Although by volume or price you'd think Lost Sphear is the big release of the week, this is a week where it's worth thinking smaller. Like with Celeste, the game that charmed us all with its appearance in the Nintendo Direct two weeks ago, but may have a big number of its own coming. Or maybe you're into possible lawsuit games, in which case ChromaGun came out on Monday.

There's also four relevant games from the retro front this week: a couple of arcade scrolling shooters from the Archives not provided by Hamster, or Hamster's double header. World Heroes 2 is yet another SNK fighter, but longtime NES fans will recognize Kid Niki: Radical Ninja. The 80s were weird, what can I say.

Pity Europe, for they get the sequel to Suspension Railroad Simulator on Wii U this week while the rest of the West waits a week. On the Japanese storefront, there's some familiar titles as well as an entry in a genre I've dabbled in thanks to other handhelds. As the name implies, The Men of Yoshiwara Kikuya is a romance VN, better known as an otome game.

North America

Switch Retail

Lost Sphear (US$49.99/C$69.99: Tuesday)

Switch eShop

ChromaGun ($19.99/$24.99: Monday)

Celeste ($19.99/$24.51)

Dustoff Heli Rescue II ($14.99/$18.99)

Shu ($9.99/$11.59: Tuesday)

Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy ($9.99/$12.69)

Space Dave ($9.99/$11.61)

Tachyon Project ($9.99/$10.99)

Atomik RunGunJumpGun ($7.99/$10.99)

Super One More Jump ($7.00/$9.00)

Tennis ($7.99/$8.99)

Earth Wars ($4.50/$5.50)

New 3DS eShop

Zig Zag Go ($1.49/$1.99)

Switch Archives

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja ($7.99/$9.87)

World Heroes II ($7.99/$9.87)

Strikers1945 2 ($7.99/$8.99)

Zero Gunner 2 ($7.99/$8.99)

3DS Virtual Console

Pokémon Crystal ($9.99/$12.89: Friday)

Demos and Trials

Inversus Deluxe

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: "Select digital games" for Switch will be up to 30% off.

Full spreadsheet

Europe

In progress

Switch Retail

Lost Sphear (€49.99/£39.99: Tuesday)

Switch eShop

Celeste (€19.99/£17.99)

ChromaGun (€19.99/£17.99: Monday)

Island Flight Simulator (€19.99/£17.99)

Dustoff Heli Rescue II (€14.99/£13.49)

Tachyon Project (€9.99/£8.99)

Fantasy Hero Unsigned Legacy (€9.99/£8.99)

Shu (€8.49/£7.69: Tuesday)

Tennis (€6.99/£6.29)

Super One More Jump (€5.59/£4.49)

Earth Wars (€4.00/£4.00)

Switch Archives

Strikers1945 II (€6.99/£6.99)

Zero Gunner 2 (€6.99/£6.99)

World Heroes II (€6.99/£6.29)

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja (€6.99/£6.29)

3DS Virtual Console

Pokémon Crystal (€9.99/£8.99)

Demos and Trials

Inversus Deluxe

Sales ad Price Drops

Highlights: NBA 2K18 is up to 50% off until 1 February.

Japan - Switch

The Men of Yoshiwara Kikuya (¥1980)

Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 (¥1500)

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL (¥1400)

Fantasy Hero Unsigned Legacy (¥1200)

Shu (¥1100)

Boxy Racers (¥980)

Strikers1945 2 (¥864)

World Heroes 2 (¥823)

Kid Niki Radical Ninja (¥823)

Tennis (¥800)

Earth Wars (¥500)