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The Game Awards 2021 are in the books, and you could say that it was an interesting show. Many were expecting Nintendo to drop at least one piece of news, but it turns out that the company didn’t have anything to share at all. The only other year that’s happened was in 2015, so it’s certainly a rare occurrence.

Despite Nintendo’s absence, there was a good amount of Switch news. SEGA showed off Sonic Frontiers, Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course finally remerged with a new trailer and release date, and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax was announced for Switch. That wasn’t everything as there were new glimpses as titles like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

This year, The Game Awards happened on Thursday, though there wasn’t a lot to see for Nintendo fans. To be honest, the show was not very different from recent ones. As one of the sponsors, Nintendo usually presents one or two announcements. This year in particular there was nothing coming directly from the company.

In today’s video, I invited Bryce – one of the editors on the site – to join me in a conversation about Nintendo’s lack of presence at The Game Awards. We also talked about other highlights from the show such as the new trailer for Sonic Frontiers and the Cuphead DLC. You can check the video down below.

Monopoly Madness gameplay

New gameplay has surfaced for Monopoly Madness, which Ubisoft put on Switch this week. It offers up a closer look at the title with 13 minutes of footage.

We have the following overview for Monopoly Madness which features additional information:

Record of Lodoss War physical

Playism has announced that Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth will be receiving a physical release in Japan. That’s in contrast to the rest of the world, as most regions will have a digital version only.

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth will support English physically. Other languages include Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian.

Sam & Max Save the World update 1.0.9

Another update for Sam & Max Save the World Remastered was made available recently, bringing the game to version 1.0.9. It largely contains fixes, but also elements like updated music for when Sam and Max drive away in the DeSoto.

The full patch notes for the Sam & Max Save the World Remastered version 1.0.9 update are as follows:

Loop Hero gameplay

Gameplay has emerged for Loop Hero, the endless RPG from publisher Devolver Digital and developer Four Quarters. We have 24 minutes of footage.

For those that haven’t been keeping up with our previous coverage, we have the following overview for Loop Hero:

super monkey ball banana mania guest characters

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania went all out with guest characters. SEGA itself included some stars from its various franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and Kazuma Kiryu from Kazuya, but the team also stepped outside of the box with some unexpected additions. The game includes Morgana from Persona 5, Suezo from Monster Rancher, and Hello Kitty as DLC.

In an interview with Retro Gamer, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania director and producer Masao Shirosaki spoke more about those guest characters and their inclusion. He told the magazine:

Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel Dawn of the Battle Royale gameplay

After it previously debuted in Japan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! landed on Switch in the west this week, and we now have gameplay. 39 minutes of footage has come in.

Here’s some information about Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! from the eShop listing:

Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party update

Taito has announced a major free update for Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party!!!!, its rhythm game for Switch. It will include a couple of new characters and tracks as well, some new online features, and more.

Here’s some additional information:

We’ll have to wait a bit longer for Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth in the west. The game has been delayed in North America and Europe, publisher Playism announced today.

Playism did not indicate why the release has been pushed back. However, the company said in a statement: “We deeply apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience caused to all who have been looking forward to this release.”


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