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Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo and Koei Tecmo revealed Buddy Mission Bond during the last Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. We now have the game’s boxart above, courtesy of Amazon Japan.

Buddy Mission Bond launches for Switch in Japan on January 29, 2021. A western release has not yet been announced.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Famitsu published one of its year-end features in this week’s issue. 132 game creators and personalities voted on their favorite games of 2020, including Suda51, Hideki Kamiya of PlatinumGames, Level-5 boss Akihiro Hino, and more. Selections weren’t necessarily restricted to titles that released this year, so a couple of games like Ring Fit Adventure and Pokemon Sword/Shield made the list.

Below are the collective results:


Tracks: Toybox Edition

Last week, Excalibur Publishing prepared a new 1.4.5 update for Tracks: Toybox Edition on Switch. It comes with a couple of new elements.

After installing the patch, players can access new skybox options as well as video recording on Switch. The game also now has improved load times.

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Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne

Spike Chunsoft today issued a general overview trailer for Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne. Check out the video below.

Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne is planned for January 29, 2021 in North America and February 5 in Europe.

Winning Post 9 2021

Koei Tecmo has prepared a new gameplay video for Winning Post 9 2021 that shows off an Arima Kinen horse race in the game. We’ve included it below.

Winning Post 9 2021 will debut for Switch in Japan on March 18, 2021. A western release has not been announced at this time.

Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!

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

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 209,123 / 964,207
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 95,097 / 6,270,353
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Advneture – 58,654 / 2,028,444
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 44,450 / 3,388,984
5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 40,359 / 407,820
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 35,165 / 1,654,462
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 33,475 / 3,959,987
8. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 30,046 / 1,687,940
9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 28,102 / 455,469
10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 24,502 / 479,976

Buddy Mission Bond

Nintendo just issued a new trailer for Buddy Mission Bond, its upcoming adventure title for Switch made in collaboration with Koei Tecmo. Watch it below.

Buddy Mission Bond is due out for Switch on January 29, 2021 in Japan. A western release has not yet been announced.

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have just kicked off an extra Max Raid Battle event. Players will not be more likely to encounter Jynx, Delibird, Chandelure, and Frosmoth. Additionally, if you’re lucky enough, Alolan Vulpix may appear.

To participate in this new event, connect your Switch system to the internet. After this, when you see a pillar of light shining from a Pokemon Den in the Wild Area, walk up to it and interact to kick off a Max Raid Battle.

The latest Pokemon Sword/Shield event will be live until December 27 at 3:59 PM PT / 6:59 PM ET.

This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta invite some creator friends to join them in an Animal Crossing: New Horizons gift exchange. Check out the full episode below.

Hitman 3

Game Informer has released a new video with IO Interactive director Mattias Engström. The publication asked Engström 79 rapid-fire questions, detailing what fans should expect from the upcoming title.

Here’s the full video:

Hitman 3 – Cloud Version will be made available on Switch in the future.


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