Last month, the company highlighted various issues that have been reported. Everything listed as “In Develop” below has been fixed. The update is in QA testing currently, but an exact date for the update’s release has yet to be determined.

Also, one of the things being addressed is saving times. A comparison video showing how this has been improved can be found below, along with the entire status update for the patch.

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Nintendo Download (11/2/17, Europe) – Kirby Battle Royale, Morphite, more

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – €39.99
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – €59.99 (available November 17, pre-load)
Monopoly – €39.99
Monster Jam: Crush It – €39.99

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Nintendo Download (11/2/17, North America) – Sonic Forces, Super Beat Sports, more

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

Switch Retail

Farming Simulator Nintendo Switch Edition – $49.99 (available November 7)
Sonic Forces – $39.99 (available November 7)

Switch Download

ACA NeoGeo Art of Fighting 3 – $7.99
Heroes of the Monkey Tavern – $7.99 (available November 7)
Morphite – $14.99
Sparkle 2 Evo – $4.49
Super Beat Sports – $14.99
Wheels of Aurelia – $9.99

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Mario Odyssey also the fastest-selling Super Mario game, fastest-selling Switch game in Europe

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Just like Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe has offered new information about the launch of Super Mario Odyssey in Europe.

Nintendo says that Super Mario Odyssey has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever across Europe. It surpassed the launch weekend sales of Super Mario Galaxy 2, which came to Wii several years ago. Super Mario Odyssey is also the fastest-selling Switch game in Europe.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon trailers introduce Team Rainbow Rocket

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 23 Comments

The latest trailers for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon are now live. Below, we have a first look at Team Rainbow Rocket.

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Mario Odyssey sells over 1.1 million copies in the US in first five days, fastest-selling Super Mario game ever

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 17 Comments

Nintendo has revealed new sales data for Super Mario Odyssey in the United States. During the game’s first five days, the game sold over 1.1 million copies. It’s now the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in the US, not to mention Switch’s fastest-selling game.

Nintendo also confirmed that Switch sales in the US are over 2.6 million.

Read today’s full announcement below.

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Reggie says Nintendo is aware of concerns about backing up saves on Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 81 Comments

Currently there is no easy way of backing up save data on Switch. If your system experiences a major issue for whatever reason, your saves may very well be in jeopardy. That naturally raises concerns for Switch owners. When you’ve poured hundreds of hours into games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, you don’t want to lose all of that progress.

Mashable brought up the issue in an interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie acknowledged that Nintendo is aware of these concerns, though there’s nothing to announce about backing up save data at present.

Reggie noted the following:

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Owlboy coming to Switch on February 13

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 5 Comments

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Owlboy, D-Pad prepared a special video presentation with announcements. Among what was shared, we can now say that the game is coming to Switch on February 13.

A physical version of Owlboy was announced earlier today, with further details coming later. It’s unclear if this will be extended to Switch, but it would seem likely.

You can watch the full “D-Pad Bonanza” video below.

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Nicalis announces physical version of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap for North America

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap came to Switch earlier this year as a digital title. A physical version was announced not too long ago, though only for Asia. Nicalis has since announced a partnership with DotEmu for a retail release of the game in North America.

The physical version of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap will ship in Q1 2018. It’ll be priced at $39.99.

For more information about the game, continue on below.

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Reggie on the lack of certain features for Switch, will talk 2018 plans after the holidays, more

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 48 Comments

Fast Company is the latest outlet to have shared an interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie was asked about the lack of certain features for Switch, what people should be getting excited about for 2018, the Universal partnership, and more.

We’ve posted these highlights from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over to Fast Company here.