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gamespot.com (Global: 125th place; English: 104th place)

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gamezone.com (Global: 2,024th place; English: 1,177th place)

gematsu.com (Global: 779th place; English: 489th place)

gonintendo.com (Global: low place; English: 6,657th place)

ign.com (Global: 53rd place; English: 44th place)

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inverse.com (Global: 1,239th place; English: 760th place)

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kotaku.com (Global: 401st place; English: 271st place)

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natalie.mu (Global: 44th place; English: 375th place)

nerdist.com (Global: 1,623rd place; English: 951st place)

nintendo.co.jp (Global: 950th place; English: 1,152nd place)

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nintendo.co.uk (Global: 5,588th place; English: 3,643rd place)

nintendo.com (Global: 1,946th place; English: 1,282nd place)

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nintendolife.com (Global: 1,120th place; English: 655th place)

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polygon.com (Global: 180th place; English: 133rd place)

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thegamer.com (Global: 2,166th place; English: 1,317th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12th place; English: 11th place)

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theverge.com (Global: 114th place; English: 90th place)

tumblr.com (Global: 784th place; English: 604th place)

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twinfinite.net (Global: 8,999th place; English: 5,611th place)

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202nd place; English: 1,338th place)

variety.com (Global: 13th place; English: 12th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34th place; English: 27th place)

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bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

businesswire.com (Global: 615^th place; English: 407^th place)

cgmagonline.com (Global: low place; English: 8,224^th place)

crunchyroll.com (Global: 547^th place; English: 401^st place)

destructoid.com (Global: 875^th place; English: 574^th place)

digitaltrends.com (Global: 1,702^nd place; English: 1,049^th place)

dualshockers.com (Global: 7,265^th place; English: 4,632^nd place)

engadget.com (Global: 466^th place; English: 349^th place)

espn.com (Global: 56^th place; English: 42^nd place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 288^th place; English: 218^th place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

gamerevolution.com (Global: 1,767^th place; English: 1,087^th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 125^th place; English: 104^th place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 257^th place)

gamezone.com (Global: 2,024^th place; English: 1,177^th place)

gematsu.com (Global: 779^th place; English: 489^th place)

gonintendo.com (Global: low place; English: 6,657^th place)

ign.com (Global: 53^rd place; English: 44^th place)

impress.co.jp (Global: 648^th place; English: 2,717^th place)

inverse.com (Global: 1,239^th place; English: 760^th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 401^st place; English: 271^st place)

metacritic.com (Global: 37^th place; English: 37^th place)

metro.co.uk (Global: 296^th place; English: 217^th place)

mxdwn.com (Global: 7,851^st place; English: 4,748^th place)

natalie.mu (Global: 44^th place; English: 375^th place)

nerdist.com (Global: 1,623^rd place; English: 951^st place)

nintendo.co.jp (Global: 950^th place; English: 1,152^nd place)

nintendo.co.uk (Global: 5,588^th place; English: 3,643^rd place)

nintendo.com (Global: 1,946^th place; English: 1,282^nd place)

nintendoeverything.com (Global: 7,367^th place; English: 4,637^th place)

nintendolife.com (Global: 1,120^th place; English: 655^th place)

npr.org (Global: 92^nd place; English: 72^nd place)

polygon.com (Global: 180^th place; English: 133^rd place)

redbull.com (Global: 1,874^th place; English: 1,550^th place)

shacknews.com (Global: 1,951^st place; English: 1,183^rd place)

siliconera.com (Global: 1,187^th place; English: 718^th place)

thegamer.com (Global: 2,166^th place; English: 1,317^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

tumblr.com (Global: 784^th place; English: 604^th place)

twinfinite.net (Global: 8,999^th place; English: 5,611^th place)

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202^nd place; English: 1,338^th place)

variety.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 12^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 34^th place; English: 27^th place)

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worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

youtube.com (Global: 9^th place; English: 13^th place)