Update (2/11): GameStop Germany has now removed the listing. Make of that what you will.
Original (2/10): A listing has appeared on GameStop Germany for a Switch version of Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The retailer has an August 16 release date, though it could be a placeholder. We should also warn that the listing itself isn’t confirmation of an upcoming announcement.
In the past, Spyro Reignited Trilogy has been listed for Switch in a couple of places, including the Nintendo UK store and Spyro UK website. However, Toys For Bob producer Peter Kavic indicated at the end of last year that he hadn’t seen an attempt to get the games up and running on the console.
Thanks to Sina for the tip.
For many years, one of the Nintendo rumors that continued to surface time and time again was a possible localization of Mother 3. After EarthBound Beginnings was added to the Wii U Virtual Console back in 2015, things looked even more hopeful. Speculation has since started to die down though, and we haven’t really heard much about the game’s status.
Game Informer senior editor Imran Khan claims to have some information about what happened. Khan says, “It was full steam ahead for a while but upon re-evaluation there were aspects of the game that weren’t going to go without controversy”.
Khan didn’t say what those elements were specifically, but it sounds like Nintendo wasn’t interested in changing the title or censoring it in any way for the western market. That means the idea of localization was abandoned, and Mother 3 remains a game that has only been released in Japan.
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
7. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu – Nintendo
8. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
9. Minecraft – Nintendo
10. FIFA 19 – EA
Wii U
1. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Mighty No. 9 – Deep Silver
6. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Wii Sports Club – Nintendo
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Etrian Odyssey Nexus – Atlus
7. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Two returning Summoning Focuses are now back and live in Fire Emblem Heroes — “Tiki & Nowi’s Battle” and “Love Abounds”.
The first of these will only last for the next 24 hours, and will fittingly feature Tiki (Naga’s Voice), Nowi (Eternal Witch), and Robin (Fell Reincarnation).
Separately, the “Love Abounds” Focus is back just in time for Valentine’s Day, and will feature Lyn (Wind’s Embrace), Hector (Just Here To Fight), Lilina (Blush of Youth), and Roy (Youthful Gifts). This set will be available to summon from until March 11th.
On a side note, the 13th Tap Battle: Illusory Dungeon event is now also live in the mobile title, dubbed “Carrying the Flame”. This event will go until March 4th.
As part of the latest episode of their The Engine Room web series, developer Image & Form has shared new details and gameplay for the upcoming SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech.
In the segment, they go in depth on the history of the project, gameplay, new in-game information, and more. The video can be viewed below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Animal Crossing is still the most wanted Nintendo game while Yoshi’s Crafted World appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 24 and January 30.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include big discounts on 2064: Read Only Memories Integral, The Jackbox Party Pack 4, Syberia 1 and 2, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
Last month, PQube announced that the Switch version of Song of Memories had been cancelled. Yasuo Omote from developer Future Tech Lab attempted to explain the situation on Twitter a little while back.
Omote started out by saying that the team had a lot of trouble with licensing during development on the Switch version. He believes they could take it on themselves, but just don’t have the resources for it right now. The development costs and the associated burdens would be too much. Future Tech Lab is working on Song of Unleash as well, so Omote wondered if it’ll be okay for Switch. As he said though, they’ve had trouble with licensing.
