This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

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A couple of comparisons have come in for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. In addition to one for Pokemon Fire Red, we also have one for Pokemon Yellow. Both are below.

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Over the past day or so, a few new games have been announced for Switch. These include Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee, Team Sonic Racing, and LEGO DC Super-Villains.

After these announcements were made, retailers started opening pre-orders. We’ve rounded up the available reservation links below.

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Hamster is keeping up with its steady stream of NeoGeo titles this week with Ninja Combat. Take a look at some footage below.

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The next Splatoon 2 map is coming very soon. Wahoo World will be added to the game tomorrow in North America and Friday in Europe, Nintendo has announced.

Below are a few screenshots:

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A new firmware update has just gone live for Switch. Nintendo has started distributing version 5.1.0.

Unfortunately, this update isn’t overly exciting. Nintendo’s patch notes only state: “General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience”.

Prior to today’s update, the last Switch firmware upgrade was on April 16 with version 5.0.2.

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Rumors yesterday had Paul Rudd possibly having a lead role in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie. That speculation turned out to be incorrect in the end, and Variety now reports that James Marsden will be starring in the film. Specifics behind his role have not yet been shared.

The new Sonic movie will debut on November 15, 2019. It will feature a mix of live action and CGI.

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Last night’s Pokemon press conference was filled with exciting news about the series’ future in the video game space. After all of the big announcements were made, members of the press were able to participate in a Q&A session with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Game Freak directors Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori.

The Q&A transcript has now been published officially online. There’s talk about Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee as well as the 2019 entries.

Here’s the full Q&A:

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Super Mario Odyssey’s latest costume has arrived. Just a few minutes ago, Nintendo released the Racing Helmet as well as the Racing Outfit. They’re priced at 3,000 coins and 5,000 coins respectively.

There are still a few new costumes to come for Super Mario Odyssey. Images of other upcoming outfits can be found here.

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Causal Bit Games has shared a new look at action of the first level from Battle Princess Madelyn with a brand new gameplay video. We’ve got it below.

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