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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. 

For the most part, things are staying the same this week. Splatoon Raiders did move up a spot to land in third. No surprise here, but it’s still Pokemon Winds / Waves on top.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 15 and April 21.

Moomintroll Winter's Warmth

Moomintroll: Winter’ss Warmth celebrated its launch this week, and a new trailer has come in. It was made by Hyper Games, the same studio behind Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following rundown:

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina

Today, Aniplex and French-Bread announced Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina for various platforms, including Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The game is planned to launch in early 2027.

Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina is a new fighting game entry in the Melty Blood franchise. Details thus far are limited.

Here’s what Aniplex has shared:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Rosalina storybook explained

In a bit of a random move from Nintendo, Super Mario Galaxy 2 received an update on Switch and Switch 2 this week that added an all-new epilogue chapter to the storybook. Many were afraid that it would tie into The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and its new story additions, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. So today, we’re going over our interpretation of what this epilogue might mean. We’ll be covering full spoilers for Super Mario Galaxy 2, so keep that in mind before you continue!

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game has released a new trailer specifically focusing on Sokka.

Sokka doesn’t have any special bending abilities like many characters in the universe do. However, he’s capable of using different weapons and tools, including boomerangs and swords.

Under Night In-Birth 2 SysCeles Zohar

Today, Arc System Works and French-Bread made it known that they’re releasing Zohar as a new DLC character for Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes. Expect a release on Nintendo Switch this summer.

Here’s what Arc System Works had to say about the announcement:

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds

Thanks to SEGA, we have the release date for Arle in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The character, who comes from Puyo Puyo, will be ready to go on May 27, 2026.

Arle is the last character in the latest set of free DLC. Over the past few weeks, SEGA also came out with Red from Angry Birds and Captain Majima from Yakuza.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

Culdcept the First physical

We have an update on the release date for Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute on Nintendo Switch as well as news about a physical release.

Previously, we heard that the game was planned for July 30, 2026. While that’s the case in Japan, it will be available on September 8 in the west.


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