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Nintendo has published the first entry in a new “Monthly Rewind” series, which is intended to recap some of the big news each month. Today’s episode covers the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcases, new releases, and more.

You can watch the Nintendo Monthly Rewind focusing on October below.

Bloodstained Bloodless

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has several bosses to fight, including Bloodless. Soon, however, she’ll be fully playable in the game.

505 Games and ArtPlay announced on Halloween that Bloodless will be accessible as a bonus playable characters. On Switch, an update should add the functionality in December.

Here’s a quick look at Bloodless:

Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition

Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is almost here on Switch, and Frontier held a live stream last week to show off the game. View the full recording below, which contains an hour of footage.

Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is due out for Switch via the eShop on November 3.

Orange Pixel has put out a Switch launch trailer Gunslugs, its fast paced run and jump game. Have a look at the video below.

Gunslugs is due out for Switch via the eShop on November 3.

Earlier this year, we heard that several entries in the Toy Soldiers franchise would be released on Switch. We finally have an update, with Accelerate Games announcing today that it will publish Toy Soldiers HD in 2021. It was previously targeted for this past spring.

Here’s an overview of Toy Soldiers, along with a trailer:

Cloudpunk

Merge Games and Ion Lands have issued a first update for Cloudpunk. The title now has an inverted Y axis option, a new home screen icon, and more.

Below are the full patch notes:

Iris and the Giant

Iris and the Giant, a collectible card game with RPG and roguelike elements, is due out for Switch this week. Find some early footage in the video below.

Iris and the Giant is slated for November 5 on the Switch eShop.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe

Pikmin 3 Deluxe debuted around the world towards the end of last week on Switch. While we don’t have concrete data, GamesIndustry does have an interesting tidbit about the game’s performance.

The site is reporting that physical launch sales for Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch were 18.5 percent lower than the Wii U original. Keep in mind that digital data isn’t included, and we do know that eShop sales are stronger these days.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe ended up at #7 in its first week on the UK charts. We have the full top 40 here.

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Die by the Blade

Grindstone, Triple Hill Interactive, and Toko Midori Games have managed to secure funding for Die by the Blade. The 1v1 action fighting game recently joined Kickstarter where the campaign raised $20,000, securing a release on Switch.

We have the following overview and trailer for Die by the Blade:

Atelier Ryza 2

Thanks to Koei Tecmo and Gust, the opening movie is in for Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy. New footage was also shown during a live stream today.

Here’s the full video roundup:


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