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In addition to the systems trailer posted earlier today, Koei Tecmo also released a story trailer in English for Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout:

The game will be released on September 26 in Japan, October 29 in North America and November 1 in Europe.

Super Mario Maker 2

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 22.582 / 559.421 (-51%)
02./00. [PS4] Oninaki (Square Enix) {2019.08.22} (¥5.800) – 14.189 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Oninaki (Square Enix) {2019.08.22} (¥5.800) – 12.730 / NEW
04./03. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 8.776 / 3.222.091 (-45%)
05./02. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) – 8.512 / 134.421 (-73%)
06./06. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 8.491 / 897.910 (-36%)
07./04. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} (¥6.980) – 7.864 / 221.456 (-48%)
08./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 7.613 / 2.421.880 (-49%)
09./08. [NSW] Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega) {2019.07.24} (¥4.990) – 4.775 / 40.406 (-53%)
10./10. [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (Konami) {2019.06.27} (¥6.980) – 4.674 / 148.837 (-49%)

Dead or School

YouTube channel Nintendo Hall is back and they have posted footage of the first 37 minutes of Dead or School. 

Those interested can view the gameplay video below.

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Samurai Shodown, and Disney Tsum Tsum Festival. Scans of all games can be found below.

More:

Koei Tecmo has issued an English systems trailer for Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. Have a look at the video below.

SNK has issued the first trailer for the Switch version of Samurai Shodown. Have a look at the video below.

Samurai Shodown launches for Switch in Japan on December 12. It should also be made available in the west at some point.

This week, Japanese magazine Famitsu published a new Astral Chain interview with director Takahisa Taura, supervisor Hideki Kamiya, and producer Eijiro Nishimura. It was pretty in-depth at six pages long, but we’ll summarize some of the points here.

Astral Chain came into the picture after Nintendo contacted PlatinumGames to make a game with high difficulty. The game has been a long time coming, as they worked on the plans since before development on NieR: Automata started. To complete the entire project, it took a long time – somewhere around five years.

Star Wars Pinball

New footage has emerged showing off Star Wars Pinball on Switch. Get a look at the gameplay in the video below.

A few months ago, a physical version of Night in the Woods was announced for Switch by distributor Limited Run Games. That release, in addition to a current project from the developer of the original title, have been scrapped following abuse allegations against Alec Holowka.

Zoë Quinn came forward yesterday with a statement on Twitter, which you can read in full here. She wrote about the abuse from Holowka, who acted as a coder, composer, and co-designer on Night in the Woods.

As for Night in the Woods team, swift action has been taken. Alec will no longer be associated with the studio, in addition to the aforementioned moves affecting its other games and project.

The following statement was published on the Night in the Woods Twitter account today:

During its video presentation today, Yacht Club Games provided an update on its slate of upcoming Shovel Knight projects. Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, the physical release for Switch, and upcoming amiibo 3-pack are slated for December.

Here are some new details about amiibo functionality:


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