Nintendo is still adding new content to Splatoon 2. Every week, we’ve seen new weapons and stages added to the game. When it comes to multiplayer maps, Nintendo has coming up with brand new areas plus stages returning from the original game.

One player claims to have found one such returning level. If you’re interested in learning more about the situation, continue on below.

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Touhou Sky Arena: Gensoukyou Kuusen Hime Matsuri Climax announced for Switch

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Touhou Kouroumu 13 has been taking place this weekend in Japan. At the event, Area Zero announced that Touhou Sky Arena: Gensoukyou Kuusen Hime Matsuri Climax is coming to Switch.

Touhou Sky Arena: Gensoukyou Kuusen Hime Matsuri Climax first debuted on PlayStation platforms last year. It’s a “3D high-tension spell battle action” game that takes place in the Touhou Project world of Gesokyo. 20 playable characters, over 70 music tracks, and support for up to four players online are included.

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Details from Famitsu’s Super Mario Odyssey review

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Super Mario Odyssey already had one review before this week. In its latest issue, UK magazine EDGE awarded the game with a perfect 10 / 10 score.

Meanwhile, this week, Japanese magazine Famitsu also had its own review of Super Mario Odyssey. It wasn’t quite perfect, but the game did very well indeed. Four reviewers handed out scores of “10”, “10”, “9”, and “10”.

Here’s a summary of the the different “sub-reviews”:

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Syberia 2 boxart

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The second entry in the Syberia franchise hits Switch on November 30. We’ve got a look at the boxart above. Aside from the rating, it’ll be the same image in North America.

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6 minutes of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle footage

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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle was recently featured during a live stream at RTX London 2017 live stream. Check out the recording below for several minutes of footage.

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Super Mario Odyssey director says there’s a purpose behind having Mario in New Donk City’s realistic environment

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The very first thing we ever saw from Super Mario Odyssey was New Donk City. And it’s no ordinary city: Mario is running and jumping around with realistic people around him.

The concept of New Donk City may seem strange for a Mario title, but there was a purpose behind it. Director Kenta Motokura explained to Game Informer this month why it made sense for players to be interacting with a more realistic city.

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Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition back in stock on Amazon

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The Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition is back in stock again over at Amazon. If you’d like to place an order, you can do so here. It comes with a copy of the game, three CDs, and a dual-sided poster showing the first Fire Emblem games the characters appeared in.

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Best Buy giving out a poster at Super Mario Odyssey midnight launch

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We previously reported that Best Buy stores across the US will be hosting a midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey. Fans can visit the store at 12:01 AM ET on October 27 (9 PM PT on October 26) to pick up the new Switch game as soon as possible.

Best Buy has also now confirmed that a poster will be handed out while supplies last. We have a look at it below.

You can check to see if you have a Best Buy nearby planning a midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey here.

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Visual novel developer Regista to begin making games for Switch

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Regista has made a number of visual novel titles over the years. The team was responsible for a number of such games in the genre, including this year’s Exile Election on behalf of Nippon Ichi.

This past week, Regista announced that the company intends to begin developing for Switch. Along with existing titles, fans can also look forward to entirely new projects. Expect more information in the future.