Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – deciding new characters, reveal trailers, how Spirits came to be, more
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Game Informer published a new interview today with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai had plenty of interesting comments to share about how decisions are made regarding new characters, the handling of reveal trailers, how and why the Spirits mode was implemented, and more.
You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. Head on over to Game Informer for the full discussion.
First screenshots of “Super Saiyan Full Power” Broly in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
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Bandai Namco has passed along the first screenshots of “Super Saiyan Full Power” Broly in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Get a look at the character below, along with images of the upcoming Tournament of Power stage and accessories.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Extra Pack 4 launches this winter.
The Messenger – Messenger+ update now live, “some pretty big news” coming next month
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Devolver Digital and Sabotage Studio have confirmed the release of the Messenger+ update for The Messenger. The patch adds a New Game+ mode, a Jukebox, and various quality of life improvements, including the ability to remap controls, a visual cue in the underwater labyrinth for accessibility purposes, and the Prophet’s hint feature directly into the map to help guide adventurers.
Here’s a rundown of New Game+ mode:
More: Devolver Digital, Sabotage, The Messenger
Media Create sales (11/12/18 – 11/18/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 200,850
PS4 – 8,922
PS4 Pro – 8,867
New 2DS LL – 4,189
Vita – 1,877
New 3DS LL – 1,788
2DS – 622
Xbox One X – 119
Xbox One – 45
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 54,235
PS4 – 8,154
PS4 Pro – 7,927
New 2DS LL – 4,243
Vita – 1,869
New 3DS LL – 1,681
Xbox One X – 360
2DS – 294
Xbox One – 46
And here are the software charts:
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin launch trailer
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HomeBearStudio shared a new launch trailer for its Switch game NAIRI: Tower of Shirin. Get a look at the video below.
Minecraft: New 3DS Edition update out now (version 1.8)
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Mojang has announced that a new update is live for Minecraft: New 3DS Edition. Players can access version 1.8.
Once the latest update is applied, new packs will be available to purchase in the eShop. They include:
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission details – story, Original Mission mode
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Bandai Namco has shared the latest batch of details for Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission covering the story and Original Mission mode. We’ve rounded up the news below, courtesy of Gematsu.
King of the Monsters 2 is this week’s NeoGeo game on Switch
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King of the Monsters 2 is coming to Switch this week as the latest NeoGeo game, Hamster has announced. It’ll be out worldwide on November 22.
Here’s a brief overview:
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee sell 664,198 copies in Japan in first three days
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Thanks to Famitsu, we now have sales data for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee in Japan. In its first three days, the two games sold 664,198 copies. This figure accounts for physical copies, download cards, Poke Ball Plus bundles, and Switch bundles. Digital sales are not included.
Pokemon: Let’s Go had the second best debut of any Switch game. It only trailed Splatoon 2, which managed to sell slightly more at 670,000 units.
Understandably, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee provided a huge boost to Switch sales. The console sold 180,585 units – or three times more than the previous week.
Famitsu review scores (11/20/18)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
