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Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 live stream

With the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 set to begin not too long from now, we’ve set up a live stream for the event. It’ll begin at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET / 8 PM in the UK / 9 PM in Europe.

The publisher has teased reveals, announcements, and more. Annapurna has shown a lot of love for Switch over the years, so we should be seeing at least some titles that are planned for Nintendo’s console during the presentation.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 2 graphics comparison

Nintendo is bringing back another set of tracks to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass Wave 2 DLC, and GameXplain has now put together a graphics comparison video.

For those that need a refresher, the Turnip Cup has Tour New York Minute, SNES Mario Circuit 3, N64 Kalimari Desert, and DS Waluigi Pinball. The Propeller Cup features Tour Sydney Sprint, GBA Snow Land, Wii Mushroom Gorge as returning tracks. Sky-High Sundae is actually making its first debut every in the Propeller Cup, though it will appear in Mario Kart Tour later.

Digimon Survive trailer

Bandai Namco has issued a launch trailer for Digimon Survive, its visual novel and tactical RPG hybrid. The title is finally landing on Switch and other platforms following previous delays.

Here’s a bit of additional information about the game:


Steam Switch NES, SNES, N64, and SEGA Genesis controllers

Steam users can use a bunch of additional Switch controllers while playing games on the service as the NES, SNES, N64, and SEGA Genesis options are now supported. All of these products have been released as part of Nintendo Switch Online. Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle has confirmed the news officially. 

Prior to today, Steam did already have a bit of Switch support. Back in 2018, support was added so that the Pro Controller could be used with the service.

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A significant update has come to Phantom Breaker: Omnia, which is known as the “Spicy Edition”.

Two new announcers have been added with volume settings. There are a bunch of other additions as well, plus balance adjustments and more.

The full patch notes for the Phantom Breaker: Omnia “Spicy Edition” update are as follows:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 2 gameplay

A bunch of new assets have come in for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 2 as Nintendo has provided official screenshots and gameplay – the latter stemming from the Japanese website.

As a reminder, the new DLC is adding eight more tracks. The Turnip Cup includes Tour New York Minute, SNES Mario Circuit 3, N64 Kalimari Desert, and DS Waluigi Pinball. As for the Propeller Cup, players can race around on Tour Sydney Sprint, GBA Snow Land, Wii Mushroom Gorge, and Sky-High Sundae.

Bunny Park and Lemon Cake release date

Publisher SOEDESCO and developer Cozy Bee Games have set final release dates for Bunny Park and Lemon Cake. On Switch, both titles are planned for September 30.

Bunny Park and Lemon Cake were both confirmed for Nintendo’s console last month. While they were slated for September, a specific date wasn’t provided until today.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 story DLC scope

Monolith Soft has teased the scope of the story DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

According to Nintendo’s Genki Yokota, “we are thinking of making its volume of content as large as Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country.” He would later say in the same interview that the DLC “will be quite a high volume of content that will not let you down” when it comes to volume.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 content

The developers of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 have weighed in on the huge amount of content that the RPG offers. Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi and Koh Kojima, along with Nintendo’s Genki Yokota, weighed in on the topic.

Yokota said at one point that “the amount of content exceeds that of the first and second titles.” Additionally, Kojima mentioned that “the total walkable area in this game is over five times larger than in the second title.”

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:


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