Circumstances have conspired to bring us a new section of the report this week, as the "Switch Preloads" heading will come up now for games that come up with the 4.0 feature but aren't out this week. And the lineup is thick with those kind of games this week with the LA Noire port, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 and of course, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 looking to achieve the sales heights of Skyrim Switch. As far as things releasing, there's a game that inflicts unimagined suffering on four people simulatenously - but enough about Mario Party, let's talk DOOM.

In smaller software, we have Snipperclips getting its Plus on, an online version of the card game UNO that is blissfully male genitalia free when playing online, adventure and role-playing with animals (Octodad: Dadliest Catch and Cat Quest) and Spellspire from eShop regulars 10tons. The retro front is capably represented with Street Hoop from Data East/Hamster, and the big one for fans of Radio Free Nintendo... LORDS OF THUNDER has finally crossed to the Wii U eShop.

While Europe has a similar lineup (moving one of North America's next Tuesday releases up slightly), Japan gets a trio of ports from Koei Tecmo and a couple of rougher ports. Though in the case of Sonic Forces, you can only polish...

North America

Switch Retail

DOOM (US$59.99/C$79.99: Friday, preload available)

Farming Simulator ($49.99/$59.99: Tuesday)

Sonic Forces ($39.99/$59.99: Tuesday)

Snipperclips Plus – cut it out, together! ($29.99/$39.99: DLC add-on to original Snipperclips US$9.99)

Switch Preloads

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ($59.99/$79.99: unlocks December 1, bundle with Expansion Pass $89.98/$119.68)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 ($59.99/$79.99: November 14)

LA Noire ($49.99/$64.99: November 14)

3DS Retail

Mario Party: The Top 100 ($39.99/$49.99: midnight ET, preload available)

Switch eShop

Super Putty Squad ($19.99/$24.99)

Octodad: Dadliest Catch ($14.99/$16.36)

Cat Quest ($12.99/$13.99: Friday)

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern ($9.99/$12.99: Tuesday)

UNO ($9.99/$12.49)

Spellspire ($9.99/$11.99)

Rock 'n Racing Off-Road DX ($7.99/$8.99)

Tallowmere ($6.99/$8.49)

Koi DX ($5/$7.49)

Maria The Witch ($4.99/$5.16)

3DS eShop

Bonds of the Skies ($9.99/$13.99)

RTO: Reptile Takeover ($9.99/$10.99: New 3DS only)

Hiding Out ($4.99/$6.49: Monday)

Switch Archives

Street Hoop ($7.99/$9.87)

Wii U Virtual Console Upgrade discout available

Lords of Thunder (TG-CD) ($5.99)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: TBD

Full spreadsheet

Europe

Tentative

Switch Retail

DOOM (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

Farming Simulator (€44.99/£37.99: Tuesday)

Sonic Forces (€39.99/£34.99: Tuesday)

Ben 10 (€34.99/£34.99: Friday)

Snipperclips Plus – cut it out, together! (€29.99/£23.99: expansion €9.99: Friday)

Switch Preloads

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (€59.99/£49.99: unlocks 1 December, version with expansion pass €89.98/£76.98)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (€59.99/£49.99: unlocks 17 November)

LA Noire (€49.99/£44.99: unlocks 14 November)

Switch eShop

Octodad: Dadliest Catch (€13.99/£11.99)

Cat Quest (€12.99/£9.99: Friday)

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

UNO (€9.99/£7.99: Tuesday)

Spellspire (€9.99/£8.99)

Rock 'n Racing Off-Road DX (€7.99/£7.19)

Transcribed (€7.99/£7.19)

Tallowmere (€6.99/£6.29)

Koi DX (€5/£4.99)

Maria The Witch (€4.99/£4.49)

Street Hoop (€6.99/£6.29)

Wii U eShop

Annihilation (€1.99/£1.79)

3DS eShop

Bonds of the Skies (€9.99/£8.99)

RTO: Reptile Takeover (€8.99/£7.99: New 3DS only)

Hiding Out (€4.99/£4.99)

Wii U Virtual Console Upgrade discount available

Digital Champ (€5.99/£5.39)

Demos and Trials

Super Beat Sports (Switch)

3Souls (Wii U)

Worcle Worlds (3DS)

Sales and Price Drops

Sparkle 2 is 15% off until 16 November.

Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH is 25% off until 30 November.

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is 50% off until 16 November.

Super Destronaut 3D is 25% off until 23 November.

Treva Entertainment titles are on sale until 30 November.

Joindots titles are on sale until 23 November.

CIRCLE titles are on sale until 23 November.

RCMADIAX titles are on sale until 23 Movember.

Japan - Switch

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires (¥7344)

Samurai Warriors; Spirt of Sanada (¥7344)

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (¥7344)

Sonic Forces (¥6469)

Monopoly (¥5184)

Cat Quest (¥1200)

Dunk Dreams (¥823)