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Placards is now available on the North American Wii U eShop. You can view some footage from the new game below.

All sorts of sites have been coming through with Switch battery tests today. One of these is from Ars Technica, who examined how the system performs in sleep mode. After charging Switch to its fullest, the site noted that the battery drained to 98 percent after remaining in that mode for eight hours.

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The first of Nintendo’s “unexpected places” events with Switch was held earlier today. This was the one that had WWE Superstar John Cena in attendance.

Nintendo has followed up on this week’s announcement by putting out a few photos. We have them below, along with descriptions.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, local fans play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch system while it is in handheld mode in the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America)

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John Cena, WWE Superstar, hosts Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places for the Nintendo Switch system on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans play the 1-2-Switch in tabletop mode in the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America)

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John Cena, WWE Superstar, plays The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch system while it is in TV mode, at the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places for the Nintendo Switch system on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places activation is set against the backdrop of the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America)

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Today’s Nintendo Download announcement mentioned a sale on the Ace Attorney games, but specific prices weren’t disclosed. So let’s change that.

3DS owners in North America can save on the following games:

– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – $11.99 (was $29.99)
– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – $14.99 (was $29.99)
– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice – $17.99 (was $29.99)

These deals are valid until 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET on March 1.

MyGamingBoulevard put together a video to demonstrate what you can expect from Switch when it comes to controller range. Different controller options were tested for the video, which you can see below.

Harvest Moon 64 made an unexpected appearance on the Wii U Virtual Console in both North America and Europe today. Watch some footage from the classic game below.

Earlier in the month, Netflix announced a new animated series based on Castlevania. Executive producer Adi Shankar has now shared a piece of art, pictured above.

The new show will debut on Netflix sometime this year. Frederator Studios will be handling production.

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A few days ago, French outlet Melty reported that Switch would support Bluetooth headsets based on an interview conducted with Nintendo’s Yoshiaki Koizumi. However, it turns out that information was incorrect.

The site now has a follow-up report in which it states that Bluetooth headsets aren’t actually compatible. There was either an incorrect translation or misunderstanding. Nintendo France passed along the news to Melty.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Switch doesn’t support headsets at all. You’ll just need to use a wired option.

Thanks to Kenshin0011 for the tip.

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Two eShop games have received release dates in Europe.

First up is Candy Hoarder, a Wii U game from Nitrolic Games. That one should be out on March 9 for €1.49.

Kemco’s RPG Dragon Sinker has also been dated, but is much further away. The game will be available on April 6 for €9.99.

Here’s a closer look at the eShop listings:

Update: Here’s another battery test video from GameXplain:

Original: Nintendo has previously said that Switch’s battery life will last anywhere from 2.5 – 6.5 hours. Siliconera put it to the test by playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

After it was charged to the max, 2 hours and 39 minutes in, the site saw a note in the top left of the screen about how the battery was running out and the system would soon enter sleep mode. This was when Switch had 1 percent of its battery life remaining. After another 9 minutes, the system entered sleep mode. Siliconera conducted the test iwth the default brightness setting.

As for fully charging Switch, the site says four minutes of charging time was needed before it could be turned back on. It was at 45 percent after an hour of charging, 90 percent at 2 hours and 11 minutes, and 100 percent at 3 hours and 4 minutes.

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