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Every now and then, Nintendo sends out some interesting information to Switch owners through the system’s news feature. Recently, the company revealed the most-played games on the console in 2018.

Perhaps it may not be much of a surprise, but Fortnite topped the list. Nintendo itself had many entries in the top ten alone with Zelda, Mario, Splatoon, and more.

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Nintendo has started to update its maintenance schedule for the coming week. Things are looking relatively quiet as of now, with only one session planned for the middle of the week.

The current schedule is as follows:

Japanese magazine Famitsu published some of its last coverage for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition in this week’s issue. In that section, special developer messages were included. Original chief director / development producer Yoshito Higuchi and remaster producer Yusuke Tomizawa both shared a few words.

Here’s a full translation of what was said:

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Each month, a new wave of games are added to Nintendo Switch Online for subscribers. At this point Nintendo has yet to announce what’s coming beyond January – this month. However, thanks to some datamining, we may have an idea as to what’s ahead.

After poking through the contents of the current NES Switch app, references to over 20 SNES titles were apparently uncovered. Here’s what was uncovered:

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Not too long ago, Virtuos announced some news that slipped under the radar. The developer has confirmed that it is working on both Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for Switch. This isn’t too big of a surprise given that Virtuos previously handled these re-releases for Square Enix.

Virtuos is also a good fit for Switch development. The company helped bring over L.A. Noire and Dark Souls: Remastered, and also served as the lead on Starlink: Battle for Atlas for Nintendo’s console.

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One of the most impressive aspects about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the game’s soundtrack. Over 800 songs are included, and a bunch of different composers contributed to the final product.

Tomoya Ohtani, the series sound designer for Sonic the Hedgehog, is one such person who worked on the tracklist. Ohtani was responsible for the new arrangement of Bomb Rush Blush – a piece of music originating from Splatoon. Ohtani posted an interesting column last month that details how he settled on Bomb Rush Blush, the way in which he went about changing it for Smash Bros., and more.

Stardew Valley collector's edition

Japan is about to receive the special Stardew Valley Collector’s Edition. It includes the game, a town map, mini-guidebook, and soundtrack.

Play-Asia has now opened pre-orders for the Stardew Valley Collector’s Edition here. As of now, there are no plans for it to be distributed outside of Japan. A release is planned for January 31.

5pb. has come out with a new Robotics;Notes DaSH gameplay trailer called “Kou Kimijima Declares War.” We’ve included it below.

Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age were both dated for Switch this week. The west are getting the RPGs on April 16 and April 30 respectively while Japan will have them on April 11 and April 25. Coinciding with the latest news, we have a look at the Japanese boxarts for both titles.

First up, here’s the one for Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster:

Another video for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is in, this time showing how the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions compare. Check it out below.


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