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ARMS will be undergoing a bit of maintenance later tonight. Nintendo will be paving the way for version 5.0.0 during the downtime.

The maintenance period is scheduled for the following times:

– 4:50 PM PT (December 21) – 6:30 PM PT (December 21)
– 7:50 PM ET (December 21) – 9:30 PM ET (December 21)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (December 22) – 2:30 AM in the UK (December 22)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (December 22) – 3:30 AM in Europe (December 22)

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

The latest update for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap has arrived. Those who own the game can nab version 1.0.3e.

Among what’s included in the patch, video capture is now supported. The full patch notes straight from Lizardcube can be found below.


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The Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter posted its latest news update today. Fans are treated to some brand new content not previously shown.

First, here’s a look at a new stage inspired by a traditional Japanese motif:

FIFA 18 has gone on sale via the Switch eShop in time for the holidays. The game is currently 33% off in North America and Europe.

The digital version of FIFA 18 normally goes for $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99. During the sale period, you can get it for $39.99 / €40.19 / £36.84.

The FIFA 18 sale will last until December 28 in North America and January 2 in Europe.

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Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure has been updated on Switch to version 1.0.2. This was the graphical and performance patch that we covered previously.

Unbox now runs at 1280×720 in portable mode and 1366×768 when docked. The graphics quality has been improved, and frame rate should be more stable. The team has also implemented bug fixes.
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Ubisoft just released a brand new update for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle following the previous patch for Versus Mode and video capture. Version 1.5.447393 has started distribution.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle now has loading and game over tips and direct access to Battle HQ during the preparation phase. Additionally, Ubisoft has adjusted the difficulty of two battles and implemented bug fixes.

Here’s the full overview of the update from Ubisoft:

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Gamereactor published a new interview today with Cristina Nava from Ubisoft Milan. Nava acted as the associate producer on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.

During the interview, Nava talked about Mario IP, the game’s script, the flexibility of the Snowdrop engine, and why Donkey Kong wasn’t truly in the game. Regarding the final point, she explains that the concept of Mario + Rabbids is more about combining and fusing elements. They included the Rabbid Kong boss as more of a nod/reference with the shape, tie, and music instead of a Rabbid version of Donkey Kong.

It’s quite rare for Nintendo to make the soundtracks of their first-party games available to purchase, but it seems like they’ll be making an exception with Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo has announced that a Super Mario Odyssey “Sound Selection” will be available on iTunes starting tomorrow, December 22nd. As the name implies, this isn’t the full soundtrack release, but only a small sample of it. The following twelve tracks will be included:

  1. Cascade Kingdom
  2. Tostarena
  3. Steam Gardens
  4. New Donk City
  5. Jump Up, Super Star! (New Donk City Festival Edition)
  6. Shiveria
  7. Bowser’s Castle
  8. Break Free! (Lead The Way)
  9. Jump Up, Super Star! (Japanese version)
  10. Break Free! (Lead The Way) (Japanese version)
  11. Jump Up, Super Star! (Karaoke version)
  12. Break Free! (Lead The Way) (Karaoke version)

If you want the full soundtrack, you’re going to have to wait a little while longer.The official Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack will be released in Japan on February 28th 2018, for the price of 4,600 yen. It will come on a total of four discs – the first three discs will feature 31 tracks each, while the fourth one will contain 43 tracks, for a total of 136 tracks. The soundtrack will also come with a booklet featuring comments from Aimi Mukohara (the Japanese voice actress for Pauline and performer of Jump Up, Super Star! and Break Free!) and the development team, as well as two sheets of stickers. No word yet on a Western release of the soundtrack, so you might have to import this one from Japan.

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We’re nearing the end of the week, which means it’s time for another Splatoon 2 weapon update. This time, a brand-new weapon will be added to the game – the Squeezer, a shooter-type weapon that will come with the Splash Wall sub-weapon and the Sting Ray special. As always, it’ll be available tomorrow around noon in Japan and Australia, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.

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Inti Creates is celebrating the holidays in Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack. For two days only, players will be able to partake in Christmas Mode on Switch.

The mode will be around on December 24 and December 25 only. In it, presents will be appearing all over, and it’ll be your duty to collect as many as possible while taking on enemies.

More information about Christmas Mode can be found below.


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