Update: Paladins pre-load is live on the North American Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $29.99.
Original: Paladins is official for Switch. A listing on the European eShop reveals the release, which is slated for June 12.
European Switch owners can pre-load Paladins – Founder’s Pack right now for £24.99. The offer should be extended to North American users soon as well. A free-to-play version of Paladins will be offered later this year, but the Founder’s Pack allows for early access, the ability to immediately unlock all Champions and their voice packs now and forever, and contains exclusive cosmetics.
We have the following overview and trailer for Paladins:
Atooi issued a new trailer for its Switch eShop game Soccer Slammers, arriving next week. We’ve posted the video below.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – $49.99
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn – $19.99
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido – $49.99 (available June 8)
Tennis World Tour – $59.99 (available June 12)
Smoke and Sacrifice has been updated on Switch. The patch includes bug fixes, performance improvements and Portuguese language support.
Curve Digital published Smoke and Sacrifice at the end of May. It can be purchased via the eShop for $19.99.
Thumper has received a new update on Switch, highlighted by the addition of video capture support. The latest version is 1.0.1.
We have the full patch notes for Thumper’s new update below.
Nintendo published a pair of Japanese commercials for Mario Tennis Aces. Both can be viewed below.
THQ Nordic has announced a release date for Titan Quest. The action RPG will be arriving on July 31 both physically and digitally.
We have the following details and trailer:
For the newest Mario Tennis Aces trailer, Nintendo brought in tennis player Rafael Nadal for a live action video of sorts. We have it below.
Nintendo has announced the next ARMS Party Crash. Ribbon Girl and Twintelle will be battling it out under the theme “Star Power Showdown”.
You can begin participating in the new ARMS Party Crash next Friday. The event will last until June 18, and we’ll have the results soon after it ends.
Teku Studios originally intended to release Candle: The Power of the Flame on Wii U. While that no longer appears to be happening, the developer is teaming up with Merge Games to put the title on Switch.
Candle: The Power of the Flame is an action adventure game with challenging puzzles. You’ll play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe’s shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha.
