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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Only a few days remain in December. Once the month is up, the current cycle of bugs, fish, and sea creatures will be swapped out.

We have a couple of helpful charts outlining everything that’s leaving at the end of December. You can find the full rundown for both hemispheres below.

Nintendo and Cygames have announced a new Gala Dragalia event for Dragalia Lost. It’ll take place on December 27 at 10 PM PT / December 28 at 1 AM ET. The five-star dragon Gala Reborn Zephyr will appear during the showcase.

You an learn more about the upcoming event here. We also have a trailer below.

Masahiro Sakurai

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai published his latest Famitsu column this week. Given that Sephiroth just joined the game as the latest DLC character, it makes sense that the piece was entirely about the new roster addition.

Sakurai’s column offers insight into how Sephiroth was implemented, including the challenges involved and his “Winged Form”. He also briefly touches on the game’s reveal trailer.

Here’s our full translation:

The new year isn’t here just yet, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons is ready to ring in 2021. Nook Shopping is now offering a few different items to celebrate the big day.

Here’s the lineup of a few food items you can currently get your hands on:

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:



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