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It’s day two of Switch live streams, as Treehouse Live is returning to show off new games coming to the upcoming system. Today’s event will begin in an hour from now – 6:30 AM PT / 9:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM in the UK / 3:30 PM in Europe.

Watch the stream as it happens below. We’ll also be breaking out different gameplay segments as soon as they wrap up.

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he Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will have different boxarts in North America and Europe. The one on the left is for the states, while the one on the right is for PAL territories. Which do you prefer?

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Thanks to Dengeki, we have a new look at one of Nintendo’s new Switch games Arms. Have a look at some off-screen gameplay below.

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Dengeki has shared some off-screen footage of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. Check it out below.

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Wii U and 3DS will be undergoing maintenance next week for a couple of hours. The schedule is as follows:

– 5 PM PT (January 16) – 7 PM PT (January 16)
– 8 PM ET (January 16) – 10 PM ET (January 16)
– 1 AM in the UK (January 17) – 3 AM in the UK (January 17)
– 2 AM in Europe (January 17) – 4 AM in Europe (January 17)

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Tom Phillips of Eurogamer is currently at the Switch preview event in London, and he has snapped a picture of the character select screen in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It seems likely that all of the characters were unlocked for the purpose of the preview event and won’t be available right from the start in the retail version, but it’s nonetheless nice to have a look at the complete roster.

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We reported a few hours ago that Arcade Archives is coming to Switch. This is actually a collection of Neo Geo titles, featuring The King of Fighters ‘98, Waku Waku 7, Shock Troopers, World Heroes Perfect, and Metal Slug 3. Arcade Archives is coming out in Japan in March for 823 yen.

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It seems like you won’t need to have your right Joy-Con always at the ready if you’re playing a game that supports amiibo on the Switch – the Switch Pro Controller appears to have NFC functionality, so you can easily scan your amiibo by touching them to the Pro Controller.

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It got a bit lost in all the Switch news, but Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will also be released on March 3rd worldwide, alongside the Switch version.

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Europe is getting its own special retail version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – this “Limited Edition” differs slightly from the “Master” and “Special” editions being released in the US. The Limited Edition contains the game itself, a “sound selection” CD and the “Master Sword of Resurrection” figurine, all wrapped in a special box featuring the artwork that is found on the regular US version of the game. Here’s a video showing off the Limited Edition:


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