Although the Jan. 2019 NPD numbers were supposed to come in today, they ended up getting delayed at the last minute. We don't know when the data will be publicly shared yet, but the insiders have once again come forward with details on hardware sales. According to those sources, here's how Jan. 2019 played out.

Switch
- 284k

PS4
- 195k

XB1
- 101k

If these numbers are true, that would mean the Switch has seen the best hardware sales for a January during this current generation. The previous record was set by the PS4 back in 2014, which sold 274k for that month.

At one time, Scalebound was supposed to be a major AAA title that was heading to the Xbox One. Microsoft had partnered with PlatinumGames to make the game a reality, and for awhile there, things seemed to be working out just fine. Then, unfortunately, the game ended up being cancelled. There were apparently a number of issues and problems that lead to cancellation. The official announcement of cancellation came about in Jan. 2017, but now rumor has it that the game is being resurrected.

Insider info points to Nintendo and PlatinumGames teaming up to bring Scalebound back from the dead for release on Switch. We did recently hear that Nintendo was working to bring back a title that was dead, but no one expected that project would be one of Microsoft's games! Obviously none of this is confirmed until Nintendo or PlatinumGames themselves share the info, but it certainly is an enticing rumor!

Some time ago, there was a rumor about Witcher 3 being brought over to the Switch. The rumor came side-by-side with the original rumor of Assassin's Creed III Remastered coming to the Switch as well. While it took some time, the Assassin's Creed III Remastered rumor panned out. Now there's some new evidence that points to a possible positive conclusion for the Witcher 3 rumor.

CD Projekt Red recently posted a job listing for a Software Engineer, and the listing includes mention of Switch. The listing itself is from GOG Galaxy, which is part of CD Projekt Red. If Witcher 3 isn't the game all of this is related to, we honestly have no idea what game could be in the works!

Toy Fair 2019 was the place to showcase all sorts of new toys in the works, and Jakks Pacific had a huge wave of content to show off. That includes a new wave of Sonic figurines, which you see above. In the post above, which comes from toy enthusiast outlet ToyShiz, you can see that a new cartoon is mentioned in the info. The toys are indeed real and on the way, but are they really tied to a new cartoon? Is this going to be a new episode of the existing series, or something else altogether?

Game Informer senior editor Imran Khan has been hot-and-heavy lately with rumored Nintendo info. He recently talked about Mother 3 not making its way to the states/Europe, and now he's followed up that info with a double dose of rumored discussion. First up, he drops hints at Nintendo reviving a cancelled game.

“Let me hint at something, I guess. This is a thing that I’m going to write up at some point as soon as I get some more sources on it. But there’s a game that’s thought to be dead that Nintendo’s reviving, and it’s not one that people would expect. It was very much a title that was dead and buried – very officially cancelled.”

With the game being officially cancelled, it sounds like this project might involved a third party. Khan makes it clear that this was "very officially cancelled," and Nintendo doesn't really talk in those terms often.

Next up, Khan moves onto the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Will we ever see Sora and the gang come to Switch? Here's what Khan has to say.

- Kingdom Hearts III is looking unlikely
- the HD re-releases might be more feasible
- Nintendo and Square Enix were talking about what they could do with Kingdom Hearts III
- it was deemed unfeasible to get Kingdom Hearts III on the Switch
- the game is “very demanding” and “not necessarily you can put out without paring it down a lot”
- Khan's unsure if the remasters are “actively being worked on”
- he believes “that’s probably where they settled on it”

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie is going to release here in the states on Nov. 8th, 2019. It's normal for movies to release slightly staggered around the world, and that seems to be the case for Europe. It seems that in various European countries, the release date is anywhere from later in November to late December.

Things get even crazier the more you look through the available information. According to IMDB, the film won't release in Japan until May 23rd, 2020, and New Zealand in July 2020! Now IMDB has certainly been a source of dubious information in the past, so we're not ready to call these release dates confirmed just yet. Let's hope we get some official information these release dates soon.

Let's follow-up on today's Switch VR rumors with a juicy tidbit we've heard! This comes from a very, VERY trusted source that we have a long history with. The source wishes to remain anonymous, so we won't be revealing their name.

This source tells us that the rumor of Switch getting some sort of VR support is true. More specifically, it seems that Nintendo Labo will be the first target of this VR support. We don't have details on what the kit will include or what it's called, but one would imagine it to be a collection of experiences.

Will this be a one-and-done VR experience for Switch, or the first of many? That all remains to be seen, but we can say one thing for sure. We trust our source on this matter 100%.

While we don't have confirmation from Nintendo on this info, it seems that Super Mario Maker 2 might include a two-player mode. As you can see in the screenshot above, there's a pair of icons above the Play button on the bottom left-hand side. One of those is Mario, and the other shows two different characters. Clicking those two icons could very well swap between one and two-player modes.

Obviously, there's also the promo art/cover for the game as well, which features Luigi alongside Mario. Why bother putting Luigi in there if he's not going to have some sort of role to play?

GN reader Kolma shared the following information with me, and I thought I'd pass on to you. Here's something we know as a fact. Harmonix is teasing something on their official Facebook page. It looks like they'll have news on their next project soon.

Let's follow that up with speculation. As you can see, when discussion of the Nintendo Direct pops up in the official Harmonix Discord, a Harmonix employee replies with the 'my lips are sealed' emjoi. Obviously that could mean anything, but many are hoping it's a tease of something to come tomorrow.

Last week, we found out that Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate sold over 1.2 million units on Switch. Fans were really impressed to see the game hit that total, as it's just a port of a previous game, and Capcom did little-to-no promotion for it. Could you imagine what would happen if Capcom actually created a new Monster Hunter game for Switch and advertised it? Rumor has it we won't have to imagine it for much longer.

Various sources are coming out of the woodwork to spread rumor of a new Monster Hunter game coming to Switch. Apparently the title could be revealed sometime next month, if all goes according to plan.

With how big the Monster Hunter franchise is right now, revealing a new title for Switch could be quite a momentous occasion. Let's hope this rumor ends up being spot-on.