Last year, we heard about an interesting app of sorts called FUZE Code Studio. FUZE Technologies is working on the project for Switch that is intended to be “an educational platform specifically designed to make learning to code as easy and accessible as possible.” The goal here is to teach users to “learn, code and play their own games.”

Now with the new name FUZE (or FUZE for Nintendo Switch), a release window of Q2 2018 has been announced. The tool will be sold “at less than £30”.

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BIU has published a listing of the top 20 best-selling games in Germany of 2017. The full results can be found below.

Several Nintendo games made the list, including Zelda: Breath of the Wild at #4, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at #5, and Super Mario Odyssey at #7. FIFA 18 took the top spot.

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Kotaku posted a new video containing a massive amount of footage from Celeste, complete with developer commentary. Check it out below.

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PM Studios issued a new trailer for the rhythm Switch game MUSYNX. You can watch it below.

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Ambition of the Slimes is out on Switch tomorrow in North America and Europe. To celebrate, Circle Entertainment published a launch trailer. You can view it below.

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SEGA has started distributing the Sonic Mania Official Select Soundtrack across various platforms. You can nab it on iTunes US, iTunes UK, Google Play, and Amazon.

Pricing varies slightly by platform. However, no matter where you buy, 47 different tracks are included.

Nintendo sent out a couple of notable news notices on Switch today for its Japanese users. Both reveal the most-downloaded titles via the eShop, but there are a couple of exceptions.

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Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura added DLC this week featuring new character Murasaki. Take a look at some footage below.

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Pokemon Duel is turning a year old. To celebrate, players can partake in a number of gifts and events.

Here’s everything that’s planned:

– Log-In Gift: Players who log in between January 17 at 10:00 a.m. and January 30, 2018, at 9:59 a.m. (EST) will receive [EX] Deoxys Normal Forme.
– Monthly Loyalty Rewards for All: Previously only available to players who purchased 1,500 points worth or more of gems and other items, all players can experience monthly loyalty rewards for a limited time! Receive extra log-in bonuses, plus a fulfillment bonus, between January 17 at 10:00 a.m. and January 30, 2018, at 9:59 a.m. (EST).
– Gem Discount: Available from today until January 30, 2018, at 9:59 a.m. (EST).
– New Pokemon Figures: Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y have been added to the game’s Recommended Boosters.
– New Ultra Beast: An Ultra Beast figure with strange new powers, Nihilego, has premiered. More Ultra Beasts are coming!

Pokemon Duel can be downloaded on both iOS and Android.

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Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura has been downloaded over 50,000 times, series producer Kenichiro Takaki revealed on Twitter.

The game is currently being distributed on the Switch eShop, though only in Japan. Soon after its release, Shinobi Refle quickly climbed to the top of the eShop charts.

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