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Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! is slated for May 28 in Japan. As for the west, ININ Games announced today that it has picked up the game for overseas publishing. North America and Europe will be getting the game in July.

Here’s an overview of Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!, along with a trailer:

Megabyte Punch, Team Reptile’s fighting/beat ’em up game, reaches the Switch eShop on May 8. Find some footage in the video below.

Megabyte Punch will be sold digitally for Switch via the eShop.

NIS America has shared a new video for Little Town Hero with director Masao Taya. Taya has explained the unique concepts and gameplay behind the RPG and discusses how he strived to break traditional RPG formulas and create a title that can fit into the everyday working gamer’s lifestyle.

Here’s the video:

Cloudhose Prime, a first-person terrain manipulation game, will be out on the Switch eShop this Thursday. Check out some footage below.

It’s been quite some time since we’ve last received an update on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. But just in time for Star Wars Day, we have a look at a new poster, which could very well be the game’s boxart. You can give it a look above.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was first unveiled at E3 2019. At the end of last year, a new trailer was shown. We haven’t had any official updates since then.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will launch sometime in 2020. Find our interview with the developers here, who spoke with us about the Switch version and more.

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The DS and Wii era marked Nintendo’s first foray into online gaming. For both of these systems, the company introduced a feature known as Friend Codes. This was a bit controversial as some felt that screen names would have been much more convenient and easier to use.

An internal presentation has appeared online, which gives insight into Nintendo’s thinking at the time. This is part of the big leak that we heard about this weekend.


Dragalia Lost’s cross-over event Fire Emblem: Kindred Ties has gone live as of May 3, 11pm PT, and with it comes the ability to summon the divine dragon Tiki. Appearance rates for Tiki are boosted for the duration of the event.

In addition to Tiki, there are new coliseum quests to enjoy as well as a Lunatic difficulty that has been added to Thorr’s Descent. The news of this update comes with a gameplay video of Tiki in action, which is available to view below. 

Other than the Fire Emblem event, a new raid battle will be added on May 9th, featuring the boss Hypnos. You will need an Astral Piece to attempt this raid.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 remains the top Nintendo title while Bravely Default II and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition move up a couple of spots.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 16 and April 22.

Splatoon 2

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Deadly Premonition Origins, My Time at Portia, Splatoon 2, Skullgirls, and more.

Here are the full highlights:

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It’s been pretty quiet on the Nintendo maintenance front as of late, and that’ll be continuing into next week. At least for now, no immediate sessions are scheduled. Nintendo is only planning some downtime for the eShops later in the month.

Here’s the full schedule as things currently stand:


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