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Limited Run Games isn’t the only company preparing a physical release for Streets of Rage 4. Today, Merge Games revealed its own retail versions in both standard and Signature Edition versions.

The Signature Edition will include:

As we reported yesterday, Rocket Vulture is bringing the co-op cooking game Cannibal Cuisine to Switch on May 20. Watch a new trailer highlighting the release date below.

Cannibal Cuisine will be distributed digitally on Switch via the eShop.

The action-RPG Children of Morta is getting a new “Setting Sun Inn” update today, publisher 11 bit studios and developer Dead Mage have announced. It features “New Game+ content with tons of additional lore in stunning new cutscenes and quests.” The mode “encourages players to follow Bergson’s journey again, this time with an increase in difficulty, character skill point caps, and upgrades in both Ben’s workshop and Margaret’s lab.”

Here’s a full rundown of everything in Setting Sun Inn:

The Eternal Castle: Remastered, a cinematic platformer, is due out for Switch on May 15. Have a look at some footage below.

The Eternal Castle: Remastered will be sold digitally for Switch via the eShop.

Task Force Kampas, a top-down space shooter, launches today on the Switch eShop. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.

Task Force Kampas can be found digitally on Switch via the eShop.

The next DLC character for Samurai Shodown has been dated. Iroha will be available in the fighting title on May 13, SNK has announced.

Here’s a trailer:

Aside from Iroha, Samurai Shodown Season Pass 2 features Mina Majikina and Sogetsu Kazama. One more character will be released in the future.

We know that the Switch has surpassed lifetime hardware sales of both the GameCube and N64. But how about when you put those two older systems together? As it turns out, Switch still comes out on top.

Switch hardware sales currently sit at 55.77 million units. GameCube sold 21.74 million units while N64 moved 32.93 million. Put those two consoles together and you get 54.67 million, which Switch did indeed surpass and is on track to continue its strong pace.

Switch should soon surpass the NES/Famicom, which sold 61.91 million units in its lifetime.

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To celebrate the release of G-Mode Archives 04: Beach Volleyball, a new trailer has been shared. Take a look at the video below.

G-Mode Archives 04: Beach Volleyball is out now for Switch in Japan via the eShop.

The coronavirus has affected all kinds of industries and businesses. That includes Nintendo, as the company has struggled to maintain Switch supply and has had to face a work-at-home environment. A status update was provided in its financial results update today.

As for getting product into the marketplace, Nintendo says that “delays in production and shipping are gradually recovering.” There’s more of a concern regarding development since, if the effects of the coronavirus “are prolonged or worsen further, development schedules may be impacted due to the difference in development environments between working from home and in the office.” It’s noted that the situation in Japan “is anticipated to be even more difficult to predict” and there’s an overall warning that “we may not be able to proceed with the release of Nintendo products and the start of services as planned.”

Here’s the full update from Nintendo:

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield

The Pokemon series has seen over a dozen entries going all the way back to its origins on the Game Boy. Yet with all of the titles that have been released, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are collectively the series’ fourth best-selling entry.

The Switch games have shipped 17.3 million copies worldwide. It should soon overtake Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, which sit at 17.67 million. Gold and Silver (23.10 million) as well as Red, Blue, and Green (31.38 million) will be tougher to reach.

Here’s a look at sales of the Pokemon RPGs:



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