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Labyrinth of Touhou 2

Labyrinth of Touhou 2 is making the jump to Switch, Phoenixx, Cubetype, and Nise-Eikoku Shinshidan announced today. A release is planned for this summer in Japan.

Here are a few details, courtesy of Siliconera:

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee boxart

Amazon has updated its product listing for Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, revealing the game’s boxart. We have a look at the packaging image above.

Pre-order Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee on Amazon here. The physical edition is due out later in 2020. As for the digital release, that’s out now on the eShop.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

May is almost over, which means that the bugs and fish for the month will soon be swapped out in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players have just a couple of days remaining until they’re swapped out.

Thanks to Polygon, we have a pair of charts showing which bugs and fish are leaving at the end of May. There are two versions since things will differ depending on whether you’re in the northern or southern hemisphere.

Here are the full charts:

Fire Emblem Heroes - Bound Hero Battle

Bound Hero Battle Revival: Alm & Faye is up and running in Fire Emblem Heroes. The Shadows of Valentia characters are waiting in Special Maps. By taking on Hard through Infernal modes, you can earn Orbs.

Fire Emblem Heroes will be hosting Bound Hero Battle Revival: Alm & Faye until June 6.

My Nintendo reward

The latest set of rewards are now available on My Nintendo in North America. These include Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition wallpapers, 3DS discounts, and themes.

Here’s the full roundup:

Turmoil

Turmoil, an oil management sim, made it to Switch a couple of days ago. View a launch trailer for the game below.

Turmoil is out now for Switch via the eShop.

Mother Russia Bleeds boxart

Mother Russia Bleeds has been on the Switch eShop since November 2018. Now, however, a physical version will be happening.

Limited Run Games will be opening pre-orders on June 23 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. It also looks like Special Reserve Games will be distributing copies as well. The game itself is the same, though you’ll be getting different boxart depending on who you go with. Special Reserve Games will be including unspecified collectibles.

You can see Limited Run Games’ boxart above. We have a look at the version from Special Reserve Games below.

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This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

If you picked up the new special edition for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, you’ll have access to a beautiful 250-page art book. That book showcases designs for characters, enemies, locations and more.

Right at the beginning, there’s a lengthy message from executive director Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi reflected on revamping the game following its debut ten years ago on Wii. Additionally, he goes briefly into the new Future Connected scenario, and again stresses: “The events that take place and the words spoken by the characters in Future Connected are linked to the future of Xenoblade Chronicles itself.”

Here’s the full message from Takahashi:

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.


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