. It’s a notable patch, as players now have access to new Towers, a Free Sailing Mode, and Night Stalker items. There are plenty of improvements and bug fixes as well.

The full patch notes are as follows:


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