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A new February 2022 Nintendo Direct aired this week, and it was quite the juicy one. Nintendo itself had its fair share of announcements per usual, and third-parties jumped in with some news as well.

Looking strictly at what Nintendo brought to the show, the company revealed Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Houses, and Nintendo Switch Sports. We also found out that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be getting some pretty big DLC in the form of 48 remastered tracks that will drop in six waves through 2023. EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings joined Switch Online, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp got a new release date, Kirby and the Forgotten Land unveiled Mouthful Mode, and Splatoon 3 showed off its Salmon Run mode.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land gameplay

New gameplay has come in for Kirby and the Forgotten Land showing off Mouthful Mode and copy abilities. We’ve got 6 minutes of footage.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land was featured in this week’s Nintendo Direct with the reveal of Mouthful Mode. After the event, Nintendo opened the official the official Japanese website. That’s where the new footage comes from.

Triangle Strategy pre-order bonus GameStop

GameStop will be offering a pre-order bonus for Triangle Strategy, the retailer has revealed. Those that reserve the tactical RPG will be provided with an character card set (eight in total). We have a look at some of the designs above.

We’ve included some information about Triangle Strategy below.

Phantom Breaker Omnia Ende

Rocket Panda Games and Mages have returned with a new character trailer for Phantom Breaker: Omnia, which is all about Ende. Daman Mills is handling the English voice acting while Yū Kobayashi is responsible for things in Japanese.

Over on the official website, a brief bio is included for Ende. Read about the character below.

kirby and the forgotten land amiibo support

New information about Kirby and the Forgotten Land has explained how amiibo support works in the game.

We first heard about the amiibo plans last month. At the time though, actual information wasn’t provided. The official Japanese My Nintendo Store listing made note that amiibo features would be included, but that was all.

Astroneer update 1.23.132.0

Astroneer has been updated on Switch, with System Era Softworks delivering version 1.23.132.0. It includes a new home icon – pictured above – as well as several fixes.

Below are the full patch notes for the Astroneer version 1.23.132.0 update:

death end re quest 2 gameplay

Death end re;Quest 2, which released on Switch in the west this week, has received extensive gameplay. Nearly an hour of footage is now available.

Here’s an overview of Death end re;Quest 2 with more information: 

Book of Demons physical

Book of Demons, which first appeared on Switch in August 2020, is now getting the physical treatment on Switch. Super Rare Games will be responsible for distribution.

4,000 copies will be up for grabs. Each unit includes all the current content on its cart, a full-color manual, interior artwork, an exclusive sticker, and trading cards.

The latest Touken Ranbu Warriors character trailer has come in for DMM Games, Nitroplus, Omega Force, and Ruby Party that highlights Omokage. Takuma Terashima is handling the role.

Here’s a bit of information about Omokage, courtesy of the official website:

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. This time around, we have a look at the best-sellers on Switch specifically in the U.S. for the month of January 2022. Continue on below for the full results.

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