System: Switch
Release date: March 22, 2024
Developer: Good Feel
Publisher: Nintendo

I’m not sure if Princess Peach has a rivalry with Kirby or something, but she’s picked up a shocking amount of skills in the nineteen years since her last solo game. In short order, Princess Peach: Showtime tasks the Mushroom Kingdom’s longstanding ruler with displaying all sorts of feats of talent, from figure skating to baking to lasso-wrangling – well, either that or she’s apparently a really good actress. Peach’s second-ever starring role is an approachable, varied, fast-paced adventure with plenty of memorable moments, and while it didn’t exactly leave me hoping for an encore, it’s refreshing playing a modern Mario-verse game that shines the spotlight on someone other than the plumber himself.

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In a new announcement today, Konami provided the latest milestone for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Since launch, the title has amassed over 60 million downloads.

We previously reported that the downloads count hit 10 million not even a month after launch. That number increased to 20 million soon after.

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Ikki Unite received a final release date today from Plug in Digital and Sunsoft. It will be launching on April 18, 2024, the two sides announced.

Ikki Unite, the 16-player roguelike action game, was previously revealed last September. Players will face off against a locust plague and tax collectors threatening their very existence.

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Following its launch on Switch this week, Stacklands has received new gameplay. A half hour of footage shows off the village builder.

You can find everything you need to know about the title in the following overview:

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Today, Nightdive Studios unveiled PO’ed: Definitive Edition as its latest remaster. The project is currently in development for Switch and other platforms.

PO’ed, developed by Any Channel, is a first-person shooter. The game saw its initial debut in 1995. For the remaster, Nightdive is promising quality-of-life features, a new difficulty mode, and more.

Here’s a bunch of additional information:

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Nintendo shared new data today revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for March 2024.

Princess Peach: Showtime launched at the end of the month, but still managed to crack the top of the ten. Elsewhere, it’s actually Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Ultimate Edition at the top – likely due to a sale. Suika Game moves down to #2.

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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending March 30, 2024 is now available.

South Park: Snow Day, one of the latest releases, debuts at #3. Princess Peach: Showtime also seems to be holding on steadily as it only slips down one spot to #4.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending March 30, 2024:

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, the original Monster Hunter Stories for Switch appears for the first time.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 13 and March 19.

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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Disco Elysium, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Meganium will be featured in the next Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet Tera Raid Battle, it’s been announced.

During the period, Meganium will appear in 7 Star Raids. The creature comes with the Psychic Tera Type and the Mightiest Mark. As usual, it can be caught only once per save file.

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