Famitsu has published an official report on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s debut sales in Japan. In just three days, the game sold 1,238,358 copies. Digital sales are not included, but units from physical download cards are.

As expected, Smash Bros. Ultimate provided a huge boost to Switch hardware sales last week. Famitsu reports that the system moved 278,313 units. The previous week, Media Create had Switch at 120,546 units sold.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had the best debut for the franchise in Japan, beating out the openings for all previous entries.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hosting Spirit Board event this week

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Nintendo will be kicking off a special Spirit Board event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later this week. As pictured in the image above, it’ll carry a glasses theme. You’ll have a better opportunity to obtain Spirits who wear glasses when live.

The event begins December 14 at 3 PM Japan time, lasting for three days. Assuming it goes live worldwide at the same time, the start time should translate to:

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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 129

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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Smash Bros. Ultimate update coming within the next week (version 1.2.0)

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Nintendo will release a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the company has announced. Specifics of the patch have not yet been detailed. Version 1.2.0 was just confirmed via the in-game notice system.

Nintendo cautions that replays created with the current version will not be compatible. If you’d like to preserve them, you can convert them to videos by accessing the replay data option in the Vault mode.

We’ll have the patch notes when the update goes live, which should happen within the next week.

Thanks to KobobKC for the tip.

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Human: Fall Flat adding “Dark” level next year, more content on the way

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Curve Digital has announced that a new “Dark” level for Human: Fall Flat is coming to Switch in 2019. A specific date has yet to be confirmed.

Here’s a brief overview and trailer for the DLC:

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Salt and Sanctuary physical release out now

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Salt and Sanctuary was announced for physical release back during the summer. Originally, it was planned to be out at the end of October. The game would eventually miss that target, but has now launched today.

Salt and Sanctuary: Drowned Tome includes the cartridge, a full manual, a double-sided poster featuring the Sodden Knight on one side and a hand-drawn world map of the island on the other, and a download code for the Salt and Sanctuary original soundtrack. Pricing is set at $29.99.

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Sakurai interview tidbits – Smash Bros. Ultimate’s development length and more

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Masahiro Sakurai doesn’t have one of his regular columns in Famitsu this week, but he is featured in the magazine nonetheless. That’s because the Japanese publication is sharing an interview with the Smash Bros. Ultimate director.

We’ll be taking a more in-depth look at the interview soon (technically the latest Famitsu isn’t even out yet), but as usual, some tidbits have leaked out online early. Here’s a brief roundup:

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Minecraft update out now (version 1.8.0) – pandas, stray cats, more

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Minecraft has been updated on Switch, bringing the game to version 1.8.0. Mojang has added in pandas, stray cats in villages, changes, fixes, and more.

The full patch notes are as follows: