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At Japan Expo earlier today, producer Masashi Takahashi and composer Yasunori Nishiki stopped by for a special session. Four new jobs were revealed at the event.

They are as follows:

Night Trap

Limited Run Games has opened pre-orders for the physical version of Night Trap on Switch. Fans can reserve a standard copy or a special collector’s edition.

The latter includes the following items:

Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists

Gust shared the latest wave of details and screenshots for Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists today covering town building flow. We’ve rounded up the content below, courtesy of Gematsu.

Level-5 uploaded one of the first commercials for Layton’s Mystery Journey DX on Switch. Have a look at the advert below.

Go Vacation

Nintendo published a new overview trailer for the Switch version of Go Vacation. You can watch the video below.

Trailblazers

Rising Star Games announced today that the co-op racer Trailblazers is receiving the physical treatment. When the title hits store shelves, it will also be made available digitally for Switch for the first time.

In celebration of the news, new content is on the way. The racer “Boo’s Dad” will be included physically and digitally along with increased single-player content available straight out of the gate.

We have the boxart for Trailblazers above.

Source: Rising Star Games PR

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

New sales data is in from the UK for the month of June 2018.

Two big Switch games appeared on the list for the first time. Combined with other platforms, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy placed third with the Switch version selling similarly to the Xbox One release. Mario Tennis Aces also appeared at #8.

Below is the top 10 chart for June:

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

01./01. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 49.143 / 172.917 (-60%)
02./03. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 25.773 / 87.537 (-58%)
03./00. [PS4] The Crew 2 (Ubisoft) {2018.06.29} (¥8.400) – 17.585 / NEW
04./04. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 16.266 / 2.410.990 (+10%)
05./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 10.774 / 1.604.166 (+5%)
06./02. [PS4] New Gundam Breaker # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.06.21} (¥7.600) – 9.159 / 72.949 (-86%)
07./00. [NSW] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nippon Ichi Software) {2018.06.28} (¥6.980) – 6.431 / NEW
08./06. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 6.379 / 546.771 (-5%)
09./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.143 / 1.030.773 (-5%)
10./10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 5.058 / 1.756.088 (-2%)
11./07. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link #
(Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥7.980) – 4.772 / 103.915 (-27%)
12./09. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
(Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥5.980) – 4.757 / 181.880 (-15%)
13./00. [PSV] Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chou # (Idea Factory) {2018.06.28} (¥6.300) – 4.641 / NEW
14./11. [PS4] Detroit: Become Human #
(Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.05.25} (¥6.900) – 4.290 / 83.454 (-9%)
15./12. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 3.898 / 1.656.991 (+1%)
16./14. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 3.342 / 196.279 (+4%)
17./16. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018 (Konami) {2017.09.14} (¥7.600) – 3.201 / 165.436 (+23%)
18./15. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX > (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 2.880 / 159.802 (-7%)
19./13. [PS4] Dark Souls Remastered (From Software) {2018.05.24} (¥4.800) – 2.440 / 115.291 (-25%)
20./20. [NSW] FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥5.800) – 2.046 / 111.324 (+7%)

The final Super Smash Blog update for this week is another look at a returning veteran: Pokemon Trainer.

Pokémon Trainer returns with Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard. You can choose to play as a male or female trainer!

Source

Microids announced today that a remaster of 3D platformer Asterix & Obelix XXL 2, based on the popular comics franchise, will be released on Nintendo Switch on November 29 this year. Also, a new game in the franchise, Asterix & Obelix XXL 3, will be released in late 2019.

There will also be two special editions: the limited edition includes the game and three figures of Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix.


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