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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include big discounts on Freedom Planet, Superbeat: Xonic, and more.

Here’s the full roundup of sales:

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Avenger Bird will be out on the Switch eShop starting February 5. Have a look at some early footage in the video below.

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

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Doom & Destiny

Doom & Destiny has been around for several years and has appeared on various platforms. It’s now set for release on Switch, a listing on the eShop reveals.

Doom & Destiny is a JPRG-inspired game with parodies and cameos throughout. Find some additional details and a trailer below.

Nintendo and Microsoft already share a relationship through Minecraft and its support of cross-platform play between Switch and Xbox One. However, it seems this can be taken a step further.

At GDC next month, Microsoft will be hosting a panel to discuss its goal of having Xbox Live cross-platform play on additional titles outside of Minecraft. As Window Central notes, “Developers will be able to bake cross-platform Xbox Live achievements, social systems, and multiplayer, into games built for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch, as part of its division-wide effort to grow Xbox Live’s userbase.”

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Glass Masquerade is set for its Switch debut on February 28. For a look at the game, check out the footage below.

5pb. has issued the boxart for YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love At The Bound Of This World. Have a look at the packaging image above.

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love At The Bound Of This World is slated for March 14 in Japan.

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Digital Foundry has taken a different approach to its latest Switch technical analysis. Rather than focusing on one game, the outlet has instead examined four: Travis Strikes Again, Octahedron, Battle Princess Madelyn, and Firewatch.

Here are some of the more interesting tidbits:


Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming week has started to populate. A couple of sessions are currently planned, both related to Switch.

The schedule – as of now – is as follows:

Giga Wrecker Alt., a new title from Pokemon developer Game Freak, was confirmed for Switch last week. Rising Star Games is getting involved and will even offer a physical version through Limited Run Games.

Giga Wrecker Alt. actually came out on Steam previously. However, for its console release, new content has been added.


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