April 5: Three more Switch games are getting the physical treatment – specifically Marble it Up! Ultra, Mercenaries Lament, and Super Alloy Ranger. All three will be distributed by PM Studios.

Here’s some information about the different games:

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The 7 Star Meganium Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is live now. It’s a little bit easier than some of the raid events we’ve seen recently, but it still poses a decent challenge on its own. The event runs until April 7, and then comes back from April 12 to April 14. If you don’t have any Pokemon ready for the first wave, you’ve got a few days to train up a counter. We’ve put together a couple of good suggestions for the event below.

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March 22: Qureate today confirmed its latest Switch release, which will be Bunny Garden. The game will be made available for the system on April 18, 2024.

Bunny Garden, a dating sim adventure game set in a gentlemen’s haven, lets players “enjoy drinking with the adorable staff, and develop relationships.” Choices players make impact the narrative.

Here’s some additional information:

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Super Rare Games, in partnership with Feardemic, today announced that it’s working on a physical release of Nightmare Reaper for Switch.

3,000 copies will be produced in total. Each unit includes the game on a cartridge, reversible cover, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and trading card pack.

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In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for March 2024.

It’s an old favorite returning to the top with Minecraft appearing at #1. Princess Peach: Showtime, which came out late in March, ends up at #2. 

The full lineup is as follows:

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Kemco has another RPG in the pipeline for Switch having today announced Glorious Savior – which first came out nearly a decade ago. It will be available on April 12, 2024.

Glorious Savior takes place in a fantasy world and features a story about the hero’s sword. Further details can be found in the following overview:

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Falcom have announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be getting a Switch port, which is due to release in Japan on July 25. The game will include “High Speed Mode” and “Archive” features, as well as various optimizations for the Switch for additional functionality on the system.

Here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of Clouded Leopard Entertainment:
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime – 27,258 / 104,820
2. [PS5] Rise of Ronin – 20,139 / 84,785
3. [NSW] Winning Post 10 2024 – 12,845 / NEW
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,432 / 5,768,608
5. [PS5] Dragon’s Dogma 2 – 9,172 / 77,764
6. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 8,163 / 1,803,747
7. [PS5] Winning Post 10 2024 – 6,733 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,618 / 3,483,557
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,411 / 7,729,183
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 6,172 / 4,264,330

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Atlus just dropped the second official trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Aside from the story, we’re also able to get a look at gameplay and more.

Here’s a bit of information about the RPG:

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Vanillaware’s latest title Unicorn Overlord released only a few weeks ago, and it’s doing quite well for itself. In fact, it was announced that the title recently sold over 500,000 copies, a great success for the game. Now, thanks to an interview recently conducted with GamersBraves, we have a bit more information on the background of its development.

One interesting detail that emerged is the fact that the game wasn’t even originally planned for Switch; it began development in 2016 and was intended to launch on the PS4 and PS Vita before plans changed to accommodate a worldwide release across different platforms.

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