This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 46.424 / 536.839 <80-100%> (+30%)
02./02. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) – 31.482 / 125.909 <80-100%> (+38%)
03./04. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 16.017 / 3.213.315 <80-100%> (+35%)
04./03. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} (¥6.980) – 15.042 / 213.592 <80-100%> (-23%)
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 14.977 / 2.414.267 <80-100%> (+52%)
06./07. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 13.257 / 889.419 <80-100%> (+49%)
07./09. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 10.606 / 1.608.759 <80-100%> (+32%)
08./10. [NSW] Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega) {2019.07.24} (¥4.990) – 10.263 / 35.631 <60-80%> (+34%)
09./11. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 9.507 / 1.087.514 <80-100%> (+47%)
10./12. [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (Konami) {2019.06.27} (¥6.980) – 9.223 / 144.163 <80-100%> (+44%)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is just about a month away on Switch – the game will launch on September 20. Today, Level-5 published a new Japanese trailer as well as a commercial for the game, which you can watch below:
During the Nintendo Direct back in February, Arc System Works revealed a new entry in the River City / Kunio-kun franchise coming to the Nintendo Switch in Japan, titled Downtown Rantou Koushinkyoku Mach!!, which is actually an enhanced version of River City Melee: Battle Royal Special. Today, Arc System Works confirmed that the title will also be released in the West on the same day as in Japan: October 10. It’ll be available via the Nintendo eShop. Check out the announcement trailer for the game:
Today, Koei Tecmo revealed their lineup of games for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2019, which will take place between September 12 and September 15. This year, they are actually fairly light on Switch titles they’ll show off: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout will be one of the big focal points of their lineup, with it getting a live stream and a stage presentation. It’ll also be playable on the show floor. Other than that, there’ll only be a trailer for the recently announced port of Monster Rancher. Here’s their full lineup:
- Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir (iOS, ANdroid) – Trailer, Stage, Live Stream
- Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (PS4, Switch, PC) – Playable, Trailer, Stage, Live Stream
- Daikou Kaijidai VI (iOS, Android) – Trailer
- Dead or Alive 6 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – Trailer, Stage
- Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation (PC, Mac) – Trailer, Stage
- Monster Rancher (Switch, iOS, Android) – Trailer
- Nioh 2 (PS4) – Playable, Trailer, Stage, Live Stream
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (PS4, PC) – Playable, Trailer, Stage, Live Stream
- Shin Sangokushi (iOS, Android) – Trailer
- Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kuni Tori Wars (iOS, Android) – Trailer
The next Pokemon GO update is starting to roll out on Android devices in some countries. This’ll bring the game up to version 0.153.0. Most significantly, this’ll add data for some Unova Pokemon to the game, which will start appearing soon. Dataminers have already been going through the update and found a new item, the Unova Stone. Pokemon like Minccino and Lampent that originally needed different stones to evolve will likely evolve using this Unova Stone in Pokemon GO, similar to how the Sinnoh Stone worked.
We’ve got quite a bit of Fire Emblem Heroes news for you today. First up, the next Tap Battle: Illusory Dungeon will be starting soon. It’ll run from August 24 till September 21.
The next daily Summoning Event is Heroes with Fortress Skills. The 5-star focus units are Lukas: Sharp Soldier, Kliff: Curious Spirit and Innes: Regal Strategician.
The next Grand Hero Battle Revival is Aversa: Dark One. You have 48 hours to beat her and add her to your team. For the same duration, a quest is also available requiring you to defeat her GHB on Lunatic or higher with one ally of each movement type on your team.
Since it’s Thursday, a new Tactics Drills map has been added to the game. “Brave Am and Micaiah” can be found in the Skill Studies section; clearing it gets you 300 feathers.
Finally, the next Royal Convenes video, To a Brighter Future, is now online. Give it a watch:
As part of the ongoing series of devblogs being put out by Platinumgames in the lead up to the release of Astral Chain, the blog has taken a new look at the team’s development of the overall user interface of the game.
This time around, we get to hear from UI artist Kenta Okura and other UI artist Ryoko Konami. Those interested can read the notes below, and visit the blog to view animations of the development.
SEGA has confirmed that Two Point Hospital will be getting an alien themed “Close Encounters” DLC expansion.
No release date is confirmed yet. A trailer for the expansion can be viewed below.
Following confirmation that the game would be coming to Switch in Japan on August 29th, Arc System Works has now published a teaser video for Damascus Gear Operation Osaka.
The trailer is presented in English. Those interested can view it below.
Nintendo has posted a new video for Dragalia Lost that features the animation and music for Siren’s Concert.
Those interested can check out the special video below.
