Firstly the Enduring Love voting gauntlet has just ended with Tharja taking victory over Sigurd. Next, as 2017 comes to an end the developers of Fire Emblem Heroes would like to thank everyone for playing and are putting out some special maps and limited-time special quests to be completed.

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In this week of Pokemon Shuffle we have repeat runs of Delibird, Nihilego, Tornadus Therian Forme and Deoxys. The Chespin (Winking) stage has also begun, plus some new main stages that have been added to Pokemon Shuffle. There is also the Shiny Mega Diancie Escalation Battle which has just started. The Chespin, Nihilego and Tornadus stage will end December 19th, Deoxys on the 26th.

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The last global mission for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon failed, but players have a shot at redemption. Starting now, the second mission has gone live.

The new mission tasks players with earning BP by Mantine Surfing. 1,000,000 BP needs to be collected by December 12. We’ll let you know if this one ends in success as failure.

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli isn’t too far away from reaching Switch. The European eShop has it down for December 21, and we would expect it to be out in North America around the same time.

Guns, Gore & Cannoli is an over-the-top action platformer in which you play as Vinnie Cannoli. The mafia summons you to find a small time gangster called Frankie who went missing since the zombie-outbreak.

We’ve included a bunch of additional information about Guns, Gore & Cannoli, along with a trailer.

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Update (12/11): We’re hearing that the steelcase will be free for those who purchase a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at Best Buy next week. It will show as $59.99 on its own for those who don’t buy the game.

Original (12/10): A listing has appeared on Best Buy’s website for a new Mario Kart steelcase. Strangely, it shows a release date of December 5 and a $60 price point.

We’re not quite sure what’s going on with this listing. You can’t actually buy the steelcase at present, and $60 seems oddly high. In any case, we’ll keep tabs on the situation and will let you know if we hear anything more.

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The new Detective Pikachu movie has a release date. Deadline reports that the film will debut on May 10, 2019.

It was just recently confirmed that Ryan Reynolds will star in the movie as Pikachu. Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton are also on the cast.

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Zen Studios has prepared a launch trailer for Pinball FX3 on Switch. Take a look at the new video below.

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As we know, Runbow is heading to another console next year. 13AM Games’ Wii U classic will be on Switch towards the start of 2018.

A listing on Amazon Spain indicates that we’ll be seeing a physical version of Runbow courtesy of Merge Games. The page states that the Satura’s Space Adventure DLC, a pack of four suits, and soundtrack volumes 1 and 2 will be included.

Runbow’s physical version is listed for a March 31 release, but that’s just tentative.

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Super Mario Odyssey is all about jumping. Yet despite that, one person has managed to complete the experience without that action – at least according to what the game classifies as such.

Super Mario Odyssey has an interesting definition of jumping. Capturing the necessary enemies for completion and then using any of the “jumping” actions doesn’t actually increase the official counter. Likewise, Super Mario Odyssey only classifies some actions as jumps, such as standard jumps, double jumps, and triple jumps. Everything required for the “Y” button is legal, for example, and going up in the air by bouncing off of Cappy’s hat is fine.

Based on what Super Mario Odyssey says is and isn’t a jump, Gamechamp3000 set out on a mission to see if you could complete the game. The results: it’s possible to finish without jumping, technically. There were bumps along the way, but Gamechamp3000 managed to do it. You can see how it all played out in the video below.

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The Count Lucanor landed on Switch a few months ago. However, the game has only been sold digitally on the eShop.

Those who have expressed interest in a physical copy of The Count Lucanor may soon have their voices heard. Over on Amazon Spain, a listing for the game has popped up. You’ll receive a cartridge and an “exclusive” manual with a purchase.

Amazon Spain lists a tentative January 31 release date for The Count Lucanor’s physical Switch version.

Thanks to Axel for the tip.

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