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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is coming to Switch, The Pokemon Company has revealed. A remake of the GBA/DS game, it will launch on March 6. Pre-loading goes live alongside a demo today.

This will be the latest entry in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series since 2015 and the series’ debut on Switch. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, a 3DS title, came out in 2015.

Here’s the first trailer:

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The first Nintendo Direct of 2020 is dedicated to Pokemon, and the festivities will be kicking off soon. Today’s Pokemon Direct goes live at 6:30 AM PT / 9:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM in the UK / 3:30 PM in Europe. It will last roughly 20 minutes.

You can watch the Pokemon Direct as it happens below. We’ll be adding news to the site throughout the presentation, and you can expect more coverage once it ends.

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Switch has sold a total of 3.3 million Switch units in France. That’s according to Nintendo France’s general manager Philippe Lavoué, who revealed the news in an interview with Le Figaro.

In 2019, 1.25 million Switch consoles were sold in France, up from 1.1 million in 2018. Switch Lite was the third best-selling console of 2019, ahead of the Xbox One. The dedicated handheld is said to have its primary audience with young adults. However, some original Switch users purchased the Lite as an additional device. Most of Switch’s sales during Christmas were for the standard model rather than the Lite.

Here’s some additional information shared by Lavoué:

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Chucklefish has shared a release date for Wargroove: Double Trouble, the new DLC for its turn-based strategy game. Players can get their hands on all of the latest content starting February 6.

Here’s an overview of Wargroove: Double Trouble:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Nintendo was expected to kick off 2020 with a Nintendo Direct, but perhaps not one specifically focused on Pokemon. Yet that’s what we’re getting on Thursday. Nintendo has been coy on what exactly we’ll be seeing, though we may have a better idea about plans for the presentation.

A German press release for this week’s Pokemon Direct mentions Pokemon Sword/Shield in its headline. Specifically, the broadcast will apparently have new details regarding those Switch games.

The new Pokemon Direct airs on January 9. If Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are present, they probably won’t be the only games discussed.

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Earlier today, Capcom teased “a little something extra” for the Switch version of Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. What that could be referring to is a new Style Change system, which lets players “experience the action through a number of unique Styles allowing for unprecedented variety.”

Here’s a brief rundown of the feature from the official website:

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The upcoming issue of Famitsu will have an interesting talk between PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya and Takahisa Taura on a variety of topics. Thanks to a few excerpts being posted early, we now know that the director of Astral Chain, Takahisa Taura, is quite pleased with the Switch exclusive’s performance, stating: “Thankfully, Astral Chain has sold above expectations.”

The discussion also includes Japanese game director and scenario writer Yoko Taro. Naturally, the conversation gets strange and fascinating very quickly. Look forward to more coverage soon.

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Kentucky Route Zero was announced for Switch way back in August 2017. Today, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Cardboard Computer set a final release date. It’s coming pretty soon, as Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition is lined up for January 28.

Here’s the full announcement:


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