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Nintendo is bringing the Wii U game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the company has revealed. It launches on May 4.

Thus far, we have the following information:

Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong return for the franchise’s debut on Nintendo Switch. This title includes all the fun and challenge of the original game, plus a new beginner-friendly mode that lets players enjoy this critically acclaimed adventure as groovy surfing simian Funky Kong. Funky Kong can double jump, hover, perform infinite rolls and even perform infinite underwater corkscrews. Thanks to his sturdy surfboard, even spikes can’t slow him down. The game launches for Nintendo Switch on May 4.

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Mario Tennis Aces is coming to Switch, Nintendo has revealed. It launches for the system this spring.

Nintendo has shared the following information thus far:

A new Mario Tennis game is bringing a new level of skill and competition to Nintendo Switch. Mario steps onto the court in classy tennis garb for intense rallies against a variety of characters in full-blown tennis battles. New wrinkles in tennis gameplay will challenge your ability to read an opponent’s position and stroke to determine which shot will give you the advantage. And this time the game adds the first story mode since the Mario Tennis game on Game Boy Advance, offering a new flavor of tennis gameplay, with a variety of missions and boss battles. The game launches for Nintendo Switch this spring.

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Bandai Namco will release Dark Souls Remastered on Switch, the company announced during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini.

Here’s what we know:

The first title in the genre-defining action role-playing franchise is coming to Nintendo Switch. DARK SOULS: REMASTERED includes the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, as well as improved framerate and resolution from the original DARK SOULS game for an exhilarating return to Lordran. This marks the franchise’s debut on a Nintendo platform, and now for the first time ever, this revered (and challenging) game can be played on the go. DARK SOULS: REMASTERED launches on May 25.

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Square Enix’s classic DS RPG The Worlds Ends with You is coming to Switch. During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, a new scenario was included. The game launches later this year.

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Speculation has pointed to a possible Nintendo Direct on this very day. Nintendo has delivered on that front, but perhaps not in the way that was originally expected. A new Nintendo Direct Mini has just been released, and you can watch it in full below.

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A new video has emerged comparing the new Switch version of Furi to the PlayStation 4 edition. Check it out below.

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Update (1/11): Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 is now listed for January 25 in North America as well.

Original (1/10): A listing on the Japanese Switch eShop offers a release date for Dustoff Heli Rescue 2. We should be seeing it on January 25 for 1,500 yen. Rainy Frog hasn’t shared a date for the west yet, but the title should be arriving soon.

Here’s an overview and trailer for those who missed our previous coverage:

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has sold 500,000 copies on Switch, Bandai Namco announced today. That number accounts for all copies moved worldwide.

As was the case a few months ago, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has become scarce once again in Japan. Bandai Namco hopes to have more shipments ready for early February.

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Update (1/11): Swapped out Famitsu’s data for Media Create.

Original (1/10): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 146,006
PS4 – 75,344
New 2DS LL – 28,237
PS4 Pro – 16,339
New 3DS LL – 12,246
Vita – 11,929
2DS – 5,254
Xbox One – 190
Xbox One X – 9

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23

And here are the software charts:

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Her Majesty’s Spiffing will be out soon on Switch, according to a new listing on the European eShop. The store has it down for February 1.

Originally released about a year ago, Her Majesty’s Spiffing is an adventure game. You’ll venture into space after the queen establishes a new, Galactic British Empire. Gameplay involves solving puzzles, partaking in witty banter, and more.

We have more information about Her Majesty’s Spiffing below, along with a trailer.

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