March 6: Playstack and LocalThunk today announced a new sales milestone for Balatro, their poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder that’s turned into a hit. Total sales have now surpassed 500,000 copies.

That number is based on worldwide sales across all platforms. The feat was accomplished in just ten days.

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Mutsumi Inomata, the main character designer for various entries in the Tales of series, has passed away.

Inomata leaves us at age 63. The announcement for her death was not disclosed.

Inomata previously worked on Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Destiny 2, Tales of Rebirth, Tales of the Tempest, Tales of Innocence, Tales of Hearts, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Xillia 2, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Berseria, and Tales of Crestoria. Outside of Bandai Namco’s RPG series, she was also a character designer on the anime Windaria, Plawres Sanshiro, Future GPX Cyber Formula, and Brain Powerd.

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Heads up for GigaBash players as a big update has been made available on Switch, which adds an Onslaught Mode: Mutants, OtomaTEC HQ and Yeti Sanctuary maps in Battle Mode, and more. This comes as part of version 1.35.

Note that there are other aspects to the update as well. Tweaks, bug fixes, and UI adjustments are included.

Here’s the full rundown:

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February 15: Today, Maximum Entertainment and Underbite passed along the final release date for Whisker Waters. The title is on track for April 19, 2024.

Whisker Waters, a fantasy fishing RPG, was first confirmed for Switch last September. It was given a general 2024 launch window at the time.

Here’s an overview of the game:

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is back as the top Switch title.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 28 and March 5.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will host a new Tera Raid Battle event featuring Brute Bonnet and Iron Hands, it’s been announced.

Those with Pokemon Scarlet can battle Brute Bonnet. For Pokemon Violet players, Iron Hands will be appearing. Both will be popping up in 5 Star Raids.

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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, ENDER LILIES, Venba, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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CarX Highway Racing was one of the new eShop games on Switch this week, and we have gameplay. 45 minutes of footage is now available.

You can find a bunch of information about it in the following overview:

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Today, publisher Bigmode and developer Shared Memory announced the release date for Animal Well. Switch is getting the game on May 9, 2024.

Animal Well was revealed for Switch last April. At the time, it was given an early 2024 launch window.

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Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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