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

1. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo, 03/06/20) – 138,548 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 20,679 (3,491,353)
3. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 12,933 (1,298,028)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 12,751 (2,805,986)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 11,319 (3,592,374)
6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 10,067 (715,030)
7. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 02/20/20) – 8,109 (143,608)
8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 7,774 (1,362,328)
9. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 7,293 (3,335,123)
10. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 6,394 (171,725)

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include a first look at Nippon Ichi Software’s new Switch game Shoujo Jigoku no Doku Musume, Digimon Survive, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto, Digimon Survive, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, and My Hero One’s Justice 2. Scans of all games can be found below.

More:

Publisher Serenity Forge and developer Way Deep Down have shared a launch trailer for Half Past Fate, their narrative adventure game. We’ve attached the video below.

Physicality Games today announced a partnership with Akupara Games and Mastiff to publish a new physical release for the 2D adventure-horror video game Whispering Willows. It will be sold as both a standard release and a limited edition.

By purchasing the standard version, you’ll be given a physical copy of the game housed inside a collector’s tin with a transparent display window that stylishly shows off the game’s cover artwork. The Deluxe Edition contains a physical copy, steelbook, original soundtrack CD, 63-page artbook, 5″ light-up display stand featuring Elena’s spirit form, and collector’s tin with transparent display window.

Pre-orders open later this month. Copies will be sold straight from Physicality Games.

Source: Physicality Games PR

The visual novel NinNinDays is due out on the Switch eShop tomorrow. Take a look at some footage in the video below.

Half Past Fate, a a rom-com adventure with a charismatic 3D art-style, launches on the Switch eShop tomorrow. Find some early footage below.

Devolver Digital

Much like Limited Run Games, Devolver Digital is moving forward with its E3 2020 plans. The event may have been cancelled, but the company’s Devolver Direct / press conference will still be live streamed. There could also be more than just that, but we’ll just have to wait on further details.

E3 2020 was originally set to take place during the second week of June. If Devolver Digital’s plans haven’t changed, expect the publisher’s presentation to air around then.

Source

Retailers have posted the first piece of art from Shoujo Jigoku no Doku Musume, Nippon Ichi Software’s new action RPG for Switch. We have it above.

Additionally, an official product has been provided, which is as follows:

Coconut Island Games will bring its battle arena brawler Rascal Fight to Switch next month, according an eShop listing. The store page has a release date of April 2.

Here’s an overview of Rascal Fight, along with a trailer:

Hifuu Bouenkyou is launching for Switch in Japan on March 19, an eShop listing reveals. This is a Touhou Project strategy RPG from Mediascape and Chiyuudou.

Hifuu Bouenkyou can be pre-loaded now for 2,520 yen. The game normally costs 2,800 yen.

Source: Switch eShop


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