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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include several Arcade Archives games, Fe, Furi, Grandia HD Collection, Octodad, Sonic Mania, and much more.

Here are the full highlights:

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Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule has been updated. Online play will be impacted during the middle of the week during a couple of periods, and there’s also a session planned for purchasing and using passes.

Here’s the full schedule:

Add Devolver Digital to the list of publisher’s hosting an eShop sale for the start of 2020. A number of top titles have been heavily discounted, including Gris, Hotline Miami Collection, Katana Zero, My Friend Pedro, The Messenger, and more.

Below is the full lineup of discounts:

Nintendo

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Super Mario Maker 2

Nintendo isn’t finished with its plans for Super Mario Maker 2. Tucked away inside a Japanese post regarding the recent Zelda-related addition, a note was included mentioning that there are still updates planned for the game.

As far as new features go, Super Mario Maker has had two big patches. Version 1.1.0 in October was highlighted by the addition of the ability to play online with friends. Then with version 2.0.0 in December, new course parts were added including the Master Sword, Ninji Speedruns, and more.

It was announced a few days ago that Super Mario Maker 2 players have uploaded over ten million courses. The upload limit for players was also increased to a total of 100.

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Nexomon: Extinction, a game about catching monsters and battling, has been confirmed for Switch. Developer Vewo Interactive intends to have it ready later this year.

Here’s the official announcement for Nexomon: Extinction, along with a trailer:

CoroCoro has revealed that Solomon Program, a game involving monster battles with programs, is coming to Switch. The project is developed by Konami.

Battles in Solomon Program feature strategy RPG-type gameplay. By purchasing the latest issue of MiraCoro Comic Ver. 2.0, fans can obtain a demo code for the title.

A couple of the characters have been shown off that will appear in the special manga of Solomon Program illustrated by Ametarou and published in MiraCoro Comic. Get a look at protagonist Beta below along with Gishiki, a monster with a mysterious identity.

Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 12 is up and running as the latest event in Fire Emblem Heroes. 5-star Heroes who showed up before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes in this week’s summoning focus revival.

You’ll be able to partake in Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 12 until January 19.

Atlus has posted the full opening movie for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Get a look at the video below.


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