April 2022 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of April 2022, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
April 2022 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2022. The results can be found below.
Wonder Boy Collection release date set for June, new trailer
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ININ Games has announced a final release date for Wonder Boy Collection, a package of four classic titles for Switch. The release is planned for June 3, 2022.
Wonder Boy Collection contains Wonder Boy (1986), Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987), Wonder Boy in Monster World (1991), and Monster World IV (1994). Here’s some additional information:
Nintendo: “one of our tasks is ensuring the transition to future generations of hardware is as smooth as possible”
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During the Q&A portion of its latest financial briefing, Nintendo was asked about how it plans to maneuver to the next generation of hardware.
President Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the topic, and stressed the importance of Nintendo Accounts. With these accounts, Nintendo is “focusing on building long-term relationships with our consumers” The company will also release more games for Switch in the immediate future, and fans will be able to “experience our IP through other non-gaming channels.” The answer also mentioned: “one of our tasks is ensuring the transition to future generations of hardware is as smooth as possible.”
More planned for Nintendo Switch Online in 2022, Expansion Pack ratio high in the US
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Nintendo reported its financial results this week, but didn’t have much to say about Nintendo Switch Online. During the Q&A portion of its briefing though, the company provided an update.
President Shuntaro Furukawa noted that “it is important to continuously make the service more compelling through the addition of titles that utilize online gameplay and improvements to the service itself.” He would later say that Nintendo “will continue to expand upon the service and deliver various content throughout the year.”
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Nintendo Switch Sports “off to a very good start” worldwide, Nintendo president says
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furkawa has commented on the initial sales performance of Nintendo Switch Sports, noting that the game is “off to a very good start” worldwide.
Thus far we only know that the game sold nearly 200,000 physical copies in Japan in its first week. The game has since moved 300,000 units in the country as of May 8.
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Oxide Room 104 coming to Switch June 17, new trailer
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Oxide Room 104 now has a confirmed release date of June 17 on Switch, and publisher Perp Games and Wildsphere have released a new trailer to celebrate, showing off more of the gameplay and atmosphere of the psychological horror title.
Learn more about the game and see the new trailer below:
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Let’s Get Fit out now on Switch, gets a new trailer
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To celebrate the release of fitness training game Let’s Get Fit on Switch, Ravenscourt, Voxler, and Exkee have released a new trailer of the game.
Find out more about the game and see the new trailer below:
Let’s Get Fit allows players to experience the best combination of training and gaming by using the Joy-Con controllers during workouts with the Let’s Get Fit Connect fitness bands. Thus, players benefit from precise motion tracking, which helps them to perform the exercises correctly and safely get the most out of their fitness routines. The wide range of training options includes a variety of ready-made workouts and also allows players to create their own challenges by individually combining some of the 100 exercises included in Let’s Get Fit.
“The health benefits of physical activity for the heart and circulation, muscles, skeleton and psyche are well known. Let’s Get Fit makes it easy for everyone to train at home thanks to a very well-designed game that adapts to the fitness level of beginners and advanced players with a fun and motivating virtual trainer,” explains sports physician and expert Dr. Yann Mossler, who has worked closely with the developers of Let’s Get Fit.
“The exercises have been developed in collaboration with sports and health experts and are designed to be performed safely by the whole family. Improving the physical condition as well as optimizing weight or sleep, simply the general well-being – all this is possible with a simple and entertaining game even from home,” says the sports physician from Marseille, France.
Let’s Get Fit includes a comprehensive tutorial as well as detailed instructions that allow the player to view the exercises from any angle. This overview as well as the large selection of workout routines make Let’s Get Fit the ideal training partner.
Let’s Get Fit is out now on Switch. The physical version of the game is available in Europe and comes with fitness bands, which can also be purchased separately.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch Switch version releasing July 14 in Japan
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The Metroidvania F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch has received a release date for the upcoming Switch release. This is the Japanese release date, but it will be coming to the system on July 14, 2022. The game price is set at 3,828 yen (about $30), and there will be a physical edition.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch previously released on September 7, 2021 for other systems, and the Switch version was announced recently. It has also been revealed that the game will be localized for the west and Switch physical editions will be coming to Europe and North America Q3 2022.
For more information on the game, check out the details from the official Steam page below.
Famitsu software sales (4/25/22 – 5/8/22) – Top 30
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