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 25 and July 31.
Nintendo has opened the official North American teaser site for Astral Chain. You can access it here.
While we wait for the full site to open, you can watch a trailer for the game and view some screenshots. Plenty of gameplay details are included as well.
Astral Chain launches for Switch on August 30.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Beholder 2 is coming to Switch, according to an eShop listing. The adventure/strategy title will be out in less than a week, as the store listing has it down for August 15.
Here’s a proper introduction for Beholder 2 plus a trailer:
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. Highlights include Layers of Fear: Legacy, Mario Tennis Aces, Team Sonic Racing, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
At E3 2019, Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, and it’s coming to Switch. A couple of retailers then listed the game, which indicated that a physical release is planned. Of course, that doesn’t actually mean much until pre-orders open.
Enter Play-Asia. The retailer has just opened reservations for the RPG, further confirming that a physical version is happening. Pre-orders are available for US and European versions. We’ll have to see if the $59.99 price point sticks, but this is good news for collectors.
Final Fantasy VIII is due out on Switch later this year.
New footage has arrived for the Switch platformer Never Give Up. Have a look at the gameplay in the video below.
Hello, my beautiful poison and fairy types. This week on NEP, we have a special guest—three in fact! Jay, James and Julian from Massive Monster join us to talk about their upcoming challenging action-platformer for Nintendo Switch, “Never Give Up”. The devs reveal a lot about their upcoming game including a few secrets, how Egoraptor / Arin Hanson is involved, and their origins as developers that led up to this point.
The trio then sticks around to chat with us about new Pokemon details and lootboxes in gaming, with Nintendo making a statement recently about introducing new rules for transparency. We all get on and have a great chat, and we’re particularly grateful for Massive Monster’s insight on these topics as developers.
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The story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark will be appearing on the Switch eShop starting August 14. View some footage below.
The 2D horror game Ellen is coming to Switch, according to an eShop listing. Publisher JanduSoft and developer Red Mount Media will have it ready to go on September 13.
We have the following overview and trailer for the title:
