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Nintendo has shared some preliminary information about the latest NPD report. During the month of April, Switch hardware and one game in particular stood out.

Switch was the best-selling piece of gaming hardware in the U.S. last month at over 280,000 units. It’s the second month in a row that Switch has come out on top in gaming hardware sales. In Nintendo’s announcement today, the company said that “April sales of Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems (more than 68,000 units sold) combined to make up almost half of all hardware sales across all dedicated video game systems.”

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Aces of the Luftwaffe, which was just recently confirmed for Switch, now has a new trailer. Take a look at a teaser for the game below.

KnapNok Games has a new game. After merging with Hexblade and Lateral Labs, the company will now be known as Lateral Labs.

When the team was known as KnapNok Games, they brought out the Wii U exclusive Affordable Space Adventures. The company has been growing since then, and now sits at over 60 employees.

Here’s the full announcement:

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Kylotonn, developer of the racing title WRC 7, is “looking into” developing for Switch. That’s according to director Alain Jarniou, who was asked about the possibility of supporting the console while speaking to RedBull.

Regarding Switch, Jarniou had this to say:

“Just like Nintendo used to do, with the Switch they’ve provided us with a new way of playing, and it’s very interesting. We are looking into this new platform to see how it can fit for our games in general. Everything is possible and WRC 7 might come out on the Switch if we find good matches with the game experience.

Technically, the device is quite different to other platforms. It’s exciting to see what’s behind it and what kind of possibilities it provides. We are expecting good surprises! In terms of usage, it’s also something quite new; gameplay will surely need some adaptation, but that is a good opportunity to rethink the driving experience.

Driving a rally car while on the bus can be fun, for sure!”

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Since the launch of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition last week, some users have been reporting an odd issue. Without any input from the user, the problem involves screenshots being taken automatically and randomly. While not confirmed at the time, the situation appeared to be tied to Minecraft.

4J Studios posted an update on Twitter today confirming that Minecraft is indeed the cause, and Nintendo now knows what’s causing it. A bug fix will be addressed soon to not only address problems with screenshots, but false Home button presses as well.

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Fire Emblem Heroes now has a new section of quests where you can earn seals for you characters as well as being able to earn a few bronze 3 star characters. The seals include: HP +3, Fortify Res 1, and Spur Def 1. If you already have one of these seals (HP +3) you will be able to get 300 feathers instead. These quests will stay available until June 1st.

Battle Sports Mekuru is nearly here, as the game is launching in a few hours in Japan. When the game does release, it won’t be the end of support. Over Fence is promising free update that will bring in some additions such as new items and stages. The team intends to keep players interested for as long as possible.

For those who haven’t heard, Battle Sports Mekuru is a versus game supporting up to four players. Along with local battles, online play is also supported.

Characters can be controlled with the joystick / buttons at the right. The victors of each battle will be decided in a short period, so you can play repeatedly multiple times. Play time can be set, with the shortest being 30 seconds.

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Update: Here’s the “venue” for today’s Direct:

Original: The most recent update from the ARMS Twitter is a picture of a perfume bottle with a “noble aroma”. We’ll have to wait and see what this all means in the Nintendo Direct later today.

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The 1.3.1 update that Konami mentioned yesterday for Super Bomberman R is now available to download. This update is a “small maintenance patch” and the 1.4 update will come sometime in the future.

System: 3DS
Release date: May 19, 2017
Developer:: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo

As an avid Fire Emblem fan, I have a lot of respect for how far the series has come, especially considering that Awakening was supposed to be the final entry. It’s clear that the new direction for these games clicked very well with western players, breathing new life into a tired chain of tactical RPGs. If essentially “waifu-ing” Fire Emblem up and making the games overall easier to play meant I could still get my Fire Emblem fix every other year, then so be it. However, with Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentina, the developers decided to draw the series back to its roots by remaking the Japan-exclusive Famicom game Fire Emblem Gaiden.

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