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Game Informer recently went hands-on with Xenoblade Chronicles 2. As part of that, the site spoke with a couple of developers. Executive director Tetsuya Takahashi and producer Koh Kojima both had some rather interesting things to say about the big RPG and more. The two discussed Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s change in art style, teases pertaining to relations to past Xeno games, the size of the world, how long it’ll be, and Monolith Soft’s future.

You can read Takahashi and Kojima’s comments about these topics below. Game Informer has more with the developers and an in-depth preview of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 here.

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It’s been somewhat of a mystery as to when The Champions’ Ballad DLC for Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be launching. The only concrete window Nintendo has given is “Holiday 2017”.

The European Switch eShop seems to have a clearer answer. On a listing for the DLC, Nintendo says that The Champions’ Ballad is planned for December.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s new DLC pack features a new dungeon, an original story, and more new challenges. Hopefully we’ll be getting more details in the weeks ahead.

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If you try searching for Splasher on the North American Switch eShop, you may not have much longer. The game has been taken down due to a rating issue with the ESRB.

Fortunately, Splasher’s removal is only temporary. While we don’t have a date yet, it’ll be back on the eShop in the near future.

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We previously heard that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon toys would soon be distributed in McDonald’s Happy Meals in the US. The Pokemon Company has now confirmed a start date of today.

Pikachu, Rowlet, Litten, Popplio, Grubbin, Yungoos, Solgaleo, and Lunala will be featured in Happy Meals. You’ll also receive one of 12 Pokemon TCG cards. 

This Pokemon promotion with McDonald’s will run through December 4.

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Adult Swim Games has released a new trailer for ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove. Unfortunately, the video shows that it’s now coming next year instead of in 2017. View today’s trailer below.

Sonic Forces is out today. To celebrate, SEGA has provided the fourth part of the prequel comic that has been uploaded in separate sections over the past few weeks. We have the full thing below.

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Psyonix has released a launch trailer for Rocket League on Switch. We have the video below, with the full game coming on November 14.

Neckbolt has prepared a new patch for Yono and the Celestial Elephants. Version 1.01 is out now for all players. Once downloaded, you’ll be able to experience the game with the Switch Pro Controller.

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SteelSeries is introducing a new Arctis gaming headset known as the Arctis 3 Bluetooth. It allows users to hear audio from both Bluetooth sources and wired connections at the same time.

Switch owners in particular might be very interested in its functionality. The Arctis 3 Bluetooth lets gamers connect to their phones via Bluetooth to use the Nintendo Switch Online chat mobile app, while using the wired connection to hear game audio from their Switch unit. This is the first headset with this type of compatibility for Nintendo’s console.

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Ubisoft published its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year for 2017-2018. It was for the period ending September 30.

One notable excerpt from the report is for the breakdown of sales by platform. During the sixth month period, Switch accounted for 12 percent of all Ubisoft sales. That number increased to 19 percent for the quarter between July and September, buoyed by Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. That number pretty much never surpassed more than a few percentage points during the Wii U era, so it’s certainly a good sign.

Ubisoft also said today that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the games that helped drive the company’s growth.

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