Famitsu’s most wanted games (8/26/18)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still at the third position while Persona Q2 is back in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 2 and August 8.
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Kamen Rider Climax Scramble Zio teaser trailer
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A few weeks ago, Bandai Namco announced Kamen Rider Climax Scramble Zio for Switch. We’re starting to get closer to actually seeing the game, as a teaser trailer was published today. We’ve included it below.
Japanese Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch trailer
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Bandai Namco has issued a new Japanese trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is a month away from launching on Switch. Watch it below.
Pre-order updates (8/26/18)
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Special note: This is the last chance to save 20% on Amazon pre-orders with Prime. Beginning August 28, all orders will not be given the automatic 20% discount. Instead, Amazon will give a $10 certificate on select games (see here). For now, you can find all games eligible for the 20% discount here.
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
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Bethesda again says it has talked about Rage 2 for Switch, but unsure if it would work on the system
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Earlier this month, we heard that Bethesda is at least considering the possibility of putting Rage 2 on Switch. The company’s Pete Hines has commented on the situation further in a new interview.
Hines indicated that it could be difficult to bring Rage 2 to Switch since the game is built with Avalanche Studios’ engine. Whether or not it “could ever work on the Switch” is still unknown.
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Starlink dev on what it was like pitching the Star Fox collaboration to Nintendo and Miyamoto
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Developers of Starlink: Battle for Atlas have often explained how the Star Fox collaboration came to be. After the game was first shown at last year’s E3, executives and developers from Nintendo ended up seeing it behind closed doors. Nintendo obviously liked what it saw, as the Starlink team was invited to Japan to pitch a potential collaboration.
Creative director Laurent Malville told Kotaku UK that as far as he’s aware, the collaboration was Nintendo’s idea. He also spoke about what it was like pitching the potential partnership to Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto:
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Splatoon 2 – North American Splatfest #13 results
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Last week, Europe and Japan had their latest Splatfests in Splatoon 2. It was North America’s turn this weekend.
The new Splatfest topic was all about utensils. Nintendo asked players which they believe is more useful: forks or spoons. After a day of battles, the event is over and the results are in.
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Rumor: Best Buy Canada listings say Wolf, Inkling Girl, and Ridley can be unlocked in Smash Bros. Ultimate with amiibo
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Nintendo has been keeping quiet thus far on how players will go about unlocking characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the past, director Masahiro Sakurai has said that the initial roster will be small, and wants the process of gaining new characters to be interesting.
amiibo listings on Best Buy Canada may give some information about one way in which some characters can be unlocked in Smash Bros. Ultimate. Information included within pages for Wolf, Inkling Girl, and Ridley mention tapping their figures to add them to your game.
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GameStop Ireland lists physical version of Surgeon Simulator CPR
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Surgeon Simulator CPR may have a chance at a physical release. Although we don’t have a confirmation at this time, GameStop Ireland has a listing up on its website, which indicates a retail version.
Surgeon Simulator CPR is coming soon, though a release date hasn’t been set. Bossa Studios will be announcing when the game will be available shortly.
Diablo III devs – Switch is “the next evolution”, frame rate / resolution talk, scrapped touch controls
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GameSpot recently spoke with Diablo III Eternal Collection producer Pete Stilwell and associate producer Matt Cederquist about all things Switch. The two discussed how the system’s various features make it “the next evolution”, Diablo III’s tech specs on the platform, scrapped touch controls, and more.
Stilwell first had this to say about Switch and what it brings to the table for Diablo III:
