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Ubisoft published its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year for 2017-2018. It was for the period ending September 30.

One notable excerpt from the report is for the breakdown of sales by platform. During the sixth month period, Switch accounted for 12 percent of all Ubisoft sales. That number increased to 19 percent for the quarter between July and September, buoyed by Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. That number pretty much never surpassed more than a few percentage points during the Wii U era, so it’s certainly a good sign.

Ubisoft also said today that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the games that helped drive the company’s growth.

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Another pre-load option has started on the Switch eShop. The game in question is L.A. Noire, which launches next week.

You can pre-load L.A. Noire to download most of the required data and pay in advance. Doing so will let you quickly begin playing on release day.

L.A. Noire takes up 27.4GB digitally on Switch.

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As was mentioned in today’s Direct, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 can now be pre-loaded on the Switch eShop. Two options are live.

You can either go with the base game or a digital bundle with the Expansion Pass. The two are priced at $60 and $90 respectively.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will take up 13GB digitally.

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Nintendo has issued a press release recapping all of the important points of today’s Nintendo Direct. You can read it in its entirety below.

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As it tends to do with notable releases, Digital Foundry has taken a look at the technical side of Sonic Forces. The outlet explored all versions of the game, including the Switch edition.

Sonic Forces runs at 720p on Switch similar to the Xbox One version. However, some of the graphics have been heavily reduced in some cases. In Green Hill, for instance, lighting has been toned down.

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More sales data is in for Super Mario Odyssey. Over in France, the game sold 115,000 copies at launch.

Super Mario Odyssey did better than Super Mario 3D World, which sold 80,000 copies by the end of 2013 when it had released in November. It also sold slightly more than Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which sold 97,000 units during its first weekend back in March.

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Nintendo has released a new character trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Have a look at today’s video below.

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The full Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct is now online for those who couldn’t catch today’s presentation live. You can watch the whole thing below.

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Update: Nintendo’s recap announcement for the Direct confirms a price of $30.

Original: Nintendo has announced an Expansion Pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. By purchasing it, you’ll gain access to new content due out over the next year.

Here’s the full lineup of content:

Support items for your journey – December 2017
New quests for the main game – January 2018
New rare Bade – Spring 2018
New Challenge Battle Mode – Summer 2018
New Story and Adventure – Fall 2018

The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass was just made known during today’s Nintendo Direct. A side quest involving Rex’s costume for Zelda: Breath of the Wild was also announced.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will have dual audio, Nintendo has confirmed. The news was just shared during today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct.

Nintendo intends to offer this option as free DLC at launch. It will allow users to play the game either with English or Japanese voices.

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