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Update: Bumped to the top. Amazon now has pre-orders here. It’s $100, meaning you’re basically getting the Joy-Con controllers for $40 as Super Mario Party is $60.


Original: Super Mario Party Joy-Con bundles have been announced for Europe and Japan. Included in the European bundle – due out on November 23 – are neon green and neon pink controllers. Then on December 1, Japan will have its own bundle with neon yellow and neon pink Joy-Con controllers.

Nintendo hasn’t announced anything for North America, but that could be changing soon. Amazon US is listing another Super Mario Party bundle that will come with neon green and neon yellow controllers. For whatever reason, Nintendo seems to be mixing up the controller variations in every region.

Amazon lists the North American Super Mario Party bundle for a November 16 release. Pre-orders aren’t up yet, though when live, they’ll be here.

LUNAXXX is a Switch game that could be easy to forget about. It had a low-key reveal at BitSummit last May, but is worth keeping an eye on since original Chibi-Robo director Kenichi Nishi is involved.

What we saw last year was more of a prototype. The game returned to the Tokyo Game Show a couple of weeks ago in a more complete form, and Pygmy Studio provided a proper update on its status.

Nintendo has posted another update to the Smash Bros. Blog for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, we have an introduction to Shulk.

Here’s the overview:

Super Mario Party debuted in Japan last week. Between October 1 and October 5, it sold close to 150,000 copies. Compared to the last core entry in the franchise, it was a significant improvement. Mario Party 10 sold just 52,000 units in its first week.

As Media Create notes, the Mario Party games tend to be longtime best-sellers due to the nature of the series, and Mario Party 10 eventually reached around 250,000 sales – five times what it sold in its first week. Demand is expected to increase around the holiday season due to Christmas and New Year’s parties.

As one final note, Dengeki states that Super Mario Party sold through 50% of its initial shipment.

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Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Microids and Eden Games announced this week that Gear.Club Unlimited 2 is launching worldwide on December 4. Get a look at the official boxart above.

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has started to popular its maintenance schedule for the coming week. Currently we’re looking at one session for the Switch eShop and another for Switch / 3DS.

The full schedule is as follows:

The World Ends with You: Final Remix launched on Switch at the end of this week, and we have some art to celebrate. Find some images of the game’s characters below.

During a recent broadcast, Spike Chunsoft debuted the first English gameplay from 8-bit ADV Steins;Gate – an exclusive on Switch. Check out the recording below.


Anima: Gate of Memories and Anima: The Nameless Chronicles made it to Switch as digital downloads earlier this year. They’re now being bundled together for a physical release.

Amazon UK is listing Anima: Gate of Memories Arcane Edition. It goes without saying, but the package will include both games.

Anima: Gate of Memories Arcane Edition is listed for launch on November 2. Pre-orders are open on Amazon UK here.


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