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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Conga Master Party (NSW) – 8/7/8/8
Little Triangle (NSW) – 8/7/7/8
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame (NSW/PS4) – 7/8/7/7
Packet Queen # (NSW) – 6/7/7/6
Poisoft Thud Card (NSW) – 6/7/7/6
Dance with Devils: My Carol (PS Vita) – 8/8/8/8
D.S. -Dal Segno- (PS4/PSV) – 6/7/6/7
Ikemen Sengoku: Toki o Kakeru Koi – Aratanaru Deai (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Kanojo Step (PSV) – 7/7/7/6
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PS4) – 10/10/9/9
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4) – 9/9/9/8 [note: Switch version will be released and reviewed in Summer]

Among lots of other things, Splatoon’s version update 3.0, which will be available in April, will bring with it new music. Specifically, the in-game band Chirpy Chips (or ABXY, as they are known in the Japanese version) will have two new songs that can play during multiplayer matches, “Chip Damage” and “Battery Full”. Check out previews of both songs below:

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The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed the Japanese release date of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana: the game will launch on June 28. We don’t have a concrete Western release date yet beyond “Summer”.

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Just a short while ago, Nintendo began distributing a brand new system update for Switch – version 5.0.0. As part of that, the Joy-Con themselves have also received an update. Unfortunately though, we’re not quite sure what it does.

You can update your Joy-Con by visiting the system settings. Head on over to the “Controllers and Sensors” tab, and navigate to “Update Controllers”. The left and right Joy-Con will then be updated individually.

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A new firmware update for Switch has just gone live. Version 5.0.0 is out now for all users.

Today’s update doesn’t feature anything quite as big as version 4.0.0 in which support for video capture was added, but there are some additions and changes. These include Facebook and Twitter friends suggestions, new ARMS and Kirby avatars, and more. Nintendo also fixed the glitch with Play Activity

You can find the full details on today’s update below.

Last week, NIS America held a lengthy live stream in which nearly an hour of Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk was shown. We have the full recording below.

Atari intends to be present at the Game Developers Conference next week. Announced just recently, Switch will be featured in the company’s lineup.

Aside from RollerCoaster Tycoon, it also sounds like Atari Flashback Classics will be making its way to Switch. Atari’s titles for Nintendo’s console will be distributed by partners from Christmas 2018.

Thus far, two volumes of Atari Flashback Classics have been released on other platforms containing 50 titles each, with another one planned. It’s unclear if Switch will be getting the first edition or all three volumes (or something else entirely such as a bundle). We may learn more when GDC 2018 takes place between March 19 and March 23.

Thanks to AwesomePlatter for the tip.

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It’s always interesting to take a peek behind the curtain and get a closer look at a game’s development. On Twitter yesterday, Nintendo did just that.

A brief clip posted on the Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account gives a closer look at the making of the Odyssey take off scene in Cascade Kingdom. We’re able to see all of the different layers that went into its creation.

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To celebrate Mario Day this past weekend, Nintendo had Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi answer some quickfire questions. You can view the full video below.

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For those who missed it last week, the Octopath Traveler: Wayfarer’s Edition is in stock again on Amazon. You can place an order here.

The Octopath Traveler: Wayfarer’s Edition comes with the game, a pop-up book, a two-sided cloth map of the game world, the Octopath Traveler: Sound Selections CD, and a replica coin.


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