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In Japan, Gust has announced a ton of DLC for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. Players will be able to purchase content featuring music from other Atelier games, a collaboration with Nights of Azure 2, a boss battle against Sophie, and more.

Coinciding with the DLC news, a 1.01 update has been issued. This increases the level cap and more.

You can find a full recap of the new update and all upcoming DLC below.

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

01./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 117.840 / 1.882.709 (+22%)
02./01. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
(Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 110.816 / 1.508.148 (+5%)
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 82.806 / 1.215.599 (-5%)
04./04. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 69.355 / 1.477.015 (+12%)
05./05. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} (¥4.980) – 51.818 / 103.999 (-1%)
06./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum (Level 5) {2017.12.16} (¥4.800) – 34.565 / 465.985 (-9%)
07./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 31.761 / 802.811 (-4%)
08./10. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 25.374 / 339.328 (+54%)
09./08. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 21.104 / 371.033 (-1%)
10./09. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3Publisher) {2017.12.07} (¥7.800) – 19.948 / 201.414 (+21%)
11./15. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale
(Nintendo) {2017.11.30} (¥4.980) – 14.561 / 139.564 (+50%)
12./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII #
(Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) – 13.305 / 362.009 (+31%)
13./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 13.208 / 357.703 (+66%)
14./11. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) – 12.553 / 204.038 (-8%)
15./12. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 11.483 / 168.200 (-10%)
16./21. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 9.517 / 1.273.777
17./22. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso (Nippon Columbia) {2017.12.07} (¥5.800) – 9.505 / 47.989
18./18. [NSW] Snipperclips Plus: Cut it Out, Together! (Nintendo) {2017.11.10} (¥3.280) – 9.290 / 43.909 (+26%)
19./16. [NSW] FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥5.800) – 8.915 / 71.698 (-2%)
20./25. [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star (Nintendo) {2017.11.02} (¥4.980) – 8.639 / 119.777

Gotouchi Tetsudou is gearing up for the Japanese release on Switch next month with some advertising. We’ve attached a new commercial below.

The Bayonetta Special Edition is in stock once more on Amazon Germany, and can be imported to the US. You can place an order here.

You’ll receive a few different items from the Bayonetta Special Edition. Along with a physical copy of the second game and a digital code for the original, Nintendo is also offering a steelbook Bayonetta-themed stickers and Verse Cards.

The official Japanese Twitter account for Kirby posted a new Kirby Star Allies clip a short while ago. It gives us a look at King Dedede after he transforms during a boss fight, giving him a “macho” and bulked-up appearance. View the clip below.


https://twitter.com/Kirby25thJP/status/952737964160827393

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Persona Q2

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Persona Q2 is the only Nintendo-related title in the top ten, but others like Project Octopath Traveler and Shin Megami Tensei V aren’t too far behind.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 21 and December 27.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy was unveiled for Switch this week. It was one of a few announcements made during the new Nintendo Direct Mini.

In both North America and Europe, NIS America will be in charge of publishing. The company published a message on Twitter stating that the game won’t have anything removed or replaced in the west, perhaps to ease concerns about possible censorship.

The tweet is as follows:

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy launches on Switch this summer.

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A new video for Dragon Quest Builders compares the upcoming Switch version to the currently-available PS4 release. You can check it out below.

Nintendo

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Comic Book is reporting on two new games Warner Bros. and TT Games have in development.

The first project carries the unconfirmed title “LEGO Incredibles 2” and is naturally based on Pixar’s upcoming film. There could be some truth to this, as a catalogue showcasing LEGO toy sets for 2018 leaked several months ago and mentioned an unannounced game linked to an unspecified Pixar property.


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