Famitsu’s most wanted games (11/12/17)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 enters the top five, and Shin Megami Tensei V makes its first appearance.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 26 and November 1.
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Off-screen L.A. Noire Switch footage
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A little bit of off-screen footage has come in showing what L.A. Noire looks like on Switch. Get a look at the brief snippet of gameplay below.
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Nintendo seems to be publishing Dragon Quest Builders on Switch in the west
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Square Enix has not one, but two Dragon Quest Builders game coming to Switch. The sequel was actually announced before the first game for Nintendo’s console. And then during the latest Nintendo Direct, the original Dragon Quest Builders was confirmed for all regions on Switch.
Interestingly, it seems as though Nintendo will be publishing the game in the west. No one seems to have really picked up on it or at least discussed it, but Dragon Quest Builders is listed with various other first-party releases for Switch in the company’s latest release schedule. Square Enix might be handling it in Japan, but at least overseas, it looks like Nintendo is publishing.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Pre-order updates (11/12/17)
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Nearly 150,000 dominoes used for Super Mario Odyssey tribute
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Super Mario Odyssey recently debuted on Switch, and TheDominoKing decided to celebrate in the only way he knows how. 148,777 dominoes were used to recreate images from the game, including Mario himself, Cappy, and more.
TheDominoKing used a screen link, meaning each clip was created separately and edited together to make it look like a single scene. Many would probably agree that what has been created here is nonetheless worth admiring and is undoubtedly a painstaking process. You can watch the full tribute below.
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New Splatoon 2 Emperor Gear to be offered in next issue of CoroCoro
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The January 2018 issue of CoroCoro will have a serial code for Splatoon 2 to unlock the Emperor Gear, the magazine has announced. The outfit made its first appearance in the game’s manga in the comic magazine.
The Emperor Gear is comprised of the following:
– Headgear: Kaiser Cuff – Gear Power: Raises ink ratio
– Clothing: King Bench Kaiser – Gear Power: Raises movement speed in human form
– Shoes: Imperial Kaiser – Gear Power: Raises movement speed in squid form
This announcement was shared in the current December 2017 CoroCoro issue. The magazine will also upload a video about the Emperor Gear on its YouTube channel on December 9. Nintendo has not shared any news about making the gear available in other territories outside of Japan at this time.
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Super Mario Odyssey devs on wanting to surprise players and more
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CNET spoke with the developers of Super Mario Odyssey not too long ago. Kenta Motokura, the game’s director, as well as producer Yoshiaki Koizumi talked about the new game.
Something Motokura brought up is how Koizumi challenged him to surprise players. The team took that to heart, and it became a key words while development was ongoing.
Motokura said:
Nintendo further teases new ARMS character
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Update: Bumped to the top. Nintendo has posted a non-blurry version of the clip on its UK Twitter page:
New footage has emerged of an #ARMS match, filmed at the forest temple that Biff has been visiting recently. So many questions! pic.twitter.com/DDWowmNF0y
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) November 12, 2017
Original: Over the past week, Nintendo has started to tease ARMS players with what’s next for the game. These last few days have shown us a new stage and a very vague look at a new character. That continued today with another tease in GIF form. Take a look at the latest tweet from the Japanese ARMS Twitter account below.
カイチョ~!また話題のファイターを取材してきましたよ!いやあ、ギャラリーが多くて大変でした。
特徴、ですか。何かヘンなのが近くを飛んでましたね…フワフワ~って。オバケみたいなのが。
…えっ何ですかその目。いやいやマジですって会長!マジで! pic.twitter.com/KOeIoyBHmv— ARMS(アームズ) (@ARMS_Cobutter) November 12, 2017
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On Friday, Snipperclips Plus started to be sold in stores and the original title earned some new content. See what’s new in the gameplay video below.
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Ubisoft expecting big Switch sales during the holidays, Mario + Rabbids and Just Dance 2018 doing very well
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As we know, Ubisoft announced its latest financial results this past week. We have more information from the call that was held after the initial report was posted.
Early on in the call, Ubisoft said that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle outperformed its own forecasts. The game is also once again confirmed to be the best-selling third-party title on Switch.
It was also pointed out that the growing / successful install base on Switch should have many benefits for Ubisoft. As a result, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is expected to have a longer than usual sales curve.