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Thanks to Black Friday and the upcoming holiday season, Switch just had its biggest sales week ever in the UK. We’re hearing that the system’s bundle, which contains Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a three month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online, was a big hit. However, we do not have concrete data at this time – Nintendo may have some official information to share in the days ahead.

Still, Switch outsold its competition over the past week with its strong sales. According to GamesIndustry’s Christopher Dring, “Xbox Series S was in (a very distant) second place”. We also know that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe topped the UK sales chart showing that there’s still very much demand and interest in that game.

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The Red Lantern physical

The Red Lantern, which previously came to Switch through the eShop, is now getting a physical release on Switch. Limited Run Games is in charge of distribution.

Only a standard edition is in the works – a collector’s edition is not planned. Fans will be able to place a pre-order for the physical version of The Red Lantern later this week.

Here’s some information about the title:

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong delayed

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong has been delayed and will no longer release in February 2022 as originally planned. Rather than launching in February, the title is now set for May 19, 2022.

In a statement, publisher Nacon and developer Big Bad Wolf explained that the move was made “to ensure the highest possibly quality while retaining a healthy work-life balance for our team.” The extra time “will allow us to apply some additional polish and give us some extra time for QA.”

The full statement reads:

Dead Cells Everyone is Here

Original (11/22): A special patch is coming to Dead Cells, with Motion Twin and Evil Empire revealing the “Everyone is Here” update.

As shown in the image above, Dead Cells is crossing over with some well-known Switch games. The lineup includes Blasphemous, Curse of the Dead Gods, Guacamelee, Hollow Knight, Hyper Light Drifter, and Skul: The Hero Slayer.

Here’s some additional information about the content in Dead Cells’ “Everyone is Here” update:

Eastward update 1.1.0c

A significant 1.1.0c update has come to the Switch version of Eastward. It comes with new features like fast travel and bookmark chapter selection, a ton of bug fixes, and quality of life adjustments.

Below are the full patch notes for the Eastward version 1.1.0c update:

Ryan's Rescue Squad

Publisher Outright Games and developer pocket.watch today announced Ryan’s Rescue Squad, a side-scrolling platform adventure. It’s heading to Switch on March 4, 2022.

The upcoming project is based on ‘Ryan’s World’ whose YouTube channels receive over 1 billion views per month from over 48 million subscribers. You may recall that this isn’t Outright Games’ first title associated with the property as the company previously released Race with Ryan (and a Road Trip Deluxe Edition) that can be purchased on Switch.

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain arrives on Switch later this week, and to prepare players, Nintendo has rolled out a new trailer showing off what can be expected in the game. Check it out with the video below the break.

Nintendo has just announced a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that will include new fighter adjustments. However, they have noted that this is the final set of fighter adjustments for the game. No exact release date for update 13.0.1 has been announced, but Nintendo advises converting replay data into videos before they become incompatible with the update.


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