Nintendo shared a new piece of art to promote this weekend’s Splatfest in North America. During the event, players will fight flatware: forks or spoons. We’ve attached the art above.

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Rocket League Progression Update goes live next week

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The next patch for Rocket League will go live next week, Psyonix has announced. Players will be able to download the Progression Update, which “is focused on how and when you earn XP and how you play with your friends online,” starting August 29.

Below are the full details straight from Psyonix:

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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – newest fighter reveals, modes, and more

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Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with his latest column. In it, he goes over information revealed during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month.

Sakurai wrote about the inclusion of Simon, Richter, Chrom, Dark Samus, and King K. Rool, going a bit into why they were added. He also covers modes plus the huge amount of stages and music.

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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection introduces Athena and Psycho Soldier

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NIS America is showing off the latest games for SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. Today, we’re introduced to Athena and Athena.

Here’s an overview for both:

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Amazon Germany selling exclusive Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun bundle

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Amazon Germany has added in a listing for an exclusive Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun bundle. The retailer doesn’t have any information on what’s included at present, but it presumably includes the Taiko Drum Set.

Pre-orders for the bundle can be placed here. This one can be imported to the US, by the way.

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Nintendo talks about Switch’s OS – home menu design resources have less than 200KB

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At CEDEC 2018 earlier today, Nintendo held a session about the making of Switch’s interface. Developers spoke about their approach for the OS’s creation.

The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki was in attendance, and passed along some of the details that were shared. Here’s the full roundup:

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Football Frenzy is next week’s NeoGeo game on Switch

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Crossed Swords is this week’s NeoGeo game on Switch. As for next week, it’ll be Football Frenzy. The latest issue of Famitsu confirms the release.

As the name implies, Football Frenzy is an arcade football experience. The game will cost the usual $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

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Diablo III Eternal Collection gameplay video from Nintendo

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At Gamescom 2018, Nintendo recorded a gameplay video that shows off Diablo III Eternal Collection on Switch. Take a look at the footage below.

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Scans roundup – Langrisser I & II remakes, The World Ends with You: Final Remix, more

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include a first look at the Langrisser I & II remakes, Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists, The World Ends with You: Final Remix, and Team Sonic Racing. Scans of all games are below.