Lode Runner Legacy was announced for Switch in Japan this week. Fortunately, the game will be released in other territories as well. The game is confirmed for a worldwide launch this spring.

Lode Runner Legacy features the best parts of the original 1983 game with a modern twist. The main goal is to regain stolen gold from the enemies in the Evil Empire’s labyrinth by blasting floors, a technique players can use to strategically capture gold or trap enemies.

We have more details and the previously-posted trailer for Lode Runner Legacy below.

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We’re just one week away from new DLC in Pokken Tournament DX. To prepare fans for the latest content, new details and screenshots have been published.

Here’s what we know:

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Penguin Wars for Switch was previously confirmed for release outside of Japan. Today, Dispatch Games set a release date.

Penguin Wars will be available in North America and Europe on May 15. We have the western boxart above.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

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Original: Another round of characters has been confirmed for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Aigis from the Persona series, Carmine from Under Night In-Birth and Jubei from the BlazBlue series will all be available to purchase as downloadable content. The game will launch on May 31st in Japan and on June 5th in North America.

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SEGA has released another new Japanese trailer for Valkyria Chronicles 4. This one shows off various terrain and stage hazards like mines and weather conditions:

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Three more playable characters have been confirmed for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Once again, it’s three more students from class 1-A: Tsuyu Asui, Momo Yaoyorozu and Denki Kaminari. We don’t have any further details about them right now, but we will post about it should anything become available.

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It’s the end of the week, which means another weapon addition to Splatoon 2. This time, it’s the H-3 Nozzlenose D, which comes with the Suction Bombs sub-weapon and the Ink Armor special. It’ll be available tomorrow around noon in Japan and Australia, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.

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Nintendo has announced the latest ARMS Party Crash. In the upcoming event, Max Brass and Dr. Coyle will be battling it out. The theme is “Best Frenemies”.

ARMS Party Crash #7 will begin on March 23. It should last until March 26, and we’ll have the results soon after it ends.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Like the North Star # (Sega) {2018.03.08} (¥8.390) – 123.116 / NEW
02./01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World # (Capcom) {2018.01.26} (¥8.980) – 25.382 / 1.954.272 (-34%)
03./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 22.162 / 2.106.486 (+1%)
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 17.329 / 1.399.804 (-8%)
05./05. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 11.611 / 908.067 (-8%)
06./07. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 11.043 / 1.648.855 (-5%)
07./00. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I Kai – Thors Military Academy 1204 (Nihon Falcom) {2018.03.08} (¥3.980) – 10.965 / NEW
08./08. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 8.622 / 1.585.208 (-13%)
09./09. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege – Advanced Edition (Ubisoft) {2018.03.01} (¥6.000) – 8.191 / 16.233 (+2%)
10./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition (Square Enix) {2018.03.06} (¥7.800) – 6.814 / NEW
11./02. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix) {2018.03.01} (¥4.800) – 6.686 / 35.116 (-76%)
12./11. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Nintendo) {2018.01.18} (¥5.980) – 5.284 / 163.605 (-26%)
13./06. [PS4] Metal Gear Survive (Konami) {2018.02.21} (¥4.980) – 5.256 / 49.189 (-58%)
14./15. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 3.878 / 412.323 (-13%)
15./10. [PS4] Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.02.22} (¥7.600) – 3.599 / 57.547 (-52%)
16./16. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} (¥4.980) – 3.471 / 173.584 (-18%)
17./18. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 3.431 / 379.929 (-7%)
18./13. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima (FuRyu) {2018.03.01} (¥5.480) – 3.422 / 8.370 (-31%)
19./12. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 # (Koei Tecmo) {2018.02.08} (¥7.800) – 3.370 / 156.737 (-41%)
20./20. [NSW] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.09.07} (¥6.800) – 3.321 / 128.081 (-1%)

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A demo for Happy Birthdays is coming out on March 22nd for Japanese players. Since the Switch isn’t region locked you should have no problems downloading the demo with a Japanese account. The save data can be transferred into the game after the full game is purchased on March 29th.

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