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Super Mario Party Jamboree

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

1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 133,542 / 835,085
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 38,088 / 894,671
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 24,019 / 6,146,178
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 23,131 / 3,744,671
5. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 22,237 / 148,380
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 18,178
7. [NSW] Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – 18,145 / 356,613
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 15,536 / 8,008,343
9. [NSW] Pokémon Scarlet / Violet – 15,244 / 5,477,820
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 13,309 / 1,503,403

In celebration of the upcoming new year, Fire Emblem Heroes has revealed a new Greetings to You summoning event.

Special Heroes donning elegant kimonos will be included here. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems additionally confirm that 5-star Hero Innes: New Year’s Aim will appear as a Score Reward in the next TT+ event.

Night Slashers Remake physical

Rainy Frog will be producing a physical release for Night Slashers: Remake on Nintendo Switch in Japan, the company has announced. It’s due out on February 20, 2025.

Night Slashers: Remake previously made it to Nintendo Switch in the west. However, thus far, it’s only been available as a digital download. Now fans will have the option to add a physical version to their library. Additionally, it’s worth noting that the physical release will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Nintendo Switch is region free, so importing a copy won’t be an issue.

Legends BMX

Legends BMX will be releasing on consoles including Nintendo Switch, publisher Firenut Games and developer Saga Legends Games have confirmed. The game is due out in early 2025.

Legends BMX is an adrenaline-fueled extreme sports game created to show off your skills as you jump, flick, and flip your way through a variety of parks and ramps designed for pulling off tricks.

Here’s some additional information:

Animal Crossing New Horizons best-selling physical game

Animal Crossing: New Horizons set another record within the past few days, and it has now become the best-selling physical game of all time in Japan.

Famitsu reported today that for the week of December 16, another 15,536 copies were sold at retail. That brings the game’s total physical sales to 8,008,343. No other game in Japan has ever managed to reach that mark – Pokemon Red and Greed previously held the record having sold 7.93 million copies. If digital sales were included, the number for Animal Crossing: New Horizons would definitely be much higher. 

Star Trek Legends

The latest European Nintendo Downloads for the week of December 26, 2024 are as follows:

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of December 26, 2024.

Here’s the full roundup:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Road59 Shin Jidai Ninkyou Tokku - Matenrou Monochrome Kousou

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Rocket Studio are teaming up on the new project Road59: Shin Jidai Ninkyou Tokku – Matenrou Monochrome Kousou, the two sides have announced. A release is scheduled for Fall 2025.

Road59: Shin Jidai Ninkyou Tokku – Matenrou Monochrome Kousou is a visual novel. Alongside Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese will be supported.

Here’s an overview of the title via Bushiroad:

The Fox's Way Home

December 9: Today, BeXide announced that it will release a Nintendo Switch version of The Fox’s Way Home. The game will be available on the system in 2025.

The Fox’s Way Home is an escape adventure game. For further details, check out the following overview:


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