Bandai Namco surprised at the success of the Switch; three big titles will be announced next year
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 98 Comments
Recently we’ve heard several reports of developers who were surprised at the success of the Switch, which is why we haven’t seen a whole lot of third-party support for the system so far. However, it seems like that attitude is now slowly but surely changing, thanks to the system’s continuously strong sales.
Bandai Namco’s president Mitsuaki Taguchi said the following about his company’s experience with the Switch so far:
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Newly formed Arc System Works America will publish BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle in North America
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Arc System Works recently founded a North American division. Called Arc System Works America, they will handle publishing and localization of Arc System Works titles in North America. The first of these for the Switch will be the recently revealed fighting game BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The game will be released sometime next year.
Pokemon Duel: Update 4.0.4 live, adds new figures and balance changes
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
The latest patch for Pokemon Duel has gone live, which brings the game up to version 4.0.4. First of all, a bunch of new figures have been added: Incineroar (EX), Tapu Bulu (EX), Torracat (R), Ludicolo (R), Litten (UC), Lombre (UC) and Oricorio Baile Style (UC). Furthermore, a new 10-pack booster has been added which guarantees you an EX or UX when you open it.
Finally, there have been a couple of balance changes to some figures:
Mega Charizard X – Movement increased from 2 to 3
Mega Charizard Y – Movement increased from 2 to 3
Chesnaught – Hammer Arm’s power increased from 90 to 100
Torterra – Bite’s power increased from 60 to 100
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/4/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
6. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
7. Monopoly for Nintendo Switch – Ubisoft
8. FIFA 18 – Electronic Arts
9. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
10. Lego Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Miitopia – Nintendo
5. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. Layton’s Mystery Journey – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
9. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions- Nintendo
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/4/2017)
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Splatoon 2: special illustration for the upcoming Splatfest
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Images, Switch | 6 Comments
Europe’s next Splatfest in Splatoon 2, warm breakfast vs cold breakfast, starts tomorrow. Like always, Nintendo has prepared a special illustration featuring Pearl and Marina and their respective sides in the Splatfest.
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Kirby Battle Royale: launch trailer
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Kirby Battle Royale is out today in Europe. Nintendo has prepared a launch trailer for the occasion – give it a watch:
Tallowmere coming to Switch next week; trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Teyon has just announced that Tallowmere, a 2D platformer which was originally released on the Wii U last year, is coming to the Switch. It’ll be available on the European and North American Switch eShop next week, on November 9th. Check out the trailer for the game:
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Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon: Pre-load now available on European and Japanese 3DS eShops
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
We’re only two weeks away from the release of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. Accordingly, the pre-load for both games is now available on the European and Japanese 3DS eShops. The North American eShop will likely follow soon. The file size for each game is about 3.7 GB.
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Fire Emblem Heroes: Short-Haired Ladies vs. Long-Haired Gents Voting Gauntlet coming soon
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments
A new Voting Gauntlet event is coming to Fire Emblem Heroes soon – and this time, it’s a battle of the haircuts. Between November 6th and November 12th, it’s a face-off between short-haired ladies and long-haired gents. Representing the women are Amelia, Katarina, Shanna and Hinoka while Takumi, Karel, Soren and Ryoma will fight for the men. You can see the match-ups in the image above.
If you don’t have any of these characters yet, then the two Summoning Foci that are available starting today might be helpful. One of them features the four women and the other features the four men.
