Update: Official announcement added below. Sonic Prime will have 24 episodes, and the press release states: “Sonic’s adventure is about more than a race to save the universe, it’s a journey of self-discovery and redemption.”
Original: Last month, we heard that Netflix is hard at work on a new 3D animated series for Sonic the Hedgehog. The news was officially announced today and we have an actual title as well.
Sonic Prime is the name of the upcoming Netflix show. It’s set to debut sometime in 2022.
Unfortunately, actual details surrounding Sonic Prime are mostly unknown. SEGA, WildBrain, and Man of Action are all working on the series.
We have an update on Cris Tales, the upcoming RPG for Switch. The game will now launch in July, Modus Games, Dreams Uncorporated, and SYCK announced today.
Cris Tales was originally planned for last November. It was then delayed to early 2021.
Mario Kart 8 on Wii U combined with the enhanced Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch are collectively the series’ best-selling entry ever. The game’s total sales now come in at 41.86 million units, surpassing the 37.38 total of Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart 8 originally moved 8.45 million on Wii U. The Deluxe version for Switch is currently at 33.41 million. It’s likely just a matter of time until Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpasses the Wii title on its own.
Here’s a look at the sales of every Mario Kart title:
Badland Publishing and Devilish Games today debuted a new trailer for its 3D puzzle-platformer Onirike. Get a look at video below.
Onirike launches for Switch in April. We have more information about the project here.
PQube and Innovina today announced The Plane Effect, a time-and-mind bending adventure game. A release window has not yet been shared.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Rumors of an upgraded Switch model continue to persist, but a reveal doesn’t appear to be on the horizon. During a financial call for Nintendo’s latest financial results today, president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company isn’t planning on making an announcement anytime soon. Furukawa pointed to the upcoming Mario edition Switch and Monster Hunter bundle as something Nintendo is currently focusing on.
An announcement may not be imminent, but the door isn’t necessarily closed on 2021 entirely. Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki pointed out how Furukawa said last year that Nintendo wasn’t planning on a releasing a new model in 2020 whereas today’s statement simply said “anytime soon.”
Happinet and Matrix Software have rolled out a new update for Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia. Check out the patch notes below.
Last month, we found out that Pikmin 3 Deluxe had become the best-selling Pikmin game in Japan. That now goes for the series overall.
As we reported a short while ago, total sales for Pikmin 3 Deluxe worldwide stand at 1.91 million copies. It is now the best-selling Pikmin game as a result. The original Pikmin on GameCube previously held the record.
Switch has sold amazingly well, and that success continued into Nintendo’s latest financial period. During the
most recent quarter, 11.57 million units were sold. Nintendo managed to do something that it never did with Wii, one of its best-selling consoles ever.
Interestingly enough, Switch sold more units last quarter than the Wii has ever achieved. The DS, another hugely popular system, only has two quarters with higher hardware shipments.
We’ll also mention that launch aligned, Switch has overtaken the Wii for the first time since the beginning of 2018 and is only behind the DS. Wii is expected to pull ahead after March, but Switch should will lead again afterwards.
