Horror RPG Ao Oni coming to Switch
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Today, Game Studio announced plans to offer a Switch version of Ao Oni. The title arrives for the console on July 26, 2024.
Ao Oni made its debut in 2008 as a freeware game. The horror RPG has gone on to become a cult classic horror RPG since then.
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Famitsu software sales (6/24/24 – 6/30/24) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD – 88,425 / NEW
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 8,977 / 7,815,790
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,473 / 5,884,212
4. [PS5] Elden Ring SHadow of the Erdtree Edition – 6,993 / 31,005
5. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 6,457 / 193,142
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,037 / 3,554,008
7. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 4,438 / 994,862
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 4,367 / 1,076,481
9. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 3,807 / 1,877,772
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,679 / 5,532,620
Rogue-lite dungeon crawler Ascendant slated for Switch
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Imagisphere intends to publish its upcoming game Ascendant on Switch, the developer has confirmed. It’s targeting launch for Q3 2024.
Imagisphere is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Players will take on legendary abominations, build-craft enchanted items, investigate an ancient evil, and ascend to freedom.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
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Story-rich management game Moonshine Inc. to release on Switch
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According to an eShop listing, Klabater is about to bring Moonshine Inc. to Switch. It will be available on July 11, 2024.
Moonshine Inc., a story-rich management game, involves crafting moonshine, brandy, whisky, and vodka. More information can be found in the following overview:
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Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Switch eShop for June 2024
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In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for June 2024.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD was the big release, and it’s probably unsurprising that it topped the chart. Monster Hunter Stories and Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition also crack the list.
The full lineup for Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Switch eShop for June 2024 is as follows:
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sales surpass eight million
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In an announcement today, Bandai Namco provided the latest sales information about Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The game has sold over eight million copies since launch. That goes for all platforms combined worldwide.
Here’s a special promotional piece posted on social media:
Nintendo Download – July 4, 2024 (Europe)
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Nintendo Download – July 4, 2024 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 4, 2024. The latest releases include The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (6/24/24 – 6/30/24)
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Nintendo comments on generational transition for developers
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Many of Nintendo’s top (or most well-known) developers have been with the company for a few decades. It’s tough to say, but they’re getting older as well.
The good news is that Nintendo doesn’t seem to be worried about handing things over to the younger generation. Speaking about it during the company’s shareholders meeting last week, president Shuntaro Furukawa said the transition “is progressing smoothly” and he’s not at all concerned.
Miyamoto echoed those sentiments as well. He also brought up how Nintendo has “a system in place that allows younger developers to take the initiative”. Miyamoto would go on to say that he’d “like to be able to hand things over to an even younger generation.”
The full translation of their comments read as follows:
