It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Monster Hunter Rise overtakes Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the top Switch spot while Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is back in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 15 and October 21.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Darkest Dungeon and Hades plus games in the Devil May Cry, Overcooked, Resident Evil, and Star Wars franchises.
Here are the full highlights:
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have shifted the latest Max Raid Battle event, which puts the spotlight on a couple of Gigantamax Pokemon and more.
The Bug-type Pokemon Butterfree, Shuckle, and Ninjask will appear more frequently in Dens. The same goes for the Poison-type creatures Vileplume, Toxicroak, and Garbodor. You’ll also have a greater chance of encountering Gigantamax Butterfree and Gigantamax Garbodor.
Compile Heart has issued a new trailer for Mary Skelter Finale, the final entry in its 3D dungeon RPG series. Get a look at the video below.
Mary Skelter Finale is due out for Switch on November 5. A western release has not yet been announced.
A bunch of critters just left Animal Crossing: New Horizons as October ended, but a new set of bugs, fish, and underwater creatures have taken their place. There are plenty of new things to catch in both hemispheres this month.
Polygon has put together a couple of helpful charts showing everything that’s joined Animal Crossing: New Horizons for November. Continue on below to see what you can catch over the next few weeks.
Splatoon 2 originally held its Trick vs. Treat Splatfest in 2018. Two years later, once again in celebration of Halloween, the same event was held this weekend.
Following a weekend of battles, the latest Splatfest has ended and the final results are in. Here’s a look at how things panned out:
No More Heroes 1 and 2 finally made their long-awaited return on Switch this week. Both Wii games were announced and released as part of the latest Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase.
Engine Software has confirmed that it was responsible for the new Switch versions of No More Heroes 1 and 2. The developer has worked on several other Switch projects and ports including Ni no Kuni, Little Nightmares, and The Legend of Heroes.
We interviewed Engine Software about a year ago and spoke with the studio about its past experiences with Switch. You can catch up on it here.
This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we’ve got so much to say about the excellent Nintendo Direct, No More Heroes, Cloud gaming on the Switch, Bravely Default II, the Hyrule Warriors demo, and more. This Direct was basically made for Oni Dino. Galen has some theories on Nintendo’s new plans for mid-generation reform with Cloud gaming. Also, that Hyrule Warriors gameplay is surprisingly complex; come for our early impressions. Later on, we answer some listener mail where we talk about video games inspiring or impacting us as an art form.
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Nintendo has updated its upcoming maintenance schedule. Aside from a session involving Switch Online this week, another period has been added for the Switch eShop later in the month.
The full schedule is as follows:
