Earlier this week, Famitsu reported that the Switch Lite sold 177,936 units in its first week. That was a great debut for Nintendo, as the 3DS XL was the only other system revision with a better start.
Here’s a full comparison of all system revision launch sales:
Contra: Rogue Corps, the latest entry in the series, finally launched on Switch this week. At the Tokyo Game Show, we had an opportunity to speak with director Nobuya Nakazato to discuss the title in greater detail and chat about a few other topics.
During our interview, Nakazato spoke about Rogue Corps’ origins and more. We also asked about that Contra game Konami teased during its E3 2011 event, what it’s been like working on the IP for over two decades, and more.
IGN has posted some footage from The Bradwell Conspiracy, an upcoming first-person narrative adventure for Switch. Check out the gameplay below.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
Strictly Limited Games is giving the side-scroller Door Kickers: Action Squad a physical version on Switch, the company has announced. It will follow an initial digital release, which is set for October.
Strictly Limited Games will offer a standard release and a collector’s edition. They will be limited to 2,500 copies and 1,500 copies respectively. The collector’s edition includes a hardcover box with magnetic closure, a hardcover art book, soundtrack CD, Door Kickers stick and an Action Squad poster.
Pre-order will go live on September 29 through Strictly Limited Games’ website. Pricing is set at €24.99 for the standard release and €44.99 for the collector’s edition.
Source: Strictly Limited Games PR
Nintendo has shared a new Zelda: Link’s Awakening blog post from Ryo Nagamatsu, one of the game’s composers. Aside from commenting on why the team didn’t opt for orchestrated music this time around, we get to hear about how the title theme track was created – including a couple of versions that were scrapped.
Here’s the full blog:
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta answer the toughest The Legend of Zelda-themed would you rather questions. Check out the full episode below.
Untitled Goose Game devs on why the name wasn’t changed, gave brief consideration to one other title
Untitled Goose Game has a pretty unique title, but that wasn’t always the plan. As it turns out, developer House House “didn’t intend for that to be the name of the game, but it really stuck, and we never found anything we liked more.”
The studio’s Stuart Gillespie-Cook and Jake Strasser told IGN:
