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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

If you’ve been keeping your eye on the latest Story of Seasons release, you’ve likely seen the recently-detailed Premium Edition. Today, though, it would seem that more game details are in order. A swath of new information has come from Marvelous, and with it a huge batch of screenshots of the various systems and townsfolk. Take a look at the introduction to these below, as rounded up by Gematsu:

Fault - Milestone Two Side: Above

Fault – Milestone Two Side: Above, the latest entry in the cinematic adventure series, was made available on Switch late last week. Have a look at some footage below.

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Interestingly enough, the first bit of Black Friday 2020 sales data concerning Switch’s performance stems from Spain. The company put out a press release outlining a few key figures.

The biggest piece of news is that, during Black Friday week in Spain, Switch held a 72 market share. That’s not the only piece of data shared though.

Revealed in the same press release is that Switch has sold a total of 1.57 million units in Spain to-date. We’ve also learned that Mario-related games have sold 2.4 million copies on Switch Switch at Spanish retail.

Finally, six of the best-selling games this year are Switch titles. They are as follows:

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition will initially release on the Switch eShop next month. For those that prefer having a boxed copy, there may eventually be a physical option for you.

Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley said on Twitter today that he’s working on making a physical version happen. If it does come to fruition, it’ll be after the initial digital launch.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition will be appearing on the Switch eShop starting January 14.

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There are a few different lawsuits in motion when it comes to defending against Joy-Con drift with Switch controllers in the United States. Now, however, there’s significant news coming out of Europe as well.

Today, the Dutch Consumers’ Association asked for Switch owners to report any problems they have experienced with their Joy-Con. It has also teamed up with consumer organizations in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the European umbrella organization BEUC. A joint investigation has moved forward to see what can be done to protect consumers from Joy-Con drift.

Consumers ‘Association director Sandra Molenaar said:

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Nicalis today announced HyperParasite as its latest physical release for Switch. The game will be out on store shelves starting on February 19, 2021.

Here’s a bit of information about HyperParasite:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Tumblr has shared a new set of data to close out 2020.

First up, we have a look at the top 10 games of the year, according to the platform’s users. Given its success, it may not be too surprising to hear that Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the top spot. There are other Nintendo-related games represented as well including Pokemon Sword/Shield and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Here’s the full top 10:

Civilization VI

A new video for Civilization VI was published today that offers insight into the next free update for Civilization VI. New features, balance changes, AI improvements, and more are planned.

Here’s the full video:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nintendo has put out a ton of “Switch My Way” commercials over the past few weeks, and that continues today with an advert for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check it out below.

Immortals Fenyx Rising

Update (12/7): Post updated with the top 40.


Original (12/6): This week’s UK software sales are in, which show that Immortals Fenyx Rising is off to a bit of a slow start for boxed sales.

Ubisoft’s new open-world game actually missed out on the top ten, instead debuting at #11. 35 percent of the game’s sales were on PS5 followed by 30 percent for the Switch version. GamesIndustry points out that Immortals Fenyx Rising’s launch sales are 40 percent lower than the recently-released Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

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