It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 holds on at #3 while Monster Hunter Rise sees a big increase and lands in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 8 and October 14.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Alien: Isolation, Jenny LeClue, Rune Factory 4 Special, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
Nintendo hasn’t been providing advance notice about its maintenance plans as of late, but there is one new session scheduled. Towards the start of November, Nintendo Switch Online services will be briefly impacted.
The full schedule is as follows:
This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we’re gonna party like it’s 1990 because Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is getting an English release. Galen then tells us how much of a creativity vacuum he is in character creation with Baldur’s Gate 3. We also explore: is early access good for consumers? Later, Oni Dino is not down for Prinny 2 at bedtime but is down for picross. There’s also lots of news bits to talk about, culminating in Fire Emblem. But what’s the deal with the limited availability? Another game to the pile. Is March 31st significant?
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Thanks to Kickstarter, Rightstick Studios has secured enough funds to develop DoubleShake, a 2.5D platformer. The game is currently targeting Switch and a 2021 release.
Here’s an overview of DoubleShake, including information about some of its inspirations:
Target has announced a new purchase bonus for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Those that buy the game will be eligible for a premium journal.
The journal will be handed out starting on November 1, though it’s unclear how long the offer will be running for. Also keep in mind that this applies to in-store locations only.
The Atelier series doesn’t typically see direct sequels, but that’s exactly the direction Koei Tecmo and Gust decided to take with Atelier Ryza 2. Following the first game’s massive success, the sequel arrives this December in Japan and late January 2021 in the west.
Nintendo Everything recently had the opportunity to speak with Gust brand manager and Atelier Ryza series producer Junzo Hosoi. We chatted about what’s new with the battle system, the game’s characters (including their designs), and more. Also, for more general topics, Hosoi talked about Switch, addressed the possibility of Atelier remakes, and shared a few thoughts about the franchise’s future.
Our discussion can be read in full below.
Nintendo has come out with a new “Your Next Chapter Awaits on Nintendo Switch!” commercial that highlights several games on the console including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and more. Check it out below.
Anonymous;Code was first announced way back in March 2015, and the Switch version was confirmed a couple of years later. Unfortunately, it’s still not any closer to release, as today’s Mages company strategy presentation live stream revealed that the title has moved from this winter to Fall 2021 in Japan.
Here’s a new trailer:
