Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl sell 1.396 million copies in Japan
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Thanks to new data from Famitsu, we have the early word on initial sales for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl in Japan.
During their first three days of availability, the games sold 1,395,642 million units. That includes both games at retail (as well as the Double Pack) plus sales of download cards. Digital sales from the eShop are not a part of that figure.
Life is Strange: True Colors gets final release date on Switch
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Life is Strange: True Colors has received a final release date on Switch from Square Enix and Deck Nine. The digital version is arriving first, and is planned for December 7. The physical version is planned for February 25, 2022.
The Switch version of Life is Strange: True Colors was originally lined up for September 10 alongside all other platforms. However, it was pushed back on Nintendo’s console prior to launch.
Mario Golf: Super Rush update out now (version 4.0.0), patch notes
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Mario Golf: Super Rush has just received its latest major update, bringing the game to version 4.0.0. It adds Wiggler and Shy Guy as new playable characters, Shelltop Sanctuary and All-Star Summit courses, Target Golf and One-On, One-Putt modes, and more.
Below are the full patch notes for the Mario Golf: Super Rush version 4.0.0 update:
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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon gets December release date, DLC confirmed
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Yacht Club Games has set a final release date for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and also confirmed DLC plans for the game.
On Switch and other platforms, it’ll be out on December 13. This follows three years of development and Yacht Club calls it a “passion project”.
Twelve Minutes coming to Switch
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The interactive thriller Twelve Minutes is making the jump to Switch, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer
Luis Antonio have confirmed. Look for it on December 7.
Twelve Minutes, a real-time top-down game with an accessible click and drag interface, features actors James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe. The game “blends the dream-like tension of The Shining with the claustrophobia of Rear Window and the fragmented structure of Memento.”
Super Mario movie producer on Chris Pratt casting, says voice is “phenomenal”
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Chris Meledandri, the co-producer of the upcoming Super Mario movie and boss of Illumination, has commented on the decision to cast Chris Pratt.
Some were surprised by the casting choices when the news was shared in September. Pratt landed the leading role as Mario himself. According to Meledandri, the actor’s voice in the film is “phenomenal”.
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GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition update out now (version 1.02), patch notes
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Rockstar recently said that the first update for GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition would be released soon, and the company has followed through as version 1.02 is now live on Switch. It includes a ton of general fixes, along with specific fixes for all three games – III, Vice City, and San Andreas.
The full patch notes for the GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition version 1.02 update are as follows:
Nintendo sends out internal response to Activision Blizzard harassment reports
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Last week, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser issued an internal email to all levels of the company – including development partners such as Retro Studios and Next Level Games – regarding reports and controversies that have emerged pertaining to Activision Blizzard.
A lot has been coming through over the past few months regarding Activision Blizzard’s poor handling of its employees, particularly when it comes to sexual misconduct in the workplace. It all cumulated last week following a report from The Wall Street Journal. In its article, the publication wrote about Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who was aware of sexual harassment and misconduct that had been taking place within the company, intervened to protect abusers, and apparently even dished out his own abuse.
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GameStop has biggest sale price ever for several first-party Switch games
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If you’re looking to add to your Switch library with some first-party games published by Nintendo, you may want to head over to GameStop for a new Black Friday 2021 sale. Some top-tier releases are currently included in the promotion and have their biggest discounts yet such as Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Here’s the full lineup:
UK software sales – November 21, 2021 – Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have biggest Switch launch of 2021
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This week’s UK software sales are in, and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are off to a strong start. The two games placed at #1 and #2 respectively. The double pack also made the top ten.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are now the biggest launches on Switch of 2021 having toppled Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Brilliant Diamond actually managed to do that by itself.
