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Another brief interview with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has emerged from Japan. This time around, it was The Sankei News that published the discussion.

Furukawa commented on a few different topics, including Switch’s success towards the end of 2018. He also weighed in – yet again – on looking to sell 20 million units by the end of the fiscal year, and it’s here that something interesting was said. According to Furukawa, Nintendo is trying to focus on selling Switch and is “not considering a successor or a price cut at this time.” Given the system’s success, perhaps that isn’t an overly surprising statement.

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We have another round of data based on the latest NPD report, including a bit of recap earlier this week. All told, Switch had a great year having sold 5.6 million units in the United States. The system has also surpassed 10 million units on the whole.

Here’s the full roundup of data:

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We heard not too long ago that Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes would be getting a brand new opening cinematic. That update has now gone live, and the video can be seen in-game. If you have yet to see it, we have it below – and it includes a pretty big revelation.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Atari Flashback Classics – €39.99

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

Switch Retail

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy – $29.99 (available January 29)

As promised, Nintendo has posted a new Indie Highlights video outlining upcoming games for Switch. We’ve included it below.

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Image & Form has revealed SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, the next entry in the SteamWorld franchise. It’s a “team-based card collecting role-playing game set to an epic story around what it means to be a hero.” Fans can look forward to “billions of potential decks to build, tongue-in-cheek humor, a storybook-inspired art style and memorable characters”.

Here’s an overview:

Nearly two years after its initial reveal, Wargroove is almost ready for launch. Chucklefish announced today that the game is coming on February 1.

Here’s the full announcement:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 71,139
PS4 – 9,505
PS4 Pro – 6,958
New 2DS LL – 3,767
Vita – 1,755
New 3DS LL – 1,514
2DS – 158
Xbox One X – 94
Xbox One – 24

Some extra data is now available from the latest NPD report. Shared by NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella, we have a look at the top ten best-selling Switch and 3DS games in the United States last year.

Here’s how things panned out:

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