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[New post] Art of Rally is coming to the Nintendo Switch on August 12th

ssf1991 posted: " Indie games are still being brought over to the Nintendo Switch, and this game is no exception. Funselektor Labs has officially announced that Art of Rally is going to be releasing on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox GamePass, and "the whole Xbox family" later " New post on My Nintendo News Art of Rally is coming to the Nintendo Switch on August 12th by ssf1991 Indie games are still being brought over to the Nintendo Switch, and this game is no exception. Funselektor Labs has officially announced that Art of Rally is going to be releasing on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox GamePass, and "the whole Xbox family" later this week, on August 12th. As for PC, it is already available […] Read more of this post ssf1991 | August 9, 2021 at 9:52 pm | Tags: Art of Rally, news, Nintendo, nintendo switch, video games | Categories: Nintendo Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dkU Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/09/art-of-rally-is-coming-to-the-nintendo-switch-on-august-12th/

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