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Update (9/7): Added another round of updates (thanks Auragar).

Update (9/5): First round of updates added.

Original (9/4): A number of announcements were made during today’s Nintendo Direct, and retailers are starting up with pre-orders. We’ll keep this post updated as new reservations are made available.

Amazon

Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection
Overwatch

Best Buy

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection
Overwatch

GameStop

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (new)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (new)
Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection (new)
Overwatch (new)

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Ori and the Blind Forest marks the latest title for Switch that was previously published by Microsoft on Xbox. Some might be curious: how’d the whole thing happen in the first place? In an interview with MCV, Xbox GM of games marketing Aaron Greenberg offered an explanation.

According to Greenberg, it was developer Moon Studios that approached Microsoft about the idea. After feeling that the port “made sense,” a release on Switch moved forward.

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A physical version of My Friend Pedro is officially happening. GameStop has listed the product on its website, along with a November 12 release date. It can be pre-ordered here.

My Friend Pedro was first thought to be getting a physical release after it was featured on Special Reserve Games’ website last month. Interestingly, it will be available at major retailers, which didn’t originally appear to be the case. We’re not sure if the likes of Amazon and Best Buy will be carrying copies, but we at least know that it will be stocked at GameStop.

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Bethesda uploaded a new video this week highlighting the 1.0.5 update for Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Get a look at it below for a closer look at upcoming features and balance changes.

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Not too long after Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night launch, developer ArtPlay and publisher 505 Games decided to go back to the drawing board with the Switch version. A major patch has been in the works since then that is intended to improve the game in a number of areas, especially with performance an input lag.

505 Games community manager Jason Ryan provided a status update on the patch this week. Writing on Kickstarter, Ryan noted that there’s still no ETA, “but we are on track to deliver on our internal dates.”

Here’s the full status update:

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This week, Square Enix revealed that Trials of Mana is arriving on April 24. We now have some additional coverage thanks to retailer listings.

Trials of Mana is now up on Amazon, which shows a $49.99 price point. You can also pre-order the RPG on Best Buy here.

We’ve got the official boxart for Trials of Mana above.

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Last week’s issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of July 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and more.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt may have seemed like an impossible idea for Switch at one point, but at E3 2019, the game was announced for Nintendo’s console. CD Projekt Red has been collaborating with Saber Interactive to make the port possible.

Recently, we were able to speak with senior producer Piotr Chrzanowski about the new Switch version. Chrzanowski discussed how it came to be, the challenges involved, how the team managed to fit the entire experience (and its DLC) on a single cartridge, and more.

You can find our full interview below.

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After yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, a new Daemon X Machina Prologue demo was released. Check out some footage of what it has to offer below.

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SEGA has provided a fresh batch of details and screenshots for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix. Today’s update covers Dreamin Chuchu, Arcade Mode, and Mix Mode.

Here’s the full roundup, courtesy of Siliconera:

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