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We have the latest Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of December 31, 2023. Not much has changed, so only one Switch session is planned for January.

Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of December 31, 2023:

Tanuki Sunset launch trailer

Thanks to Rewind Games, we have a launch trailer for Tanuki Sunset. The studio is celebrating the release of its debut skateboarding adventure title.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Frogsong, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder Yoshi

The developers behind Super Mario Bros. Wonder have commented on how the game’s characters were decided and also revealed a mechanic for Yoshi that was ultimately scrapped.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder has the most amount of playable characters for the series yet. When asked by Famitsu in last week’s issue how they were selected, director Shiro Mouri said:

Arcade Archives Solitary Fighter gameplay

Arcade Archives was back with its latest addition this week with Solitary Fighter, and we have gameplay. Fans can check out footage from the latest Hamster live stream.

Here’s an overview with some information about the title:

Tevi

The latest Famitsu review scores for the week of December 30, 2023 are as follows:

Shigeru Miyamoto not retiring

Shigeru Miyamoto just celebrated his 71st birthday last month, but retirement still doesn’t seem to be on his mind.

Miyamoto, the creator of hit franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda, was asked if he’s ever tempted to retire in an interview with The Guardian. He’s spent well over four decades working at Nintendo.

Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 gameplay

Fresh gameplay is here for the Switch version of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1. The horror puzzle adventure game was brought to the system this week.

For more information about it, read the following overview:

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Talking Pokemon

As many fans know, Meowth is the primary Pokemon that talks like a person in the anime. However, there was actually a time when the same thing was considered for other creatures.

The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara spoke about this in a recent interview of Famitsu while discussing Detective Pikachu Returns. Here’s what was shared about that subject which we’ve translated:


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