This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – 14,753 / 195,449
2. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 13,801 / 1,189,073
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,737 / 6,248,684
4. [NSW] Urban Myth Dissolution Center – 6,294 / NEW
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,129 / 3,811,294
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,050 / 8,073,378
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 3,782 / 5,523,073
8. [NSW] Civilization 7 – 3,370 / NEW
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,287 / 5,720,770
10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 3,214 / 2,550,165
Rusty Rabbit has a couple of months to go until its ready for primetime, but fans can try it out now via a demo that was just released.
NetEase says that “players can expect a well-rounded test experience, containing the introductory part of the full game and story.” It provides an early taste of the “smash and dash” gameplay featuring rabbit hero Stamp.
Astrolabe Games and Space Colony Studios uploaded a new trailer for Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog. With its console debut, the visual novel adventure can now be played on Nintendo Switch.
Tons of information about it can be found in the following overview:
New retailer listings have revealed that Nintendo is offering a new Switch OLED bundle for North America that includes a copy of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
The game itself will be offered via a voucher. You’ll also get a three-month voucher to Nintendo Switch Online. The Joy-Con here are the classic red and blue color scheme.
September 22: In celebration of Hobbit Day, the release date for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game was just announced. The game heads to Switch on March 25, 2024.
Today’s news follows the recent delay announcement that came in a few days ago. After it was originally slated for this year, the title was pushed back to early 2025. Now we have a proper date.
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles only made it to Nintendo Switch recently, but Limited Run Games just shared plans for a physical release.
The game will be offered standalone as per usual. On top of that, there’ll be a Premium Edition containing a Deployable Folding Droid pin, metal Obi-Wan figurine, commemorative Droideka coin, and a 12×16 poster inside of a foil-stamped collector’s box.
We previously saw Cyber Shadow on the Nintendo eShop for Switch, but now a physical release is happening. Super Rare Games shared plans for boxed versions today.
6,000 copies will be sold, split into 4,000 standard units and 2,000 units of the Deluxe Edition. If you choose the latter, you’ll get fridge magnets with reversible battle scene, the CD soundtrack, enamel pin, and a sticker sheet. Both versions feature trading cards, a full color manual, and a sticker.
January 9: Nintendo is working with LEGO on yet another product, and it’s just been revealed that a Game Boy product is on the way. It will be available in October 2025.
Most of the offerings between Nintendo and LEGO have focused on particular game series like Super Mario and Animal Crossing. However, the two sides did team up previously on a hardware edition. Back in 2020, the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System was announced and released later that year. You can read about it here.
Today, publisher Red Dunes Games and developer Blast Zero unveiled Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past. The project is “in development for all major platforms”, so that presumably includes Nintendo Switch and / or Nintendo Switch 2.
Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past is based on the animated show of the same name. Samurai Pizza Cats itself is an adaptation of the Japanese anime Kyatto Ninden Teyandee. As for the new game, it’s a side-scrolling action RPG platformer.
Here’s a bit of additional information:
First 4 Figures is making another Nintendo statue that Metroid Prime fans will be happy to hear about as there’s a new product for the Samus Phazon Suit in the works.
The statue has “faithfully recreated the Phazon Suit with its sleek design and iconic components, including the distinctive Phazon Beam arm cannon.” Over on the base, fans will be able to see a version of the Screw Attack emblem, which represents the series.
