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Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Skullgirls 2nd Encore is coming to Switch, Lab Zero Games revealed during a panel at Anime Expo today. The studio is also working on Indivisible, which is launching on Switch in 2019.

Here’s an overview and trailer for the game:

Did you know that Rare once had a Battletoads game in the works for Game Boy? Former Rare staffer Paul Machacek revealed that information to RareFanDaBase, who said that it was a spinoff of an arcade name of the same name. Despite being totally finished, it was cancelled due to the arcade title underperforming.

Dragon Marked for Death

Following its appearance at Anime Expo 2018 today, Inti Creates has published the first official trailer for Dragon Marked for Death. We’ve attached it below.

RPG Maker MV

RPG Maker MV was first leaked for Switch last month. Today, NIS America made the title official with a proper announcement.

Below are the first details and trailer:

The Caligula Effect: Overdose

The Caligula Effect: Overdose is coming west. Even better, NIS America has announced that the game is seeing a release on Switch after previously only appeared on PlayStation 4 in Japan.

Here’s an overview and a trailer:

Pocket Rumble

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Hotel Transylvania 3 Monsters Overboard – $39.99 (available July 10)
Shining Resonance Refrain – $44.99 (available July 10)

Nintendo Switch

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 50,762
PS4 – 13,632
PS4 Pro – 5,179
New 2DS LL – 4,222
Vita – 3,470
New 3DS LL – 2,695
2DS – 406
Xbox One X – 234
Xbox One – 53

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 48,944
PS4 – 15,036
PS4 Pro – 5,259
New 2DS LL – 3,796
New 3DS LL – 2,627
Vita – 2,163
Xbox One X – 509
2DS – 389
Xbox One – 38

And here are the software charts:

If you’re playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you can do some crazy things with custom fan mods. However, this functionality isn’t available in the Switch version. And unfortunately, that won’t be changing anytime soon.

Eurogamer asked Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard about the possibility of adding in mod support for Skyrim on Switch. Despite “a big community” on the platform that has requested the feature, Howard indicated that there are no current plans.

According to this week’s issue of Famitsu, Ninja Warriors Again (title tentative) is in development for Switch. Taito is bringing the game to the system next year in Japan.

Details are mostly unknown at this time. However, Famitsu’s screenshots seemingly show a Super Famicom-style 2D action game.


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