Nintendo has provided new data that reveals the best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for the first half of 2022.
It’s actually all retail games that make up the top five. Pokemon Legends: Arceus is #1, followed by Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Nintendo Switch Sports, Monster Hunter Rise, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The full results are as follows:
Ahead of the first free title update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, scheduled to launch next month, Capcom have shared a trailer showcasing one of the new monsters that will be added, Lucent Nargacuga. The trailer shows the monster’s behaviour and attacks, as well as offering a look at the new area that will be added to the game, the Forlorn Arena.
You can see the new trailer below:
Following today’s release of Resplendent Hero Corrin: Fateful Prince, Intelligent Systems has announced the next Resplendent Hero making their way to Fire Emblem Heroes. L’Arachel: Princess of Light will be our next Resplendent Hero, and she’ll become available in the game on August 10 at 12 AM PT, along with all of the usual Feh Pass quests.
Here are more details on the character below.
Nintendo has decided to shared one more song from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 prior to the game’s launch later this week. The shared song is “A Step Away”, a new emotional vocal track from the game.
You can listen to the shared song clip below:
The final main campaign update for Dragalia Lost has just been released. This update is part two of the game’s 26th and final chapter, and will lead to to the end of Dragalia Lost’s main story.
As previously mentioned, this is the last of Dragalia Lost’s major updates. From this point onwards, no new content should be expected for the game, and the game itself will sadly end service at some point in the near future. No details on this shutdown have been released, but we’ll keep you updated with any new information that pops up.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Splatoon 3 reclaims the overall top spot while Sonic Frontiers appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 7 and July 13.
Askr: God of Openness is joining Fire Emblem Heroes as the game’s latest Mythic Hero, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced. He’s voiced by Dustin Rubin. Art is by Kozaki Yusuke. As for his learnable skills, the lineup includes Illuminating Horn, Bonfire, Atk/Def Ideal 4, Atk/Def Bulwark 3, and Opened Domain.
Fire Emblem Heroes will be making Askr: God of Openness available on July 26. View a trailer for the event below.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Atelier Ryza 2, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
Nintendo has a good number of partners developers that they usually work with, one of the most prominent ones being PlatinumGames. Ever since the Wii U era, we’ve always been look forward to seeing what the two sides are cooking up together. Just recently we saw a new trailer for Bayonetta 3, the next game coming out from their partnership.
In the video below you’ll find a small “top four” ranking all Nintendo and PlatinumGames collaborations so far. Of course this is just based on my own opinion – feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments.
