November 22: Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star will be receiving Expansion Pack DLC next month, Imagineer announced today. It’s scheduled for December 5, 2023.
The Expansion Pack DLC includes new modes and content. With the Heart Mode, players can partake in the Hundred Blows challenge in which players throw a set number of punches within the time limit plus the Hundred Blows Test that involves delivering as many hits as possible within ten seconds in an ultimate test of speed and efficiency. Also available is the Raoh Mode with two new trials, the Single Hit Challenge in which you pummel outlaws with quick and well-timed punches, and the Punch Speed Test to measure just how fast you can swing your fist.
Minecraft has come out with its latest update, version 1.20.50.
Leading the way for the update is a new look for bats, smashable pots, and some new experimental features like the crafter block. The ‘How to Play’ screen has also been revamped into the ‘Encyclopedia’ screen, plus there are fixes, improvements, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
Minecraft update version 1.20.50 patch notes
Konami and WayForward are developing Contra Operation Galuga for Switch, the two sides just revealed. It launches in early 2024.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Batman: Arkham Trilogy finally shipped on Switch last week, and a new analysis from Digital Foundry covering aspects like frame rate and resolution indicates that it didn’t launch in the best state.
Batman: Arkham Knight expectedly has the biggest issues on Nintendo’s console with much to be desired from performance. Unfortunately, Arkham Asylum and Arkham City aren’t perfect either.
Here’s the full rundown:
Brand new content has just come to Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, as with a new holiday update that just came out, players can access Double Dunk, Warbirds, Return to Haunted House, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
Dear of Villagers and WildArts Studios have come out with a new launch trailer for Born of Bread. Starting today, Switch owners can play the 2.5D adventure title.
More information can be found in the following eShop overview:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending December 2, 2023 is now available.
Hogwarts Legacy continues to hold on strong at #2 with the recent Switch version seeing its debut. Super Mario Bros. Wonder moves up a spot and is right behind at #3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still holds staying power at #5.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending December 2, 2023:
Toasterball was one of the more recent releases on Switch, and a new trailer celebrates the launch. The video gives us another look at the multiplayer physics-based sports experience.
For more information about it, check out the following overview:
Fire Emblem Heroes is back with one of its semi-regular Feh Channel presentations with the latest information about the mobile game.
This time around, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems delve into Book VIII that goes live on December 8 with the Order of Heroes and new characters Ratatoskr, Hræsvelgr, and Níðhöggr. A new summoning event is also coming soon focusing on Fire Emblem: Awakening characters. The last section goes over the next update with Affinity Auto-Battles and more.
Here’s the full presentation:
Switch owners can get their hands on the latest system update as Nintendo has just started distribution of version 17.0.1.
The same song and dance applies here once again. Past updates have been about stability, and that’s the case for version 17.0.1 as well. However, the slight wrinkle is that Nintendo also addressed an issue with local communication for some titles.
Here’s the official rundown in full from Nintendo, which is expectedly short:
