Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 6th, 2020. It ended up being a busier day than I expected, and I think I’ll be going home late tonight as a result. Oh well! We’ve got a few news bits for you before we get into the big list of new releases for the day. There’s also a decent number of sales to check out, though that will obviously get bigger in the next few hours. Let’s have a look!
News
Surprise! ‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ Hits Switch October 30th

Well, would you look at that" We finally have another first-party game on the schedule. It’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe, a fancy port of the Wii U game. It includes all of the DLC, some added story content, a bunch of new options, and more. The game will launch on October 30th for $59.99, which is probably fine since somewhere around twenty-five people bought it on the Wii U back in the day. Less than fine" Nintendo has delisted the Wii U version from its eShop alongside this announcement, so you can no longer buy a digital copy for $20 on that dearly departed system. I mean, I get it, but I really dislike it when Nintendo does that. Oh well, Hallowe’en Pikmin ho! The Next ‘Tetris 99’ Maximus Cup Brings Back Some Faves

Wow, is it time for yet another new Maximus Cup event in Tetris 99" But… there are no new games to promote! Worry not, friends: this one is a catch-up event. The 16th Maximus Cup event is called Second Chanc...