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Splatoon 3 art book soundtrack

Original (2/14): The news for Splatoon 3 continues, as it’s just been announced that an art book and soundtrack will be released in Japan.

The art book will cover the culture and stages players encounter in the Splatlands plus a look at other elements like weapons and gear, the single-player Hero Mode, Salmon Run, Tableturf Battle, and more. While the art book has only been announced for Japan currently, it’s very possible that a western release will happen later on – we’ll keep an eye out for news on that front.

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection surprise release

You may recall that Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection was announced for Switch last June. We haven’t heard a peep about it since then, but as it turns out, you can pick it up right now on the eShop. Limited Run Games just dropped it out of nowhere.

The collection includes Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Portable Adventure. These games came out in 1991 for the NES and Game Boy respectively.

Hell Pie physical

Super Rare Games, in partnership with Sluggerfly and Headup, today announced a physical version of Hell Pie for Switch.

4,000 copies will be produced in total, split between 2,000 standard editions and 2,000 steelbook editions. The standard version comes with all current content on its cart, a full-color manual, interior artwork, an exclusive sticker, and trading cards. The steelbook edition contains everything we just mentioned plus the stylish steelbook

Bandai Namco have shared a launch trailer for racing game Gigantosaurus Dino Kart, which launches on Switch today.

For a refresher on what the game has to offer, read the following overview:

Tales of Symphonia Remastered releases today on Switch, and to celebrate the occasion Bandai Namco have shared a launch trailer for this version of the critically acclaimed action RPG.

For more information on the game, see the overview below:

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company had previously announced that a significant update for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet was scheduled to release in February, providing bug fixes and adding new functionality. While we still don’t know when exactly the update will release this month, patch notes detailing the update’s additions have been released.

The main focus seems to revolve around Pokemon Box management, with the update making several quality-of-life changes to make navigating that menu more comfortable. Beyond that, a sweeping set of bug fixes are coming to Tera Raid Battles, as well as a handful of fixes coming to the general battle system and other elements of the game.

Contrary to last update, no special highlight is given to resolving issues surrounding the game’s performance, although presumably some of the changes made will improve this as well. It should also be noted that further features and bug fixes not listed in these patch notes are set to release with the update, so these aren’t the full list of changes either.

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

1. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 67,196 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 29,019 / 4,836,510
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 13,343 / 3,876,184
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,807 / 5,153,979
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,566 / 3,040,308
6. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 7,267 / 193,187
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,127 / 1,001,330
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 5,155 / 1,175,091
9. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 5,065 / 280,995
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,025 / 5,121,897

Pokemon Scarlet Violet Garganacl distribution

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have started up a limited time distribution, which will provide players with a special Garganacl from champion Jiseok Lee.

Lee is a Pokemon VGC player who took home the top prize at the 2023 Pokemon San Diego Regional Championships earlier this year. This also comes in celebration of the Oceania International Championships happening over the weekend.

Theatrhythm-Final-Bar-Line-trailer

Thanks to Square Enix, we have a launch trailer for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. The rhythm game has just come to Switch.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe overview

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is just on the horizon, and Nintendo is preparing for launch with a new overview trailer. As a reminder, the game will be appearing on Switch next week.

Here’s a brief overview:


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