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Review I Hate This Place (Switch) - A Messy Monster, But With A Certain Charm
A strong word
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Review Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
Nadal it's cracked up to be?
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News Absolum's Threads Of Fate Update Out Now, Includes Balance Tweaks, Corrupted Biomes & More
Full patch notes
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News Assassin's Creed Has "Overperformed" This Quarter, Says Ubisoft
Firm cites Switch 2 release of Shadows as a contributing factor
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Japanese Charts Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Blows The Competition Out Of The Water
Use your reimagination
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News Absolum's Threads Of Fate Update Out Now, Includes Balance Tweaks, Corrupted Biomes & More
Full patch notes
Right on schedule, Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks have dropped a big free update for the excellent roguelite beat 'em up Absolum. And alongside some brand new gameplay modes and run-changing updates, we've got a swathe up bug fixes, character balance tweaks, and more. We've covered the Threads of Fate update previously,...
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News Assassin's Creed Has "Overperformed" This Quarter, Says Ubisoft
Firm cites Switch 2 release of Shadows as a contributing factor
Ubisoft has released its financial report for Q3 2026, and despite expectations, it's actually not all doom and gloom. In fact, the firm states that the Assassin's Creed franchise has "overperformed" this quarter, noting that year-on-year growth in active users is in "double-digits"...
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Japanese Charts Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Blows The Competition Out Of The Water
Use your reimagination
Famitsu has published the latest weekly physical game sales in Japan, and if you know anything about video games, then you probably know that Japan loves some Dragon Quest, and that's the big story this week. Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined has swept the top three spots across Switch 1, Switch 2, and PS5. The game sold 177,563...
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News Yes, Elden Ring & The Duskbloods Are Definitely Still Coming To Switch 2 In 2026
At least, according to Kadokawa's latest financial report
If everything goes to plan, FromSoftware is poised to have a big 2026 on the Nintendo Switch 2. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods were announced at the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct in April 2025, but things have been pretty quiet for both games since. However, both titles have...
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News A Farm Sim Crammed Into A 'Polly Pocket'? Tiny Garden Blooms Onto Switch This Month
It's the little things
If you cast your mind back to 2024, you might recall an adorable-looking little game called Tiny Garden, which smashed its Kickstarter goal in under an hour with the promise of a Switch release to come. Well, guess what! It's coming our way real soon. Super Rare Originals and Ao Norte have today announced that Tiny Garden...
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Nintendo Download 12th February (North America)
Mario Tennis Fever! Reanimal! BlazBlue Entropy Effect X!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - New Releases: ChromaGun 2:...
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Nintendo’s relationship with the Monster Hunter series is an intriguing one – in one sense it’s at the heart of the IP with timed exclusives, but it’s also missed out on two blockbuster mainline entries in World and Wilds; perhaps Switch 2 will remedy that shortcoming. The spin-off
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News 2K Is Delisting Two Arcade Sports Games Later This Month
With servers closing in July
2K Sports has stealthily added a note to its NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds eShop pages announcing that both games will be delisted at the end of this month. As spotted by DelistedGames.com, the publisher announced that you only have u
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News Ubisoft Staff Push Back Against Company Restructure With Three-Day Strike
Update: 538 confirmed to be striking
[Thu 12th Feb, 2026 13:30 GMT]: Late last month, Ubisoft announced a major organisational restructure which saw, among many other things, several studio closures and six game cancellations. This week, in response to the changes, at least 1,200 Ubisoft workers have taken to the streets in a three-day...
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Review I Hate This Place (Switch) - A Messy Monster, But With A Certain Charm
A strong word
The way I see it, there are three different versions of I Hate This Place. First, there’s the game as promised in the trailers: a survival horror with some general emphasis on resource management and gunplay, all elevated with some nice-looking cinematic storytelling. Sweeping cameras slowly reveal the ominous presence of creepily...
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Video Lego Pokémon Review Gives Us Our Best Look Yet
Take a Pik-achu
Lego's new Pokémon sets are right around the corner, launching on 27th February 2026, A.K.A. Pokémon Day. If you're a little unsure as to whether these sets are right for you, Lego reviewer Tiago Catarino has recently got his hands on every available product, including Eevee, Pikachu, and Charizard/Venusaur/Blastoise. If that's...
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News Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remaster Art Book Pops Up On Amazon
Announce the game, already!
A curious new listing for an Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remaster art book has appeared on Amazon UK in what may be the clearest indication yet that Ubisoft is gearing up to release an updated version of its swashbuckling classic. As reported by IGN, the listing states that the book is scheduled for launch on 24th March...
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News Nintendo Today! App Adds A New Widget In Latest Update
Whack it on yer home screen
The Nintendo Today! app has been updated to introduce a new widget. Hold up now folks, don't get too excited, sit yourselves down. As described in the official patch notes (thanks, Nintendo Everything), the new widget is a "compact size equivalent to four icons", so it's not going to take up a massive chunk of space on...
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News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 7 Start Date And Mega Stone Rewards Revealed
I'm Just (Blazi)Ken
There are still a few more days to redeem your Swampertite Mega Stone in Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Ranked Battle Season 6, but The Pokémon Company has already revealed what's in store for next season (thanks, Serebii). Ranked Battle Season 7 kicks off on 19th February and will be sticking around until 12th March. The big reward...
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Round Up The Previews Are In For Pokémon Pokopia
"Pokopia was a huge surprise"
This March, Pokémon is expanding beyond its usual battle roots with a brand-new game called Pokémon Pokopia that seems to include a little bit of everything. If the information and trailers shared about the game haven't already sold you, maybe the previews will. Here's what our staff writer Ollie Reynolds had to say...
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News Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! Brings A "New Retro FPS" Experience To Switch 2 This March
Update: Release date confirmed in new gameplay trailer
If you're a fan of retro-style first-person shooters and want to eradicate swarms of alien bugs, you might want to check out this new game when it arrives in early 2026. Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! is developed by Auroch Digital (Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) and published by Dotemu...
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Reminder Switch 2's New Joy-Con Set Is Out This Week
Pastels are back, baby
In case you missed the announcement last month, Nintendo is releasing its first new Joy-Con 2 colours for the Switch 2 this week. Light Purple and Light Green are now available as a set, and are priced at $99.99 / £74.99 (or your regional equivalent), with purchases now available on Nintendo's website and in-store. Apart...
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News Diablo II: Resurrected Announces New 'Warlock' Class, And It's Available Today
Celebrating 30 years of Diablo
As part of Blizzard's 30th anniversary spotlight broadcast for the Diablo series this week, it has surprised fans with the release of brand new paid DLC for Diablo II: Resurrected. It's called Reign of the Warlock and is available today from the Switch eShop for $24.99 / £20.99 or your regional equivalent. It...
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News Mario Tennis Fever Takes To The Court With A Small Day One Game Update
Version 1.0.1 is required to play online
If you plan on picking up Mario Tennis Fever on the Switch 2 this week, be ready for a day one update bumping the new software up to Version 1.0.1. According to the official patch notes on Nintendo's support page, the development team has apparently addressed "several issues" to "improve the gameplay...
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News Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection To Be Delisted Just Two Years After Release
Extinction
Just over two years after it was released on Switch and other platforms, Limited Run Games' Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection is getting delisted from digital storefronts. The publisher and distributor announced the news on Steam (thanks Wario64) earlier today. From 31st March 2026, you'll no longer be able to purchase the ga
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News Square Enix Reveals Save Data Bonuses For Its New HD-2D Game
Got save data?
The new HD-2D title The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales locked in a June release last week, and alongside this news, the team has also revealed multiple save data bonuses if you own certain other Square Enix titles. As long as you've got existing save data (or for certain platforms, purchase history on the same player...
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Review Reanimal (Switch 2) - Little Nightmares Team Delivers Its Darkest, Boldest Vision Yet
Not your average farm sim
If you’re a horror fan and you own a Switch 2, you should play Reanimal. From the moment it pulls you into its bleak, nightmarish world, it’s clear that developer Tarsier Studios is building on everything it learned from the Little Nightmares series while pushing its signature horror sensibilities to unnerving new...
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News No Man's Sky 'Remnant' Update Adds Gravity Guns, New Vehicles & More
We have lift off
2026 marks 10 years since the launch of No Man's Sky, and Hello Games is showing no signs of slowing down on the content front. Today, the studio has launched the 'Remnant' update, its first major patch of the year, and it's expectedly packed with additions. The headliner this time around is the 'Gravitino Coil', an all-new Gravity...
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Preview Despite Low Expectations, Pokémon Pokopia Had Me Grinning From Ear To Ear
Cut above
There was a moment quite early into my time with Pokémon Pokopia where I sat back, exhaled, and said, “Oh dear, it’s got me.” See, I’ve not been too hot on Pokémon games for a while now, and initial trailers for Pokopia suggested that this probably wouldn’t be changing anytime soon. After spending 90 minutes with both...
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News The Hundred Line Creator Wants To Keep The Game Going For "Around Ten Years"
"I'd like to keep expanding it"
The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy creator Kazutaka Kodaka has been pretty open about his aspirations to expand upon the game with DLC, but thanks to a new interview with Weeby Newz on YouTube, we now have a better idea of just how far he's willing to go. When asked about what he might be interested in exploring...
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News Surprise! Braid: Anniversary Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Just Dropped
4K puzzling awaits
If, on a random Wednesday afternoon, you were considering picking up or replaying Braid on your Switch,then we've got good news for you. Braid: Anniversary Edition has received a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and it's out today. Spotted by Nintendo Everything, at the time of writing, the game is available on the Japanese eShop, with...
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Poll So, Should Pokémon Red And Blue Return For The 30th Anniversary?
Or maybe FireRed and LeafGreen?
With Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations underway, fans are quite rightly curious about how Nintendo and The Pokémon Company might acknowledge the games that started it all. Yes, without Pokémon Red and Blue (and Green), there would be no Pokémon and no 30th anniversary celebrations. Almost 10 years ago for...
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News Subnautica & Subnautica: Below Zero Are Getting Switch 2 Upgrades
Dive in next week
[Tue 10th Feb, 2026 18:30 GMT]: Unknown Worlds Entertainment is bringing both critically-acclaimed underwater horror games Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero to Switch 2 next week, according to Nintendo Everything and Nintenduo. On 17th February 2026
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Poll So, Will You Be Getting Mario Tennis Fever For Switch 2?
Go on, tell us
Camelot's new game Mario Tennis Fever is out exclusively for the Switch 2 this week, and now that the reviews are in, we're wondering if the community is planning on taking to the court. If you haven't already seen our review here on Nintendo Life, we've given this new entry a score of eight out of ten. While it might be a bit slim...
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News Digital Foundry Talks Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's "Suitably Impressive" Switch 2 Trailer
Much to like
Last week, Square Enix had us all scrambling to wrap up Remake as quickly as we could, as it announced that it'll be bringing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to Switch 2 in just a few months on 3rd June. We only caught a brief glimpse at how the ambitious follow-up will fare on Nintendo hardware in the Partner Direct, but it was more than...
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News My Nintendo Store Adds A New Virtual Boy Reward (Europe)
Party like it’s 1995 with this A4 Poster
The Virtual Boy makes its grand return next week, with this particular retro library joining Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. Now that the final previews have gone live, to build some excitement, Nintendo has released a new themed My Nintendo Store reward for Switch Online members. It's a
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News Suda51 Says Grasshopper Is Still Working On A "Switch 2 Version" Of Its New Game
Oh, and it's got one other game planned for 2026
Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer known for the No More Heroes series, launches its new game Romeo Is A Dead Man on multiple platforms today, but this doesn't include Nintendo's systems. If you have been wondering about the chances of this new title getting a Switch release, we've got another...
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News Pokémon Pokopia Promises A Chunky Main Story With "More Things To Experience" After Credits
How long is a piece of String Shot?
Previews for Pokémon Pokopia have dropped today, including our own, and most of them are pretty positive, getting us very excited for the upcoming building life-sim on Switch 2. And, according to Takuto Edagawa, the game's director, it sounds like we'll be spending a lot of time rebuilding this abandoned island...
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News Pokémon Pokopia's Roots Go Back Further Than You Think
From Hoenn, with love
Pokémon Pokopia is a strange little concept. It's a life sim set in the Pokémon world where you, a humanoid Ditto, set out to rebuild a fallen civilisation with the help of your pocket monster pals. Weird, right? Where could the inspiration for that possibly have stemmed from? Uhhh, the GBA's Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, it...
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Feature Capcom's Tokyo Art Exhibition Is a Celebration of Gaming Greatness
Push Square A rare look at the artistry behind Capcom's classics
If we polled our readers on their favourite publishers, we suspect Capcom would rank somewhere near to the top. The Osaka-based organisation has been a mainstay of the video game industry since the early 80s, when it began business as Capsule Computers. In acknowledgement of its long and...
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News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Super Monkey Ball DLC Update Launches For Free This Week
AiAi joins the race
Sega has been bolstering the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds roster with all sorts of paid and free DLC characters, and the fifth free update is out this week. Following NiGHTS, who was added as a playable character at the end of last year, this time it's AiAi from the Super Monkey Ball series. Alongside this, there'll also be some...
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News New Story Of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Update Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The cherry blossom arrives
Japan's cherry blossom-filled sakura season may still be a month away, but Marvelous is bringing the petals in early with the new Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar update. The ver. 1.4.0 patch is now live on Switch and Switch 2, introducing two new cherry blossom-themed gliders (the 'Ceremonial Glider' and 'Leaf Glider')...
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Review Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
Nadal it's cracked up to be?
Having never been any sort of tennis fan for my entire childhood — Wimbledon always seemed a bit posh to me — I fell completely and utterly in love with the sport in my teenage years through the medium of video games. Yes. Video games. They're a whole thing! And just as has been the case with American football,...
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News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Will Be The Last Kiwami Game, Says RGG Studio Head
Instead, there may be "a new series on a different line"
Alongside continuing the stories of Kazuma Kiryu and introducing the world to Ichiban Kasuga, Sega and RGG Studio has spent about a decade bringing back some of the older Yakuza / Like A Dragon games for modern audiences. Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, out on 12th February, is the latest of...
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Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario Tennis Fever
Ace or double fault?
September 2025 feels like an awful long time ago. It was in this Direct that we first locked eyes on Mario Tennis Fever, and while the marketing hasn't been all that in-yer-face in the months since, the occasional trailer drop or Nintendo Today! update has kept us eager to learn what Mario's latest sporting escapade would bring...
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Poll So, Do You Prefer Hollow Knight Or Silksong?
Cast your Zote
Despite pledging that we'd take a break from games of this ilk when we finished pouring blood, sweat and tears into Silksong last year, Team Cherry has somehow found a way of dragging us back in with Hollow Knight - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Yes, we put the halls of Hallownest behind us for good many years ago now, but the promise...
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News Capcom's New IP Is Off To A Promising Start As Demo Hits One Million "Combined Downloads"
But will it translate to sales?
Last week, Capcom finally released the demo for its new IP Pragmata on the Switch 2, allowing users to shoot and hack "on-the-go" or on the big screen at home. Now, following this particular version of the sci-fi action-adventure trial rolling out on the eShop, the "combined downloads" of the "Sketchbook demo" across...
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News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Update Adds Crossover Character Palettes, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Cosmetic invasion
Well, that didn't take too long! After launching on the Switch eShop back in December, Dotemu and Tribute Games have today updated Marvel Cosmic Invasion to ver. 1.0.5, bundling in a fresh batch of hero colour palettes to boot. The 'Cosmic Collabs' update includes a new wardrobe option for 12 of the 15-hero roster, each inspired...
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See how it holds up
There have been a bunch of demos released following last week's Partner Showcase, and one of them was for the Monster Hunter spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. The YouTube channel 'ElAnalistaDeBits' has now shared a side-by-side of this demo to showcase how the Switch 2 performance and resolution compares to...
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News Pokémon's Super Bowl Commercial Was Probably Expensive, Unsurprisingly
The estimates for its minute-long ad are through the roof
Pokémon banks an insane amount every year, so it can afford to splash some cash from time to time. If you are wondering how much yesterday's Super Bowl LX commercial might have cost, according to reports, it's estimated to have required "at least $16 million" for just a single minute. As
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News Danganronpa 2x2 Gets Fancy Physical Editions On Switch 1 & 2, Pre-Orders Live Now
Still coming in 2026
AreFans are still speculating as to what exactly Danganronpa 2x2 is — part a remaster and rerelease of the original Danganronpa 2, part a brand new scenario, the game is largely shrouded in mystery. But while we wait for more info (and a firmer 2026 release date), Spike Chunsoft has opened up pre-orders for the physical...
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News Rayman Really Is Back, According To The Series Creator
"I think there's a kind of remake planned"
Although Ubisoft has only just done a major organisational restructure, it's already been confirmed the mascot Rayman is part of the company's future plans. Now, following a rating for a Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition last month, the series creator Michel Ancel has made some comments
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News Whoops! Splatoon 3's Latest Update Included Some Tweaks Meant For A Later Patch
The early squid catches the woomy
Last week, Nintendo released the ver. 11.0.1 update for Splatoon 3, addressing multiple bugs that cropped up with the beefy patch prior. This was business as usual, of course, but it turns out that the update accidentally included some adjustments that Nintendo was hoping to release further down the line. Whoops...
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Mini Review Dark Auction (PS5) - Compelling Visual Novel Makes Some Generative AI Missteps
Push Square X marks the trauma
In Dark Auction, it’s been three days since Noah last saw his dad His father is obsessed with collecting objects related to a World War 2 tyrant named Dictator X, and after setting off to take part in a mysterious auction he hasn’t been seen since. So, Noah decides to head to the castle where he was last seen only to get...
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News If You Like Paper Mario's Newest Entry, This Nintendo Music Update Is For You
No, not the TTYD remake
It's a new week, and it means Nintendo has updated its mobile music application with another video game soundtrack. This time, it's the album from the 2020 Switch release Paper Mario: The Origami King. According to the app, 263 tracks have been added and there's a runtime of more than 11 hours! Nintendo notes how the...
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