Japan’s best-selling games of May 2018
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of May 2018. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Another message from new Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa
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After Shuntaro Furukawa was officially named Nintendo’s next president this week, the company’s CSR Report was updated. Included with that was a message from Furukawa himself.
As part of Nintendo’s “Management Policy”, a second note from Furukawa was shared. This one is a bit longer and also officially in English. You can read it in full below.
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Pokemon president on the Let’s Go games, 2019 entry, Poke Ball Plus, Pokemon GO, more
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In a recent issue of Famitsu, the Japanese magazine published a pretty lengthy interview with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara had plenty to say about Pokemon: Let’s Go: Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee as well as the 2019 entry, the Poke Ball Plus, Pokemon GO, and more.
We’ve gone ahead and prepared a full translation of Famitsu’s interview. Read the full discussion with Ishihara below.
Returning fighters from other Smash Bros. games, including Ice Climbers and Pichu, will have new amiibo for Ultimate
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With a new Smash Bros. game comes new amiibo. Ridley, Inkling, and Daisy were previously confirmed to be getting figures. They won’t be the only ones, however.
Nintendo has confirmed that amiibo are planned for other returning fighters. Ice Climbers and Pichu have been specifically named. We should eventually be seeing the likes of Young Link, Wolf, and hopefully Snake among others.
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[Let’s Talk] Did the new demo sell you on Octopath Traveler?
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Switch has a big, exclusive RPG launching in July. Of course, we’re referring to Octopath Traveler. Despite being a couple of weeks off, you can experience a big chunk of the game as we speak. During E3, Nintendo and Square Enix added a new demo to the eShop that lets you play through three full hours.
How many of you have had a chance to play through the new demo? Did it sell you on the game? Perhaps you were already sold after seeing the initial reveal last year or trying the previous demo? Let us know how you’re feeling about Octopath Traveler in the comments below.
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Johnny Turbo’s Arcade: Two Crude Dudes footage
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Two Crude, the latest arcade game from Flying Tiger Entertainments, hits Switch on July 5. We have some footage below.
NIS America temporarily pulls free Ys VIII DLC
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana was originally intended to come with some free DLC at launch. While that content hasn’t been revoked, it has been temporarily pulled from the eShop.
NIS America issued a launch day patch for Ys VIII earlier this week. Unfortunately, some users reported that the game was crashing during the “Checking DLC” screen after downloading the DLC and update. The DLC has been removed for a short while since affected players were unable to start the game.
Heroki footage
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Heroki for Switch launches July 20. Check out the video below to see what the game has to offer with 40 minutes of footage.
Runbow Switch gameplay
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Following its previous appearance on Wii U and New 3DS, Runbow makes the jump to Switch on Tuesday. Take a look at some footage from the final build below.
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Devolver Digital indicates that Broforce is coming to Switch
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Broforce is coming to Switch, according to a tweet from Devolver Digital. When asked on Twitter about a release of the game on Nintendo’s console, the company responded with: “En route.”
Originally released in 2015, Broforce is a well-received run-and-gun platform title. We have more information and a trailer below.
