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Grate Guy's Casino Super Mario RPG

If you’ve been looking up Super Mario RPG guides here and there lately, then you’ve probably heard of Grate Guy’s Casino. It’s a secret location that includes a bunch of unique minigames, and they’re all required for full 100 percent completion of the game. Unfortunately, you can’t just walk right into the casino – it’s hidden behind a secret passage in Bean Valley. Most of the minigames offered at Grate Guy’s Casino also, quite frankly, aren’t terribly fun. Still, if you’re looking to see all of the content Super Mario RPG has to offer, we’ve got you covered. 

While the Iron's Hot gameplay

New gameplay has come in for While the Iron’s Hot, a craft adventure title. Humble Games and Bontemps Games put it on Switch this week.

Here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of the eShop listing:

While the Iron's Hot launch trailer

We have a new launch trailer for While the Iron’s Hot, a craft adventure game. It came to Switch this week following a short delay.

Learn more about it in the following overview: 

Salt and Sacrifice update 2.0.0.1

A new version 2.0.0.1 update is live for Salt and Sacrifice, and quite a bit is packed in here.

The team says the patch includes over 50 quality of life improvements, balances, and fixes. Highlights include better blocking, hyper armor, inventory sorting, and HP/focus/ammo consumables no longer require farming.

Here’s the full rundown:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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NIS America Switch sale The Legend of Heroes Trails to Azure

NIS America is running a small but notable sale for December 2023 on the Switch eShop, as games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure and void* tRrLM2(); //Void Terrarium 2 are at their lowest prices ever. There are under a dozen games here, but you can still snag some good discounts.

Here’s the full roundup:

Hiveswap Friendsim gameplay

Gameplay has been released for Hiveswap Friendsim, the first part of the MSPA Reader Saga. Fellow Traveller brought it to Switch this week.

We have the following information about it from the eShop listing:

In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for November 2023.

This time around, Suika Game and Super Mario Bros. Wonder swap positions with the former title now coming in at #1. Elsewhere Hogwarts Legacy and Super Mario RPG are in the top five.

The full lineup is as follows:

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AK-xolotl Chaos Trials and Chaos Unleashed update

The Switch version of AK-xolotl has been given a major update with the Chaos Trials and Chaos Unleashed.

Chaos Trials are unlocked after being the game and lets players turn on various Run Modifiers at different ranks. Chaos Unleashed contains a new boss, new enemies, new weapons and items, and more.

Here’s the full rundown of the update:

Hirilun

Publisher Ratalaika Games, along with Gone Mad Studios, today announced plans to bring Hirilun to Switch. It’s launching on December 15, 2023.

Hirilun is a fast-paced first-person platformer set in a dark, strange city with monochrome visuals. Learn more about it in the following overview:


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