Famitsu’s most wanted games – February 28, 2021
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Monster Hunter Rise tops the charts again and Bravely Default II lands at #7 in what should be its final appearance.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 10 and February 17.
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Switch eShop deals – Star Renegades, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, The Witcher 3, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Star Renegades, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, The Witcher 3, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
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Monolith Soft shares new Xenoblade Chronicles 2 art to promote recruitment of graduates
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Monolith Soft has shared a new piece of art for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which was designed by the company’s Masumi Senoo. You can check it out above.
The artwork wasn’t released randomly. Monolith Soft updated its website today with information regarding recruitment guidelines for new graduates. The site won’t have much interest for fans of Monolith Soft, but we’ll certainly take any new Xenoblade art we can get.
Pokemon Sword/Shield now featuring Gigantamax Corviknight, Gigantamax Hatterene, and more in Max Raid Battle event
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The latest Max Raid Battle event has gone live in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.
Gigantamax Corviknight and Gigantamax Hatterene are featured this time around. Other Fairy-type and Flying-type Pokemon are also appearing more frequently.
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Wrestling Empire update out now on Switch (version 1.0.6), patch notes
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Wrestling Empire was last updated to version 1.0.2 on Switch. The game has now technically received four patches in one Nintendo’s console, bringing it up to version 1.0.6.
Below are the entire patch notes:
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Pre-order updates – February 28, 2021
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Top 30 best-selling 3DS games of all time in Japan
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In celebration of the 3DS’ tenth anniversary, Famitsu has revealed the top 30 best-selling games of all time on the system in Japan. That news was published in this week’s issue.
Below are the full results:
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BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! announced for Switch
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During a live stream today, it was announced that a Switch version of BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is in development. The rhythm game is planned for 2021 in Japan.
BanG Dream! is a multimedia franchise spanning manga, anime, and more. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is the series’ first mobile title, which has received an official English translation.
Here’s a trailer for the mobile version:
Turok 2’s new online multiplayer functionality for Switch supports cross-play
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Out of nowhere, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil was updated on Switch this week. It comes with a pretty big feature: support for online multiplayer. There’s more to it than just that though.
While Switch users can go up against each other, it turns out that cross-play is supported. Right now Switch and PS4 are making use of that. PC and Xbox will be added to the mix later on as well. The online support was finally made possible thanks to the power of the KexEngine and PlayFab.
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Ghostrunner update out now (version 1.3), Winter Pack also available
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Ghostrunner was quietly updated on Switch this week to version 1.3. Based on an official notice, it looks like the main highlight is the addition of a Hardcore Mode. The Winter Pack can be purchased now as well.
Here’s what to expect from the new mode:
