It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door takes the top spot for the first time.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 10 and April 16.

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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 Axiom Verge 2, Civilization VI, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and more. 

Here’s the full roundup:

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The latest Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of April 28, 2024 is here.

Even more sessions have been added to the lineup. Downtime will begin starting this week and going on throughout May.

Here’s the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of April 28, 2024:

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

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Today, Cygames revealed the final release date for Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash. The game launches for Switch on August 30, 2024.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash was first announced last June. Cygames gave a 2024 launch window at the time.

Here’s some information about it:

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Humongous Entertainment is bringing another Freddi Fish game to Switch with an eShop listing indicating that Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove is dropping next week. It’s slated for May 2, 2024.

This rounds up the series’ lineup on Switch. All other four entries in the series are already available.

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Another Daily Demon video for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance has been released by Atlus. This time, the Siberian demonness Muu Shuwuu is taking the spotlight.

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Gameplay is here for Lunar Lander: Beyond, the latest Atari revival that was made in partnership with Dreams Uncorporated. A little over a half hour of footage can be seen now.

Here’s an overview of the title from its eShop listing:

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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Biomutant, Animal Well, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron will soon be coming to Switch after its original launch more than a decade ago. In a recent interview with Famitsu, director Sawaki Takeyasu spoke about how this version of the game came to be.

Takeyasu indicated that fan requests spurred things on initially. However, if not for middleware developer Aqualead and its engine, the port may not have happened.

Here’s our translation of the discussion between Famitsu and Takeyasu:

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