Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tops UK charts for April
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments
It may have only been out on the market for a few days, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still managed to be the best-selling game in the UK during April. Zelda: Breath of the Wild also made the list coming in at the sixth spot.
The full results are below:
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
4. LEGO Worlds (Warner Bros)
5. FIFA 17 (EA)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (nintendo)
7. Persona 5 (Atlus)
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision)
9. Mass Effect: Andromeda (EA)
10. Rocket League (505 Games)
11. Overwatch (Blizzard)
12. Horizon Zero Dawn (Sony)
13. LEGO City Undercover (Warner Bros)
14. Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
15. WWE 2K17 (2K Games)
16. Battlefield 1 (EA)
17. Yooka-Laylee (Team 17)
18. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (CI Games)
19. For Honor (Ubisoft)
20. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
More: Chart-Track, sales, top, UK
NBA 2K18 launches for Switch on September 19 alongside other versions, special editions, Shaq cover
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 43 Comments
NBA 2K18 was technically announced for Switch a few months ago. Today though, 2K Sports announced that the game will launch on September 19 right alongside all other versions of the game.
2K Sports is also giving Switch the same treatment as other consoles when it comes to special editions. You’ll be able to pick up a standard copy, Legend Edition, or Legend Edition Gold.
The NBA 2K18 Legend Edition includes the following:
More: 2K Sports, top, Visual Concepts
Super Mario Run downloaded over 50 million times on Android
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
At the end of March, Super Mario Run was sitting between 10 million and 50 million downloads on Android. The game has climbed up since then, as it’s now between 50 million and 100 million downloads, according to the Google Play store. We don’t have a specific number, but Android users continue to download the game.
More: Super Mario Run
LEGO Dimensions – Chase McCain video
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Aside from The Goonies, LEGO Dimensions is also adding a new pack based on LEGO City Undercover this week. Find a new spotlight video for Chase McCain below.
Dragon Quest XI – details and screenshots for Zone and Link systems
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Square Enix updated the Dragon Quest XI website with the latest details and screenshots for its upcoming RPG. Two of the game’s systems are covered: “Zone” and “Link”. We’ve rounded up the latest news below, courtesy of Gematsu.
Zone
– One of the new powers that appears in battle
– State of heightened concentration that temporarily increases your combat ability
– If attacked by an enemy, the protagonist and other party members can enter Zone allowing them to turn a sticky situation into a prime opportunity
– Entering Zone surrounds your body in a blue light and increases your ability
– The effect can carry over to the next battle until it disappears
– Even if you take heavy damage and find yourself in a pinch entering Zone could be your chance for a counterattack
– Zone is even more promising when several party members enter it
– Monsters can also enter zone
Link
– If you enter Zone, you can acquire even further power
– By combining your power with those of your party members, you can unleash powerful Link techniques
– These can become the key to defeating formidable enemies
– Silvia can light up the protagonist’s sword with fire
– Link techniques differ depending on the combination of party members, learned spells and skills, and the number of people that are in Zone
– How you organize your party will directly affect which Link techniques you can unleash
– Monsters can also unleash Link techniques
– Camus and the Protagonist: “Falcon Dance”
– Full Party: “Giga Burst”
– Silvia and Protagonist and Row: “Rose Hurricane”
– Martina and Row: “Matou Enbu”
More: details roundup, Dragon Quest XI, Japan, Square Enix
Fire Emblem Heroes update out now (version 1.3.0) – Arena changes, Training Tower difficulty, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 1 Comment
Fire Emblem Heroes has received a new update. On both iOS and Android, players can now download version 1.3.0.
Fire Emblem Heroes makes key changes to the tier system in the Arena while also adding new maps. The Training Tower’s difficulty has been adjusted as well on top of bug fixes.
This only tells a part of the picture. We have a ton of specifics about the update in the gallery below and some additional news pertaining to the Voting Gauntlet and more.
UK’s best-selling games of Q1 2017
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
This week’s issue of MCV contains a list of the best-selling games in the UK during Q1 2017. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a major highlight, as it managed to reach the seventh spot.
The full results are below:
01. Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
02. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4/XBO/PS3/360/PC) – Rockstar
03. Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) – Sony
04. Resident Evil VII (PS4/XBO/PC) – Capcom
05. FIFA 17 (PS4/XBO/PS3/360) – EA
06. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4/XBO/PC) – Activbision
07. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS/WII U) – Nintendo
08. For Honor (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
09. Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA
10. Battlefield 1 (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA
MCV’s list is based on data provided by Chart-Track between January 1 and April 1.
More: Chart-Track, sales, UK
Plantera coming to Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
Ratalakia Games brought Plantera to Wii U and 3DS earlier this year. The game is now making its way to Switch as well. Rainy Frog is releasing it in Japan as “Plantera DX”, but Ratalakia may choose to handle the western release.
Here’s a trailer:
For those who haven’t heard about Plantera previously, we have the following overview:
“In the world of Plantera you grow your own garden and breed plants and animals to earn coins with their produce. Use the coins to buy new plants and animals, and also special items and garden expansions. Watch everything grow, help planting and harvesting, buy new things, and defend your garden from sneaky magpies, rabbits, foxes, and wolves. Raise your level and the productivity of your plants and animals! Earn more and more, and create your own dream garden!”
We reviewed Plantera when it originally hit Nintendo platforms in February. You can read it right here.
More: Plantera, Ratalaika Games
The Alliance Alive details new party members and worlds
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Last week’s issue of Famitsu contained another information batch for FuRyu’s 3DS RPG, The Alliance Alive. We’re introduced to two new party characters and a couple of new locations.
Here’s what we learned:
More: details roundup, Famitsu, FuRyu, Japan, The Alliance Alive
Splatoon 2 reduces map rotation to two hours
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
The original Splatoon introduced map rotations for online play. At four hour intervals, two stages would be available at a given time.
Splatoon 2 retains this for the most part, but with a significant change. Maps will now refresh every two hours instead of every four hours.
As for why the map rotation is being limited once again, Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami explained to EDGE this month:
“We feel that part of the gameplay is actually selecting which weapons would be best for that combination of two maps. In Splatoon 2, the maps rotate every two hours, so it’ll be a much faster cycle than the previous game.”
Thanks to KobobKC for the tip.
