Pokemon Sword & Shield sold 6 million copies globally in its first week
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We already knew that Pokemon Sword & Shield were selling well due to retail numbers from Japan and the UK, but now we have a much clearer idea of its global success: The Pokemon Company announced today that the games have sold 6 million copies worldwide in their first week on the market. 2 million copies have been sold in Japan alone.
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Daemon X Machina reveals Code Geass collaboration DLC
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Marvelous has unveiled a new Code Geass collaboration for Daemon X Machina. Along with Lancelot as an Arsenal, players can take control of Suzaku Kururugi. Both are free and act as cosmetic items.
The new Code Geass DLC launches today in Japan. It should be rolling out to other territories soon as well.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield features two types of shiny Pokemon
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Shiny Pokemon have been ongoing for several generations of the monster-catching series. These incredibly rare versions of Pokemon have a very low encounter rate, making them particularly rare. With Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, things are taken even further.
Players can now encounter two different types of animations when starting a battle with shiny Pokemon. The first one is the traditional sparkles, whereas a new design features shining squares.
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Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold finally coming to North America and Europe on February 14, 2020
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After a very long wait, Level-5’s dungeon crawling RPG Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold is coming west. Nintendo announced today that it will publish the game on Switch on February 14, 2020. That news applies to both North America and Europe.
Here’s the full announcement:
Famitsu sales (11/11/19 – 11/17/19)
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Japan: Pokemon Sword/Shield sells 1.365 million copies in first three days, Switch surpasses 10 million units sold
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 copies over a three-day launch period in Japan, Famitsu has revealed. Data was collected between November 15 and November 17.
In other news, Switch (including Switch Lite) sold another 180,136 units in Japan between November 11 and November 17. Total sales of the system have now surpassed ten million units sold in Japan. The current count sits at 10,065,797 consoles sold.
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The Game Awards 2019 nominees announced
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There are just over three weeks to go until The Game Awards 2019. Plenty of announcements and news will be shared during the big show, but there will also be actual awards to hand out as well. Today, the nominees were revealed across 29 categories.
Here’s the full rundown:
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UK: Switch is best-selling console of 2019 so far; Pokemon Sword/Shield has biggest Switch launch, third biggest Nintendo launch ever
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GamesIndustry is reporting that Switch hardware sales increased more than 30 percent during the release of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield as well as increased retail activity surrounding the console as of late. Sales rose 75 percent week-over-week. So far this month, 90,000 Switch units have been sold in the UK.
Switch is on track to be the best-selling console in the UK of 2019. If that holds for the next month or so, it will be the first time in five years that the accomplishment has gone to a system other than the PlayStation 4.
GamesIndustry’s report also mentions that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are collectively the fastest-selling Switch game thus far. It’s the biggest Switch launch to date, surpassing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s also the third biggest Nintendo launch in UK history – Pokemon Sun/Moon and Wii Fit are at #1 and #2 respectively.
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Samurai Shodown coming west on Switch in Q1 2020, English trailer
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Samurai Shodown will be released in the west in Q1 2020, SNK has announced. The fighter had previously been confirmed for December 12 in Japan.
As is the case in Japan, Samurai Shodown II will be a pre-order bonus for the Switch version.
Here’s an English trailer:
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Modder starts adding cut Pokemon to Sword and Shield
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The decision to leave some Pokemon out of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield has been a controversial decision to say the least. But thanks to the efforts from one fan, cut creatures are starting to make their way back in – albeit through unconventional means.
Twitter user SciresM has shown early results of adding Omastar to Pokemon Sword/Shield. This was done by importing the model from Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.
Here’s a look:
