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Faeria

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Faeria, KukkoroDays, Swimsanity!, and more.

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Swimsanity!

Decoy Games has set a final release date for Swimsanity!, its multiplayer underwater shooter. The game will launch via the eShop on August 6, the studio announced this week.

Here’s an overview of Swimsanity!, laong with a trailer:

Summer in Mara

Summer in Mara has been updated on Switch to version 1.9. A couple of major features have been added, including fast travel and new cooking spots.

Here’s the full rundown:

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King released in Japan last week, and Famitsu reported that the game sold 109,000 copies in its first few days. We now have a chart comparing the debut for every Paper Mario game in Japan (including Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam since it features that character).

Here’s the full chart ranked by first week sales:

There continue to be new developments stemming from this week’s Nintendo leak. An early version of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl has been discovered, revealing beta sprites from the games.

Here’s the full set:

This is just one of several recent Nintendo-related leaks that have sprung up. Others include an online Pokemon PC title, beta sprites and early designs for a number of classics, and information/assets pertaining to Super Mario 64 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

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Nicole

Nicole, a visual novel / dating simulator from Ratalakia Games and WinterWolves Games, is due out on Switch next week. View some footage below.

Nicole will be distributed digitally for Switch via the eShop on July 31.

Void Bastards

A physical version of Void Bastards is happening, Amazon and GameStop listings reveal. The retailers have the strategy-shooter listed for September 18. Pricing is set at $29.99.

Void Bastards was added to the Switch eShop back in May. That was after the original launch on other platforms a year prior.

You can pre-order the physical version of Void Bastards on Amazon here or GameStop here.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Yoshito Sekigawa is a name that Nintendo fans may be unaware of, but he’s been with the company for almost two decades. One of Sekigawa’s earliest and most notable roles was for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as he was only one of two staffers credited for that game’s music. Sekigawa did some sound work for Sticker Star and Color Splash, but finally returned to the series in a major way for its latest release.

In the credits for Paper Mario: The Origami King, it’s revealed that Sekigawa was the sound director / composition lead. He was also one of the people involved with composition. Essentially, what all of this means is that Sekigawa led the way on The Origami King’s music, and he contributed tunes to a Paper Mario game for the first Paper Mario game since The Thousand-Year Door.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Pokemon GO

Niantic has shared a new interview with Matt Slemon, product lead for Pokemon GO. Slemon was able to discuss some of the features the company has in store for the mobile game.

The first topic discussed is the recently-announced Mega Evolution functionality. Slemon shared the following on that front:

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Blather ‘Round will be featured in The Jackbox Party Pack 7 as the final game, Jackbox Games has announced.

Here’s how it works:


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