Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake sales surpass two million worldwide [update: sales better than expected]
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December 5: Square Enix just gave its first official sales update on Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, revealing that the game has sold over two million copies worldwide. That’s based on worldwide shipments and digital downloads across all platforms combined.
Square Enix didn’t provide any further specifics. However, based on the latest data from Famitsu, we know that about one million copies were sold in Japan at retail.
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Wario Land 4 joining Nintendo Switch Online
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Wario Land 4 is set to appear on the Nintendo Switch Online service, it’s just been announced. The game will be available as part of the Expansion Pack tier on February 14, 2025.
Wario Land 4 originally released in 2001. When the game comes to Nintendo Switch Online, you can boot up the system’s GBA app to play it.
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Take-Two talks Nintendo Switch 2, indicates it will support the console
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Take-Two reported its financial results today, and during a call with investors, the company commented on potential support for Nintendo Switch 2.
CEO Strauss Zelnick shared a few words here. First, he brought up Take-Two’s “longstanding relationship with Nintendo”. Also mentioned is how now with Switch and Switch 2, these consoles “can support any audience” whereas the publisher didn’t always feel that way about some previous Nintendo platforms. Zelnick seemed shy to bring up any specific plans, but based on his comments, it sounds like we can count on games to follow in the future.
Zelnick’s full comments regarding Nintendo Switch 2 are as follows:
New Nintendo patent discovered, essentially confirms Switch 2 mouse feature [update: more patent details]
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Original: Although patents are often hit and miss when it comes to how significant they are in terms of actual products, a new one has come to light that strongly points to mouse-like functionality for Nintendo Switch 2.
The ability to use Joy-Con similar to that of a mouse isn’t exactly new. There were rumors and leaks pointing in that direction before the system was officially announced last month. Then once Nintendo put out its reveal video for Nintendo Switch 2, talk about mouse-like functionality was further supported after Nintendo showed some footage hinting in that direction.
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Nintendo Download – February 6, 2025 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of February 6, 2025. The latest releases include Civilization 7, Urban Myth Dissolution Center, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (1/27/25 – 2/2/25)
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure review for Nintendo Switch
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System: Switch
Release date: January 30, 2025
Developer: Sunblink
Publisher: Sunblink
What exactly makes a “cozy game” these days? In many cases it seems to be a bit of a misnomer: for every one that transports you into a relaxed world with a gameplay loop that you can take at your own pace, you’ll find two more that will thrust you into a hellscape of seasonal crops, timed events, and needy NPCs that all require more time management and organizational skills than your actual life does. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is thankfully not one of these latter titles, but it hasn’t quite escaped unscathed from its time trapped on Apple Arcade, and this holds it back from being the experience that it feels like it should be on Nintendo Switch.
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Nintendo Switch has the most first-party million sellers of any gaming system ever
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It’s no secret that Nintendo Switch has done incredibly well when it comes to game sales, and it turns out that the console has the most first-party million sellers of any system ever.
Nintendo has published 72 different titles that have reached that mark on its current platform. The next closest is Nintendo DS, which stands at 55. Looking at the competition, the original PlayStation is the closest at 49 titles.
Below is a look at the list of first-party million sellers by gaming platform:
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Rendering Ranger R2 release date set for March, Nintendo Switch physical release detailed
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It’s been a couple of years since Rendering Ranger R2 was announced, but Limited Run Games shared an update today with a release date and details about the physical release for Nintendo Switch.
Along with a standard version, Limited Run Games is planning an “Armageddon Edition”. The latter includes the game, controller diagram card, translated manual with added retrospective, official soundtrack, double-sided poster, enamel pin, 3D helmet keychain, and commemorative metal coin.
Zelda: A Link to the Past dev got “PTSD or something” from debugging and testing phase
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past left an indelible memory on former Nintendo designer Takaya Imamura, but perhaps not in the way that he would have wanted.
Imamura was reflecting on his work in the latest issue of EDGE. Halfway through the project, Nintendo called him in to work on the game and make bosses. That wasn’t his only role though as he was extensively involved with the testing phase. This is a bit of a shame as he was hoping to experience the game as a player.
