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Version-exclusive Pokemon are the focal point for the latest rotation in the Wild Area. Players can also reap rewards such as fossils and apples to evolve Applin. This event runs until March 25th at 23:59 UTC, and a full break down of the raids currently available as well as their drop rates can be found  here via Serebii.

Players in Japan can look forward to receiving a code for Dynamax Crystals to unlock Max Raid Battles for Stonjourner and Eiscue from March 27th. If this happens for other regions, we will make sure to update.

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The mystery adventure game Root Film was originally on track for April 23 in Japan. That release date will no longer be met, with Kadokawa Games announcing a new July 30 launch. Director Hifumi Kono was granted extra time to improve the project’s quality.

PQube has already picked up Root Film for localization. However, a release window has not yet been determined for the west.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 91,892 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo, 03/06/20) – 46,391 (184,939)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 18,567 (3,509,920)
4. [NSW] My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Bandai Namco, 03/12/20) – 16,997 (New)
5. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,787 (1,309,815)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,272 (2,817,258)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,898 (3,602,272)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 8,773 (723,803)
9. [PS4] Winning Post 9 2020 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 8,045 (New)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,827 (3,341,950)

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Ahead of its launch this Friday, Nintendo is already distributing the first update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you’ve pre-loaded the game, you should be able to access version 1.1.0. We now have details as to what it actually includes.

First, be sure to download the update if you want to access the upcoming Bunny Day event. This will take place between April 1 and April 12. You’ll not only need to connect to the internet to access the Bunny Day celebration, but you’ll also need to be sure that you’ve linked to a Nintendo Account once the start of April comes around. Keep in mind that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be updated to version 1.1.0a, which actually activates the event.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu, Trials of Mana, and Fairy Tail. Scans of all games can be found below.

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In Masahiro Sakurai’s most recent column in Famitsu, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director touched on the topic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) affecting the games industry. Sakurai stressed the difficulty the industry is facing when it comes to development specifically, because the nature of the job is handling very confidential material which can’t be taken home. He also expressed his concerns for workers with young children to look after (considering schools have been closed), as he says those people might be forced to take off work.

Of particular note to gamers, Sakurai vaguely detailed how COVID-19 has affected development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC fighters. Apparently, some plans for a certain fighter have been put on hold for the time being.

You can read our full translation of the excerpts below.

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There’s been a bit of confusion surrounding Billion Road’s western release date. The game was announced to be coming out in March, but was seemingly delayed after the eShop listed a new April 26 launch. It turns out that wasn’t final, as Acttil has announced that we’ll be seeing it on April 16.

For more on Billion Road, check out the following overview and trailer:

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IGN recently spoke with Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami. During the interview, one of the topics discussed was the collaboration art that fans have been making for the new Switch game and Doom Eternal. These two titles technically only share the same release date, but the internet has really run with the idea of Animal Crossing and Doom coming together.

Kyogoku told IGN:

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Octopath Traveler has sold over two million copies worldwide, Nintendo has announced.

To celebrate the news, Square Enix’s RPG is now half off on the eShop. This applies to both North America and Europe.

The new Octopath Traveler sale will be live until April 2.

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Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that Echo will be joining Overwatch as the game’s 32nd playable hero.

“An evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, Echo represents the cutting edge of technology,” the studio says of the new character.

We have an original story trailer for Echo below.

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