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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update 3.0.0

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just received what should be its last major update with version 3.0.0

The update is highlighted by the final wave of Booster Course Pass tracks for Wave 6. The lineup includes Wii Daisy Circuit, Wii Rainbow Road, Tour Madrid Drive, GCK DK Mountain, Piranha Plant Cove, SNES Bowser Castle 3, Tour Rome Avanti, and 3DS Rosalina’s Ice World. Funky Kong from Mario Kart Wii along with Pauline and Peachette from Mario Kart Tour are also here as new characters.

Beacon Pines physical

Limited Run Games has announced plans for a physical release of Beacon Pines, and it goes beyond just a standard copy.

While you’ll be able to pick up the game itself, a Deluxe Edition will also be available. It includes a number of extras – the official soundtrack, pins, stickers, and coloring sheets.

Dead by Daylight Chucky

A big collaboration has been unveiled for Dead by Daylight with Chucky set to enter the game.

Chucky, the infamous killer doll from the cult classic films as well as Universal Content Production’s hit series, will be the game’s newest Killer. This will go live with the Dead by Daylight: Chucky Chapter on November 28, 2023.

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Original: Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 will be hosting a new Splatfest, this time focused around people’s preferred method of greeting.

The choices for greetings are between a handshake, a fist bump, and a hug. Players will be able to weigh in starting from November 18 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET to November 20.

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Switch gameplay

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 just launched on Switch, and for a closer look at how it turned out on Nintendo’s console, you may want to check out gameplay that’s come in. Footage shows off the platformer fighter.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie was one of the biggest films of the year, and it provided a boost to Nintendo’s overall business. Details about this were provided as part of the company’s latest financial results.

Nintendo spoke about the movie’s success and how “sell-through of evergreen (Switch) titles related to Super Mario from April through September increased appreciably year-on-year.” The Big N’s mobile apps and merchandise saw an increase as well.

Even though Switch is coming up on its seventh anniversary in March – and entering its eighth year on the market – Nintendo won’t be abandoning the system anytime soon.

During its financial results briefing toady, the company said it “will continue to release new titles and content for Nintendo Switch without being bound by the traditional concept of the platform lifecycle.” The company highlighted titles that are on the way from both a first-party and third-party perspective.


Nintendo shared a couple of data points for Switch during its financial results briefing today.

The first thing to point out is that the total amount of Nintendo Switch Online members (combined with Expansion Pack) is at 38 million. The company also says the annual playing Switch users is at 117 million – up from 108 million.

As stated in Nintendo’s document:

Nintendo talked about Switch software sales during a financial results briefing today, and there are three key takeaways.

First, many series have seen an increase in sales with games released on the platform. A number of titles have also gone on to become long-term sellers. Finally, games like Animal Crossing and Kirby have seem more success outside of Japan on Switch.

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