Last week, Famitsu had another dedicated feature on Switch. As part of that, the magazine spoke with a few retailers about how things are shaping up with the system so far.

First up is GEO. GEO is a nation-wide CD and DVD rental / seller, and the majority of the store also sells new and used video games. They have 1,686 shops total in Japan and 1,131 of them are also selling video games.

GEO says that customers in their 30’s as well as families were responding the most to Switch. Only a few locations had lines forming for pre-orders, but its entire reservation slots were filled in two days. A reason why it filled faster than expected was due to low quantity. Moreover, there were many consumers who couldn’t buy Famicom Mini, PSVR, or PlayStation 4 Pro at launch, so that’s another reason why consumers rushed to reserve Switch.

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Hamster on bringing Arcade Archives to Switch, more games planned

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This week, Famitsu provides yet another feature on Switch. The magazine interviews Satoshi Hamada from Hamster about the company’s Arcade Archives plans and more.

Hamster received requests from fans to bring the Arcade Archive series to portable devices. Since Switch acts as a handheld in addition to a console, they thought this would fulfill these wishes.

The Arcade Archive series has a feature to rotate the screen to play vertically-displayed arcade games. With Switch, you can easily stand the display vertically, so he think it’ll well fit for the system.

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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2017

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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of January 2017. You can check out the full results below.

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Scans roundup – Voez, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Cube Creator DX

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted titles include Voez, Zelda: Breath of the Wild (warning: one of the images shows a boss), and Cube Creator DX (plus a Switch ad). Scans of all titles can be found below.

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Famitsu review scores (2/21/17)

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) – 9/9/9/9
Subara City (3DS) – 9/8/8/8
Winning Post 8 2017 (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachikochi Daibouken (3DS) – 8/7/8/6

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Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/19/17)

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. New entries include Fire Emblem Echoes and The Great Ace Attorney 2.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 2 and February 8.

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Scans roundup – Switch games, Fire Emblem Echoes, more

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted titles include 1-2-Switch, Dragon Quest Heroes I-II, Super Bomberman R, Ultra Street Fighter II, Fire Emblem Echoes, Mario Sports Superstars, Monster Hunter XX, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, and Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax. Scans of all titles can be found below.