Publisher Mixtvision and developer Studio Fizbin have announced Minute of Islands, a puzzle-platformer set “in a strange and beautiful archipelago, polluted by dangerous spores.” A release is planned for Switch sometime during Q1 2020.
Here’s some information and a trailer for Minute of Islands:
A couple of months ago, Natsume announced Harvest Moon: Mad Dash – a fast-paced farming puzzle game for Switch. Rising Star Games has now announced that it will handle publishing duties in Europe.
Here’s some information about Harvest Moon: Mad Dash:
Intragames will publish the hyper arcade shoot ’em up Grand Brix Shooter on Switch this month, the company has announced. It’ll be out globally on August 29.
We have the following overview and trailer for Grand Brix Shooter:
FuRyu released a brief new trailer for the upcoming Cardfight!! Vanguard EX. It features Seiji Maeda and Masahiro Ito from the band Argonavis, who perform the theme song for the game:
Cardfight!! Vanguard EX will be released on September 19 in Japan.
A while back, Koei Tecmo and Gust revealed the “Summer Adventure” costume for Ryza for the Japanese version of Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. Today, Koei Tecmo announced that the costume will also be available in the Western versions as an early-purchase bonus. Players will be able to download the costume for free for a limited time; it may become available for purchase at a later date. The period in which you can download the costume for free differs slightly for the European and North American versions of the game:
- Europe: November 1st – November 15th
- North America: October 29th – November 12th
Here’s a brief video showing the costume in action:
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout will launch in North American on October 29th and in Europe on November 1st.
Once gain, Square Enix is back with another gameplay video for Oninaki. Today, they’re focusing on the Daemon Zaav:
The next daily Summoning Event has begun in Fire Emblem Heroes: it features characters with Stance skills. The 5-star focus units are Zelgius: Jet-Black General, Morgan: Lass from Afar and Shiro: Raw Talent.
The next Grand Hero Battle coming back for just 48 hours is the one against Saias: Bishop of Flame. There’s also a time-limited quest available that can net another 4-star copy of Saias.
Tactics Drills has also been updated today. The new map “Power in Proximity” can be found in the Skill Studies section; clearing it gets you one orb.
Finally, Intelligent Systems published a new event calendar, detailing upcoming in-game events up through early September. Head past the break to view it.
Level-5 has let loose on the debut trailer for the upcoming remaster of Yo-kai Watch 1 on Switch.
The video shows the updated graphic for the game on the new system. Those interested can view the footage below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 36,486 (454,569)
2. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 07/26/19) – 35,804 (178,934)
3. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 23,924 (71,624)
4. [PS4] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019 (Konami, 07/18/19) – 14,371 (216,894)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,947 (3,185,421)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,994 (2,389,407)
7. [NSW] Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega, 07/25/19) – 8,311 (17,736)
8. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,634 (867,243)
9. [NSW] Omega Labyrinth Life (D3 Publisher, 08/01/19) – 6,643 (New)
10. [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu (Konami, 06/27/19) – 6,339 (128,530)
