At this point, we don’t need to go over what a huge success Switch has been. It has blown everyone’s expectations out of the water, including Nintendo’s.

We’ve seen how well Switch can do when enough stock is available, and a new stat from analyst Mat Piscatella from NPD further puts this into perspective. According to Piscatella, physical software sales for the console in the United States “are on pace to be the biggest ever for a Nintendo platform launch year since ’95, by a fairly large margin.”

Worth noting, sales started to be tracked in 1995. So Switch is performing just about as well as Nintendo could have hoped – both with the hardware and physical software sales as well.

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Atlus has a new Etrian Odyssey V trailer focusing on the Shaman class. We have the video along with a brief introduction below.

Sometimes a party doesn’t need more damage dealers or absorbers. Sometimes a party needs someone who can bring the buffs and make the team an even deadlier fighting machine than before. Luckily, the wise and powerful Shamans does just that and more! The spiritual Shaman is a support class that utilizes various prayers to help allies deal more damage and take more hits. Besides helping boost stats and raising resistances for the party, Shamans can even nullify all of its buffs to unleash a deadly attack wave against foes. In the right situations, this move can mean the difference between life or death.

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First made known through a retailer listing last weekend, Planet Party has been officially announced for Switch. Mastiff is publishing the game on December 12. The physical version will be exclusive to GameStop in the United States.

We’ve included some additional information about Planet Party below, along with a few screenshots.

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Kingdom: New Lands recently launched on Switch. Unfortunately, the game suffers from some notable issues. We’re talking big frame rate drops, crashes, system freezes, lost progress in saves, and more. The game definitely needs some work.

This video shows off some of Kingdom’s problems on Switch:

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Deemo is out today in both North America and Europe as a new digital game for Switch. Flyhigh Works has the launch trailer available, which we’ve included below.

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Check out some screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads in Europe:

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

FIFA 18 – €59.99 (available Tuesday)
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition – €59.99 (available Friday)

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Square Enix has announced its lineup for this year’s New York Comic-Con. Lost Sphear, Spelunker Party!, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Final Fantasy XV, Gravel, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Project Hikari, and Secret of Mana will be playable. The first two will be on Switch.

New York Comic-Con is taking place between October 2 and October 5. You can find Square Enix at booth #1804.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

FIFA 18 – $59.99 (available Friday)

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Following Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition, Butcher is arriving on the eShop today as Crunching Koalas’ next Switch game. Watch the launch trailer below.

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