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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth
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The fast-paced action adventure / Metroidvania game Kunai debuts on Switch today via the eShop. We have the official launch trailer below.

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth – $39.99

The adventure game Knights and Bikes is appearing on the Switch eShop starting today. Get a look at some footage in the video below.

Pokemon Crystal

This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

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Nintendo World Report has pit together a video comparing the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Check it out below.

Nintendo has posted a trailer for Lovely Gifts, the next summoning event in Fire Emblem Heroes. We have the video below.

Lovely Gifts will feature Faye, Rudolf, Conrad, and Alm (as a duo). A new Paralogue Story is also planned.

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

1. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 30,111 (652,757)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 29,429 (3,379,737)
3. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega, 01/17/20) – 21,158 (217,870)
4. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco, 01/17/20) – 13,866 (129,072)
5. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 11,958 (132,531)
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,592 (3,543,321)
7. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,067 (1,243,560)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,810 (2,756,492)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 5,781 (1,330,145)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 5,640 (3,306,848)

SEGA today shared the latest batch of details and screenshots for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix. The new update covers Watch Video, Custom Playlists, and Customization elements.

Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Gematsu:

As reported by VGC, Banjo-Kazooie’s name has ties to former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.

Yamauchi has a grandson called Banjo Yamauchi. His son is named Katsuhito Yamauchi, otherwise known as ‘Katsuhi’ for short. When they’re combined, you get ‘Banjo-Katsuhi’. That sounds a whole lot like Banjo-Kazooie, doesn’t it?

Series creator Greg Mayles says that the part about ‘Banjo’ is spot on while composer Grant Kirkhope says the story is true:


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