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

1. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – 262,656 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong – 14,480 / 103,523
3. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 11,643 / 1,767,792
4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 9,708 / 998,597
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,251 / 5,728,200
6. [NSW] Shin Chan: Shiro of Coal Town – 7,352 / 28,945
7. [NSW] Goblin Slayer: Another Adventure – Nightmare Feast – 6,822 / NEW
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 5,613 / 4,239,708
9. [NSW] Matsurika no Kei kEi Tenmei Iniden – 5,337 / NEW
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,468 / 3,458,115

The 7 Star Blastoise Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is now live, and it’s thankfully a little bit easier than the 7 Star Venusaur earlier this week – assuming you have the right Pokemon, that is.

The new 7 Star Blastoise event lasts until March 12, and it’s got a decently threatening moveset. It uses Shell Smash when a quarter of its health has been taken out, which boosts its offenses and its Speed stat. It also uses Rain Dance halfway through the battle to boost the strength of its Hydro Pump. Blastoise itself is Tera Steel and can use Hydro Pump, Flash Cannon, Aura Sphere, and Iron Defense whenever it wants. We’ve put together a couple of counters you can use to take it down easily.

Pixelshire physical

It’s been a couple of years since we last shared news about Pixelshire, but we have an update today as a physical release is now confirmed. We’ve got a new release window as well.

As of now only a standard edition is planned. Nothing has been announced as far as special editions go.

Nintendo Switch OLED

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Unicorn Overlord 1.0.1 update Normal difficulty

Atlus has announced a version for Unicorn Overlord that will serve as a day-one update.

“Normal” is being added as a new difficulty mode – plus each difficulty level has been adjusted. Also, if you’ve played the demo, you’ll now be able to carry over your progress.

Here’s the full rundown of the update:

Contra Operation Galuga characters

Konami and WayForward are offering up a new look at Contra: Operation Galuga with a trailer focusing on the game’s characters. Bill Rider, Lance Bean, Lucia, Ariana, Stanley Ironside, and Probotector are all featured.

We have more information about the game via the following overview:

SaGa Emerald Beyond Siugnas

Square Enix is back with a new “Siugnas” trailer forSaGa Emerald Beyond. This introduces one of the protagonists, The Dismal King, who was forced from his throne.

Here’s some additional information about the character:

EarthBound Beginnings icons Switch Online

February 21: EarthBound Beginnings is now a featured game on Nintendo Switch Online with a new round of icons. This may come as a surprise

EarthBound Beginnings was originally added to Nintendo Switch Online a year ago. However, Nintendo may have decided to start up some icons given that Mother 3 was made available on the service in Japan earlier today.

Princess Peach Showtime demo

Nintendo has just released a demo for Princess Peach: Showtime ahead of the game’s upcoming launch. This is starting to roll out worldwide.

To download the demo, head on over to the eShop. Alternatively, you can access it from Nintendo’s website here.

Monster Jam Showdown

Hot Wheels Unleashed developer has announced Monster Jam Showdown, which is coming to Switch and other platforms. The title is slated for 2024.

According to Milestone, it’s an “off-road arcade racing experience”. More information can be found in the following overview:


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