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Progress Orders opening movie

Today, Bushiroad Games and Hakama unveiled the official opening movie for Progress Orders. The video will play out right when you start up the title.

As a reminder, the game will offer the following:

Aurascope

 Nick Oztok intends to bring his upcoming project Aurascope to Nintendo Switch 2, the developer has confirmed. No release window has been provided.

Aurascope, a 2D action-adventure collectathon platformer, also features light puzzle and RPG elements. Players will follow the journey of Trace and Aurora to uncover the secrets surrounding the Aurascope, a mysterious drive from beyond the stars.

Here’s an official overview:

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 26,888 / 1,098,256
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,003 / 6,207,557
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 9,606 / 972,513
4. [NSW] Freedom Wars Remastered – 8,277 / NEW
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,663 / 8,044,875
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,547 / 3,786,028
7. [PS5] Freedom Wars Remastered – 4,829 / NEW
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,302 / 5,703,376
9. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,048 / 5,507,363
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 3,744 / 1,532,343

Ocean Keeper

April 29: RetroStyle Games is planning to bring Ocean Keeper to Switch, the developer has announced. Currently the title doesn’t have a release window on Nintendo’s console.

Ocean Keeper is a roguelike survival game in which you play as a Space Pirate Team that discovers secrets of the underwater planet to obtain an ancient artifact. For further details, read up on the following overview:

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Thunderful just came through with a final release date for Laika: Aged Through Blood. The game launches for Nintendo Switch on January 30, 2025.

It’s been a somewhat lengthy wait for Laika: Aged Through Blood. The game was originally expected on Nintendo’s console a year ago, but that version was pushed back just a day before release.

Mortal Kombat 1 Conan the Barbarian DLC

Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios are giving fans a look today at Conan the Barbarian in Mortal Kombat 1, the game’s next DLC character.

The character will start to go live for early access players on January 21, which applies to those that own the Khaos Reigns content. Everyone else will gain access on January 8.

Nintendo Switch 2 leakers Kamiya

Hideki Kamiya, who is now working at his new studio Clovers on Okami 2, has gone on a lengthy rant regarding Nintendo Switch 2 leakers.

Nintendo finally unveiled its new system today. However, that wasn’t before tons of different leaks surfaced online over the past few months. Everything previously reported about the system was pretty much spot on, including the new Joy-Con. Even the actual announcement date of the reveal turned out to be correct.

Nuclear Throne physical

There’s another physical release in the works from Super Rare Games, and the company has announced that Nuclear Throne is getting the boxed treatment on Nintendo Switch.

4,000 units will be up for grabs. You’ll get a slip cover, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and a trading card pack.

Backrooms Level X

Firenut Games and José Manuel Conesa Hernández are teaming up on the release of Backrooms Level X, the two sides announced today. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch later in 2025.

Backrooms Level X is a first-person narrative survival horror game. Following a freak accident, players end up in the Backrooms where they’ll need to survive.

Nintendo Switch 2 launch shipment numbers

A new report from Bloomberg may give us insight into the shipment numbers for Nintendo Switch 2 and what it could mean for launch.

The publication has information from Robin Zhu, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. Ahead of today’s announcement, it was claimed that Nintendo has prepared a supply chain network that will allow Nintendo to sell over 20 million units in its first year.



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