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iam8bit has formed a new partnership with Ubisoft and Nintendo to bring Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s soundtrack to vinyl. A release is planned for Q3 2018.

Included in the 2-LP set will come packaged in a fuzzy “Rabbid Mario Mustache” jacket and includes a paper doll playset featuring Rabbids, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and more. The soundtrack will span across two translucent vinyl records. Also, a digital download will also be included with purchase.

Pre-orders are up on iam8bit’s website here. Pricing is set at $40.

Source: iam8bit PR

The British Academy Games Awards – otherwise known as BAFTA – announced its nominees for its 2018 Game Awards today. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is included in five different categories while Super Mario Odyssey is in three. Both are nominated for “Best Game”.

For the “Family” category, almost all of the nominees are on Switch. They include Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Snipperclips, the latter of which is also up for “Game Innovation”.


SEGA has narrowed down the release window for Valkyria Chronicles 4 in the west slightly. Though we previously knew it was planned for this year, we can now say it’s coming this fall. That applies to both North America and Europe.

Retailers have started listing Valkyria Chronicles 4 for October 16. However, we don’t believe there’s much merit as that’s just a placeholder data.

You can access Valkyria Chronicles 4’s new English website here.

Arc System Works has published three new videos for the Switch game Cube Creator X. We have the full set below.

Curve Digital announced today that it has signed a deal with Gaumont to create a game based on the television series Narcos. It’ll be released on Switch in Spring 2019.

Here’s an overview of the show in case you haven’t heard about it previously:

Last year, Magnus Games was able to successfully fund its new game Re:Legend through Kickstarter. 505 Games has now announced it will publish the title on Switch later this year.

Re:Legend is a mashup of RPG mechanics and simulation gameplay that combines farming and life-simulation mechanics with monster-raising and multiplayer features. We have furhter information below.

Over on Amazon Japan, the official Japanese boxart for Ys VIII Switch has been posted. You can get a look at the packaging image above.

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Nintendo Labo

New Nintendo Labo hands-on videos from Japan and North America were shared by Nintendo last night. We also have one from Nintendo UK now as well, which you can see below.

Aside from the new commercial we shared earlier today, Level-5 has also posted the boxart for The Snack World: Trejarers Gold. We have that above.

ARIA released the first trailer for its love visual novel for Switch, Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: Library Party. Get a look at the video below.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

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