Things we missed last week: A really busy week on that front with the headliners being Risk of Rain Returns (remaster of the strategy hit) and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, plus Konami's early brawler Shao-lin's Road as the Archives release.

There are of course, two major things that are not only fighting for my time as I take my last vacation of the year next week, but also the honor of the picture slot - so we'll settle it in Smash between Persona 5 Tactica and Super Mario RPG. Though thankfully, one should be short enough that I can dive right into the other if I'm not neck deep in a major video project for the entire week. This is one of the biggest known retail release weeks of the year though, with the coattails bringing along a Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm game, a Bluey game for the parents of young children in the crowd (hi Neal!) and a Konami-focused rhythm game that had a cameo in the last Direct. Of course, in Japan this week Konami will also be publishing the sequel to the best-selling third party game on the Switch and I'm not joking.

Life sim Spirittea is kicking off the week from No More Robots - and in the process bringing the release count for the year over last year's already-obscene 2086, though I suppose we could kick that can to Tuesday given the removal of a certain copyright-violating racing "game" from one of the asset flippers. Lastly, we have another new property from Inti Creates in Yohane the Parhelion, and if that gets dinged for trademark infringement like their last game did they need to retain better lawyers.

North America

Retail

Hogwarts Legacy (US$59.99/C$79.99: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

Persona 5 Tactica ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

Super Mario RPG ($59.99/$79.99: Friday)

The Walking Dead: Destinies ($49.99/$49.99: Friday)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle ($39.99/$51.99: Tuesday)

Bluey: The Videogame ($39.99/$49.99: Friday)

Digital

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- ($29.99/$39.99)

The Last Faith ($27.99/$34.99: Wednesday)

Astral Ascent ($24.99/$28.99: Tuesday)

Astlibra Revision ($24.99/$28.99)

Spirittea ($19.99/$22.79: Monday)

There Is No Light ($19.99/$26.59)

Prison City ($16.99/$21.99)

On Rusty Trails ($14.99/$19.49)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City ($14.99/$19.49)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play ($14.99/$20.53: Friday)

Highway Moto Racing Rush 2023 Simulator ($12.99/$17.99: Sunday)

Dream Town Island ($12/$15)

Rogue Glitch Ultra ($11.99/$17.99: Tuesday)

Turbo Shell ($11.99/$15.49: Wednesday)

Call of Sniper Combat - WW2 ($11.99/$16.99: Friday)

KarmaZoo ($9.99/$12.99: Tuesday)

Zombies Rising Dawn ($9.99/$9.99: Wednesday)

Adventure Tanks ($9.99/$14.99)

Until The Last Bullet ($9.99/$13.5)

Drag Racing Car Simulator ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

The Forest Quartet ($9.99/$11.99: Friday)

Low Story ($7.99/$11.3)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure ($7.99/$10.99)

Castle Invasion: Throne Out ($6.99/$9.99)

Smoots Pinball ($5.99/$8.59)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator ($5.99/$7.99: Saturday)

Lily in Puzzle World ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Runnyk ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Cats on Streets ($3.99/$4.99)

Kumi-Daiko Beatoff ($2.99/$3.99: Sunday)

Loot Box Quest - Mystic Maidens ($2.99/$3.99)

Added Later

Asterisk and Obelisk: Slap Them All! 2 ($24.99/$29.99: Monday)

Passpartour 2: The Lost Artist ($24.99/$24.99: Tuesday)

Ultimate Solitaire Collection ($24.99/$31.99: Wednesday)

Backpack Hero ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match ($19.99/$27.28)

Howl ($14.99/$19.49: Tuesday)

Tobrari Dream Ocean ($14.99/$20.60: Wednesday)

Time Master ($14.99/$14.99)

Da Da Daungo ($14.00/$19.00)

Enjoy The Diner ($10.99/$14.99: Tuesday)

Eyra: The Crow Maiden ($9.99/$13.99)

Heavy Car Battle ($9.99/$13.99: Saturday)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman ($7.99/$11.00)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids ($7.98/$10.98)

Snap Together ($7.99/$11.10: Saturday)

Tennis Tournament Hyper-Casual ($5.99/$8.19: Saturday)

Hodgepodge Hunch ($4.99/$6.49: Wednesday)

Spacefarer Mahjong ($4.99/$6.88: Wednesday)

Girl Dress Up Classic ($3.99/$5.49)

brawl.io 2 ($2.99/$4.99: Monday)

Spacefarer Solitaire ($2.99/$2.99: Wednesday)

Meaning of Symbols ($2.99/$3.99)

Pop And Chicks ($1.99/$2.59)

Archives

Dinorex ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: The seafaring Dredge is 25% off until the 23rd (week from Thursday). PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Retail

Hogwarts Legacy (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections (€59.99/£54.99: Friday)

Persona 5 Tactica (€59.99/£54.99: Friday)

Super Mario RPG (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)

The Walking Dead: Destinies (€49.99/£39.99: Friday)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (€39.99/£34.99: Monday)

Asterisk and Obelisk: Slap Them All! 2 (€39.99/£32.99: Monday)

Bluey: The Videogame (€39.99/£34.99: Friday)

Digital

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- (€29.99/£26.99)

The Last Faith (€26.99/£24.99: Wednesday)

Astral Ascent (€24.49/£20.99: Tuesday)

Astlibra Revision (€20.99/£19.49)

Spirittea (€19.99/£17.99: Monday)

There Is No Light (€19.99/£17.99)

Prison City (€16.49/£14.89)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City (€14.99/£13.99)

On Rusty Trails (€14.99/£12.79)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

CometStriker DX (€14.79/£13.29)

Highway Moto Racing Rush 2023 Simulator (€12.99/£10.99: Sunday)

Dream Town Island (€12/£10.79: Wednesday)

Grotto (€12/£10.79: Friday)

Call of Sniper Combat - WW2 (€11.99/£9.99: Friday)

Turbo Shell (€11.99/£9.99: Wednesday)

KarmaZoo (€9.99/£8.99: Tuesday)

Zombies Rising Dawn (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Adventure Tanks (€9.99/£9.99)

Until The Last Bullet (€9.99/£8.99)

Drag Racing Car Simulator (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

The Forest Quartet (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure (€7.99/£7.99)

Low Story (€7.99/£7.19)

Castle Invasion: Throne Out (€5.99/£5.99: Wednesday)

Smoots Pinball (€5.99/£5.39)

Lily in Puzzle World (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Runnyk (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Cats on Streets (€3.99/£3.49)

Kumi-Daiko Beatoff (€2.99/£2.69: Sunday)

Added Later

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (€28.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Passpartour 2: The Lost Artist (€24.99/£22.99: Tuesday)

Ultimate Solitaire Collection (€24.99/£20.99: Tuesday)

Noisz re:||Collection G (€23.99/£21.59: Monday)

Backpack Hero (€19.99/£17.09: Tuesday)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match (€19.99/£17.99)

Howl (€14.99/£12.99: Tuesday)

Time Master (€14.99/£13.49)

Tobrari Dream Ocean (€13.49/£11.74)

Da Da Daungo (€13.00/£12.00)

Rogue Glitch Ultra (€11.99/£10.79: Tuesday)

Enjoy The Diner (€10.99/£9.26: Tuesday)

Eyra: The Crow Maiden (€9.99/£8.99)

Heavy Car Battle (€9.99/£8.99: Saturday)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids (€7.98/£7.00)

Snap Together (€7.99/£7.19: Saturday)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman (€6.69/£5.99)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator (€5.99/£5.99: Saturday)

Tennis Tournament Hyper-Casual (€5.99/£5.39: Saturday)

Spacefarer Mahjong (€5.72/£5.08: Wednesday)

Hodgepodge Hunch (€4.99/£4.29: Wednesday)

Girl Dress Up Classic (€3.99/£3.59)

brawl.io 2 (€2.99/£2.69: Monday)

Spacefarer Solitaire (€2.99/£2.69: Wednesday)

Meaning of Symbols (€2.99/£2.69)

Pop And Chicks (€1.66/£1.39)

Archives

Dinorex (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Hogwarts Legacy (¥8778: Tuesday)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections (¥8380)

Persona 5 Tactica (¥7920: Friday)

Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru (¥6930)

Super Mario RPG (¥6500: Friday)

Eiga Sumikko Gurashi Tsugihagi Koujou no Fushigi-na Ko Game de Asobou! Eiga no Sekai (¥5280)

Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- (¥5280)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (¥4400: Tuesday)

Criss Cross (¥4400)

Guns and Spurs 2 (¥3500)

Astlibra Revision (¥2570)

There Is No Light (¥2390)

Spirittea (¥2300)

Cosplay Relaxation (¥1980)

Prison City (¥1900)

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 (¥1900)

CometStriker DX (¥1700)

Dream Town Island (¥1500)

Adventure Tanks (¥1499)

KarmaZoo (¥1200)

The Forest Quartet (¥969)

Smoots Pinball (¥800)

Lily in Puzzle World (¥500)

Cats on Streets (¥499)

Ralph and the Blue Ball (¥300)

Added Later

Let's Sing 2024 (¥4180)

The Last Faith (¥3200)

Bud Spencer & Terrence Hill Slaps and Beans 2 (¥3190)

King of Fighters XIII Global Match (¥2970)

Euro Truck Driver Simulator (¥2600)

Train Driver Simulator (¥2600)

Backpack Hero (¥2300)

The Smurfs: Learn and Play (¥2245)

Tobrari Dream Ocean (¥2000)

Da Da Daungo (¥1980)

Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker (¥1800)

Risk of Rain Returns (¥1750)

Howl (¥1700: Wednesday)

Sudoku For Kids (¥1505)

Enjoy The Diner (¥1500: Wednesday)

Attack Strategy - Battle Simulator Arcade (¥1499)

Jigsaw Advent Puzzles (¥1499)

Drag Racing Car Simulator (¥1480)

Keep the Fire (¥1399)

Find The Pairs Memo Game For Kids (¥1260)

Snap Together (¥1250)

MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure (¥1200)

ForRace GT2D (¥1000)

The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City (¥990)

Mysterious Witch and a Secret Book (¥980)

Teasing IQ Test (¥980)

Pixel Game Maker Series Storm Swordsman (¥920)

Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator (¥894)

Dinorex (¥838)

Alien Death Mob (¥800)

Link Twin (¥700)

Hodgepodge Hunch (¥500)

Spacefarer Solitaire (¥469)

Insects of the World - Knowledge Quiz (¥420)

Mystery of Chikyu (¥420)

Pop And Chicks (¥213)