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GameXplain went hands-on with Super Mario Odyssey this week during a Nintendo press event. The outlet explored the Sand Kingdom by riding Jaxi, jumping into holes in the ground, and finding hidden Hat Doors that hold secrets. Have a look at 10 minutes of footage below.

SEGA has shared another piece of music for Sonic Forces. This time around, we’re able to hear the piano version of the “First Bump” main theme. Listen to it below.

Limited Run Games

Limited Run has been having a tough time with Nintendo recently, the big N having put them on hold to deal with bigger developers first. Luckily for Limited Run, Nintendo has approved them today to start working on retail versions of their games.

Their first game on Switch, they say, should be rolling out in 2018.



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

01./00. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of War (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.10.12} (¥7.800) – 20.144 / NEW
02./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 19.622 / 1.232.523 (-12%)
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 13.321 / 747.454 (-1%)
04./01. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions (Nintendo) {2017.10.05} (¥4.980) – 12.215 / 38.003 (-53%)
05./06. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) – 8.367 / 97.135 (-29%)
06./00. [PS4] Lost Sphear (Square Enix) {2017.10.12} (¥5.800) – 7.363 / NEW
07./04. [PS4] FIFA 18 # (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥7.800) – 6.703 / 75.791 (-49%)
08./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.088 / 610.953 (-2%)
09./00. [NSW] Lost Sphear (Square Enix) {2017.10.12} (¥5.800) – 5.770 / NEW
10./00. [PS4] No Heroes Allowed! VR |PlayStation VR| (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.14} (¥4.900) – 5.462 / NEW
11./05. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III # (Nihon Falcom) {2017.09.28} (¥7.800) – 5.457 / 105.298 (-57%)
12./10. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018 (Konami) {2017.09.14} (¥7.600) – 4.307 / 102.018 (-31%)
13./08. [PS4] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (Ubisoft) {2017.10.05} (¥7.980) – 4.093 / 14.919 (-62%)
14./09. [NSW] Fire Emblem Warriors #
(Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.28} (¥7.800) – 4.016 / 53.531 (-50%)
15./14. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. #
(Capcom) {2017.08.25} (¥5.800) – 3.966 / 155.634 (-17%)
16./18. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers (Level 5) {2017.08.10} (¥4.800) – 3.939 / 180.898 (-5%)
17./17. [NSW] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.09.07} (¥6.800) – 3.815 / 44.239 (-12%)
18./16. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥5.980) – 3.659 / 1.741.582 (-16%)
19./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 3.497 / 253.665
20./00. [PSV] Yoshiwara Higanbana Kuon no Chigiri (Prototype) {2017.10.12} (¥6.400) – 3.396 / NEW

New characters were just announced for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle during an Arc System Works’ live stream. Three new additions were revealed.

First up, from Persona 4, Chie will be included in Cross Tag Battle. Noel Vermilion from BlazBlue and Waldstein from Under Night In-Birth will also be in the fighter.

Watch a trailer for today’s new characters below.

Nintendo made three new amiibo for Super Mario Odyssey. Mario, Peach, and Bowser are all dressed in their wedding attire.

The Peach amiibo in particular is confirmed to provide a costume. When scanning the figure, you’ll obtain an outfit for Mario in which he wears a bride dress. Our first look at the costume is above.

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Famitsu announced a new Japanese art book for Splatoon 2 not too long ago. Today, Play-Asia followed up with pre-orders, available here.

Play-Asia will begin shipping the art book at the beginning of December. Find more details about what’s included below.

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FamilyGamerTV has posted an unboxing video for the European version of the new Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle. Check it out below.

Atlus announced a new Shin Megami Tensei game for Switch many months ago. It’s been in the shadows since then, but the company will finally have something concrete to say next week.

As was previously known, the project is resurfacing on October 23. Atlus confirmed today that news will be delivered in a live stream. The presentation will air on October 23 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM in the UK / 2 PM in Europe. We have the relevant stream below.

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Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for next week with some downtime for all of its platforms. Switch / Wii U / 3DS will all be impacted for several hours.

Here’s the schedule:

– 9 PM PT (October 22) – 2 AM PT (October 23)
– 12 AM ET (October 23) – 5 AM ET (October 23)
– 5 AM in the UK (October 23) – 10 AM in the UK (October 23)
– 6 AM in Europe (October 23) – 11 AM in Europe (October 23)

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