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Overwatch - Tracer

The developers of Overwatch have weighed in on the characters they’d like to see join the Smash Bros. roster.

During a Reddit AMA yesterday, director Jeff Kaplan and lead hero designer Geoff Goodman were asked about which characters from Blizzard’s team-based shooter they’d like to see join the game. Kaplan pointed to Tracer while Goodman went with Doomfist.

Their full comments are as follows:

Dragalia Lost

To kick off August, Dragalia Lost director Yuji Okada has shared a new letter with fans. Okada goes over some current events, upcoming plans for this month, a new update that’s coming soon, and more.

Here’s the full letter from Okada:

The Wonderful 101: Remastered

This week, PlatinumGames issued a new 1.0.2 update for The Wonderful 101: Remastered.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y - Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu

A demo for Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu will be released for Switch via the Japanese eShop on August 3. Players will be able to experience early parts of the game, though saving is not supported.

Here’s a trailer:

Paper Mario: The Origami King

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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My Nintendo has updated in North America, and the latest rewards are now available. You can spend your points on the latest discounts and themes as well as a wallpaper.

Here’s the full lineup:

Hamster has kicked off a rare sale on the Switch eShop. Several ACA NeoGeo and Arcade Archives games are currently half off, including Aero Fighters 2, Metal Slug X, Double Dragon, and more.

Here’s the full lineup:

Pokemon Unite, the recent free-to-start strategic Pokemon team battle game announced by The Pokemon Company, Tencent, and Timi Studios, has received a new batch of screenshots. The images were apparently leaked on Chinese social media.

The screenshots show a few new things. We’re able to get a look at more Pokemon in the game (including the confirmation of Gen 8 Pokemon) and a trainer customization system. It seems there are plans for limited season costumes that can be earned when you receive a ranking in the seasonal battle league.

Here’s the full set of screenshots:

Fairy Tail

Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

Bandai Namco will be making announcements regarding Dragon Ball FighterZ in August as part of the Dragon Ball FighterZ Show, the company revealed during a Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable live stream today.

So far, Goku (Ultra Instinct) and Kefla have been released as part of FighterZ Pass 3. Three more characters are planned, though their identities haven’t been shared. We should be learning about upcoming DLC for FighterZ Pass 3 and potentially more in August.


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