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Best Buy has just launched a sale for many first party Nintendo titles, discounting some of these games to $34.99 and $39.99. This sale appears to be for both the physical and digital editions of the games and there is no end date at this time. 

These games may go fast though, so here are all the links for the sale below:

Koei Tecmo has published two new TV commercials for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. These commercials are pretty short, one running 30 seconds and the other 15 seconds, and they are both in Japanese.

Check them both out below.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity launches on November 20, 2020 for Switch.

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Marvelous has released a new introduction trailer for Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. Watch the video below.

In Japan, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is slated for February 25, 2021. It will release on March 23, 2021 in North America and March 26 in Europe.

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

1. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 67,925 / 239,274
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 37,256 / 1,783,608
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 31,687 / 5,941,433
4. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 18,638 / NEW
5. [NSW] Shadowverse: Champions Battle – 13,871 / NEW
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,318 / 3,250,835
7. [PS4] Watch Dogs Legion – 8,723 / 49,685
8. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8,536 / 373,171
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,091 / 1,551,842
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 7,638 / 3,790,783

Dada Zarude

Tying in with Pokemon the Movie Coco, a special distribution is happening for Pokemon Sword/Shield. Dada Zarude will be offered to fans, who comes wearing a Celebi cape – just like the film.

Dada Zarude comes in at level 70. Jungle Heal, Hammer Arm, Power Whip, and Energy Ball are the included moves. Additionally, it has a Choice Scarf item.

Here’s a trailer for Dada Zarude:

Nintendo Switch

Switch had its best October yet from a sales perspective in the United States. Over 735,000 units were sold between the original Switch and Switch Lite, Nintendo has announced. That mark is the second-highest October mark ever, only behind the 807,000 units sold by Wii in 2008. Total Switch sales in the U.S. are now at over 22.5 million units.

Switch was again the best-selling console in the United States last month. That’s been true for 23 consecutive months, which is the most months in a row for any console since NPD began tracking data.

Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:

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Shadowverse: Champions Battle

Last week, Cygames released the card battling RPG Shadowverse: Champions Battle on Switch in Japan. Get a look at some footage below.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Core Collection

Amazon UK has posted the boxart for Five Nights At Freddy’s: Core Collection. Get a look at the packaging image above.

Five Nights At Freddy’s: Core Collection launches for Switch on January 12, 2021. It includes Five Nights at Freddy’s, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, and Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location in one package at retail.

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Family Feud

Ubisoft has issued a launch trailer for Family Feud, a Switch game based on the popular television show. Give it a look below.

Family Feud is on Switch both physically and digitally. Additional information can be found here.

The ability to drift is a staple of the Mario Kart series. However, for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the feature wasn’t always a sure thing to be included.

In a recent blog post, Velan Studios Karthik Bala co-founder noted how adding drift initially seemed “impossible”. But the functionality eventually found its way in following a “late-project weekend experiment at Velan, with some suggestions from the Nintendo team”.

Bala wrote about including drift:


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