The 21st D.I.C.E. Awards were hosted earlier tonight, and it included a special honor for Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda, who spent 45 years with the company. Takeda was presented with the show’s seventh Lifetime Achievement Award. The full presentation, including Takeda’s speech, can be seen below.

As for the other awards, many Nintendo-related titles were selected across various categories. The big winner was Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which received a total of four selections, including Game of the Year.

Continue on below for the full lineup of winners.

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Detective Pikachu website open, Japanese demo in March

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The official website for Detective Pikachu has gone live. If you’re interested, you can access it here. It has the new trailer, screenshots, information, and more.

In Japan, Detective Pikachu is confirmed to be receiving a demo in March, and progress can be transferred to the full game. Currently this has not been confirmed for the west, but is likely.

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New Detective Pikachu trailers

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A couple of new trailers for Detective Pikachu have come in – one in English and another one for the Japanese audience. Both videos are attached below.

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March distribution details for Heatran and Regigigas in Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon

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The Legendary Pokemon Celebration continues in March. Today, The Pokemon Company revealed details about the next distribution for Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon focusing on Heatran and Regigigas.

In North America, both Legendary Pokemon will be offered through the Pokemon Trainer Club Newsletter. Note that you’ll need to be signed up by March 1.

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Australia’s top 100 best-selling games of 2017

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MCV has provided a listing of the top 100 best-selling games of 2017. Although no Nintendo-published games made the top ten, a few titles are just outside of that including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey.

The full listing is as follows:

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January 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, last twelve months

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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of January, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best over the past twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.

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January 2018 NPD: 3DS has its best January sales since 2013

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In December, Nintendo said that 3DS had its best month in the US since December 2014. Those strong results continued into January. NPD says that in terms of hardware dollar sales, last month was the 3DS’ best January since 2014.

Interestingly, no 3DS games made it into NPD’s top 20 software list for the month. However, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon were the first and second best-selling titles in January. Despite releasing in 2011, Mario Kart 7 placed #3 in the 3DS chart.

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