Zelda: Breath of the Wild officially sells over one million copies on Switch alone in Japan
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was confirmed to have sold over one million copies in Japan a few months ago. However, Wii U sales factored into that number. Digital sales also played a role.
With the latest Media Create data provided today, we now know that Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold one million copies on Switch alone. The game moved another 6,722 copies at retail during the week of May 28. In total, it has sold 1,004,689 units on Nintendo’s current console.
North American WarioWare Gold boxart appears, shows new character
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WarioWare’s North American boxart is in. The packaging image was apparently posted on the Russian Nintendo Facebook page, but was removed shortly after.
It’s always neat to look at boxarts, but this one is particularly noteworthy. We’re able to get a good look at a new character that Nintendo has yet to mention. Right by Ashley, we’re able to see a girl with a bow in her hair. The question is, who is she?
Thanks to Justin for the tip.
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All-Star Fruit Racing out in Europe on July 13, North America on August 21
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PQube has set a final release date for the kart racer All-Star Fruit Racing. In Europe, it’s arriving on July 13. The North American launch is planned for a month later on August 21.
All-Star Racing will be offered both physically and digitally. For more on the game, check out the overview and trailer below.
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de Blob launches June 26 for Switch
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de Blob is just a few weeks out from reaching Switch. The Wii classic will be available on Nintendo’s new console starting June 26, THQ Nordic announced today.
Here’s some information about de Blob as well as a new trailer:
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Media Create sales (5/28/18 – 6/3/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 40,587
PS4 – 13,025
PS4 Pro – 5,146
New 2DS LL – 3,828
New 3DS LL – 2,653
Vita – 2,393
2DS – 337
Xbox One – 73
Xbox One X – 62
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 36,590
PS4 – 12,595
PS4 Pro – 4,887
New 2DS LL – 3,524
New 3DS LL – 2,686
Vita – 2,298
2DS – 384
Xbox One – 89
Xbox One X – 74
And here are the software charts:
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Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare launch trailer
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Ahead of tomorrow’s launch, Flyhigh Works published a new trailer for Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare. We’ve posted it below.
Tennis World Tour launches in a barely-complete state
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Tennis World Tour likely could have used some additional time in the over. According to Bigben Interactive president, the game was just 20% finished weeks before release. However, a major delay wasn’t possible due to marketing having already been in place and wanting a release in time for the French Open.
Where do we go from here? Well, Flac says that a refined version is planned for 2019. A new game is also lined up for 2020 – 2021.
As for Tennis World Tour in its current state, Flac noted that it will meet expectations having shipped 500,000 to distributors and already achieving a profit. Bigben also hopes to increase its Meta score and be in the 80s in the next few years.
Famitsu review scores (6/5/18)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Pokemon Quest (NSW) – 8/8/8/9
Record of Grancrest War (PS4) – 8/8/8/8
Trove (PS4) – 8/7/8/8
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FuRyu announces new Switch RPG Work x Work – Mother 3 director involved
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Update: More details have come out for Work x Work including the story of the game and who developing, courtesy from Gematsu for the translation.
Work x Work follows a prince with a mission to defeat the demon king and a hard-working young man working a part-time job who take on various dungeons with the unique visitors of the theme park “Heroes Land.”
The role of the player is to become the protagonist’s dog and guide the visitors of the theme park through its dungeons. Visitors, which consist of families, girls, and the like, will become your party members. Determine the timing of incoming enemy attacks and the points used for recovery medicine, and guide them to clear the dungeon.
By guiding visitors through the dungeon, you will receive “crowds” as salary, which can be used to buy weapons and items useful for work, as well as furniture to customize your room.
Development is being handled by Netchubiyori, whose previous works include Tsukitomo. Tsukiuta. 12 Memories for PS Vita and more. It is currently 75 percent complete.
Here are a few tidbits from Famitsu’s interview with the developers:
– “It was originally being made for smartphones, but it moved to Switch and the scale of the game grew much bigger.”
– “With the excitement surrounding Switch and the cute atmosphere fitting of handheld mode, we decided on the Switch.”
– “I think this is the first time in this industry there is an okra-themed monster.”
– “The basis of the scenario is a game where you entertain various customers through dungeons.”
Original: Last week, FuRyu opened a mysterious teaser site. The latest issue of Famitsu reveals the project in question as “Work x Work”.
Work x Work is a retro-inspired RPG. Some top talent is contributing to the project, including Mother 3 director Nobuyuki Inoue, Mother 3 artist Nobuhiro Imagawa, and former Shin Megami Tensei composer Tsukasa Masuko. For Work x Work, Inoue is handling the scenario, Imagawa is in charge of graphics, and Masuko is leading the way with sound. Suzuka Yamamoto and Takuya Yamanaka, who were on the team for The Caligula Effect, are directing and producing respectively. Takahiro Yamane is also the development director for this game.
Work x Work launches September 27 in Japan. Pricing is set at 4,980 yen.
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Over 50% of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon’s sales have been on Switch
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Inti Creates has provided more information about Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon’s sales. A large majority of copies have been sold on Switch, coming in at 56%.
The full sales breakdown by platform is as follows:
