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Fire Emblem Heroes has a few new pieces of content being made available today.

First, 37th Assault, a new Squad Assault map, has been released. This is a permanent addition to the game with no end date.

A new set of Quests has been released as well, these Special Quests being Coliseum and Ordeals Quests. Players will have the chance to earn Orbs and Hero Feathers from clearing conditions. Coliseum and Ordeals Quests will be available until September 21.

Lastly, the latest Voting Gauntlet has ended, and the winner was Dimitri. You can find more information on the latest Voting Gauntlet here.

A Platinum Showcase and a Summon Showcase, both featuring Shadow-focused adventurers, have gone live in Dragalia Lost. The shadow-attuned adventurers included in the Platinum Showcase are Nevin and Grace, and the adventurers in the Summon Showcase are Nevin, Grace, and Ramiel.

Both of these events will run until September 11, 2020 at 10:59pm PT.

Pokemon Masters has received a new update (version 2.0.5) which seems to bring minor bug fixes and a small amount of content in-game. The official patch notes do not get more specific than that, but there should be more information provided in-game about any new content.

The patch notes are included below.

Mary Skelter Finale is getting a pre-order bonus in the form of a visual novel spin-off called Love Prison Tower Mary Skelter: True End. According to Gematsu, this visual novel (that will be fully voiced) features the characters of Mary Skelter Finale going to the beach and picks up after the story of Love Prison Tower Mary Skelter, the visual novel included in Mary Skelter 2.

Compile Heart has opened up a website for Love Prison Tower Mary Skelter: True End and also released a seven minute gameplay video. The website can be found here and feel free to check out the video below.

Nintendo Switch Online

The newest update for the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app is out now (version 1.9.0). This new update basically just fixes a few bugs that were reported, and the bugs are not specified.

The official patch notes are below:

Version 1.9.0 Sep 7, 2020
Bug fixes implemented.

A Japanese TV commercial has been released by Nintendo for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary. This 30-second commercial shows many of the games already released on the Switch, such as Mario Kart 8, Mario Odyssey, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. 

Check out the full TV commercial below.

Fire Emblem Heroes’ newest update is out now (version 4.9.0), setting up an event called Frontline Phalanx and bringing a feature to change Hero traits. Frontline Phalanx is not live quite yet but this update will add the event area and players will be able to access it when it goes live on September 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. PT. 

A feature that has been added for immediate use is the ability to change a Hero’s asset or flaw using items called Trait Fruit. The specifics of this feature are listed below for more information, as well as the full patch notes.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 moves down a spot, but Bravely Default II and Bayonetta 3 are back in the top five. Pikmin 3 Deluxe also makes its first appearance.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 20 and August 26.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include select ACA NeoGeo games, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, L.A. Noire, the Yooka-Laylee titles, and more.

Here are the full highlights:

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Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

The point-and-click adventure game Blade Runner is making a comeback on Switch with an Enhanced Edition, and Nightdive Studios just issued a new trailer showing how the cinematics have been updated. View it below.

Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition was last said to be on track for a 2020 launch.


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