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Samurai Shodown is a month away from revealing new DLC characters. The latest roster additions for Season 3 will be announced on January 7, 2021, SNK confirmed today.

SNK producer Yasuyuki Oda says that we’ll learn about the identity of a character previously teased from The Last Blade. We’ll be hearing about another fighter that same day as well.

We’ll bring you all of the news when it’s announced next month.

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack

Bandai Namco has shared a trio of launch trailers for the Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack. We’ve included all three below.

Sold Out and Metronomik today unveiled a new “Christmas Edition” update for No Straight Roads. While we don’t have a release date yet, it’ll be heading to Switch soon.

The upcoming update, which is entirely free, remixes the game with new Christmas music, decor, outfits, album art, and visual effects to celebrate the holiday season. Almost every boss – including their stage – has been given a Christmas makeover. Players will be able to access the new content from the boss fight menu in Vinyl City.

Here’s a trailer for the update:

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Borderlands Legendary Collection

A new update has gone out for the Switch version of Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition. According to the official Twitter account, it addresses stability issues some players experienced.

While not mentioned specifically, the patch should take care of a problem with Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary. Some players reported crashes and being unable to start the game after installing the DLC. This new patch should take care of any issues.

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Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia

Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia has just received an update adding new content and bug fixes. Check out the full patch notes below.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

This week brought us the start of December, which means there are new bugs, fish, and underwater creatures to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Both hemispheres have cycled out the lineup of critters that are currently available.

Here’s the full lineup:

A new Switch bundle has been revealed, which is apparently Walmart exclusive. There is no game here but you’ll be getting a couple of extras.

The big inclusion is a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription. A carrying case is thrown in for good measure as well.

If interested, you can order the new Switch bundle here.

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Winners for The Game Awards are largely decided by a global jury of more than 95 media publications and influencer outlets. However, there is one category entirely voted on by fans: “Player’s Voice”.

Voting for Player’s Voice opened today. It includes a couple of Nintendo titles that didn’t make the cut – Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. With Xenoblade, a number of fans were disappointed that it wasn’t included in the main nominees. Hyrule Warriors came out a bit too late for consideration.

The full list of titles included in Player’s Voice is as follows:

The UK sales report for November 2020 is in, revealing that Nintendo had a very good month overall.

PlayStation 5 outsold Switch, meaning Nintendo’s console came in second for only the third time in two years. However, hardware sales increased by 96 percent over the previous four weeks. Switch hardware sales are up 63.1% percent year-on-year.

We’ll also mention that Nintendo was the top publisher of the month. Games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Minecraft and Super Mario 3D All-Stars continued to perform well.

Here’s a look at the top twenty best-selling games of November:

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