XSEED considered the names Summer Solstice, Autumn Wind, and Plow & Propose before settling on Story of Seasons
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Until 2014, Natsume distributed the Bokujo Monogatari games in the west as Harvest Moon. Marvelous and XSEED then decided to localize the games directly, leading to a name change. Bokujo Monogatari is now known as Story of Seasons in North America and Europe while Natsume uses the Harvest Moon brand for new titles it develops on its own.
Before XSEED settled on Story of Seasons, a number of different names were considered. These include Summer Solstice, Autumn Wind, and Plow & Propose. XSEED revealed that tidbit on Twitter to celebrate its 15th anniversary.
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Pre-order updates – March 29, 2020
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Catherine: Full Body – Japanese Switch trailer, footage
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Atlus confirmed speculation that it’s bringing Catherine: Full Body when it announced the port in this week’s Nintendo Direct Mini. While we published the reveal trailer a couple of days ago, Atlus actually shared a lengthier trailer for its Japanese audience. We have that below, along with a bit of footage.
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Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story update coming soon (version 1.03)
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Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is receiving another update on Switch soon. Version 1.03 will include fixes as well as balance adjustments and improvements.
For the full patch notes, continue on below.
Switch file sizes – The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD, Clubhouse Games, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD, Clubhouse Games, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Mary Skelter Finale details and screenshots
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Following today’s teaser trailer, Compile Heart has issued some of the first details and screenshots for Mary Skelter Finale, its upcoming dungeon RPG. Early information covers the Adventure Mode, premise, and characters.
Here’s the full roundup, courtesy of Gematsu:
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Top twenty best-selling Switch games of all time in the United States
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New data from the NPD Group reveals the top twenty best-selling games of all time in the United States. The list is as of the end of February 2020, so Animal Crossing: New Horizons doesn’t appear anywhere on the chart.
Here’s the full list:
[Let’s Talk] March 2020 Nintendo Direct Mini reactions
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Rumors of a possible Nintendo Direct circulated earlier this month. The speculation came to a head this week, as Nintendo finally aired a new presentation this past Thursday. It may have been a “Mini” presentation, but when it’s been more than half a year without a general Nintendo Direct, you’ll take what you can get.
This week’s Nintendo Direct started out by showing Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – specifically what’s new such as the epilogue, and the May 29 release date. There was plenty of other news like a new ARMS DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 2K bringing BioShock, Borderlands, and XCOM 2 to Switch, Atlus putting Catherine: Full Body on the console, Burnout Paradise, Mr Driller DrillLand, Star Wars Episode I: Racer, King’s Bounty II, Vigor, and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. We also saw several shadowdrops between Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Good Job!, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Shinsekai: Into the Depths, and the Bravely Default II demo. The Nintendo Direct gave us a new look at The Isle of Armor for Pokemon Sword/Shield as well.
Given everything we saw in the Nintendo Direct (Mini), how’d you feel about the presentation? What was your personal highlight? And if you aren’t planning on purchase Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, what’s wrong with you? Sorry, I had to. In any case, share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
Why Dr. Kawashima’s face was portrayed in polygons, Star Fox Andross inspiration
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In an interview earlier this year, developer and producer Kouichi Kawamoto and Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima sat down to discuss Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch.
In the interview, Kawamoto spoke about the design process for the original game and how they decided on the look of Dr. Kawashima. Here’s our translation of the excerpt:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold through 90% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold well over 1.8 million copies in its first week in Japan. Going along with that massive debut is a strong sell-through rate of 90 percent, according to Dengeki. That means the game not only sold a very high amount, but was in high demand and may have sold out at certain retailers.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons outperformed the last mainline entry in the series, New Leaf, by a wide margin. The 3DS game originally sold 559,000 units in its first week before going on to move a total of four million copies. It’s also outperformed Pokemon Sword/Shield, which sold a tick over 1.5 million units in its first week.
It’s important to note that digital sales are not included. Dengeki points out that it Animal Crossing: New Horizons had a download ratio of 15 percent, overall sales would already be above two million copies sold in Japan.
