Pokemon Detective Pikachu took home another $755,000 on Monday. Although it saw a 66% drop from Sunday and 80% from last Monday, the film is now at $131.645 million. With that, Pokemon Detective Pikachu is now the biggest-grossing video game movie ever in North America.
Tomb Raider previously held that record for 18 years. The movie earned had an unadjusted total of $131.2 million.
Pokemon Detective Pikachu is sitting at a global total of $393.4 million. Given how close it is, the film will be the third video game movie to pass $400 million worldwide, alongside Rampage and Warcraft.
Just ahead of E3 2019, several Bandai Namco announcements have leaked. One of these is related to Switch.
Bandai Namco is bringing the Level-5 RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch to new platforms, including Switch. A remaster is in the works that will provide a higher resolution and enhanced performance on other platforms, but the Switch version appears to be a standard release.
Here’s an overview, along with first screenshots:
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is on the way to Switch, Game Grumps has announced. Although a specific release date hasn’t been set, it’s expected ” in the very near future.”
Here’s an overview of Dream Daddy, along with a trailer:
To promote the western release of Bullet Battle Evolution on the Switch eShop, a launch trailer has been published. You can watch it below.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has sold 1.73 million copies worldwide through March 2019. That news comes straight from Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi, who shared the news in a crossover interview with Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. Takahashi indicated that sales are essentially peaking at that number, which makes sense given how the RPG has been out for quite some time.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched in December 2017. It was at 1.42 million copies sold by June 30, 2018. That number moved up to 1.53 million units by September 30 that year.
Thanks to PDApanda for the tip.
IGN has posted a gameplay video of My Friend Pedro from the final version launching this month. Give it a look below.
In partnership with developer Amanita Design, Super Rare Games has announced a physical version of Machinarium. Pre-orders open on June 13.
Those who purchase the physical edition of Machinarium will receive a copy of the game, a 60-page full color game guide, interior artwork, exclusive sticker, and three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set.
Copies of Machinarium will go for $32.54 / £29.99 / €33.99.
Source: Super Rare Games PR
The peaceful, short first-person platformer Refunct is out today on the Switch eShop. Get a look at some footage below.
The Art of Splatoon 2 originally came out in Japan many months ago. Later this year, it will finally be available in English.
Below are a few preview pages from the English version:
The Art of Splatoon 2 drops on October 15. It can be pre-ordered with a discount on Amazon here.
