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The newest update for the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app is out now (version 1.9.0). This new update basically just fixes a few bugs that were reported, and the bugs are not specified.

The official patch notes are below:

Version 1.9.0 Sep 7, 2020
Bug fixes implemented.

A Japanese TV commercial has been released by Nintendo for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary. This 30-second commercial shows many of the games already released on the Switch, such as Mario Kart 8, Mario Odyssey, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. 

Check out the full TV commercial below.

Fire Emblem Heroes’ newest update is out now (version 4.9.0), setting up an event called Frontline Phalanx and bringing a feature to change Hero traits. Frontline Phalanx is not live quite yet but this update will add the event area and players will be able to access it when it goes live on September 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. PT. 

A feature that has been added for immediate use is the ability to change a Hero’s asset or flaw using items called Trait Fruit. The specifics of this feature are listed below for more information, as well as the full patch notes.

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 moves down a spot, but Bravely Default II and Bayonetta 3 are back in the top five. Pikmin 3 Deluxe also makes its first appearance.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 20 and August 26.

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include select ACA NeoGeo games, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, L.A. Noire, the Yooka-Laylee titles, and more.

Here are the full highlights:

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The point-and-click adventure game Blade Runner is making a comeback on Switch with an Enhanced Edition, and Nightdive Studios just issued a new trailer showing how the cinematics have been updated. View it below.

Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition was last said to be on track for a 2020 launch.

Acclaim’s N64 action-adventure title Shadow Man will be returning on Switch with Shadow Man Remastered. The game just received a new trailer, which you can find below.

Shadow Man Remastered arrives on Switch in 2021.

Nightdive Studios has issued a trailer for the recently-revealed Switch version of Strife: Veteran Edition, a return of the first-person RPG from 1996. Watch it below.

Strife: Veteran Edition is “coming soon” to Switch.

3D Realms and Voidpoint aren’t finished with the first-person shooter Ion Fury. Today, it was announced that a new expansion is in the works.

We unfortunately don’t have much in the way of information at present. A 2021 launch is confirmed, and not much else.

Here’s a trailer accompanying the news:

Dusk will finally be arriving on Switch this Halloween. When it does reach Nintendo’s console, it’ll come with a new Endless level.

New Blood Interactive is taking some inspiration from Super Mario 64 with its stage. You can see what’s in store with the gameplay video below.


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