Friday News Update With Punch Out, PixelJunk Monsters 2, Ninja Kid And Terra Cresta All Coming To Switch!

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● Hamster announced during a Famitsu livestream that Arcade Archives: Punch-Out!! will be coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop next week (30 March) priced at ¥823 and is the third Nintendo arcade game that they’ve ported. The original game (which saw two monitors in the arcade) can be played both horizontally or vertically. Switch footage added here.

● Q-Games announced the tower defence game PixelJunk Monsters 2 will be coming to Nintendo Switch and releases in Japan on 25 May 2018. GDC 2018 trailer added here.

● Hamster also announced both Arcade Archives: Ninja-kun Majou no Bouken (Ninja-Kid), and Arcade Archives: Terra Cresta will be coming to Nintendo Switch in the not too distant future! Trailers added here and here.

● The Japanese Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze website has opened up here and includes new Funky Kong footage!

● Karaoke JOYSOUND for Nintendo Switch will see a free trial day on 31 March between 10:00 and 19:59 JST and adds the ARMS Grand Prix Official Song and the Tentacles/Off the Hook track ‘Color Pulse’ with video

● Splatoon 2 will see the Zink Mini Splatling added tomorrow at 11:00 JST (tonight in North America) with Curling Bomb and Ink Storm as Sub and Special.

● The OJO Projector for Nintendo Switch has successfully been funded on Japanese crowdfunding website Makuake and is scheduled to release in May 2018. Promo video with Japanese subtitles added here.

● Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies was the best-selling Nintendo Switch eShop game for the past week in Japan. View the full top 10 (and for both 3DS and Wii U) here.

● ARMS is one of 27 Nintendo Switch titles on sale on the Japanese Switch eShop this Spring. View the full list of games here and buy your Nintendo eShop Cards here!

● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp saw four new animals teased here. Expect them within a few days!

● Fire Emblem Heroes saw the Tap Battle: Illusory Dungeon: Shadowed Memories begin along with daily quests.

● Miitomo saw the “Protecting the peace! Miitomo Guardians [A]” stage available on Miitomo Drop featuring Shearling Jacket with Badge, Butch Sailor Outfit, Men’s Guardian Set (Cap) and Men’s Guardian Set all pictured here.

● Nintendo of America have rated a mystery eShop game called EclairCity for a Nintendo console (source).

● Another Nintendo Co., Ltd. trademark is for a Trading Card and Trading Card Set that uses NFC technology (the same as amiibo). View the full application here.

● Preorder the Mobile Mode Exclusive Cross Connector for Nintendo Switch (L) (HORI’s left Joy-Con with D-pad) here and use the code JPNINTENDO for $3 off!

● A trailer for the Kirby Super Star/Deluxe main boss Marx who will be added to Kirby Star Allies on 28 March here.

● And a trailer for the Kamex (Blastoise) DLC from Pokkén Tournament DX which is now available to buy in-game here.

● Thanks to naruki for the heads-up with Ninja Kid and Terra Cresta.

● And thanks everybody for following. Have a great weekend!