Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Is Getting DLC

Nintendo and Koei Tecmo are releasing more content for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. As revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, the game is getting an Expansion Pass that will add new weapons, characters, and more.

The Expansion Pass is divided up into two waves of content. The first will arrive this June and expand the game’s roster, introduce new weapon types, new challenges, and more challenging enemies. The second wave will follow this November and adds “new character vignettes” as well as more stages, characters, and battle skills.

The Expansion Pass costs $20 USD. As an extra bonus for purchasing the pass, players will get a new weapon and costume for Link. These will be available starting May 28.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity launched for Switch back in November 2020 and has been a big sales success. Not only was it one of Amazon’s top 10 best-selling games of 2020, it is also the best-selling musou game of all time according to Koei Tecmo.

We scored the Zelda spin-off a 6/10 in our Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity review. “Despite how much I’d invested in this version of Hyrule and the nagging feeling of leaving things unchecked on a map left me with, I stopped taking on side missions, stopped helping people build up Hyrule and prepare for the Calamity. I had started out completely on board with seeing Age of Calamity’s story through, being with the citizens of Hyrule until the bitter end, and just killing some baddies. By the end, I was doing these tasks more out of obligation than anything else,” critic Suriel Vazquez wrote.

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Nintendo 3DS’ Miitopia Will Come To Switch This May

During February’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that Miitopia, a 3DS game that first released in Japan in 2016 and the rest of the world in 2017, is coming to Switch on May 21. Preorders are already live.

This Switch port adds new customizations options, including brand-new make-up options and wigs. You can see all the changes in the trailer below.

The rest of the game plays similarly to the original 3DS game–you create and put forth custom Mii characters into various roles across an evolving kingdom. Whether your Mii becomes the hero or the next dark lord is up to you, and the kingdom as a whole will be influenced by your actions.

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Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Coming To Nintendo Switch June 10

Ninja Gaiden is getting a second wind on Nintendo Switch this summer. The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection compiles Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razer’s Edge into one package. It’s coming June 10.

Just in case that’s not enough ninjitsu action for you, the collection will also include all of the associated DLC across all three games.

The rebooted Ninja Gaiden series was notorious for its fast-paced action and challenge.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds Mario Clothes And Items Next Month

Nintendo shared more details on Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ Mario-themed update during today’s Nintendo Direct. The update is slated to arrive February 25 and will add a line of Mushroom Kingdom furniture, clothing, and other Mario-themed content to the life sim.

The Mario items will be available to order from Nook Shopping starting March 1, and they include Question Blocks, Super Mushrooms, Whomps, Fire Flowers, and more. You’ll also be able to purchase warp pipes, which you can place around your island and travel between the two locations.

In addition to the furniture, various clothing items based on Super Mario characters are being added to the game. The Direct showcased outfits based on Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Princess Peach.

Nintendo has been steadily rolling out new updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons since its release last year. The game’s most recent update arrived back in late January and introduced the Festivale event as well as new reactions and a variety of seasonal items.

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Miitopia Announced for Nintendo Switch

During today’s Nintendo Direct, Miitopia, the Nintendo 3DS RPG where characters based on players’ Miis go on fantasy-style adventures, was announced for the Nintendo Switch.

Miitopia turns Nintendo’s Mii avatar system into a charming RPG where characters will battle enemies, travel to different worlds, build their homes, and make relationships with other players. Originally released for the 3DS in 2017, the RPG is getting a serious bump when it comes to the Nintendo Switch in TKTK.

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Narrative Platformer World’s End Club Comes To Nintendo Switch This May 28

Nintendo announced that the new narrative platformer from ex-Danganronpa developers Too Kyo Games, World’s End Club, is slated to launch on Nintendo Switch on May 28.

The game is currently available on iOS through Apple Arcade and combines 2D side-scrolling action with narrative storytelling to create an immersive puzzle-platforming experience.

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No More Heroes 3 Gets New Release Date After Delay Last Year

After being delayed from 2020 into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, No More Heroes 3 just got a new trailer and release date during the latest Nintendo Direct.

No More Heroes 3 is now planned for launch on August 27.

No More Heroes 3 was first revealed at The Game Awards in 2019, where we saw Travis Touchdown return to Santa Destroy after being gone for ten years. Since then, we’ve gotten only a few other glimpses at the game, including a trailer last summer mostly hidden by Suda51’s head, and another trailer a few months later accompanying the announcement of No More Heroes 1 and 2 coming to the Nintendo Switch.

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Samurai Warriors 5 Comes to Switch This Summer

Samurai Warriors 5, the latest entry in the musou Samurai Warriors series, is coming to the Nintendo Switch sometime this summer.

During the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, we got our first look at the new entry in the spin-off Dynasty Warriors franchise from Koei Tecmo, which once again takes place in the Sengoku Period of Japan and will follow historical figures Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akeshi.

The last mainline Samurai Warriors title, Samurai Warriors 4, launched originally back in 2014 in Japan for PS3 and Vita, and was since brought to the PS4 and given multiple expansions, the most recent of which landed in 2016. It featured over 50 different playable characters across its various renditions.

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It also received an updated version called Samurai Warriors 4 DX for both PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019, but this version was only released in Japan.

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Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Nintendo Direct: Every New Game and Announcement

For the first time since September 4, 2019, a brand-new Nintendo Direct has arrived. Here is every new announcement from the Direct, including Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Pyra and Mythra joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Pyra and Mythra Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in March 2021

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Xenoblade Chronicles’ Pyra and Mythra are the next fighters to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Arrives on Switch in Summer 2021

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will be released on Switch in Summer 2021.

Outer Wilds Coming to Switch in Summer 2021

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Outer Wilds will be released on Switch in Summer 2021.

Two Famicom Detective Games are Coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021

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Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (sold separately) are both being fully localized for the Nintendo Switch.

Samurai Warriors 5 is Headed to Nintendo Switch

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Join Nobunaga and Mitsuhide in the latest Samurai Warriors installment, coming to Nintendo Switch.

Legend of Mana Remaster Announced for Nintendo Switch

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The classic Square RPG Legend of Mana is coming to the Nintendo Switch.

New Monster Hunter Rise Trailer Revealed

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Mario Golf: Super Rush Announced for Switch

Mario Golf was announced for Nintendo Switch, and it will be released on June 25, 2021. Featuring Speed Golf, motion controls, a Story Mode, and so much more.

Tales From the Borderlands Announced for Nintendo Switch

Capcom Arcade Stadium Surprise Releasing on Switch Today

Stubbs the Zombie Will Shamble Its Way to Switch in March 2021

No More Heroes Arriving on Switch in August 2021

No More Heroes 3 will be released on the Nintendo Switch on August 27, 2021.

Neon White Announced for Nintendo Switch

Become an assassin of demons in heaven in this first person card battler coming to Nintendo Switch.

DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power Announced for Nintendo Switch

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for the Neighborville Is Coming to Switch

Nintendo 3DS Title Miitopia Arriving on Switch in May 2021

Nintendo Items Will be Added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons This Month

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