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

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Early data is in for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which shows that the Switch release is off to a good start. It’s been revealed that the game’s launch was three times bigger than the Wii U original based on physical sales.

As of now, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the third biggest Mario platform launch on Switch. It’s behind Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the top seller in the UK this past week, and we should have more rankings soon. We’ll post the full chart on the site when it’s available.

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Many would agree that Doom Eternal is one of the most impressive ports on Switch. However, Panic Button did implement a number of changes to ensure that the game could properly run on the console. One such change is that when watching cutscenes, the frame rate drops to 20 frames per second.

Panic Button lead engineer Travis Archer spoke about why that was done in an interview with Digital Foundry, explaining the need to preserve a high level of detail for cutscenes – which “are sometimes the most graphically intensive scenes in the game”. Interestingly, Archer also mentioned that improvements are planned to boost cutscene performance.

His full words:

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Japanese publication Nikkei posted a new interview this week with Shuntaro Furukawa, the global president of Nintendo. The two sides ended up discussing Switch’s life cycle as well as console development in general.

According to Furukawa, Nintendo is “always doing technical and market research” when it comes to creating new hardware. He also said “the thing that makes an idea a reality is whether we can offer a new experience or not.”

We’ve gone ahead and prepared a translation of Furukawa’s remarks. If you’re interested in reading what he had to say, continue on below.

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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Crash Bandicoot 4, Everhood, Paperball Deluxe, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Plans for games often change during development, and Dragon Quest XI is no exception. In a recent interview published by Square Enix, 3D art director Yoshiko Hiyama revealed that for Heliodor, there was originally “an idea to include a well that connects to an underground area – an element that follows traditional gameplay found in Dragon Quest games.”

That plan was scrapped, though it did end up elsewhere. As for why it didn’t make sense in Heliodor, Hiyama said the city “was already quite voluminous” and there was already a secret passage.

Hiyama’s full words:

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Best Buy has revealed a special pre-order bonus for Monster Hunter Rise. By reserving the game, you’ll get the steelbook pictured above. We’re hearing that those who reserved Monster Hunter Rise before the steelbook offer was announced should have their orders automatically updated.

Also remember that there’s another pre-order bonus planned for Monster Hunter Rise. Retailers are giving out a pack containing the Palamute Golden Retriever Costume (layered armor), Palico Forest Cat Costume (layered armor), and Stat Boosting Novice Talisman.

Monster Hunter Rise releases for Switch on March 26. You can pre-order on Best Buy here.

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Update (2/13): Amazon has opened pre-orders for the Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed 10th Anniversary Edition here.

Original (2/10): XSEED Games made it official today that it will publish the Switch version of Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed in the west. The title is slated for this summer.

Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed will have a special 10th Anniversary Edition for $49.99 featuring an art book with over 60 pages of newly commissioned art and original illustrations from both games in the series, and the official soundtrack containing 47 tracks across 2 CDs. The digital version will cost $39.99.

We have the following overview and trailer for Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed:

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It’s been around two years since we first heard that Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers would be released on Switch. A new update was finally shared today.

Phoenixx has picked up Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers for publishing, the company announced. The game also now has a release window of Spring 2021 on Switch. It will be distributed as a digital-only release.

Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers is a Touhou Project fighting title. Twilight Frontier handled development.

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The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has outed what appears to be several upcoming Switch games.

The lineup includes:

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