Update: To clarify, Nintendo tagged “Kate Davis” in the MP3, but it’s thought to be Catherine Davis “Kate” Higgins. Kate Davis is someone else. If the actual singer turns out to be Kate Davis and not Catherine Davis “Kate” Higgins (or someone else entirely), we’ll let you know. As things stand, we believe the singer to be the person described below.

Ever since we first heard the “Jump Up, Super Star!” song for Super Mario Odyssey, we’ve wondered who actually sings it. Thanks to Nintendo’s official upload of the music, we may have an answer.

An upload of the Super Mario Odyssey theme song was added to the official website here. After poking through the included MP3, fans noticed that Kate Davis (known as Catherine Davis “Kate” Higgins) is tagged.

Here’s her bio from Wikipedia:

Catherine Davis “Kate” Higgins (born August 16, 1969), also known as Kate Davis, is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. Her major voice roles have been in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and she is best known as the voice of Sakura Haruno in Naruto. She has also voiced C.C. in Code Geass and Saber in the original Fate/stay Night. In 2010, she voiced Miles “Tails” Prower in the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog. She also voices Kate, Stinky and Lilly in the Alpha and Omega sequels. In 2014, She became the voice of Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury in the Viz English dub of Sailor Moon.

So there you have it. We may finally have an answer about the mystery singer of the Super Mario Odyssey theme song.

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Japanese Super Mario Odyssey commercials

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Nintendo has published a trio of Japanese commercials for Super Mario Odyssey. We’ve included all three below.

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Super Mario Odyssey – official “Jump Up, Super Star!” musical

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As a way of promoting Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo has come out with an official “Jump Up, Super Star!” music video. Check it out below.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 dev says the Switch version will be exactly the same as other platforms

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Switch owners won’t have to worry about LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 being different in any way. According to TT Games’ Arthur Parsons, the Switch version will be exactly the same as other platforms. The experience hasn’t been altered at all, and Warner Bros. will be offering all DLC on the system – including the season pass.

The one benefit Switch will have lies in its controllers. Split Joy-Con support will be included, including the arena and story modes. The functionality easily allows for you and a friend to play through the game together.

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WWE 2K18 includes an 8-bit filter

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WWE 2K18 is packed with all sorts of neat filters. One of these is an 8-bit filter, which attempts to emulate the style of games from way back in the day.

Here’s a look:

Aside from the 8-bit filter, WWE 2K18 has a few other ones as well. They are as follows:

– Late 90’s Filter
– 1990’s Filter
– 1980’s Filter
– Black & White
– Sepia
– Bad VHS
– Vignette

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Next Splatoon 2 update planned for November

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Splatoon 2 is getting a new update tonight. But as you would expect, Nintendo isn’t stopping there. Splatoon 2 will continue to receive support in the form of patches, new content additions, and Splatfests.

The next update we can look forward to will be in late November. Nintendo isn’t really going into specifics at this time as to what it has in store, but we at least know that a new patch isn’t that far away.

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Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle launch trailer

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Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is out today on Switch. You’ll find the official launch trailer from NIS America below.

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Video: Tequila Works talks Rime for Switch

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The Switch version of Rime finally releases in November. At Comic Con Russia and Igromir 2017, the game was on display, and Tequila Works producer Remy Chinchilla was in attendance. You can watch an interview with Chinchilla below.