Springloaded’s next Switch game is Hiragana Pixel Party, a chiptune-based game that teaches you to read hiragana and katakana from the Japanese writing system. Have a look at some footage below.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta continue on with their proceedings for the Game of the Year awards. Check out the full episode below.

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A new Legendary Pokemon can now be caught in Pokemon GO. Groudon has started to appear in Raid Battles around the world.

Keep in mind that this is a limited time event. Groudon will be appearing until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on January 15, and will then be taken offline.

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Capcom is finally starting to show its dedication to Mega Man. Next year’s Mega Man 11 certainly helps, and the company also intends to re-release all of the Mega Man X games across various platforms in 2018.

Mega Man 11 fills the role of resurrecting the series that started it all. However, there are other parts of Mega Man that have long been dormant, including Mega Man Legends and Mega Man Battle Network.

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First 4 Figures has started taking pre-orders for a brand new Shovel Knight statue. Different options are up for grabs, including an Ornate Plate Armor edition. They’re pricey though as First 4 Figures products tend to be – the statue will cost you anywhere between $300 and $550.

You can pre-order the new Shovel Knight statue here. Note, however, that reservations will only be live until December 22.

We also have this video discussing the creation of the new statue:

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Prospect Games has shared details about a new Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure patch planned for Switch. A number of improvements are being made from a technical standpoint.

When the update is live, resolution will be increased to 1280×720 in handheld mode and 1366×768 when docked. The developer has also improved graphics quality and frame rate stability. Bug fixes are being implemented as well.

Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure’s patch is currently in the testing phase. If all goes well, it will be ready by Christmas.

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Milanoir, an upcoming game that takes inspiration from Italian crime flicks of the ’70s, is on its way to Switch.

Milanoir is an action game. You’ll play as Piero, who was wrongfully put in jail and framed for a crime he didn’t comitt. The game involves seeking revenge and finding the truth while also surviving against someone who wants you dead.

We’ll be seeing Milanoir on Switch in January 2018. Check out some additional information and a trailer below.

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Walmart currently has the Super NES Classic Edition in stock. You can try placing an order here. We can’t imagine this staying up very long, so best of luck to everyone trying to secure one.

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Level-5 has launched the new 3DS game Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 in Japan. Thanks to AbdallahSmash026, we have a lengthy look at the game. Watch a half hour of footage below.

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Our next financial update from Nintendo won’t be too far from now. The company has updated its IR calendar, confirming that its Nine Months Earnings Release will take place on January 31.

What can we expect to hear? Well, don’t expect any major announcements, as that’s what Nintendo Directs tend to be for. But you’ll definitely see Nintendo talking about things like Switch sales, hardware sales in general, how its mobile games are doing, and other topics of that nature. These events sometimes have other interesting news and tidbits from time to time, but just keep in mind that it won’t be a conference or video presentation.

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