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@victordamazio I find the whole story fascinating. How bizarre that Rare included an unlockable section in the original Banjo that gamers probably never even got to play!

My friend discloated their knee playing tennis on Wii Sports may years ago... and then had to spend 3 months in a cast. Wii Sports sure was iconic.

@Wilforce Quite early, I think Gods and Monsters is one of the first missions from what I can recall.

Such a fun game. I just really wish they would add some cheat codes to it as I'm beyond terrible 😂

Great to see, it felt like it came and went very quickly without much fanfare.

It was bizarre they even announced a February 2021 date given the current situation.

The oil spraying off Bowser and Bowser Jr's paintbrush made me think it was almost Mario Sunshine-esque...

Has the name changed to "Fury World" or is that just the Korean translation?

Wow there's really no sign of sales slowing down, incredible. Great to see Pikmin creep past the 500k mark.

If I download the demo today but wait until nearer the game's release to play it will it still work? I really don't understand the point of time-limited demo's like this.

Pleased to see Immortals amongst that list, hope it's performed well overall.

I understand the appeal of the collector's/limited edition boxes but the "codes in a box" practice is really sickening and unnecessary.

Of course it's restricted to Kanto Pokemon.

NintendoLife's ambition to incorporate 'Cyberpunk' into as many headlines as possible to generate traffic is kind of iconic at this stage.

@Pojos98 Shame you couldn't add anything of substance.

@Ortiga Just received mine by email too so hopefully all European accounts get them shortly.

@Anti-Matter Good for you but that's not the point I raised.

@Anti-Matter That's a pretty narrow-minded view. There's literally hundreds of other AAA games that would be incredible to play on Switch for a low monthly cost.

How does one man manage to speak so much but say so little?

I'm not particularly excited about this but it gives me hope we might see a proper Direct before Xmas.

Was this posted on the wrong site? It's sadly nothing to do with Nintendo anymore.

Poor Immortals at #11, hopefully its digital sales will be stronger.

Wow, the Xbox Series X has already outsold the One X?!

From GamesIndustry.biz which is the real info on the charts and not this clickbait story:

The other big winner of the week was Nintendo Switch. With PS5 and Xbox Series S and X almost entirely missing from shelves, Nintendo swooped in with an influx of new console stock and bundles. There was also some deals to be had and, as a result, boxed Switch game sales were up 33% last week. In fact, 9% more Switch games were sold during Black Friday 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.

Switch games accounted for over 38% of all boxed games sold during Black Friday week. The big seller was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which rose to No.3 after a 58% weekly sales rise (coming on the back of a 36% rise the week before). It was followed closely by Mario Kart 8: Deluxe at No.4 (sales up 62% week-on-week). Other key Switch sellers were Minecraft at No.8 (sales up 26%) and Super Mario 3D All Stars at No.9 (up 54%).

@Razer Nintendo's complacency for their fans the past few years is really starting to irk me. Having been a long-term Nintendo supporter it's really disheartening to see the contempt they seem to have for their consumers of late between the overpriced ports, and poorly optimized and high frequency of ports in the absence of new games.

@TheFullAndy Thanks for the stats. I really wish this site would start reporting them as part of the posts about the charts as GamesIndustry.biz publish them weekly.

Sounds like a pretty solid update overall, though making Klefki a France-exclusive is a little odd.

I should have guessed people would already be complaining!

@Lionyone But they tested on almost 44,000 people, not 89?

It could be significantly higher with a few more games this Xmas.

£50?! I'd pick it up for £10-15 but that is outrageous.

@Itachi2099 The Wii-era games were more visually appealing than SwSh. At least Let's Go had a decent art style.

Picked it up for €9.99 yesterday, seemed a total bargain and it will be a nice palette cleanser after Mario All Stars.

Pachter is like the Trump of the gaming world. Always wrong and always embarrassing.

@dimi Hoping they're adding some significant features to justify all the delays...

Bought this a few months back and never even played it, oops. Ireland is going back into lockdown in the next few days so I'm determined to use it then once gyms close!

That subheading reads like such shade.

This looks really promising, hope it reviews well.

Pleased to see Nexomon there, its release felt very low key.

@Fandabidozi Not as yet but reviews have been very positive. Slight criticisms of its length but it has been released at a lower price.

@Ratking You sure are pressed about a game you supposedly don't like.

@Ratking Have you actually played the game? I'm about 30 hours in and shocked by how much I've enjoyed it. The writing is incredibly sharp and often times laugh out loud (not often I can say that about a game). I'm also not a fan of 2D games in general but the art style is gorgeous. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking for a 2D Pokemon alternative.

I just hope they get the branding right. The Switch has been such a huge success that I'd hate to see them squander that momentum Wii U-style.

Watch it just be confirmation of the double pack which was previously leaked.

@AlexSora89 Fair point, I just wish Nintendo would announce something so we can stop relying on these "sources".

I am so fed up of seeing "rumour" in the headline alongside these articles.

This will never happen considering Pikachu is the mascot for the series. Maybe remove the clickbait link so as not to give that website the attention it so clearly craves?

Very impressive, imagine how high the numbers would be for 2020 if Nintendo actually released some games?

@Bunkerneath I'm not sure what point you're trying to make but the exact same thing happens just as frequently in the physical charts. Argos sold copies of Bravely Default on the cheap a few weeks ago and it shop back into the UK Top 10.

Wow there are some seriously uncalled for and spiteful comments here.

@BANJO GamesIndustry.biz shared some more sales info which is below. I really wish Nintendo Life would start adding these to the articles...

The other big game of last week was Paper Mario: The Origami King for Nintendo Switch, which suffered a similar week-on-week drop of 64%. The game falls from No.2 to No.4 as a result. This second week drop means that it is now the second fast-selling Paper Mario game behind 2007's Super Paper Mario on Nintendo Wii (last week it was the tracking ahead of all previous Paper Mario games). Note: digital data is not included in this chart, and The Origami King is available via the Nintendo eShop download store, whereas Super Paper Mario was only available physically, so true sales comparisons are not currently possible.

I think it's more the lack of communication from Nintendo that's the most frustrating thing. Sony and Microsoft are not only releasing a tonne of games this year, but new consoles, yet Nintendo continues to be completely silent.

If they even said we had games X, Y and Z planned for this year but they'll likely be delayed until 2021 due to Covid it would quell a lot of the discontent Nintendo fans are currently feeling.