Masahiro Sakurai discusses Super Smash Bros. Ultimate becoming the best-selling fighting game in history over Street Fighter II

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate recently became the best-selling fighting game in history, a record previously held by Street Fighter II. According to the folks at Japanese Nintendo, "[Masahiro] Sakurai says that Smash is considered an action game in Japan. Even though it has suprassed SFII in sales, he still considers Capcom’s classic to be the … Continue reading Masahiro Sakurai discusses Super Smash Bros. Ultimate becoming the best-selling fighting game in history over Street Fighter II

Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 1,364,544 retail copies in their first three days of release in Japan

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're already performing exceptionally well in terms of sales across the globe. Read on below to learn more: "Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 retail copies in its first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu numbers. This number includes physical … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 1,364,544 retail copies in their first three days of release in Japan

Pokémon Sword and Shield have the best-selling opening week for a Nintendo Switch game in Japan

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're already performing exceptionally well in terms of sales across the globe. Read on below to learn more: "Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 retail copies in its first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu numbers. This number includes physical … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield have the best-selling opening week for a Nintendo Switch game in Japan

Famitsu announces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cross-company tournament featuring Sony on November 22

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Famitsu has announced that it will host a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cross-company tournament on November 22 featuring a number of companies that will participate, including Sony Interactive Entertainment. The following companies will participate: Sun-Star Stationery Sugiko StylingLife Holdings PlazaStyle Company Zoff Taisho Pharmaceutical Tokkyo Chou (Japan Patent Office) Lovegraph Sony Interactive Entertainment Famitsu will … Continue reading Famitsu announces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cross-company tournament featuring Sony on November 22

Pokémon Sword and Shield reappear atop the Famitsu Most Wanted list for the week ending October 23

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Pokémon Sword and Shield have reappeared on the Famitsu Most Wanted list, which you can check out below: FAMITSU MOST WANTED Pokémon Sword／Shield (Switch) – 771 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – 474 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 (Switch) – 353 Bayonetta 3 (Switch) – 273 Rune Factory 5 (Switch) – … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield reappear atop the Famitsu Most Wanted list for the week ending October 23

Video: Famitsu reveals gameplay footage of Max Raid Battle against Gigantamax Butterfree in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo recently revealed the Gigantamax forms of Pikachu, Charizard, Eevee, Meowth, and Butterfree. Gigantamaxing changes a Pokémon’s size, power, and appearance and allows them to use a G-Max Move. Only certain species of Pokémon can Gigantamax—and even among such species, only rare specimens will be able to. Gigantamax Pokémon will … Continue reading Video: Famitsu reveals gameplay footage of Max Raid Battle against Gigantamax Butterfree in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Pokémon developer Game Freak’s Little Town Hero gets a 33/40 from Famitsu

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In Little Town Hero, a brand-new RPG from Game Freak, the developers of the Pokémon games, players must battle monsters and gather support from townspeople, all while staying within the borders of a single town. Little Town Hero, which also features music by Undertale creator Toby Fox, is now available on Nintendo Switch. Famitsu has … Continue reading Pokémon developer Game Freak’s Little Town Hero gets a 33/40 from Famitsu

Galarian Ponyta is exclusive to the Galar region in Pokémon Shield

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As another way to promote Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Pokémon Company was broadcasting live footage from Glimwood Tangle in the Galar region. During the stream, a number of Pokémon were shown off and therefore confirmed to appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield, including Morelull, Phantump, Impidimp, Shiinotic and a new Pokémon that with a pony/horse-like … Continue reading Galarian Ponyta is exclusive to the Galar region in Pokémon Shield

First official screenshot of Galarian Ponyta in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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As another way to promote Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Pokémon Company was broadcasting live footage from Glimwood Tangle in the Galar region. During the stream, a number of Pokémon were shown off and therefore confirmed to appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield, including Morelull, Phantump, Impidimp, Shiinotic and a new Pokémon that with a pony/horse-like … Continue reading First official screenshot of Galarian Ponyta in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Official artwork for glowing version of Galarian Ponyta in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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As another way to promote Pokémon Sword and Shield, The Pokémon Company was broadcasting live footage from Glimwood Tangle in the Galar region. During the stream, a number of Pokémon were shown off and therefore confirmed to appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield, including Morelull, Phantump, Impidimp, Shiinotic and a new Pokémon that with a pony/horse-like … Continue reading Official artwork for glowing version of Galarian Ponyta in Pokémon Sword and Shield