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

Switch Retail

Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha – $39.99 (available January 21)
Soccer, Tactics & Glory – $39.99 (available January 22)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore – $59.99 (available January 17)

Fans have long been wondering which character will be closing out the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass. During a presentation with director Masahiro Sakurai today, that question was finally answered.

Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses is joining the roster. It’s not that alone, as the character will be available in both male and female forms.

Byleth is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on January 28.

Dragon Quest: Your Story debuted in Japan last August. The movie was based on Dragon Quest V, Square Enix’s RPG that first appeared on the Super Famicom in 1992 and later on DS in 2008 / 2009.

Thankfully, an English release of Dragon Quest: Your Story is in the cards. Netflix has updated with a listing confirming that it will have the film available to stream for subscribers next month.

Here’s a brief description of the movie:

Today’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation with director Masahiro Sakurai will be starting soon. The live stream kicks off at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

As Nintendo has said earlier in the week, the new video will introduce the next DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sakurai will be presenting the news in a 35-minute rundown.

You can watch the stream as it happens below. We’ll be sure to report back on all of the big news as it happens.

The RPG Heroland made it to North America last month. As for those in Europe and Australia, Marvelous today announced that the game will arrive physically and digitally on January 31.

While supplies last, a day one Knowble Edition will be distributed at select retailers. It includes a physical copy of the game, drawstring pouch, musical selections soundtrack CD, theme park-style folded map, and sumo wrestling papercraft. Pricing is set at £39.99 / €49.99.

Heroland will be available to pre-load on the eShop starting January 23 for £32.99 / €39.99 / $60 AUD.

Source: Marvelous PR

The latest issue of Famitsu has a listing of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan of 2019. It’s actually a very late release that comes out on top – that being Pokemon Sword/Shield at nearly three million copies sold.

Here’s the full lineup:

01./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 2.988.134 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 1.092.397 / 3.453.052 (-54%)
03./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 861.226 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 800.504 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 747.589 / NEW
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 628.712 / 2.659.009 (-32%)
07./09. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 620.894 / 1.145.939 (+18%)
08./00. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 505.998 / NEW
09./06. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 498.857 / 1.263.710 (-35%)
10./00. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 495.639 / NEW

Capcom has previously teased some special elements from the Switch version of Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. One of these features we heard about recently is Style Switching, which was spotted on the official website. Further details have now emerged in an official blog post.

Here’s the full rundown from Capcom:

Have you ever wanted to use the Switch Pro Controller while playing the system in handheld mode? Columbus Circle feels that it has come up with a good solution.

Due out on January 21 in Japan, a new accessory will be released that lets you mount the Pro Controller right onto the device itself. The peripheral works with both the original Switch and the Switch Lite.

Pricing for the accessory is set at 1,738 yen.

Source 1, Source 2


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

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Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite

According to an eShop listing, the puzzle platform adventure title Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite is on the way to Switch. Developer FIVE12 Games is bringing it to the eShop on January 24.

Here’s an overview of Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite, along with a trailer:


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