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Nintendo is ending 2020 with a new Special Battle for Super Mario Bros. 35. Players will be able to take on every course from the original Super Mario Bros. in order of appearance. That means 1-1 through 8-4 will all be present.

The new Special Battle goes live on December 25. It will last until December 28.

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Update: The patch notes and fighter adjustments are in – see this post.


Original: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been updated to version 10.1.0. While last week’s patch added initial functionality for the Sephiroth DLC, today’s update supports the latest round of Mii Fighter costumes and includes fighter adjustments. We’re currently waiting on the full patch notes from Nintendo.

To access the update, go to the Switch home menu, select the icon without starting the game, press the + or – button on your controller, choose “Software Update”, and finally “Via the Internet”. It will also download automatically if you have automatic updates turned on in system settings.

Fight'N Rage

The old-school side-scroller beat’em up game Fight’N Rage, which was previously offered on Switch as an eShop title, is now getting a physical release. Limited Run Games announced plans to produce the boxed version today.

It looks like it’ll be a standard release with no limited edition. However, all copies will include the original soundtrack with digital music transcription books and three sticker sheets.

Pre-orders open on January 1, 2021. Limited Run Games will be taking pre-orders through its website.

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Override 2: Super Mech League

Earlier today, the robot brawler Override 2: Super Mech League arrived on Switch. Check out some footage in the video below.

Wingspan

Wingspan, a relaxing strategy game about birds, is a week away from its Switch debut. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.

Wingspan is slated for December 29 on the Switch eShop. Find additional information and a trailer here.

Pokemon GO

With just a little over a week remaining in December (and 2020), Niantic is starting to look ahead to next month for Pokemon GO. A blog post has outlined the many different events planned for January 2021 involving the Research Breakthrough encounter, five-star raids and Mega Raids, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Pokemon GO is ending 2020 – and starting 2021 – with a New Year’s event. There’ll be Pokemon wearing festive costumes, Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses in the wild, and more.

Here are the full event details:

First 4 Figures has revealed its latest statue and next addition to its Okami line. The company latest product is based on Okamiden: Chibiterasu vs. Dark Chibiterasu & Possessed Kuni.

Like previous First 4 Figures statues, it’ll come in standard and exclusive versions. The exclusive edition has certain parts that light up.

Below are all of the relevant details and a couple of videos:

Nintendo Switch

A bunch of different Switch games are currently on sale on Amazon. The deals are mostly for first-party titles, including Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

You can find the full lineup here. Note that these deals will be expiring after today.

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Arcade Archives Shanghai III

Due to the upcoming holidays, Hamster has announced next week’s Arcade Archives game in advance. Shanghai III will drop on December 31 worldwide, the company confirmed today.

Here’s an overview of the game:


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