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Nintendo has updated the North American Nintendo Labo website with a lengthy FAQ. Four different categories are covered – “Basics”, “Make”, “Play”, and “Discover”.

The FAQ does hold some very interesting information. Nintendo goes over box and Toy-Con sizes, the durability of the cardboard, replacement parts, and a whole lot more.

You can read the FAQ in full below. 

Nintendo has revealed its playable lineup for PAX East 2018. A number of titles will be playable for the first time, including Dark Souls: Remastered, Wolfenstein II, Sushi Striker, and more. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition will also be at the show, along with a few other heavy hitters.

The full list of playable games is as follows:

Among what has been promised for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Nintendo and Monolith Soft have said that new Rare Blades will be added. With the game’s latest update, some information on this front has finally been provided.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 players can begin to expect new Rare Blades starting in early May. They’ll be delivered in installments, meaning we’ll be seeing multiple additions.

Aside from Rare Blades, a bunch of other content will be delivered throughout 2018. A Challenge Battle Mode and new story DLC are also planned.

Thanks to m_t for the tip.

As previously mentioned, Rocket League is getting a Tournaments Update next week. Additionally, for Switch owners, the patch will add in a Video Quality graphics option so that players can choose between performance and visual fidelity.

That’s not all, as Psyonix will also be putting in another much-requested feature. When the update releases on April 3, video capture will be supported.

Here’s the full rundown of the update from Psyonix:

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Atelier Lydie & Suelle ~The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings~ – €59.99 (available March 30)
Penny-Punching Princess – €39.99 (available March 30)

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

Switch Retail

Atelier Lydie & Suelle ~The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings~ – $59.99
Penny-Punching Princess – $39.99 (available April 3)

Update: Full patch notes posted below.


Original: Fire Emblem Warriors’ next big update is here. Along with version 1.5.0, the Fire Emblem Awakening DLC is out now.

Nintendo hasn’t posted the official patch notes yet, but they should be in shortly. We’ll update this post when we have them.

Two new costumes are now available in Super Mario Odyssey. Along with the Satellaview Helmet and Satellaview Suit, players can also spend their coins on the Batting Helmet and Baseball Uniform.

Here’s a closer look at the two costumes:

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

Switch – 50,412
PS4 – 15,458
PS4 Pro – 8,398
New 2DS LL – 6,487
New 3DS LL – 4,070
Vita – 3,627
2DS – 646
Xbox One – 102
Xbox One X – 80

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

Switch – 54,342
PS4 – 14,349
PS4 Pro – 8,278
New 2DS LL – 4,937
New 3DS LL – 3,664
Vita – 3,644
2DS – 547
Xbox One – 80
Xbox One X – 74

And here are the software charts:

Square Enix finally provided an update on Dragon Quest XI’s localization news. We have a mix of both good and bad news for Nintendo fans.

First, Square Enix has confirmed that the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI will be released in North America and Europe. However, it has “a long way to go until its release.”


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