UK software sales for the week ending May 6, 2023
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – May 7, 2023
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Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the week of May 7, 2023. A couple of sessions are planned, including one that’s starting right now (at the time of this post’s publishing).
The full maintenance schedule for the week of May 7, 2023 is as follows:
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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #6 results – Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage
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Splatoon 3 just revealed the results of its sixth Splatfest, which was a special Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed event featuring Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage.
At halftime, things were looking very close. Team Power had a very small lead with 34.23 percent, but Team Wisdom and Team Courage followed closely with 33.70 percent and 32.07 percent respectively.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Chesnaught Tera Raid Battle event
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The next Tera Raid Battle has been revealed for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, and Chesnaught will be featured this time around. This creature is the final form of Chespin and was first a part of Pokemon X and Y.
Chesnaught comes with the Rock Tera Type and can be found in 7 Star Raids. Like previous events, it will have the Mightiest Mark and can be caught once per save file.
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Pre-order updates – May 7, 2023
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No Place Like Home launch trailer
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Merge Games published No Place Like Home on Switch this week, and we have a new trailer to celebrate. The video offers up another look at the sim experience.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line devs explain lack of touch controls
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Previous Theatrhythm games allowed games to use touch controls, but Final Bar Line is all about buttons. This is in spite of the fact that Switch does have a touch screen. In a recent interview, series director Masanobu Suzui and producer Ichiro Hazama revealed that there was some consideration around supporting both methods, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Suzui, speaking with Dengeki Online, brought up one factor which is that Switch has a capacitance-type touchscreen while 3DS featured a pressure-type one. While there was talk about supporting button controls and touch controls for each song, he said that the team “already needed multiple copies of sheet music for each song to account for difficulty levels.”
Here’s our translation of the comments from Suzui and Hazama:
No Place Like Home gameplay
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No Place Like Home, a sim title for Switch, has been given new gameplay. Just over a half hour of footage has emerged following this week’s launch.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
The Knight Witch getting a physical release on Switch
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A physical version of The Knight Witch has been revealed, which will be known as the “Deluxe Edition”.
You’ll actually be getting more than just the game here. As extra bonuses, those that pick up the the title at retail will receive a digital soundtrack, art cards, and reversible inlay.
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PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins would release first
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A new interview has revealed that PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon would be released first.
That comes in a recent interview with Famitsu. Several members of the development team weighed in, including Nintendo producers Makoto Okazaki and Koji Tanaka as well as PlatinumGames supervising director Hideki Kamiya.
