Famitsu’s most wanted games – October 29, 2023
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Super Mario RPG is still the top Switch title, but falls a spot to #2 overall.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 11 and October 17.
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Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay announced for Switch
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Original (9/5): Bandai Namco is bringing Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay to Switch, the company revealed today. Details on launch timing were not provided.
Retro Game Challenge originally came to the DS in 2007, and XSEED later brought it to North America in 2009. The series also saw Retro Game Challenge 2 launch in 2009, but only in Japan. Retro Game Challenge 3 later released in 2014 for 3DS as another Japan-exclusive.
Fire Emblem Heroes adding Veyle: Gentle Dragon as new Mythic Hero
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Veyle: Gentle Dragon has been revealed as the next Mythic Hero for Fire Emblem Heroes.
The character is voiced by Megan Taylor Harvey and has art from Done Kanda. Learnable skills at five stars include Obscurite, Iceberg, Atk/Res Finish 4, and Atk/Res Tempo 4.
G-Mode Archives+: Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker coming to Switch
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G-Mode is bringing yet another classic Atlus game to Switch in the form of Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker as part of its G-Mode Archives+ series, the company announced today. The company did not provide a release window.
Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker originally released for phones in July 2007. It never received a release in the west.
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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #10 results – Zombie vs. Skeleton vs. Ghost
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We have the full results from the tenth official Splatfest in Splatoon 3 held for Halloween (or Splatoween), which had the zombie, skeleton, and ghost teams going up against each other.
At halftime, it seemed like things were extremely close. Team Skeleton had the slim lead with 34.08 percent, followed by Team Ghost with 33.08 percent and Team Zombie right behind that with 32.84 percent.
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Switch eShop deals – Fate/Extella Link, Moonlighter, SteamWorld Quest, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Fate/Extella Link, Moonlighter, SteamWorld Quest, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, and more.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battle event with Hisuian Typhlosion
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have announced the latest Tera Raid Battle event, which will feature Hisuian Typhlosion.
Hisuian Typhlosion will come with the Fire-type Tera Type and the Mightiest Mark in 7-star Tera Raids. As usual, players can only catch it once per save file.
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Sony says PlayStation Portal isn’t a Switch competitor
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Sony will soon be launching the PlayStation Portable, a device that lets users portably play PS5 games. That alone may have some comparing it to Switch. However, Sony boss Eric Lempel says it’s not a rival to Nintendo’s console or the Steam Deck for that matter.
Speaking with BBC, Lempel said “It’s a different proposition and really just something unique for the PlayStation audience.”
Pre-order updates – October 29, 2023
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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon getting official soundtrack in Japan
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Original (10/16): Today, PlatinumGames announced that Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon will be receiving an official soundtrack release in Japan. It will be available on December 20, 2023.
Wave Master Entertainment is behind the soundtrack. Fans will be able to listen to 150 songs from the game across six different tracks. There’ll be production staff commentary as well, though that’ll only be published in Japanese. However, English and Japanese translations of the theme song lyrics will be included in addition to the original Celtic text. Art director Tomoko Nishii will also be responsible for the book binding.
