It has been confirmed that the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament at EVO 2019 peaked at 279,000 online viewers, claiming history as the most viewed event in EVO history.
The peak viewership occurred as the tournament’s Top 8 finals were held as the “main event” for EVO 2019.
Smash Bros Ultimate has set the record for the highest peak viewership in EVO history for any game at over 279,000
Smash 4 lyfe #EVO19 pic.twitter.com/yTdc3PyrLu
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 5, 2019
After a three-day run, MKLeo has won the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tourney at EVO 2019.
Coming from the Loser’s side of the bracket, Joker-player MKLeo reset the bracket on Tweek’s Pokemon Trainer after being down 2 games to zero, and falling behind by two stocks in Game 4 of the first set. Then, MKLeo went on to win the championship by sweeping the second set in 3-0 fashion.
THE SHOW'S OVER! After an incredible show of skill coming out of Losers and resetting the bracket, @Mkleosb defeats Tweek 3-0 and is your #EVO2019 Super #SmashBrosUltimate champion! Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/5KEk9s09bi
— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) August 5, 2019
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Dragon Quest XI S and Pokemon Sword/Shield continue to battle for the top Nintendo spot, with Square Enix’s RPG reclaiming the position this week. Zelda: Link’s Awakening is also now in the top ten.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 18 and July 24.
Dr. Mario World has been given its latest update. Across iOS and Android devices, version 1.0.4 is available.
Nintendo mentions that it has included balance adjustments and feature improvements in today’s patch. Additionally, bug fixes have been implemented.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have detailed the next Fire Emblem Heroes summoning event. On August 7, Changing Winds will be kicking off.
Hilda, Hubert, Mercedes, and Petra will be featured. A new story chapter is also planned.
Here’s the trailer for Changing Winds:
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. Highlights include Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, a couple of Dragon Ball games, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
SEGA Ages Columns II: The Voyage Through Time will release for Switch in Japan on August 8, SEGA announced today. The game will cost 925 yen on the eShop.
SEGA Ages Columns II will be coming west at some point. However, a specific release date for North America and Europe has not yet been determined.
In case you missed it, you can learn more about SEGA Ages Columns II here.
Obsidian Entertainment has published an official video for The Outer Worlds with senior designer Brian Heins. Below, Heins provides commentary while showing off a mission on the dangerous planet of Monarch.
In its first week, Fire Emblem: Three Houses sold a little over 150,000 copies in Japan. Dengeki now reports that it managed to sell through 80 percent of its initial shipment, which is quite high.
Based on the data and information we have so far, it’s no surprise to hear that Fire Emblem: Three Houses is off to a strong start. Dengeki emphasizes this by comparing the Switch title to a couple of previous console entries. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance sold 99,800 copies in its first week and 169,000 copies in total. Meanwhile, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn sold 89,000 units in its first week before going on to sell 183,000 units overall.
At Evo 2019 today, SNK announced that it will create a second season of DLC characters. Four more characters will be added to the game in 2020. Thus far, Mina Majikina has been confirmed.
Below is the trailer that debuted at Evo, which also confirmed The King of Fighters XV for unspecified platforms:
