Much like the rest of the world, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon have set a new record in Australia. The two games are now the fastest-selling Nintendo games in the continent. Sales of Pokemon Sun/Moon are at 240,000 copies in under two weeks.

Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire were the previous record holders for Nintendo. With Sun/Moon though, there’s been a 67 percent bump.

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Bandai Namco previously confirmed that Dragon Ball Fusions would be coming to Europe in February, but didn’t provide an exact date. Today, the publisher announced a release date of February 17. This includes Middle East and Australasian territories as well.

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According to Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips, the Nintendo Switch will have a Virtual Console for GameCube games. Phillips notes multiple sources, and that he is working on detailing its first games, which should be up later today. As always with rumors, take it with a grain of salt. Hopefully it is true, though.

Miitomo has updated with a new Miitomo Drop stage, “‘Tis the season! Happy Holidays #3”.

Available items include:

– Holiday wreath hat
– Holiday tree suit
– Winter-holiday skirt
– Ugly Santa sweater

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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Nintendo announced Goodbye! BoxBoy! yesterday, and opened a teaser site here. If you watch the little animation for just a short while, you’ll notice that Kirby appears. What’s up with that?

Kirby and BoxBoy! are made by the same developer. Is this just HAL Laboratory having some fun, or will Kirby be showing up in some fashion?

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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The latest issue of Nintendo Dream has a feature on Switch. As part of that, the Japanese magazine sent a few questions Nintendo’s way.

One of the topics was about Switch’s name. While many people have thought that its origin comes from “switching” between your television and the dedicated screen on the portable device, there’s more to it than that. By making a console-level game portable, it’s changing the experience of entertainment in players’ daily lives. The “switch” here has a meaning that’s almost closer to “change”.

Nintendo’s full words on the name:

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Update: We’ve also added gameplay videos after the break.

Original: Level-5 uploaded a couple of new stop-motion commercials for Yo-kai Watch 3. Find them below, along with a making-of video.

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Two new Disney themes are out now in Japan, with both following in Europe on Friday. Take a look at footage of the two below.

These themes don’t have a date yet in North America, but Nintendo may have them ready as early as Thursday.

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The Pokemon Sun/Moon Steelbook Dual Pack has been sold out even before the two games launched, but it’s now available once again. You can place an order for it here. Note that the package is exclusive to Amazon.

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Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Disney (x2) – 250 yen each
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (x2) – 200 yen each
Gurumin 3D – 200 yen
Megami Meguri – 100 yen
Scop feat.Hatsune Miku – Doubutsu Uranai – 200 yen
Mikito-P feat.Hatsune Miku: Sarishinohara – 200 yen
Kojima Tenninn: Special Voice Ver. Winter – 200 yen
Maji Musume: Kokoro Nashi – 200 yen
Rilakkuma – 200 yen
luz: Queen of Hearts – 200 yen

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