Pre-order updates (3/11/18)
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Splatoon 2 – North American / European Splatfest #8 results
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Another Splatfest in Splatoon has come to an end. The latest event was particularly interesting as the same theme was held in both North America and Europe, and the results were combined.
Nintendo asked players what came first: the chicken or the egg. Team Egg was more popular, but Team Chicken had a higher winning percentage for both solo and team battles. Because of that, Team Egg prevailed by a score of 2 – 1.
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Best Buy: LEGO Switch games for $20, Kirby collectibles on sale, more
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Several new deals have been added to Best Buy today. You can save on LEGO games, Kirby collectibles, and more.
As for the LEGO titles, you can pick up LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game, LEGO City Undercover, and LEGO Worlds for $20 each (Amazon has thus far price-matched LEGO Marvel here). Other discounted titles include NBA 2K18, Super Bomberman R, and more. See the full lineup here.
Limited Run Games announcement planned for tomorrow, first Switch game for March 30
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Limited Run Games has announced a few games for Switch thus far. Saturday Morning RPG, Mercenary Kings, and Flinthook will all be receiving physical releases.
It sounds like another announcement should be made tomorrow. This will be Limited Run Games’ first Switch game for a March 30 release.
Co-founder Douglas Bogart teased on Twitter:
First Switch game for March 30th should be announced Monday I think!
Seriously proud of what we are doing and bringing to you!
— Douglas GDC (@LimitedRunDoug) March 11, 2018
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Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud file size and more
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During the new Nintendo Direct this week, SEGA announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud is heading to Switch in Japan on April 4. The new website has now opened here.
On the site, SEGA confirms that Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud takes up 40MB of space on Switch. As the name implies, everything runs through the cloud – hence the very small file size.
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Another Gal*Gun 2 gameplay video
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Inti Creates has posted another gameplay video for Gal*Gun 2, now with Ubisoft’s PR manager from Japan. You can watch it below.
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Video: Behind the scenes recording of Super Mario Odyssey’s Steam Gardens and Fossil Falls music
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This week, Nintendo posted two more behind the scenes videos for the recording of Super Mario Odyssey’s music. We have videos for Steam Gardens and Fossil Falls below.
スーパーマリオブラザーズの「地上BGM」と同じスタッフが作曲した「スチームガーデン」。森の曲というと木琴など使うことも多そうですが…今作では'60年代風のアプローチでゲームを演出しています。演奏者の方にもノリノリで演奏していただきました！ pic.twitter.com/RwRBNW4vAe
— スーパーマリオ オデッセイ (@mario_odysseyJP) March 9, 2018
滝の国「ダイナフォー」は帽子の国を抜けた後にたどり着く、初めての明るい世界。このBGMは大冒険が始まるワクワクする気持ちを全開に高められるように作っているんです。レコーディングも、全部で10日以上かけてがっつりと行いました！ pic.twitter.com/s8Fna0VX6F
— スーパーマリオ オデッセイ (@mario_odysseyJP) March 7, 2018
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Top 20 best-selling games in the UK for 2017, complete with actual figures
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A new round of data is in from the UK that shows the top 20 best-selling games for 2017.
Before getting into the actual chart, we’ll point out a couple of things. First, thanks to Switch, video game pricing rose last year by 2.5% to £33.47. Additionally, 16% of all boxed games were sold on Nintendo platforms.
We have the full chart below. Note that unlike most companies, digital sales for Nintendo titles are not included in the total.
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Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor hasn’t been asked to reprise her role for Bayonetta 3… yet
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A couple of weeks ago, SEGA hosted a 24-hour live stream for its Gameblast 2018 charity event. As part of that, Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor stopped by for a good hour, and fans were able to ask all sorts of questions.
Taylor did actually talk about Bayonetta 3 briefly, but she didn’t have much to say – and there’s a good reason for that. Taylor said on the record that she hasn’t been asked to reprise her role just yet. This could be because, based on her estimation, the game is “quite early in the development”. Taylor believes she’ll eventually be asked back. Note that when she is asked to voice the role of Bayonetta again, Taylor mentioned that she won’t be able to say she’s involved with the game.
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[Let’s Talk] March 2018 Nintendo Direct reactions
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Another Nintendo Direct is in the books. Many announcements were made for Switch, but even 3DS saw a bit of love with some surprise reveals.
Super Smash Bros. obviously stole the show. But other than that, we heard about more free content and a brand new expansion for Splatoon 2, plus Switch versions of Captain Toad, Okami HD, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Undertale, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and Little Nightmares: Complete Edition. Over on 3DS, Nintendo pulled back the curtain on a Luigi’s Mansion and Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story remakes as well as WarioWare Gold. That’s not everything either, as we even saw news such as a new Dark Souls amiibo.
Now that the dust has settled on the Nintendo Direct, how’s everyone feeling about it? Did the presentation live up to your expectations? Were you disappointed? What were your favorite announcements? Let us know in the comments below.
