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SEGA will soon be hosting a special panel at SXSW. “Gotta Go Fast: The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Panel” will take place today at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM in the UK / 9:30 PM in Europe. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Social Media Manager Aaron Webber, Sonic Product Development Director Austin Keys, Sonic Mania Animation Director Tyson Hesse and TV Animation Production Coordinator Jasmin Hernandez will be present for the panel.

In a press note sent out today, it was mentioned that SEGA “will discuss the future of the franchise, and some exciting new projects and collaborations.” If anything Nintendo or Switch-related happens to be announced, we’ll let you know. You can also watch the panel as it happens in the live stream below.

Switch gained a new update this past week. While it added some features and implemented some improvements, it unfortunately seems to be causing major issues for third-party docks.

A number of docks not made by Nintendo have been released over the past year, including from Nyko. YouTuber Spawn Wave reports that his system has been completely bricked after using the company’s device with the latest Switch update. It simply won’t turn on, and it currently seems that all save data will be lost as a result.

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A new Nindies Showcase will air next week, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will air at the following times on March 20:

– 9 AM PT
– 12 PM ET
– 4 PM in the UK
– 5 PM in Europe

You’ll be able to watch the presentation as it happens below. We’ll be sure to bring you all of the major news as it breaks.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Kirby Star Allies – €59.99 (available March 16)

Kirby Star Allies

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

Switch Retail

Attack on Titan 2 – $59.99 (available March 20)
Kirby Star Allies – $59.99 (available March 16)

Choice Provisions and Nicalis have finally nailed down a release date for Runner3. The Switch console exclusive won’t be delayed any further, as it’s penciled in for May 22.

Runner3 will be sold both physically and digitally. If you pick up the digital release, you’ll receive the game on a cartridge, an instruction booklet, CD sampler, and light-up PVC character strap.

We have a new trailer for Runner3 below.

Thimbleweed Park joined the Switch eShop last September. Now thanks to Limited Run Games, a physical version is in the works.

Thimbleweed Park will actually be Limited Run’s first release on Switch. It’s slated for March 30, with pre-orders opening for a limited amount of time soon.

Limited Run will also have a collector’s edition thanks to a partnership with Fangamer.

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A number of outlets recently went hands-on with Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Among what was shown, we have first word on a Switch-exclusive mode.

Game Informer reports that on Switch, Super Street Fighter II’s tournament mode lets players with multiple systems put them into tabletop mode and play musical chairs by physically moving to the right unit for the next fight. The site does say that it allows for tournaments to “move fairly quickly by making the fights proceed concurrently,” but “it can also be kind of a confusing mess figuring out which system and controller you need to be at for your next match.”

Towards the end of 2017, Zen Studios said that a patch would be created to improve Pinball FX3’s performance on Switch. It was intended to have the game running at 60 frames per second in handheld mode will increasing docked resolution to 1080p.

The situation changed earlier this month when Zen Studios noted that plans had been abandoned for the Switch patch. It was decided after determining that the team would need to “recreate every table from the bits to achieve this quality.”

13AM Games and Headup Games have set a release date for Runbow on Switch. The game is releasing digitally on April 24 worldwide. On June 14, fans will be able to purchase a “Deluxe Edition” at retail featuring all DLC and some physical goodies.

Runbow will let players experience all multiplayer modes with up to nine players simultaneously online. On Switch, eight players are supported locally.


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