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Black Friday 2019 might be over, but we do have one last big sale event of the year. With it being Cyber Monday, Nintendo has announced that those who purchase a select Switch system on the digital storefront of participating retailers will receive a 128GB SanDisk microSD card at no extra cost.

The one-day offer runs until 11:59 PM PT on December 2. It is eligible with Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy‑Con consoles, and you can find participating retailers here.

Source: Nintendo PR

Super Mario Maker 2 is getting a major free update this week, on December 5. Version 2.0 will add many new course parts, including the Master Sword item in the Super Mario Bros. style that transforms Mario into Link, giving him a totally new moveset, as well as a new speed-run mode. Here’s the trailer for the update:

Head past the break for a breakdown of all the new additions:

A new Summon Showcase is now live for Dragalia Lost. Appearance rates are increased for featured adventurers and dragons, such as the 5★ adventurer Jiang Ziya and 5★ dragon Kamuy. You can take a look at the promotional video for this Summon Showcase after the break:

New difficulties are coming to the Chaos Protocol crossover event in Dragalia Lost. The epilogue to the story will also be added. Players can look forward to the new content hitting the game as of 10PM PST — in the meantime, they can spend their hard-earned Wyrmite on the Winter Wardens Summon Showcase, which is now live.

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still at the top for Nintendo titles while Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition makes its first appearance.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between November 14 and November 20.

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include games from Inti Creates, NIS America, and Ubisoft, plus Konami’s collections (arcade, Castlevania, Contra), Axiom Verge, Turok, and much more.

Here are the full highlights:

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More Nintendo maintenance is lined up for the coming week. Switch will be impacted in a few ways, including online play, save data transferring, and cloud saves.

Here’s the full schedule:

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Mortal Kombat 11 was given its latest patch on Switch this week. The new update features gameplay adjustments, tons of character changes, and more.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Hello my price droppers and discount darlings. This week on NEP, we chat about game sales, what we’ve picked up so far, what we plan to pick up and what we recommend—all discounted, of course. Galen’s enjoying Bloodstained on Switch, Oni Dino continues to synthesize in Atelier Ryza, and Waluigi’s charm is prevalent throughout the show. We’ll be doing our Game of the Year show in the near future, so send in your suggestions on what categories and awards we should have!

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