In our continuing translations of Famitsu’s most recent issue, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto shared some details on how he acts as an ambassador and protector of the Super Mario brand.
In this portion of the interview, Miyamoto discusses how the “Mario” brand needs a person who can call the shots on the criteria for what is and isn’t “Mario-esque”, so that’s what he does. He also ensures that he oversees any game that has Mario in it to some degree.
Nintendo released a new trailer for Dr. Mario World showcasing the game’s latest characters. As previously announced, Dr. Fire Luigi and Dr. Fire Rosalina are in as new doctors while Bony Beetle is appearing as an assistant.
Here’s the video:
Blue: "I've gathered information on two new doctors and one new assistant who will appear tomorrow at 1 AM PT. The number of doctors has grown, and now there are 30 total! I'd love to see your collection, so share a screenshot if you'd like!" #DrMarioWorld pic.twitter.com/IwnArysuRj
— Dr. Mario World (@Drmarioworld_EN) March 5, 2020
Darius Cozmic Collection 2 is in development for Switch, Taito announced today. A release is planned for this winter in Japan.
Specifics of Darius Cozmic Collection 2 have yet to be outlined. As for the original collection, it came west as Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade and Darius Cozmic Collection Console. The two contained four different arcade titles in seven versions and six different console titles in nine versions respectively.
To recap:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 24,886 (3,470,674)
2. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 02/20/20) – 19,504 (135,499)
3. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 12,510 (1,285,095)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,958 (2,793,235)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 11,635 (3,581,055)
6. [NSW] Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (Capcom, 02/27/20) – 11,610 (New)
7. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 8,958 (704,963)
8. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 02/20/20) – 8,889 (55,304)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 7,650 (1,354,554)
10. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 7,644 (165,331)
The Switch version of Tangledeep will be receiving its big Legend of Shara expansion this month, Impact Gameworks has announced. Better yet, it will be entirely free.
Legend of Shara contains a ton of new content. It’s packed with an all-new story mode, a new max experience level, more powerful monsters to face, additional music, and more.
Here’s an overview of the DLC, along with a trailer:
To celebrate the Switch’s third anniversary, the most recent issue of Famitsu has a very lengthy interview with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto.
In our excerpts below, Miyamoto talks about what exactly he’s involved in during the development process, how he works with his staff compared to the past, and his infamous action of “upending the tea table” mid-development.
The detective puzzler Murder by Numbers launches on Switch tomorrow as a digital download. New footage is available, which you can find below.
During a live stream today, Famitsu showed off two of the latest Arcade Archives releases on Switch – Life Force (otherwise known as Salamander) and P.O.W.: Prisoners of War. Check it out below.
