Update (1/25): Post updated with the top 40.
Original (1/24): This week’s UK software sales are in, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons just missed out on taking the top spot once again.
Animal Crossing was only surpassed by Hitman 3, which was a new release. Only 800 units separated the two titles. Animal Crossing’s sales dipped slightly by 8 percent week-on-week.
Ring Fit Adventure was one Nintendo game that’s on the rise. The game placed at #7 with a 47 percent increase in sales.
The best-selling games in the UK over the past week are as follows:
Turrican Flashback, a collection of four classic run ‘n gun games, has received a new batch of footage. Check out the gameplay below.
Spike Chunsoft has rolled out a new update for Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. Check out the patch notes below:
Check out the latest events in Fire Emblem Heroes:
- The next Resplendent Hero, Ike: Brave Mercenary, is scheduled to become available Feb. 9, 11 PM PT.
- Resplendent Hero Tiki: Dragon Scion is now available to Feh Pass subscribers. In addition, Feh Pass Quests have been updated. These quests are available until Feb. 9, 10:59 PM PT.
- Hall of Forms is here! Clear a map once a day to earn rewards such as Orbs or Dragonflowers. You can earn Divine Codes (Ephemera 1) too! This event’s Forma:
- Laegjarn: Sheathed Steel
- Fjorm: Bride of Rime
- Ylgr: Fresh Snowfall
- Veronica: Spring Princess
- Protect the Kingdom of Askr from Thórr’s advancing army in Mjölnir’s Strike! This time, the enemy army will be led by Navarre. It’s time for the Brace phase! Build structures and place allies on the map!
Update: Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World will launch in the west sometime during Q2 2021. We have a new trailer below as well.
Original: Publisher ININ Games and developer Studio Artdink have announced that Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World will be releasing this Spring in Japan. The April 22nd release date will see this remake of Monster World IV in the hands of waiting gamers as either a standard or “Special Pack” — which includes a collector’s box, two art books (one 80 pages, one 40 pages), and a copy of the game. Digital editions will be available on the eShop the same day.
Here in the west, an “Early 2021” release window is still confirmed. We will update should an actual release date arrive soon.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 7 and January 13.
One of Capcom’s announcements at The Game Awards 2020 was Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection. The classic series, which started 35 years ago, will be receiving a new entry exclusively on Switch.
Here’s a fact sheet that offers up a bit of extra information:
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Forgotton Anne, Octahedron, Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Resident Evil games, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
The Grisaia series continues on with its latest Switch release, Phantom Trigger 5.5. View some footage in the video below.
Grisaia Phantom Trigger 5.5 is out now on the Switch eShop.
