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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.

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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:

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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

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Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 8 has returned in Fire Emblem Heroes. 5-star Heroes who showed up before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes, and the focus lineup changes each week.

You’ll be able to partake in Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 8 until May 10.

Thanks to Annapurna Interactive, Sam Barlow was able to bring his investigative thriller Telling Lies to Switch this week. Right around the game’s launch, we caught up with Barlow to discuss the project in greater detail. We chatted about the experience of adapting the title for Switch, the possibility of Her Story receiving a port, and more.

Our full discussion can be read below. As for Telling Lies, the game is available now on the Switch eShop.

Tonight We Riot, a revolutionary crowd-based retro brawler, is making it to the Switch eShop next week. Check out some footage in the video below.

Tonight We Riot is available for Switch as a digital download on the eShop.

In a rare sale from Hamster, select NeoGeo games have been discounted for Switch. Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and more are now half off.

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