Last week, Pyra/Mythra was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the latest DLC character. The two-in-one fighter is the new representative from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 instead of Rex, who has the starring role.

You may recall that Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai talked about the decision to feature Pyra/Mythra over Rex a bit during a presentation from earlier in the month. In his latest column in Famitsu though, he went into a bit of extra detail about the thought process behind it all.

We’ve now gone ahead and prepared a complete translation of Sakurai’s piece from the Japanese magazine. Continue on below to read it in full.

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Switch lifetime dollar sales have surpassed the DS in the U.S., now Nintendo’s second best-selling platform in tracked history

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According to the latest NPD report, total lifetime dollar sales of Switch hardware have surpassed the DS in the United States. The system is now Nintendo’s second best-selling platform in U.S. tracked history. Only the Wii ranks higher.

It’s also worth mentioning that Switch is currently the seventh best-selling hardware platform in lifetime U.S. dollar sales.

In February, Switch was again the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars in the U.S. The console’s unit and dollar sales were the highest for any hardware platform in a February month since the Wii in February 2009.

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February 2021 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months

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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of February 2021, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.

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February 2021 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S. – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is #1

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2021. The results can be found below.

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6 dormant Nintendo franchises that should be revived on Switch

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In a follow up to our Let’s Talk series, we’ve taken your responses and made a video of the top 6 dormant Nintendo franchises that you would like to see come back. This video weighs in all the comments that we received (on our website, Twitter, and Facebook) to the question “What dormant Nintendo franchises would you like to see come to the Switch?” and tries to narrow down the top 6 from the over 45 games mentioned!

Check out the video below, and make sure to keep an eye out for more videos made from our Let’s Talk series in the future.

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Nintendo Download – March 11, 2021 (Europe) – Crash Bandicoot 4, Mario sale, more

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
WRC 9

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Nintendo Download – March 11, 2021 (North America) – Crash Bandicoot 4, Kingdoms of Amalur, more

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – $39.99
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning – $39.99 (available March 16)
R.B.I. Baseball 21 – $29.99 (available March 16)
Saviors of Sapphire Wings / Stranger of Sword City Revisted – $49.99 (available March 16)
WRC 9 The Official Game – $49.99