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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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According to an announcement from Meridiem, Big Helmet Heroes is receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch. This is due out on April 10, 2025.

Big Helmet Heroes will be getting an Exalted Edition at European specialist retail stores. It comes with a special case with new artwork, a couch-coop heroes sticker, and an art book.

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January 15: Going along with the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, new icons based on the game have just been added to Nintendo Switch Online. Different waves will be going up over the next few weeks.

As usual, members can obtain icons for characters, backgrounds, and frames. Characters cost 10 Platinum Points each on My Nintendo. You’ll need to fork over 5 Platinum Points for backgrounds and frames.

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A new Capcom Spotlight broadcast will air on February 4, 2025, it’s been announced. The presentation will begin at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.

The new Capcom Spotlight will be 35 minutes long, offering “back-to-back info about all that’s coming from Capcom”. The lineup of games includes Monster Hunter Wilds, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.

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September 26: Thanks to First Break Labs and Lavabird, the release date for Warside is now available. The two sides are planning on bringing it to Switch on January 28, 2025.

Warside, an Advance Wars-style game, was announced for Switch close to two years ago. Despite being planned for Fall 2023, development ended up taking another year.

Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

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January 17: New data from Famitsu not only provided the top ten best-selling games of 2024 in Japan, but also hardware rankings.

The two best performers were both released towards the end of the year. Super Mario Party Jamboree sold over 950,000 copies at retail and Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was just slightly below that (looking strictly at Nintendo Switch sales). Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom also makes the list with close to 400,000 units.

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It’s a double-dose of titles with the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial as Moving Out 2 and Dead Cells 2 will both be offered for free. This will run between January 30 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and February 5 at 11:59 PM PT / February 6 at 2:59 AM ET.

If you’re a member, both of these can be played in their entirety at no extra cost. Those that pick up the full games down the road can carry over their progress. Also, by participating, you can earn 100 Platinum Points on My Nintendo.

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Posted on 1 day ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments

Listings are starting to go up on retailer websites indicating that Super Mario RPG is receiving a new official soundtrack release. 

It appears that three different versions are planned. Fans will be able to pick up the soundtrack itself, a sound box, and the sound vinyl box.

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The release date for Metal Suits: Counter-Attack is now in. It’ll be launching for Nintendo Switch on February 13, 2025, Eggtart revealed today.

Metal Suits: Counter-Attack, a side-scrolling run-and-gun action game, was announced last June. While it was targeting a Q4 2024 debut, it missed that window.

We’ve got the following overview of the game:

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Posted on 1 day ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 0 comments

Nintendo typically comes out on top regarding legal battles, but the company was recently unsuccessful in a dispute involving a supermarket with the Super Mario name.

A man named Don Mario has been running the shop in San Ramón, Costa Rica for decades. Recently though, his son Charlito attempted to renew the trademark that was already registered. That’s when Nintendo stepped in, claiming that it owns the Super Mario rights. It’s true that it belongs to Nintendo in many different areas, but supermarkets are an exception. 

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