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Last week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 32,132 / 283,744
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 20,889 / 4,929,287
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 15,861 / 3,934,627
4. [NSW] Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse – 10,712 / NEW
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,430 / 5,194,090
6. [NSW] Ib – 9,080 / NEW
7. [PS4] Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse – 9,031 / NEW
8. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 9,017 / 148,552
9. [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – 8,411 / 38,543
10. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II – 7,739 / 75,819

With only a few days remaining before the day the eShop closes its doors on the 3DS, I wanted to make a video to help folks make a choice on what to grab before the final curtain call.

I decided to tailor my list to the thing I most cherished about the system, its catalogue of Japanese role-playing games. It was with the 3DS that I fell in love with the genre as it became a haven for some of the most generous, polished, classic titles in the genre.

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Nintendo has announced that a new Splatoon 3 song from the Squid Sisters, titled ‘Tomorrow’s Nostalgia Today’, is set to debut soon. This can be heard during the second half of the upcoming Splatfest.

Additionally, a previous Splatfest tune has been remixed as City of Color (2023). The Squid Sisters will be performing it in Inkopolis during Splatfests as well.

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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of March 23, 2023. The latest releases include Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, MLB The Show 23, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

LEGO 2K Drive announcement

Following yesterday’s reveal of LEGO 2K Drive, the official announcement has been shared with even more details. We also have the first trailer with a glimpse at gameplay.

Here’s the press release in full:

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Switch update 16.0.1

Nintendo has just come out with the latest firmware update for Switch, with version 16.0.1 having been made available.

Like we’ve seen with the past few updates, this one is again about stability. Some of the more recent firmware upgrades have all been about that in one form or another.

Nintendo’s patch notes for the Switch version 16.0.1 update are as follows:

Sonic Frontiers Sights, Sounds, and Speed update

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The update will include new challenge modes, a Photo Mode, and the jukebox. Here’s a few more details:

LEGO 2K Drive

2K, Visual Concepts, and the LEGO Group have announced LEGO 2K Drive, a “AAA driving adventure game”. It will be available for Switch on May 19, 2023.

LEGO 2K Drive will feature an open world with single and multiplayer support plus the ability to create vehicles. There’ll be different biomes, races, minigames, challenges, collectibles, things to destroy, and a story. The customization system has over 1,000 unique LEGO pieces, but there’ll be standard cars to use from LEGO City, Creator, Speed Champions, and even the McLaren Solus GT, and F1 LM. Co-op will be supported, in addition to competitive multiplayer with up to six players – not to mention two-player split-screen.

Fire Emblem Engage Fell Xenologue DLC

Wave 4 of the Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass DLC, which is the Fell Xenologue story scenario, now has a release date. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems revealed today that it will launch on April 4, 2023 (April 5 in Europe).

Fell Xenologue is the final piece of major DLC for Fire Emblem Engage. This will be the most significant round of content as previous waves were focused on new characters.


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