Japan’s best-selling games of September 2019
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of September 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut sales for Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. We also have debut digital sales for a bunch of games, including Dragon Quest XI S, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Astral Chain, and more.
Game Freak on why Pokemon is finally implementing auto-saves with Sword and Shield
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For the first time in the series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will feature auto-saves. That may not seem like a big deal since it’s relatively simple, but it’s nice to see Game Freak finally implementing the feature.
Auto-save will regularly be running in the background while you play. If you happen to forget about saving manually or your system runs out of battery life before charging, you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that your important progress won’t be erased.
Speaking about the decision to include auto-saves this time around with Eurogamer Portugal, producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori explained:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – November 2019
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A new month rolled right on in this week. Now that we’re in November, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you giving the just-released Luigi’s Mansion 3 a try? Playing any other recent titles like Ring Fit Adventure or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy coming in 2020
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Update: The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy is now up on Amazon Canada and Amazon UK. Pre-orders on Amazon US have also been discounted to $40.50.
Original (10/27): A new Spyro Reignited Trilogy hardcover art book is on the way, Amazon listings reveal. A release is tentatively slated for July 21, 2020.
Here’s the official book description:
How New Super Lucky’s Tale ended up on Switch, and how Nintendo helped along the way
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New Super Lucky’s Tale has had an interesting journey to Switch. Originally, the game released on Xbox One and PC as simply Super Lucky’s Tale, and Microsoft handled publishing. Now Playful is putting the finishing touches on the new version of the game exclusively for Switch, and will be in charge of releasing the game directly.
Speaking about the origins of New Super Lucky’s Tale on Nintendo’s console, director Dan Hurd told Nintendo Everything:
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Maitetsu: Pure Station launches for Switch in Japan on January 16
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The visual novel Maitetsu: Pure Station will launch for Switch in Japan on January 16, 2020, according to the game’s official Twitter account. It will release both physically and digitally.
Circle Entertainment previously confirmed plans to release Maitetsu: Pure Station in the west. A release date has not yet been announced for overseas territories.
[Interview] Sayonara Wild Hearts dev on the name, making a non-rhythm music game, more
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Simogo has developed a number of acclaimed titles, including the Wii U game Year Walk. Its latest project, Sayonara Wild Hearts, recently debuted on a Switch close to a year after it was announced at The Game Awards.
Not too long ago, we spoke with the team at Simogo to discuss Sayonara Wild Hearts in-depth. The studio discussed how the backstory behind the name, wanting to make a game about the flow of music instead of the beats, and more.
Here’s our full discussion:
Latest Pokemon Sword/Shield leaks show new Gigantamax forms, new Pokemon, Scorbunny’s final evolution
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Update 2: These images have now been removed due to a request from The Pokemon Company.
Update: Due to the information that has emerged since November 1, we are removing the rumor tag.
Original: It’s been a busy past 24 hours for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield leaks. After starter evolutions for Grookie and Sobble were posted online, another set of leaks revealed new Pokemon.
Unsurprinsgly, the leaks haven’t stopped there. A large set of images, mostly coming from the official guide, have revealed new Gigantamax forms. We also have a look at more new Pokemon as well as Scorbunny’s supposed final evolution.
Here’s the full roundup:
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EDGE chooses the defining games of the 2010s
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Another decade is almost behind us. After these next couple of months, we’ll be moving on to the 2020s.
With the decade just about over, gaming magazine EDGE has highlighted defining games of the 2010s. A number of Nintendo-related titles made the cut, including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fortnite, and Dark Souls.
Here’s the full, unranked list (note that these games weren’t chosen for necessarily being the best):
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EDGE #339 review scores
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