Luigi’s Mansion 3 now the fastest-selling Nintendo game in the UK of 2019 so far
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Early data from the past week of sales reveals that Luigi’s Mansion 3 has become the fastest-selling Nintendo game in the UK of 2019 thus far. It beat out The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening to earn that achievement.
While Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a strong debut, it wasn’t the top-selling game in the UK last week. That honor went to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
We should have more news from the latest UK sales charts soon.
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Nintendo maintenance schedule as of November 3, 2019
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Nintendo maintenance is picking up in a big way over the next few days. There’s lots going on with Switch to kick off the week, and even Tetris 99 will have a bit of downtime.
Here’s the current schedule:
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New Super Lucky’s Tale dev says Microsoft has been “excited and supportive” of release on new platforms, including Switch
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Cuphead and Ori and the Blind Forest, two games that were associated with Xbox, are now on Switch. New Super Lucky’s Tale will continue that trend next week. The former Xbox One and PC title will now be gracing Nintendo’s console with a massive amount of additions, improvements, and changes.
Although Microsoft originally published Super Lucky’s Tale, there wasn’t any issue getting approval for the release of New Super Lucky’s Tale on Switch. In an interview with Nintendo Everything, director Dan Hurd said that the company “has been super excited and supportive of our expanding the Lucky franchise across other platforms”.
Hurd told us:
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Pre-order updates – November 3, 2019
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey trailer
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Dark Horse has put out a trailer for the localized version of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, which finally arrives in the west on Tuesday. View it below.
You can pre-order The Art of Super Mario Odyssey on Amazon here.
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A Hat in Time’s physical release on Switch offers 5.4GB download
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After a slight delay, the physical version of A Hat in Time launches this coming week. Some lucky fans are already getting their hands on the game though, and we now have information about an optional download.
A Hat in Time will prompt players to download 5.4GB of data as an update. However, it’s worth noting that the game can still start without it. As for the Seal the Deal DLC, it’s offered through a code included in the box.
Here’s a quick look at the physical version of A Hat in Time:
Nintendo president on the topic of remaking games for Switch
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During the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the topic of bringing back older games. Furukawa was first asked about software development given the release of the Switch Lite as well as the possibility of remakes for titles previously released on handhelds.
Furukawa said the following, as translated by Siliconera:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield leaks continue with new Pokemon, evolutions, Galarian and Gigantamax forms
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Update: Added Scorbunny’s second evolution and a better look at its final evolution.
Original: Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have been hit with substantial leaks since Friday. Two weeks before the games officially launch, certain fans managed to get their hands on copies and have shared all sorts of information about creatures in the games. The leaks have continued over the past few hours with many new Pokemon, evolutions, Galarian and Gigantamax forms now being made known.
We’ve rounded up the latest set of leaks below. Once again, please turn away now if you’d prefer to go into your experience with Pokemon Sword/Shield without having been spoiled about new Pokemon that are included.
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Japan’s best-selling games of September 2019
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of September 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut sales for Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. We also have debut digital sales for a bunch of games, including Dragon Quest XI S, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Astral Chain, and more.
Game Freak on why Pokemon is finally implementing auto-saves with Sword and Shield
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For the first time in the series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will feature auto-saves. That may not seem like a big deal since it’s relatively simple, but it’s nice to see Game Freak finally implementing the feature.
Auto-save will regularly be running in the background while you play. If you happen to forget about saving manually or your system runs out of battery life before charging, you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that your important progress won’t be erased.
Speaking about the decision to include auto-saves this time around with Eurogamer Portugal, producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori explained:
