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The Super Mario Bros. Movie concept art

Megan Rose Ruiz and Travis Ruiz, two artists that worked on The Super Mario Bros. Movie, have revealed new concept art – plus sketches and other images – from their time working on the project.

Many of the images are for Toad, including one dedicated to designs. Megan said they were initially “asked to explore what different body types for the Toads might look like.” They added that “for the final film, I think there was only variation in color and outfit”. 

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy was developed with the RE Engine, the game’s producer has revealed.

Kenichi Hashimoto was speaking about challenges of the re-release in an interview with 4Gamer. RE Engine is Capcom’s proprietary engine, but the games were originally built with other technology. Capcom also hasn’t done much with the RE Engine when it comes to adventure games.

Rocket Knight Adventures Re-Sparked

January 11: Limited Run Games and today unveiled Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked, which brings back the classic Konami series on Switch with physical versions to boot. A release window hasn’t been shared just yet.

Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked includes the original game, Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, and Sparkster. The package is powered by the Carbon Engine and features a new animated intro, rewind functionality, Boss Rush Mode, and Museum Mode.

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Switch successor GDC survey

The GDC 2024 State of the Game Industry report was published today ahead of next month’s event, and it brings along a little bit of Switch successor news.

Over 3,000 game developers were asked about their work and the industry for the report. With one question, we get to hear about which platform(s) they’re developing their current project for. 8 percent said that their game is for Switch’s successor. 18 percent said they’re working with Switch. Note that multiple options are allowed to be checked.

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Best-selling Switch games 2023 US

New Circana data reveals the best-selling Switch games of 2023 in the United States.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder were Nintendo’s biggest releases of the year, so it’s no surprise that they land at #1 and #2 respectively. Hogwarts Legacy and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope are the only titles published by third-party at #5 and #15 respectively. Hogwarts Legacy was actually 2023’s best-selling game in the U.S. market overall (all platforms) in dollar sales, which is the first time since 2008 that a non-Call of Duty or Rockstar developed title ranked first.

Here’s the full list of best-selling Switch games of 2023 in the U.S.:

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Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December 2023.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder did quite well, moving to #2 after being at #5 previously. Mario Kart 8, Super Mario RPG, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are other Switch titles that made the top twenty.

Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for December 2023:

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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of January 18, 2024. The latest releases include Another Code: Recollection, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Lunar Lander: Beyond

July 13: Atari today unveiled Lunar Lander: Beyond, a new game based on the 1970s fan-favorite title. It’ll be available for Switch in 2023.

Lunar Lander: Beyond is being developed by Dreams Uncorporated, the studio behind Cris Tales. The upcoming project adds simulation and a deep narrative, along with precision gravity flier mechanics.

Splatoon 3 Splatfest results - Friends vs. Family vs. Solo

We have the results for the newest Splatfest in Splatoon 3, which had Friends vs. Family vs. Solo going to battle. The theme asked players how they spend their holiday.

When Nintendo showed how things were going at halftime, Team Friends was in the lead – but barely – at 34.54 percent. Next up was Team Solo at 34.17 percent. Finally, Team Family landed at 31.29 percent.

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