Famitsu software sales (12/8/25 – 12/14/25) – Top 30
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Nintendo Switch Online gains Holiday 2025 icons
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December 4: To ring in the holidays, special icons have now been made available on Nintendo Switch Online. This is a limited time event for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch owners, lasting until December 25.
Characters, backgrounds, and frames are available. Everything here is focused on Super Mario, with Mario himself, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Yoshi featured – at least for wave one. There’ll be a couple of additional waves during the month.
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Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 1.3.0 update out now, patch notes
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If you own Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy, you can now access a version 1.3.0 update for the game. This applies to both the bundle and the individual titles.
According to Nintendo, the patch improves the gameplay experience. What that means, however, is unclear. It seems that the update targets play on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
The official notice is as follows:
Toby Fox shares progress update on Deltarune Chapter 5
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While we’ve seen some chapters for Deltarune already, work continues on the game, and now creator Toby Fox has provided a status update on Chapter 5. This comes from a newsletter just sent out to fans today.
Based on Fox’s comments, it looks like Chapter 5 is very much coming along. However, he cautioned that “it will take several months to release the game from where we are now.” Also, for Chapter 6, the team will likely be shifting its focus there in a few months from now.
The full update from Fox is as follows:
Absolum 1.1 “Threads of Fate” update announced
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Dotemu and Guard Crush have unveiled the first post-launch update for Absolum, dubbed “Threads of Fate”. Fans can get their hands on it in early 2026.
New features are planned for the game. Players can expect new challenges, an evolving world, upgraded mounts, and new skins and emotes.
The full rundown is as follows:
More: Absolum, DotEmu, Guard Crush Games, title update
Foxy Dumplings announced for Nintendo Switch
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Soft Crunch Games today announced Foxy Dumplings, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch. The game arrives in 2026.
Foxy Dumplings features a mix of traditional cooking, soft storytelling, and a dash of light management. As the professional self Lisa, you’ll “be serving meals, but also helping local communities, growing plants, and developing new recipes, all while managing both the economic aspects of her small business, as well as customer satisfaction, and of course, trying to keep the work-life balance and finding the time to rest.”
Here’s an official overview:
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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution
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Bethesda surprised everyone last week with the shadowdrop of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim on Nintendo Switch 2, and now Digital Foundry is here to explore the game’s technical side further, including the frame rate and resolution.
Overall, there’s a lot to like. However, serious drawbacks impact the experience, with latency currently acting as the biggest problem.
Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:
Dispatch coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch [update: new details]
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December 17: Dispatch is releasing on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, eShop listings reveal. The game hits both platforms on January 29, 2026.
Dispatch, a superhero workplace comedy, originally released a couple of months ago to much acclaim. Note that when playing on Nintendo Switch 2, the title will offer enhanced resolution and an improved frame rate.
More: AdHoc Studio, Dispatch, top
Two Point Museum gains Revenge of the Savage Planet collaboration update
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Two Point Museum support continues, and now in partnership with Raccoon Logic Studios, a free update is live that brings Revenge of the Savage Planet to the game.
The update adds a new rift. It features “vibrant extraterrestrial flora, environmental oddities, and creatures that may or may not obey the laws of physics – or common sense.”
Here’s some additional information:
More: SEGA, Two Point Museum, Two Point Studios
First 4 Figures reveals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword statue, pre-orders open
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First 4 Figures today fully revealed and opened pre-orders for its latest resin collectible, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword Life-Size Statue.
The company is preparing two different versions. Both feature a detailed resin base and detachable Master Sword, limited-edition numbering, and authentication card. However, with the “Exclusive Edition”, there’s the added bonus of LED light-up functions for the sword and the Gloom on the base.
