It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Bayonetta 3 reclaims the top Switch spot from Zelda. Additionally, Pokemon Legends: Arceus appears in the top five for the first time and Kirby and the Forgotten Land makes its top ten debut.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between November 11 and November 17.
Fire Emblem Heroes has a pair of special characters on the way with Legendary Hero Eitri and Mythic Hero Thórr. Both will be added this coming week.
Eitri: Youthful Sage is voiced by Lisa Reimold and has art by Kozaki Yusuke. She can use the skills Grim Brokkr, Dragon Fang, Atk/Res Solo 4, Divine Recreation, and Atk/Res Rein 3. As for Thórr: War Goddess, she’s voiced by Laila Berzins and has art from Maeshima Shigeki. Her skills are War-God Mjolnir, Bonfire, Atk/Def Push 4, Flow Guard 3, and Worldbreaker.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Abzu, Atelier Ryza, Cruis’n Blast, Doom Eternal, Ghostrunner, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, SaGa games, The Witcher 3, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
Ahead of its debut on Switch next week, gameplay has come in for the hand-drawn, retro 3D platformer Castle on the Coast. Today’s video shows off 10 minutes of footage.
For those that missed our previous coverage, check out the following overview for Castle on the Coast:
The acclaimed 2D side-scrolling adventure title 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is making its way to Switch, publisher Atlus and developer Vanillaware announced today.
The game originally launched for PlayStation 4 in Japan back in November 2019. The western release then took place in September 2020.
More DLC has made its way to Pac-Man 99, with Bandai Namco now offering a theme based on Wagan Land.
Wagan Land originally released in 1989 on the Famicom, though it did appear on the Game Gear later on as well. It’s a platformer starring Wagan, who can stun enemies using sound waves. The game did not see a proper English release outside of Japan back in the day.
Kairosoft has another game planned for Switch, as an eShop listing is showing that Beastie Bay DX will be available next week.
Like the company’s other games, Beastie Bay DX is a simulation title. After ended up on a desolate island, you’ll try to survive by planting crops, building housing and power sources, and transforming the area in different ways.
Read more about Beastie Bay DX below.
Famitsu’s bi-weekly Arcade Archives live stream took place this week, offering gameplay from the series’ latest releases on Nintendo’s console. It’s provided us with footage of Raimais as well as Phozon.
Below are overviews for both titles:
