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Monster Hunter Rise

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Monster Hunter Rise overtakes Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the top Switch spot while Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is back in the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 15 and October 21.

Pokemon Sword/Shield

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have shifted the latest Max Raid Battle event, which puts the spotlight on a couple of Gigantamax Pokemon and more.

The Bug-type Pokemon Butterfree, Shuckle, and Ninjask will appear more frequently in Dens. The same goes for the Poison-type creatures Vileplume, Toxicroak, and Garbodor. You’ll also have a greater chance of encountering Gigantamax Butterfree and Gigantamax Garbodor.

Mary Skelter Finale

Compile Heart has issued a new trailer for Mary Skelter Finale, the final entry in its 3D dungeon RPG series. Get a look at the video below.

Mary Skelter Finale is due out for Switch on November 5. A western release has not yet been announced.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

A bunch of critters just left Animal Crossing: New Horizons as October ended, but a new set of bugs, fish, and underwater creatures have taken their place. There are plenty of new things to catch in both hemispheres this month.

Polygon has put together a couple of helpful charts showing everything that’s joined Animal Crossing: New Horizons for November. Continue on below to see what you can catch over the next few weeks.

Splatoween

Splatoon 2 originally held its Trick vs. Treat Splatfest in 2018. Two years later, once again in celebration of Halloween, the same event was held this weekend.

Following a weekend of battles, the latest Splatfest has ended and the final results are in. Here’s a look at how things panned out:

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Nintendo

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

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Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has updated its upcoming maintenance schedule. Aside from a session involving Switch Online this week, another period has been added for the Switch eShop later in the month.

The full schedule is as follows:

ElAnalistaDeBits has put together a new comparison video for No More Heroes featuring the Switch, PS3, and Wii versions of the game. Aside from the visuals, we’re also able to see how the frame rate holds up.

Here’s the full comparison:

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered has received new details from EA and Stellar Entertainment. We have information about all of the DLC that’s been packed in, a few of the new additions, and what’s been improved since the original release from 2010.

Here’s the full rundown:

There are only a couple of months remaining in 2020, but Nintendo still had one final Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase in store for the year. Another presentation aired on Wednesday.

The Nintendo Direct Mini had a few announcements, surprise releases, and more. In terms of what’s entirely new, No More Heroes 1 and 2 were finally announced – and immediately released – for Switch. Speaking of surprise launches, Part Time UFO dropped on the Switch eShop, as did Control Ultimate Edition – Cloud Version. Other new announcements included Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Hitman 3 – Cloud Version, Griftlands: Nintendo Switch Edition, and Surviving the Aftermath. There were a few game updates as well, including first proper gameplay of No More Heroes III, a final release date for Bravely Default II, and a new look at Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – complete with a demo. We have a full recap announcement outlining everything that was shown here.

How did you ultimately feel about this week’s presentation and everything that was shown? How would you rank it compared to the other Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcases from this year? Let us know in the comments below.

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