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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition update 1.1.0

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is already available depending on your region, and with it, a day one version 1.1.0 update is also live.

You’ll want to grab this one as the patch adds Survival Mode. On top of that, several bug fixes are included as well.

Find the full rundown on the update below.

Barbie Project Friendship

Today, Outright Games and Mattel announced Barbie Project Friendship. The game arrives for Switch on October 25, 2024.

Barbie Project Friendship is a heartwarming adventure game that takes players on a friendship-filled journey. More information can be found in the following overview:

No Man's Sky Worlds Part I update 5.0

No Man’s Sky just unveiled “Worlds Part I” as a big update for the game. This is also known as version 5.0 and it should be rolling out on Switch soon.

According to Hello Games, the update features “an entire universe refresh, bringing huge leaps in water and cloud quality”. That’s on top of increased planetary variety, new gameplay features, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Emio The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club

Nintendo just announced Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which is coming to Switch. The game launches on August 29, 2024.

Last week, the company put out a brief video for something called “Emio”. Since then, there’s been plenty of speculation as to what Nintendo was teasing. Emio: The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is now revealed, and it’s the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years.

Here’s the lowdown straight from Nintendo:

Cho Aniki Collection

Today, Edia announced that it is working on Cho Aniki Collection for Switch. The company did not provide information about launch timing.

Cho Aniki Collection will feature Cho Aniki and Ai Cho Aniki. Both were originally released on PC Engine. These titles never left Japan, so it’s unclear if there are any localization plans.

Edia will soon be starting a crowdfunding campaign on Makuake here. The official website can also be accessed here.

PPA Pickleball Tour 2025

FarSight Studios, the developer behind Pinball Arcade, today announced PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 for Switch. The game will be available on July 26, 2024.

PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 is based on the actual sport. You can play as some of the world’s best players or create an original character, partake in Career Mode, and more.

Further details are included in the following overview:

Nintendo is gearing up for the latest Splatfest in Splatoon 3, which will be held next month.

For the latest theme, players are asked which food from Bread, Rice, and Pasta that they’d be able to eat every day.

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Wolf Fang Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted

June 26: Wolf Fang / Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Boosted is in development for Switch, City Connection revealed today. It’ll be launching on October 31, 2024 in Japan.

Data East titles Wolf Fang: Kuuga 2001 (Rohga: Armor Force) and Skull Fang: Kuuga Gaiden will be included in the package. Both support rewind and save / restore point features. Additionally, there’s a new “Boosted” background music arrangement. For Wolf Fang: Kuuga 2001, the game lets players change the mech color, strengthen its armor, and increase gauge recovery speed. Skull Fang: Kuuga Gaiden allows players to turn on infinite continues and change the screen to a vertical display.

Splatoon 3 update 8.1.0

The next big update is coming to Splatoon 3 in the form of version 8.1.0.

With the update, Nintendo says it’s focusing on “multiplayer balance and comfort of gameplay.” The game has received another big round of weapon adjustments plus “changes to prevent unintended signals from being sent in certain situations, changes to alleviate the issue of scattered weapons and gear blocking sight, and changes to stabilize the display when an opponent is at the edge of a height difference.” Also, as expected, there are a bunch of bug fixes.

Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Sweep the Board 1.10 update Genya Shinazugawa and Kanao Tsuyuri

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Sweep the Board got a new update on Switch today with version 1.10.

The main highlight is that Genya Shinazugawa and Kanao Tsuyuri are now playable. Both can be accessed on the roster for free. Some other content and improvements are also included.

The full overview of the update is as follows:


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