This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power
The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom
After joining the company and creating just a single game there, Yuji Naka is apparently no longer with Square Enix. Naka, who directed the title and is often attributed as the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, updated his LinkedIn and Facebook pages to show that he has moved on. It appears that Naka left Square Enix on April 30.
Naka told IGN last year that Balan Wonderworld was his “once change” to create a full-scale platformer.
Balan Wonderworld launched on Switch this past March. Unfortunately, the critical reception was negative.
A few days ago, we heard that a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel was happening. The team has now come forward officially to confirm the news.
The new game is said to be in the “very early planning stages”. Currently, the team is focusing on finishing up content for the first Bloodstained.
The official Twitter account shared the following:
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power arrives on Switch today. Check out the latest launch trailer below.
The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom arrives on Switch today, and Bandai Namco have released a new trailer to celebrate. Check it out below.
A new trailer for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has been released, showing off the different DLC costumes that will available for the game. This Japanese trailer also showcases a bit of gameplay, so check it out below!
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox releases for Switch on July 6, 2021.
Another visual novel is coming to the Switch on December 16, 2021 called Hashihime of the Old Book Town Append. It is developed by Adelta and published by Dramatic Create, and it’s described as “mysterious and psychedelic boys love.”
The game first released in Japan in 2016 and was localized in 2019. The Switch version will support the languages of English, Japanese, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and will even have new content. There will be new story events from the original writer, an updated key visual, accessibility options such as a glossary and voice save feature, and an epilogue that makes the love interests playable.
For more details on the game, feel free to check out the trailer below!
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has hit an impressive sales milestone. Counting both physical and digital units, the game has sold over a million copies worldwide. This is far surpassing the developer’s initial sales target of 30,000 according to a statement released by Marvelous.
Seeing that the game has smashed it’s initial target, it means good thing for the developer and the possibility of the sequel.
It appears that Shin Megami Tensei V details may have leaked due to the Japanese website being updated before it should have. This includes full specs, story and gameplay details, and the release date (listed as November 11, 2021).
The full details are below (courtesy of Persona Central), as well as screen captures from the website before it was stripped of the information 15 minutes later.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Miitopia – 33,451 / 107,176
2. [PS4] Biomutant – 24,596 / NEW
3. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 23,932 / 2,225,801
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 14,057 / 2,600,834
5. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 – 12,903 / 115,756
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 11,635 / 1,971,879
7. [PS4] Resident Evil Village – 10,584 / 173,132
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 10,290 / 2,202,018
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,665 / 3,852,865
10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 8,587 / 757,936
