Rumor: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has sold nearly three million copies
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According to a report from VGC, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has sold nearly three million copies. That would be combined physical and digital sales worldwide.
The VGC report, based on its sources, said the sales momentum “was partly helped by discounting on the Nintendo eShop, means Sparks of Hope is performing roughly in line with the historical performance of the first game, which went on to reach 10 million players.” However, while Kingdom Battle launched during Switch’s first year, Sparks of Hope released during a significantly higher install base.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet officially reveal Pecharunt
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If you’ve played Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, you may have encountered Pecharunt. This Mythic Pokemon appears exclusively in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero – the DLC for both games.
Pecharunt is a Poison-Ghost-Type Pokemon. More information about it is available via the following overview:
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Famitsu’s most wanted games – January 14, 2024
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island now takes over as the top Switch game.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 20 and December 26.
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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #12 results – Friends vs. Family vs. Solo (holidays)
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We have the results for the newest Splatfest in Splatoon 3, which had Friends vs. Family vs. Solo going to battle. The theme asked players how they spend their holiday.
When Nintendo showed how things were going at halftime, Team Friends was in the lead – but barely – at 34.54 percent. Next up was Team Solo at 34.17 percent. Finally, Team Family landed at 31.29 percent.
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Pre-order updates – January 14, 2024
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Solgaleo location guide in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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Our coverage of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Legendary Pokemon continues yet again with a Solgaleo location guide, including its exact location on the Paldea map plus instructions on how to spawn it via the Indigo Disk DLC.
Solgaleo and its counterpart Lunala are the boxart Legendary Pokemon from Pokemon Sun and Moon. Cosmog isn’t available in this game unless you transfer it forward with Pokemon Home. In that case, Cosmog will evolve into Solgaleo if leveled up in Pokemon Scarlet and into Lunala if leveled up in Pokemon Violet.
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Nintendo developer talks CG and amiibo work for Metroid Dread
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In a post on Nintendo’s recruitment website, developer Uenaka Minoru shared insight into his work on Metroid Dread, including CG and amiibo. He’s been with the planning and production department since 2019.
Minoru’s post goes into working with MercurySteam and how the “finest details” needed to be considered since CG was used on Nintendo’s website, the boxart, and more. Working on E.M.M.I. was probably the biggest aspect of the project since it required “a sense of realism that required not just cooperation from the series development team, but also cooperation with other companies to get the fine details properly finished and as convincing as possible.” As for the amiibo, he wanted to create two poses so that it would look like Samus and the E.M.M.I. were squaring off.
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Germany’s best-selling games of 2023
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New data provides us with a look at the best-selling games of 2023 in Germany.
Before getting into the results, there are a couple of things to point out here. Nintendo doesn’t share eShop data, so digital isn’t really accounted for here and some companies – namely Epic and Larian – are not participating in Games Sales Data (GSD).
The full list of Germany’s best-selling games of 2023 can be found below.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s creepiest Pokedex entries
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Today, we’re taking a look at the creepiest Pokedex entries in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet plus a few of the returning Pokemon in The Indigo Disk DLC.
To an extent, Pokedex entries have always been kind of messed up. But things took a turn sometime around Pokemon Sun and Moon – lots of Pokemon started getting particularly eyebrow-raising descriptions. For example, if Drifloon’s body were to burst, its soul would spill out with a screaming sound. We definitely didn’t need to know that!
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Switch set console record in 2023 for most game releases in a year
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Switch might be towards the end of its lifecycle, but that didn’t stop the platform for setting a console record in 2023 with the most game releases in a year.
In 2023, 2,360 titles came out for the platform. Again, this is the most ever for a console in a single year. Circana’s Anthony Silva provided the noteworthy tidbit.
