Over the past several weeks, Nintendo has been posting gameplay videos from Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion on social media. Below we have a look at another stage with the latest footage.

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Amazon UK has opened pre-orders for a few new Pokemon products. Poke Ball Plus, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee can all be reserved. Everything is up on Amazon UK here.

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One of the uncertainties with Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee has been the manner in which you actually catch Pokemon. Motion controls is something we’ve heard about, and The Pokemon Company has since clarified that they’re compulsory – regardless of playing docked or portable.

Eurogamer obtained the following statement:

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Tennis World Tour is seeing another delay on Switch. From publisher Bigben, a new date of June 19 has been announced for Europe and July 10 for North America.

Originally, Tennis World Tour was expected for Switch on May 22. It was then pushed back to June 12. Here’s hoping that this new date sticks.

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A listing on the eShop reveals the file size for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Switch. To download the game, you’ll need 1.4.GB of free space.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Switch will take up slightly less space compared to its Wii U counterpart. On Wii U, it’s a 1.9GB download.

We should have the 3DS file size for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker closer to launch.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

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Arc System Works has confirmed a release date for the next wave of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The second and third character packs, in addition to RWBY’s Yang, land on June 19.

Jubei, Aigis, and Carmine are included in the first pack. Hakumen, Naoto Shirogane, and Vatista are a part of the second. The packs can be purchased individually for $4.99 or as part of the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Deluxe Edition for $69.99.

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Activision passed along a notice regarding its plans for E3 2018. In its, there’s a small mention about Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. The press release teases: “Fans can stay tuned for additional Activision announcements, including Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy news, next week.”

There have been rumblings about possible new content for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. RBS Import Games, a company that distributes games in Brazil, mentions the “bonus phase” called “Future Tense” on an Xbox One listing for the game.

E3 2018 kicks off on June 12, and will last through June 14.

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Owlboy fans will have to wait a bit longer for the game’s limited edition. In order to ensure a worldwide launch, it will now ship on August 31.

Marten Buijsse, community manager at SOEDESCO, explained with the following statement:

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Pokemon GO is bringing back its Water Festival later today. Starting at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM in the UK / 10 PM in Europe, Water-type Pokemon will appear more frequently. Some Trainers may even encounter a rare Shiny Shellder for the very first time. Field Research tasks highlighting Water-type Pokemon will be live as well.

During the Water Festival, you’ll be able to earn 3x Stardust for catching Water-type Pokemon. 2 km Eggs will hatch Pokemon such as Totodile, Mudkip, and Corphish as well. For each Egg hatched, you can earn Double Candy and Stardust.

Lastly, Raid Battles will feature powerful Water-type Pokemon, including the return of Kyogre. You may encounter its Shiny form if you prevail while battling the Legendary Pokemon.

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