A new update for the Switch Parental Controls app is now available, bringing it to version 1.7.2. As you might be able to guess from this small jump in versions, this is only a minor update; the official patch notes merely say that a few bugs have been fixed.

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Two weeks ago, Bandai Namco released a story trailer for the upcoming Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition in Japan. Today, they released a version of that trailer with English subtitles:

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Editon will be released on Nintendo Switch on January 11th, 2019.

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With Mario Tennis Aces having been in the spotlight the last few days, Nintendo has topped off the recent news with word that a fresh software update is dropping later this week for the title.

Bringing the game up to version 2.1.0, some big additions are set to be introduced in the Online Tournament mode. On top of adding both Shy Guy and Petey Piranha as rewards for participating this upcoming month, a new Doubles format and ranking system will be debuting on November 30th.

New challenge modes and character balances will also be implemented. The full patch notes are as follows:

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Arc System Works has prepared a first trailer for BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition on Switch. You can view it below.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition arrives February 7 in North America and Japan. Europe will be getting the game one day later.

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Nintendo has posted another update to the Smash Bros. Blog for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, we have an introduction to Lucas.

Here’s his overview:

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The action RPG adventure Crimson Keep lands on the Switch eShop this Thursday. Take a look at some footage in the video below.

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Bounding Box Software has announced Prodeus, a “first person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques.” The game is targeting Switch.

Here’s a bit of information about the project plus a trailer:

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Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the following week has started to update. Thus far things are looking relatively quiet, with only two sessions planned for Switch this week with another lined up for early next week.

The current schedule is as follows:

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Super Mario Odyssey has reached a new milestone in the UK. Propelled by the latest sales coming from Black Friday, the game has surpassed 500,000 copies sold.

Switch only has one other title to hit the same mark, and most would probably be able to guess what it is. Indeed: it’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Note that digital sales aren’t included here. If they were, Super Mario Odyssey probably would have surpassed the 500k mark a little while ago.

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Just in time for Black Friday, Nintendo offered a special Switch bundle last week containing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. There wasn’t really a similar option in Europe (at least officially), but that will be changing soon.

Reports indicate that Nintendo is readying a similar Mario Kart bundle for Switch in Europe. In France, 60,000 units will be made available to the public. No word yet on an official release date, but it’s due out in the very near future.

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