Switch eShop charts – July 13, 2019
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Aonuma on Zelda: Link’s Awakening – why Chamber Dungeons fit in well, art style inspiration, more
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Nintendo has shared a new interview with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma all about Link’s Awakening. During the discussion, Aonuma spoke about how he’s always wanted to remake the Game Boy title, why Chamber Dungeons are a good fit here, what the inspiration behind the art style was, and more.
Here’s the full interview:
Sakurai goes into detail as to how the Smash Bros. CG trailers are made
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One of the most exciting aspects of Super Smash Bros. is finding out about new characters. With the past two series entries in particular, they’ve been noteworthy since Nintendo goes all out with CG trailers.
In his latest Famitsu column this week, director Masahiro Sakurai detailed how these trailers were made. We learn about the initial steps starting with actually planning the video all the way up through working with Digital Frontier and going through the various stages of creation.
Here’s our full translation of the column:
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads – July 11, 2019
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Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
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[Review] Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
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System: Switch
Release date: June 24, 2019
Developer: Kaiko / Volition
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is the latest re-release of a last generation game from THQ Nordic, if the stunningly awful pun didn’t reveal that much. Saints Row The Third held up as a fine example of last generation open world design, even as its particular irreverent sensibilities often felt like a relic – the game showed its age but it was nonetheless fun to play.
Dr. Mario World sees two million installs, $100,000 spent in first 72 hours
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According to Sensor Tower, Dr. Mario World has seen two million installs in its first three days. Players have also spent over $100,000 on in-app purchases so far. It’s Nintendo’s lowest grossing mobile title at this point in its launch window, but Sensor Tower points out that the monetization methods are different and are most comparable to the broader puzzle genre.
A comparison chart of Nintendo’s mobile titles can be found above. Dr. Mario World’s downloads during its first three days are at about half of Super Mario Run’s 4.3 million, Fire Emblem Heroes’ 4.9 million, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s six million. While there have been seven times as many installs as Dragalia Lost, Cygames’ title only released in five markets to start.
Dr. Mario World is the top free iPhone app in Japan at present. As for the United States, it sits at #6.
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Top 20 best-selling Switch games in Spain since launch
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Vandal has shared a listing of the top 20 best-selling games in Switch since launch.
There’s plenty of Switch representation here, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe topping the chart. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a third-party release, is also in the top ten along with a couple of FIFAs.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Zero Escape director says “there’s always a possibility” of another entry if fans are interested
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Zero Escape started on DS a decade ago with Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. Virtue’s Last Reward continued the franchise on 3DS in 2012, followed by Zero Time Dilemma in 2016.
It’s now been three years since the last Zero Escape game. Kotaro Uchikoshi, the series’ director, has also moved on to work on the new IP AI: The Somnium Files. What does that mean for Zero Escape?
Uchikoshi appears to be open to working on the series once more. In an interview with Japanator, he said: “If the fans desire it, there’s always a possibility.” That’s not definitive by any means, but perhaps we could see a fourth entry in the future.
Rumor: Amazon Mexico lists Luigi’s Mansion 3 for October 4
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Nintendo has yet to give Luigi’s Mansion 3 a proper release date. Aside from confirming a 2019 launch, the company hasn’t said when exactly we can expect the Switch game.
Amazon Mexico may have some insight. According to the retailer, Luigi’s Mansion 3 is on track for October 4.
We’re generally wary of posting unconfirmed retailer release dates, but there could be something to Amazon Mexico’s listing. For one thing, the site previously leaked South Pack: The Fractured But Whole and RPG Maker MV for Switch. October 4 is also a Friday, so it’s a realistic date. We would still advise maintaining some skepticism, but it’ll be interesting to see if this pans out.
Astral Chain pre-load live in North America
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As of today, Astral Chain can be pre-loaded in North America. Nintendo first made the option available in Japan last night.
By pre-loading, you can download the game’s data ahead of time. Doing so will let you play the digital version right at launch.
Astral Chain is launching on August 30. It’ll take up 9.6GB of space.
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