Gimmick! Special Edition Switch physical release detailed
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New details have been revealed about the Gimmick! Special Edition physical release on Switch, which will include a special edition.
Alongside the standard version, fans can get their hands on a collector’s edition. Each unit includes a Yumetaro plush, enamel pin, retro cart keychain, and the soundtrack in a special retro cart case plus a physical copy of the game.
Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook demo out now on Switch
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Original (5/9): Those looking to get a head start on Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook before it launches in the west can do so thanks to a new demo. Switch owners can pick it up from the eShop right now.
Like many of NIS America’s other titles, progress can be transferred to the full version.
Below is an overview of the game:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ sell over ten million copies worldwide
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Bandai Namco announced today that Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ have each surpassed cumulative shipments of ten million copies worldwide. That’s based on data collected across all platforms. It’s worth noting that both titles have set new sales records for Dragon Ball console games.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, which first released in 2016 and a year later in Switch, has the largest number of playable characters among current Dragon Ball console game titles, with up to 129 characters (including paid DLC). According to Bandai Namco, is still has “one million monthly active users, with many fans regularly playing the game.”
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on the game’s dungeons
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Dungeons have been a staple of the Zelda series, and they’re back once again in Tears of the Kingdom. However, it sounds like they’ve received an upgrade since the last game, Breath of the Wild.
Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, technical director Takuhiro Dohta, and art director Satoru Takizawa had a few words to say about the dungeons in a Nintendo interview. One of the more notable aspects is that they were made “unique to their respective environments”, according to Dohta. That’s in contrast to the Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild that had similar designs. Takizawa said they were challenging to create.
Here’s the full discussion:
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on implementing ideas that weren’t possible for Breath of the Wild
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The developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have talked about implementing ideas for the game that weren’t possible for Breath of the Wild. Series director Eiji Aonuma, director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, technical director Takuhiro Dohta, and art director Satoru Takizawa commented on this in a new Nintendo interview.
Dohta mentioned how with Breath of the Wild, “there were restrictions in development” since it was originally being made for Wii U. That meant even though the team was interested in flying, that wouldn’t be possible. Also, Aonuma actually wanted to dig underground, but that idea was scrapped as well – but brought back for Tears of the Kingdom.
Here’s the full discussion:
UK sales for April 2023
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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for April 2023.
This time around, the biggest story for Nintendo concerned hardware sales. PlayStation 5 took the top spot for consoles, but Switch increased by 26 percent over March and 30 percent over April 2022. The main reason? The new Zelda Switch that came out at the end of the month and comprised for 29 percent of all Switch consoles sold last month.
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express announced for Switch
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Microids today unveiled Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, a new addition to the adventure series. A release is planned for Q4 2023 on Switch.
First details can be found in the following overview:
Famitsu review scores – May 10, 2023
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
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Severed confirmed for physical release on Switch
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Limited Run Games has announced another physical release on Switch, this time for Severed. Only a standard edition will be available.
Severed, which was developed by Guacamelee developer Drinkbox, debuted digitally on Switch in 2017. Additional information can be found below.
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Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary seeing Switch physical release
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Limited Run Games announced today that it will be offering a physical version of Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary for Switch. It will be sold as part of its distribution line.
Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary, a brain-twisting first-person puzzler, initially came to Switch last September as a digital title. Read more about it below.
