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It turns out not one, but two Splatfests will be held in Splatoon 2 next weekend. In addition to the North American competition, a separate event is planned for Europe.

What do you prefer: eating popcorn as salty or sweet? If you’re in Europe, you can make your voice heard by competing in the Splatfest. It’ll be held for a full day starting on April 7 at 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe.

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A new North American Splatfest will be held in Splatoon 2 next week. This one is all about sports, putting baseball up against soccer.

The Splatfest begins on April 6 at 9 PM PT / April 7 at 12 AM ET. Expect the event to last for a full day, with the results coming soon after.

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Nintendo has posted another behind the scenes music recording session video for Super Mario Odyssey. This time around, Peronza Plaza from Luncheon Kingdom is the focus.

We have the video below:


https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/979476291949907968

You can watch similar videos for other Super Mario Odyssey music at the links below.

Jump Up, Superstar!
Shiveria Town
Steam Gardens and Fossil Falls
Forgotten Isle
Bowser’s Kingdom

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SteamWorld Dig 2

Rising Star Games has announced a release date for the physical version of SteamWorld Dig 2. In North America, the game will be available on May 22. Europe will have it a month earlier on April 27.

SteamWorld Dig 2’s boxed version will include the game on a cartridge. The package also has an exclusive double-sided poster as well as a reversible inlay with never-before-seen artwork.

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Bandai Namco has uploaded a pair of Japanese commercials for Little Nightmares: Complete Edition. You can see both below.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

Nintendo Labo

Nintendo has updated the North American Nintendo Labo website with a lengthy FAQ. Four different categories are covered – “Basics”, “Make”, “Play”, and “Discover”.

The FAQ does hold some very interesting information. Nintendo goes over box and Toy-Con sizes, the durability of the cardboard, replacement parts, and a whole lot more.

You can read the FAQ in full below. 

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Update: Bumped to the top. Nintendo finally has the patch notes in, so we’ve added them below.


Original: The next update for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is now available to download. If you have the game, version 1.3.1. is out now.

Today’s patch is highlighted by the addition of New Quests Pack 2. These quests can be taken on after completing the update:

Nintendo is going all out with ARMS this weekend. The ARMS Global Testpunch is running once again, and the ARMS US & Canada Online Open finals will be taking place as well.

Along with that excitement, ARMS is now on sale via the North American Switch eShop. Starting today, the game can be purchased for 30% off. That means $41.99 (or $39.99 if you’re a My Nintendo member) as opposed to $59.99.

You can save on ARMS until April 6 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

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Digital Extremes isn’t committing to a Switch version of Warframe. However, the studio isn’t ruling out the possibility either.

Express asked Digital Extremes CEO Sheldon Carter about the possibility of bringing the co-op action game to the system. Carter had plenty of praise for the device and the team is “looking at and examining possibilities”, though there are no concrete plans.

Silver Star Japan has put out another video for the new version of Rabi Laby: Puzzle Out Stories that will be appearing on Switch. You can watch it below.


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