Konami has released its Q3 Earnings for its fiscal year ending in March 2021, and it has the Switch exclusive Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! hitting a new sales mark.
As of January 2021, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! has reached 2.5 million sales worldwide. This is both digital and physical sales for a game that has not even been released in the West.
This makes Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! the best selling game Konami has on the Switch currently, and it shows no signs of stopping. It was recently reported that the game was the best selling game on the eShop in Japan for January 2021.
Pokemon Masters EX has started a new egg event. In this event, players can receive an egg from Professor Bellis that will hatch into either a Fighting, Grass, or Rock type Pokemon. The Pokemon that can possibly hatch from these eggs are:
- Machop
- Bellsprout
- Aerodactyl
- Mankey
- Geodude
It’s important to note that Machop, Bellsprout, and Aerodactyl all have the possibility of hatching as shiny versions. This event will be live until February 17, 2021 at 9:59pm PT.
Nippon Ichi Software recently announced that a detective simulation game was coming to Switch in Japan. Now, a trailer has been released to show off what the game will offer.
This 3 minute trailer gives an overview of the characters and the world that the player will be a part of in this game. It can be viewed in its entirety below.
Tantei Bokumetsu will release on May 27, 2021 in Japan. An English release has not been announced at this time.
Square Enix has dropped new information on Bravely Default II, detailing new jobs, consecutive battles, and characters. This includes more specifics on the militant nation of Holograd, descriptions of the Bastion, Phantom, Arcanist, and Hellblade job types, and functionality of battle systems such as Counters and Jammers.
These full details are below, with screenshots, courtesy of Gematsu.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have released the big 5.2.0 update for Fire Emblem Heroes. It contains new features, improvements, and adjustments.
Below are the full patch notes:
D3 Publisher and Felistella today released the first character trailer for Maglam Lord, the upcoming action RPG for Switch. We have a video featuring Darris below, who is voiced by Yoshiki Nakajima.
Maglam Lord will be ready to go for Switch in Japan on March 18. At least for now, there’s no word on a western release.
YouTuber AbdallahSmash026 has offered an early look at the Switch version of the online action title Skyforge, which officially releases tomorrow. View a bunch of gameplay below.
Skyforge will be offered as a Switch eShop download starting on February 4.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Tantei Bokumetsu (the new game from Nippon Ichi Software), Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack, Bravely Default II, and New Pokemon Snap. Scans of all games can be found below.
Odysseus Kosmos and His Robot Quest, a point-and-click adventure game, is nearly here on Switch. Check out some early footage in the video below.
Odysseus Kosmos and His Robot Quest releases for Switch on February 4. We’ve got more information and a trailer for the title here.
