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Kirby Battle Royale launched in Europe and Japan awhile back. Nintendo has now finally released the game in North America as well.

If you purchase Kirby Battle Royale, make sure that you download the game’s day-one update. Version 2.1 brings it up to speed with the European and Japanese release, adding in the new Mirror Copy Ability and more.

A number of new discounts are now available for My Nintendo users in Europe. Most can be redeemed with Platinum Points, but a couple are for Gold Points as well.

Here’s the full lineup:

This week’s issue of Famitsu reveals the top 100 best-selling games of 2017. A ton of games on Nintendo platforms made the list. In fact, 3DS and Nintendo Switch titles make up the full top ten.

Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon was the top-seller on 3DS and overall with just over two million copies sold. Splatoon 2 follows second with over 1.75 million units sold.

Nintendo announced this past week that Super Mario 3D Land, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and Ultimate NES Remix are joining the Nintendo Selects line in North America starting February 5. View a new promo for the news below.

Kirby Battle Royale is out now both physically and digitally in North America. Have a look at the new launch trailer below.

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

01./00. [PS4] Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT (Square Enix) {2018.01.11} (¥7.800) – 105.667 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
(Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 34.632 / 1.917.342 (-71%)
03./02. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
(Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 28.193 / 1.536.340 (-75%)
04./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 22.836 / 1.238.435 (-72%)
05./04. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 21.494 / 1.498.509 (-69%)
06./05. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} (¥4.980) – 20.320 / 124.319 (-61%)
07./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 12.415 / 815.227 (-61%)
08./10. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3Publisher) {2017.12.07} (¥7.800) – 10.717 / 212.130 (-46%)
09./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
(Level 5) {2017.12.16} (¥4.800) – 7.851 / 473.836 (-77%)
10./08. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 7.352 / 346.681 (-71%)
11./12. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) – 7.185 / 369.194 (-46%)
12./09. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 6.886 / 377.919 (-67%)
13./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
(Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 4.806 / 362.509 (-64%)
14./15. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 4.476 / 172.676 (-61%)
15./31. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 4.134 / 145.029
16./18. [NSW] Snipperclips Plus: Cut it Out, Together! (Nintendo) {2017.11.10} (¥3.280) – 3.215 / 47.124 (-65%)
17./11. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale (Nintendo) {2017.11.30} (¥4.980) – 2.959 / 142.524 (-80%)
18./21. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami 2 # (Sega) {2017.12.07} (¥7.590) – 2.908 / 195.332
19./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 2.842 / 1.276.619 (-70%)
20./23. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. # (Capcom) {2017.08.25} (¥5.800) – 2.810 / 201.839

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 December, we also have a list of the games that sold the best in the U.S. in 2017. Continue on below for the full results.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December 2017. The results can be found below.

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The Pokemon Company has announced plans to celebrate a legendary year in 2018 with some of the most sought-after Pokemon yet discovered. Between February and November, Legendary Pokemon will be featured across the franchise, including monthly distributions for Pokemon Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon.

Around 20 Pokemon in total will be distributed. While we’re still waiting on specifics, we have the schedule of which creature will be appearing in each month below.

Nintendo has shared new information about its sales performance ahead of the latest NPD report release later today.

In the US last month, Switch sold more units than any other gaming system. 1.5 million units were sold during the five-week reporting period of December. Nintendo also reiterates that “Switch has sold more than 4.8 million units, making it the fastest-selling home console in U.S. history.”

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