Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for October 2023.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder was the third biggest physical game of the month. However, it doesn’t appear on the digital chart as Nintendo doesn’t provide data. Looking at physical sales, Super Mario Bros. Wonder saw the biggest Mario launch on Switch, with 3,000 more sales after two weeks than Super Mario Odyssey and 13,000 more than Super Mario 3D All-Stars. GamesIndustry believes it’s likely the biggest Mario launch in UK history with digital factored in.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 65,017 / 975,276
2. [PS5] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – 63,319 / NEW
3. [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – 60,134 / NEW
4. [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III – 22,132
5. [PS4] WarioWare: Move It – 13,340 / NEW
6. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III – 8,962 / NEW
7. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer – 8,166 / 39,050
8. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 7,511 / 948,207
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 7,186 / 7,573,156
10. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch – 5,913 / 77,301
Playism made several announcements for Switch this week, and the news continues with Rusted Moss. The publisher will be bringing it over in Spring 2024.
Rusted Moss is a grappling hook-based Metroidvania game made by Faxdoc, Happysquared, and Sunnydaze. When it’s ready to go on Switch, it’ll launch with all updates from the PC version including an upcoming one that’s the biggest yet, featuring new areas, over 300 rooms, a Boss Rush Mode, Maya Mode, and more.
Original (11/2): WarioWare: Move It is the next game that the Nintendo Switch Online app is featuring with user icons.
Over the next three weeks, you’ll be able to claim different designs based on the game with My Nintendo Platinum Points. The usual lineup includes characters, backgrounds, and frames. Characters are 10 Platinum Points each while the backgrounds and frames go for 5 each.
Original (9/1): PowerWash Simulator is set to receive even more crossover DLC with the new Back to the Future Special Pack. Switch players can pick it up later this year.
The DLC involves hosing down iconic movie sets and props inspired by the Back to the Future franchise from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. Doc Brown’s van, the Time Machine, Hill Valley Clocktower, the Holomax Theatre, and Doc’s Time Train will be included. Players will also be able to collect ten new achievements.
To celebrate the official release, Astral Ascent has received a launch trailer. Fans can get a final look at the 2D platformer rogue-like that was originally announced for Switch in 2021.
The official eShop description provides us with the following details:
The cooperative platformer KarmaZoo landed on Switch this week, and a launch trailer is available. The new title comes from Devolver Digital and Pastagames.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Atlus and back with another round of details for Unicorn Overlord covering characters (Travis, Yahna, Clive, Chloe, Hordrick, Melisandre), the world setting with different places you’ll vist, and overworld exploration. A ton of screenshots are in as well.
Here’s the full rundown:
Today, publisher Fellow Traveller and developer What Pumpkin announced they are bringing Homestuck titles Hiveswap Friendsim and Pesterquest to Switch. Both are due out on December 7, 2023.
Hiveswap Friendsim begins as players crash-land on Alternia and must survive and even thrive on its harsh surface. The game will have you searching for friendship while experiencing 18 volumes in this visual novel adventure set in the Homestuck universe.
New details are available about the technical side of the Super Mario RPG Switch remake, including frame rate and resolution. This comes from a new video just shared by Digital Foundry today.
Here’s the full rundown:
