Splatoon 2 – mayo vs. ketchup Splatfest encore now live
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A year after the last Splatfest was held in Splatoon 2, the in-game event has returned for a special encore. Nintendo is bringing back one of its past themes: mayo vs. ketchup.
The Splatfest has just now started in all regions. Expect it to last for a total of two days. We’re not actually sure when exactly the results will be announced, but Nintendo should be sharing them soon after the Splatfest concludes. We’ll post the news as soon as the final tally comes in.
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Minecraft celebrates Pac-Man’s 40th birthday with new collaboration
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Pac-Man is now 40 years old, and Minecraft is celebrating with a collaboration. New DLC based on Bandai Namco’s franchise can be found in the Marketplace.
Here’s a brief overview of the description:
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Video: A look at mosaic mode in Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
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One of the features included in Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics is mosaic mode. Four Switch systems can be linked together, allowing for gameplay across multiple screens. There are different experiences including a slot car racetrack, tank battlefield, a large river for fishing, and a piano.
Here’s a video showing off mosaic mode from GameXplain:
Tricky Towers getting a physical release on Switch
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In partnership with developer WeirdBeard, Super Rare Games has announced that it will produce a physical version of Tricky Towers. Pre-orders go live on May 28.
The physical edition of Tricky Towers will include all six DLC packs on the cartridge. It will also come with a 12-page full colour manual, interior artwork, exclusive sticker, as well as three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set.
Super Rare Games will produce 4,000 copies of the Tricky Towers physical edition.
Source: Super Rare Games PR
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Risk of Rain 2 updated console roadmap
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Hopoo Games today shared an updated roadmap for the console versions of Risk of Rain 2, including Switch.
The Scorched Acres, Skill 2.0, and Hidden Realms updates are all available. Artifacts 2.0 now has an actual release month of June. The final update in the roadmap, which had been scheduled for this summer, has now been pushed back to the fall.
We have a look at the roadmap above, which offers a breakdown of upcoming content.
Human: Fall Flat – new “Factory” level trailer
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It was announced earlier this week that Human: Fall Flat is adding “Factory” as another entirely free level. Curve Digital has now shared a proper trailer for the upcoming stage, which we have below.
A specific release date for the “Factory” level hasn’t been announced for Switch just yet. We’ll pass along that information once we have it.
Summer Game Fest Developer Showcase events announced
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Summer Game Fest today announced the addition of two Developer Showcase events. The digital presentations, which have been curated by the Day of the Devs team and Geoff Keighley (The Game Awards), will be held on June 22 and July 20. Both live streams will offer gameplay, news, and musical performances.
The initial group of participating developers and publishers confirmed for the showcases include:
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New screenshots revealed for The Outer Worlds on Switch
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Private Division and Obsidian have passed along a few new screenshots for The Outer Worlds on Switch. The full set of images can be found in the gallery below.
The Outer Worlds launches for Switch on June 5.
Action arcade sports game Street Power Soccer coming to Switch
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SFL Interactive and Maximum Games have announced Street Power Soccer, an upcoming action arcade sports game. A release is planned for this summer on Switch and other platforms.
Here are the first batch of details:
April 2020 NPD: Year-to-date dollar sales of Switch are highest of any hardware platform in US history
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This month’s NPD report brings along a rather impressive stat for Switch. Year-to-date dollar sales of the system are the highest of any hardware platform in United States history. Previously, Wii held the record for the year-to-date period ending April 2009.
Switch was again the best-selling hardware platform of April in the U.S. That goes for both unit sales and dollar sales.
