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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Ace Attorney Trilogy, Blossom Tales, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Runner3, and more.

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Namcot Collection

Last week, a special bonus game was revealed for Namcot Collection. Those who purchase all ten games in the collection will receive a retro remake of Pac-Man Championship Edition from 2007.

M2, the studio behind the SEGA Ages games and 3D Classics titles is actually behind that version. Director Naoki Horii shared more about the project and said that it actually started out as a 3DS release. The team has ultimately been working on it for nearly five years.

Horii said the following on Twitter, as translated by Siliconera:

SteamDolls: Order of Chaos

SteamDolls: Order of Chaos landed on Kickstarter this week, and has already gone well beyond its funding goal. The campaign is currently at more than $50,000 with over three weeks remaining. This success means we’ll be getting the game on Switch.

SteamDolls: Order of Chaos, which is made by The Shady Gentlemen and published by Top Hat Studios, is a steampunk-inspired Metroidvania game. David Hayter of Metal Gear Solid fame will be voicing main character The Whisper.

Here’s some additional information and a trailer:

Nintendo

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Mario Kart Tour - Dry Bowser (Gold)

Earlier today, Mario Kart Tour updated with a Gold Pipe featuring 50 things in it. Dry Bowser (Gold), Gold Egg, and Gold Crane make their debut. Gold drivers, karts, and gliders from past tours have returned as well.

For the high-end pulls, Gold Koopa (Freerunning), Dry Bones (Gold), and Dry Bowser (Gold) have an appearance rate of 0.6667 percent. The gliders Gold Glider, Gold Swooper, and Gold Crane also have the same appearance rate. As for karts, Gold Train and Gold Egg have an appearance rate of 1.0000 percent.

The Gold Pipe will be available in Mario Kart Tour until June 12.

A few events have started up this weekend in Fire Emblem Heroes. Players can access Daily Focus: Heroes with Bond Skills, Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 13, and Grand Hero Battle – Gangrel: Plegi’s Mad King.

Here’s the rundown of each:

Beyond Blue

E-Line Media has uploaded a trailer for Beyond Blue, its new single-player narrative adventure. Get a look at the video below.

While the Switch version of Beyond Blue doesn’t have a release date, news on that front should be coming soon.

Nintendo eShop

In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for May 2020.

This month, NBA 2K20 leads the way thanks to a big sale. We also see Minecraft Dungeons and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition appear for the first time at #3 and #10 respectively.

The full list is as follows:

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami have talked about adapting the franchise for a global audience.

In an interview with Spanish outlet La Vanguardia, the developers were asked about Japanese customs like bug catching and how the team goes about making local customs into something that can be universal. The two said in response:

AntVentor

AntVentor, a point-and-click adventure game, will release on Switch this month. That’s according to the eShop, which lists the upcoming release.

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


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