According to Furukawa, the system saw a percentage of 50-60 percent for older first-party software over the past few months. He mentioned that new Switch buyers tend to pick up “an evergreen title as their second or third game.” However, going forward, Nintendo expects that there’ll be “more purchases of multiple systems within the same household, as well as consumers replacing a previous Nintendo Switch system with Nintendo Switch – OLED Model.”

Furukawa’s full words:

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Letters: A Written Adventure gameplay

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The puzzle title Letters: A Written Adventure landed on Switch this week, and a new gameplay video has now come in. If you have interest in the game, you may want to check out the latest footage.

Here’s some information about Letters: A Written Adventure:

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Backbone Switch launch trailer

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Publisher Raw Fury and developer EggNut are celebrating the release of Backbone on Switch with a new trailer. The post-noir narrative adventure title landed on the console this week.

For more on Backbone, read the following overview:

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Switch file sizes – Chocobo GP, Aztech Forgotten Gods, more

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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Chocobo GP, Aztech Forgotten Gods, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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PlatinumGames talks Bayonetta 3, no restrictions from Nintendo

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PlatinumGames vice president Hideki Kamiya has commented on Bayonetta 3 as part of an interview with IGN.

Kamiya told the site that the Switch exclusive will have “its own color” compared to prior entries in the series. He also teased that there’ll be “new types of gameplay”.

Kamiya stated:

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[Let’s Talk] February 2022 Nintendo Direct reactions

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A new February 2022 Nintendo Direct aired this week, and it was quite the juicy one. Nintendo itself had its fair share of announcements per usual, and third-parties jumped in with some news as well.

Looking strictly at what Nintendo brought to the show, the company revealed Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Houses, and Nintendo Switch Sports. We also found out that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be getting some pretty big DLC in the form of 48 remastered tracks that will drop in six waves through 2023. EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings joined Switch Online, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp got a new release date, Kirby and the Forgotten Land unveiled Mouthful Mode, and Splatoon 3 showed off its Salmon Run mode.

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Noel the Mortal Fate gameplay

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New gameplay has emerged for Noel the Mortal Fate, an adventure title from Playism and Kawano. It dropped on Switch earlier in the week.

For more on Noel the Mortal Fate, check out the following overview:

More: Kawano, Noel The Mortal Fate, Playism, Vaka Game Magazine

Rise of the Third Power gameplay

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New gameplay is in for Rise of the Third Power, an RPG from publisher Dangen Entertainment and developer Stegosoft Games. This week’s video contains 31 minutes of footage.

For more on Rise of the Third Power, check out the following overview:

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PowerSlave Exhumed launch trailer

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PowerSlave Exhumed came to Switch this week, and we have a new trailer that promotes the news. Nightdive Studios uploaded the video to celebrate the launch on various platforms.

We have more information about PowerSlave Exhumed below.