Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/21/18)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Shin Megami Tensei V is back in the top ten, and Bayonetta 3 enters the chart for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 28 and January 10.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Choose Your Legends: Round 2 now live
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Iast year, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems held a special Choose Your Legends event for Fire Emblem Heroes. It allowed users to vote on their favorite characters from various entries in the franchise.
This same event is now being brought back for a second consecutive year. Once again, you can choose your favorite character here. Votes can be carried out once per day over the next week.
Note that if you cast your vote with a Nintendo Account, you will receive 100 Platinum Points as a gift at a later date. The top characters will appear in Fire Emblem Heroes down the road as special versions.
Tentative Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting boxart
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GameFly has posted the tentative boxart for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting, attached above. It may end up being the final design as the western launch is just a couple of months away. If there are any changes, we’ll share the updated packaging image.
UK sales for December 2017
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New sales data is in from the UK for the month of December.
When it came to physical sales, Nintendo was the #3 company. Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild all charted. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon also would have placed at #11 had sales of the two games been combined.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Refined Weapons special maps footage
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Fire Emblem Heores’ latest content update went live earlier today featuring Refined Weapons special maps. Get a look at some gameplay below.
Pre-order updates (1/21/18)
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Zero Gunner 2 Switch footage
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The arcade game Zero Gunner 2 is out now for Switch in Japan, and makes its way west this coming Thursday. Check out some footage in the video below.
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Monster Hunter World devs on the lack of a Switch version
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In the past, when asked about why Monster Hunter World isn’t appearing on Switch, Capcom has been a bit cagey. IGN finally managed to get a concrete answer out of directors Kaname Fujioka and Yuya Tokuda in a new interview.
Fujioka and Tokuda explained that one reason for the lack of Switch plans is due to the game’s lengthy development. Capcom originally started on the project four years ago, and Nintendo’s newest console wasn’t around at that time. Also explained is that, “for every title we decide what the best fit for hardware is for the concept.”
Fujioka and Tokuda’s full words:
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Mario + Rabbids creative director talks Donkey Kong’s upcoming inclusion in the game
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During this month’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Ubisoft unveiled the newest character for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Donkey Kong will be added via the upcoming story DLC.
Creative director Davide Soliani says Donkey Kong’s arms will be used “extensively” in combat. Being a gorilla also affords him more mobility options.
Scribblenauts Showdown not made by 5th Cell
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Warner Bros. finally made Scribblenauts Showdown official this week. It’s the first entry in the franchise since A DC Comics Adventure, which saw Wii U and 3DS versions back in 2013.
When Scribblenauts Showdown was first leaked via a classification in Taiwan, series creator 5th Cell was listed as the developer for this title as well. However, it turns out that a different company entirely is working on the game.
Scribblenauts Showdown is being developed by Shiver Entertainment, a studio led by Zynga COO John Schappert and EA Tiburon co-founder Jason Anderson. Since 5th Cell suffered layoffs in 2016 and Scribblenauts: Fighting Words was cancelled for mobile, they haven’t done much since. It makes sense then that a new developer has been tasked with handling the franchise.
