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Publisher HypeTrain Digital announced today that Black Book, developed by Morteshka, will be released on Nintendo Switch “soon”. The is described as a mix of card-battling RPG and adventure game. Here’s an overview of the game, followed by the announcement trailer:

A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Russian folktales – and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness.

A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved – but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances.

Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out Black Book – a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals.

Join Vasilisa in her adventures across Russian countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.

  • Uncover the seals of Black Book

    Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress.

  • A Historic Adventure

    Solve riddles and complete side-quests to learn more about the cold world of early XIXth Century Russia.

  • Lead a Demonic Flock

    Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful – idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do!

  • Myths and legends

    Explore a world based on Northern Russian mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists – and find all folk tales hidden within the game!

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Rathalos is coming to the world of Dragalia Lost. The Dragalia Lost team has shared a 3D image of the destructive creature, with whom brave players can form a dragon pact with during the event. The team has more information to come and asks that players keep an eye out and look forward to the new content. Are you excited to add the mighty Rathalos to your dragon hoard?

Tap Battle: Illusory Dungeon: Wings Carry Me starts Jan. 16, 11 PM PT. During the active period, there will be Tap Battle quests where you can earn Orbs and accessories, and daily quests that will net you various rewards each day until Jan. 23, 10:59 PM PT.

Second off, Sharena added more Hero intros to “Meet Some of the Heroes!” This time, Tsubasa: Madcap Idol, Mamori: Microwavin’ Idol, Kiria: Cool Façade, Eleonora: Shooting Starlet, and Itsuki: Finding a Path have been added.

And lastly… A new map, Support from Afar, is now available in Tactics Drills: Grandmaster. Check it out in Story Maps to test your skills. (You must complete Book I, Chapter 13 of the main story to take on Grandmaster maps.) You can take a look at a preview of the map after the break:

Touhou Project rhythm puzzle game Touhou Spell Bubble was announced by Taito for Switch. It will launch via the Nintendo eShop in February in Japan for 5,800 yen.

You can take a look at an overview as well as screenshots of the game after the break:

Regista announced the release of “Murasame no Sword Breaker” for Switch in Japan today. The game follows Yuto Kawashima, who lost his sister Yurihime due to a terrible disaster. Yuto encounters many powerful girls to join him on his quest, one of them being girl with the only magic sword “Sword Breaker” that can kill the terrible enemy: the Sword Demon Dragon Excalibur. Follow Yuto on his journey and bring peace back to the people of Highland Empire.

You can take a look at some of the game’s features as well as some screen shots after the break:

Capcom has previously teased some special elements from the Switch version of Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. One of these features we heard about recently is Style Switching, which was spotted on the official website. Further details have now emerged in an official blog post.

Here’s the full rundown from Capcom:

Have you ever wanted to use the Switch Pro Controller while playing the system in handheld mode? Columbus Circle feels that it has come up with a good solution.

Due out on January 21 in Japan, a new accessory will be released that lets you mount the Pro Controller right onto the device itself. The peripheral works with both the original Switch and the Switch Lite.

Pricing for the accessory is set at 1,738 yen.

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

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Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite

According to an eShop listing, the puzzle platform adventure title Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite is on the way to Switch. Developer FIVE12 Games is bringing it to the eShop on January 24.

Here’s an overview of Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite, along with a trailer:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 71,695 (3,256,754)
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,498 (547,569)
3. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 15,845 (1,208,747)
4. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 15,757 (91,908)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 14,129 (3,510,455)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 14,100 (2,725,304)
7. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 11,639 (570,071)
8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 9,560 (1,311,173)
9. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 8,774 (248,507)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 8,055 (3,288,270)


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