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This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 24 articles — up 100% from the previous period. Capcom SGF Sale led individual game mentions with 4 hits. Deals drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (14 mentions).
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4 TCG articles tracked
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- IGN2
- Polygon1
- My Nintendo News1
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 24 articles (up 12), 9 ahead of PlayStation. Nintendo overtook PlayStation for the lead.
Biggest story: Kingdom Hearts Nintendo Switch — “Kingdom Hearts Nintendo Switch cloud versions will be delisted today, discount available to Switch 2 versions” (Steam News)
Biggest story: PS Store — “Month-Old PS5 Adventure Game Already Discounted on PS Store” (PlayStation Lifestyle)
Biggest story: Microsoft Weighs Xbox Spinoff — “Microsoft Weighs Xbox Spinoff for a Potential Sale or Joint Venture While Pushing for More Fallout and Elder Scrolls Games” (Wccftech)
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Nintendo Switch mentions jumped +5 this week
“SHIKA-Q Is Available at 80% off on Nintendo Switch” — Cogconnected
7 stories · 6 outlets · 2 → 7
Magicians Devil mentions jumped +4 this week
“Magicians: The Devil’s Deal Blends First-Person Gameplay with Stage Magic Deception” — Xbox Wire
4 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 4
Capcom Sgf mentions jumped +4 this week
“Capcom SGF Sale now on! Demo also available!” — Steam News
4 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 4
Sgf Also mentions jumped +4 this week
“Capcom SGF Sale now on! Demo also available!” — Steam News
4 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 4
Crimson Desert mentions jumped +3 this week
“Crimson Desert tops 6M sales within three months” — Game Developer
6 stories · 6 outlets · 3 → 6
Sales Milestone mentions jumped +3 this week
“500,000 Sales Milestone Reached!” — Steam News
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Lowest Price mentions jumped +3 this week
“Resident Evil Requiem just hit its lowest price on Steam, and keys are even cheaper at Fanatical” — PCGamesN
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Inkle Library mentions jumped +3 this week
“The Complete Inkle Library Humble Bundle has some lovely narrative puzzle adventure games” — Steam News
3 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 3
Library Humble mentions jumped +3 this week
“The Complete Inkle Library Humble Bundle has some lovely narrative puzzle adventure games” — Steam News
3 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 3
Humble Lovely mentions jumped +3 this week
“The Complete Inkle Library Humble Bundle has some lovely narrative puzzle adventure games” — Steam News
3 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 3
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News21
- IGN16
- GamesRadar9
- Wccftech8
- Gematsu5
Recent Breaking Stories
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