Japanese publication Kyoto Shimbun recently spoke with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa. During the discussion, Furukawa mentioned that Switch and its games have done well so far this holiday season. Also, the company still expects to hit 100 million units in software sales by March 2019.
From April to September alone, Switch software sales were around 42 million. The rapid release of titles helped for the increased demand this holiday season. Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Party, and Pokemon: Let’s Go have all proven popular.
Furukawa also briefly addressed Nintendo’s current goal of selling 20 million Switch consoles sold this fiscal year. He did acknowledge that it’s not an easy goal to meet, and it can’t be predicted how the new year will go. However, Furukawa hopes that the Switch’s playstyle and its portability will keep attracting people, and Nintendo will continue to release new titles.
V-Jump is confirming today that Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission is launching on April 4. It was previously scheduled for a general Spring 2019 release.
Bandai Namco has yet to announce Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission for the west. However, it was rated in Australia back in November, suggesting there are plans for North America and Europe.
UPDATE: Here are a few screenshots from the game courtesy of Gematsu.
Idea Factory released the latest details and screenshots for Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force on Switch. Today’s update covers various systems, including Fairies and their Resonance Effects, Godly Revival, Weapon Boost, and World Shaping.
Here’s the lowdown:
App Annie has provided new data about the top apps this year. What we’re most interested in is the game-side of things where Pokemon GO is continuing to perform.
This year, Niantic’s mobile title was among the top ten games for worldwide consumer spend. It ranked seventh, ahead of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle, Clash of Clans, and Clash Royale.
Here’s the full list:
Back during the summer, Terrible Toybox said that Thimbleweed Park had been doing very well on Switch. It was also clear that the Switch version would soon be overtaking Steam as the game’s most-successful platform. Creator Ron Gilbert provided an update today.
Switch has in fact now topped every other platform regarding Thimbleweed Park’s sales. Life-to-date, Nintendo’s console accounts for 32.4%. Platforms like Steam also had a lead here, which Gilbert says “makes the Switch all the more impressive.”
Cosmoscope has been hard at work on a bit of an overhaul for Morphies Law. Version 2.0 is set to arrive in 2019, bringing new content, reworked features, and more.
Earlier this week, Cosmoscope offered a bit of additional insight into what’s planned. Find the latest details on version 2.0 below.
SimFabric is readying its latest release for Switch. Mad Age & This Guy is coming to the European eShop on December 24, followed by North America on January 4.
Here’s an overview, along with a trailer:
Milestone released the first gameplay video for Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2. We have it below.
Catastronauts is out on Europe next Monday with the North American launch taking place at the start of January. For a look at some footage, view the video below.
It’s busy times for Digerati on the Switch eShop, with The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human set to arrive on Christmas. Get a look at some early footage below.
