Update: We’ve added in the official announcement from Nintendo below with a bit of additional information.
Original: Earlier today, Nintendo announced several milestones for Switch in the United States. As part of this, we learned that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fastest-selling Switch game of all time and fastest-selling game in the series.
Nintendo has followed up with some news for Europe as well. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has become the fastest-selling Nintendo home console game of all time in the region, the company has announced.
Specific sales data for Smash Bros. Ultimate in Europe has not yet been provided.
Constructor Plus was announced for Switch close to two years ago, but still hasn’t seen a release. That’ll finally be changing next month.
System 3 announced today that Constructor Plus is launching on January 4. The city-building game features new modes, worlds and Undesirables.
QubicGames has been putting out Switch games at a fast past as of late and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. The company has announced yet another title today: the single-button, music-based challenging side-scrolling game Odium to the Core.
Here’s what we know:
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! is set to be released in Japan on March 20, 2019. The remake of 2008’s Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon was previously announced for a Western release of “Winter 2018”, so it seems likely that the Western versions of the game will also be pushed back slightly.
The magazine also revealed one new job class for your chocobo: Alpha, the chocobo from Final Fantasy XIV.
Finally, here are some of the voice actors and their roles in the game:
Version 7.10 of Fortnite is now available. This update adds the “14 days of Fortnite” limited time mode, new options in Creative Mode, balance changes and more. Here are the full patch notes:
Battle Royale
What’s New?
14 Days of Fortnite
Explore new Challenges, play in new and old LTM’s, and unlock rewards in this seasonal event, starting December 19!
Limited Time Modes: 14 Days of Fortnite
The 14 Days of Fortnite event will feature both new and returning LTMs. Large team modes switch every two days and small team modes rotate every 24 hours.
Starting December 19, log in each day at 9 AM ET(1400 UTC) to find out which modes are available to explore. Let us know which LTM is your favorite on our social channels!
Weapons + Items
- Heavy Assault Rifle Changes:
- Reduced the effectiveness of the Heavy Assault Rifle while not aiming down sights; aiming down sight gameplay remains roughly the same
- Increased ADS accuracy bonus by 10%
- Increased accuracy while standing still by 10%
- Reduced vertical recoil by 6%
- Base accuracy reduced by 30%
- Reduced accuracy while jumping and falling by 60%
- Reduced the effectiveness of the Heavy Assault Rifle while not aiming down sights; aiming down sight gameplay remains roughly the same
- Improved Balloon controls
- While in the air, Balloons can be released by pressing the ‘Crouch’ keybind(formerly the ‘Jump’ keybind).
- Players can again use Alt-Fire to release a Balloon when the Balloon item is selected.
- For modes it’s available in, the height at which glider redeploy is available has been decreased from 1000 units to 576 units.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where players were able to pick up live Dynamite through structures.
Nintendo just sent out a press release detailing some of their recent software and hardware sales in the US. Specifically, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has managed to sell 3 million copies in 11 days, making it both the fastest-selling Switch game as well as the fastest-selling Smash Bros. game. Also, as of November 2018, the Switch itself is it 8.7 million units sold, which is more than any other current-generation console managed at this point in its life cycle.
Here is the full press release:
To coincide with the launch of the Gifts of Winter Summoning Focus and Paralogue maps, the 9th Tempest Trials+ event and a separate Summoning Focus of old Christmas themed heroes is now live in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Titled as “Life is But Fleeting”, players will have a chance to participate and earn rewards up to December 28th. Included in these rewards are 4 and 5 star variations of the exclusive new hero, Cecilia (Festive Instructor).
In addition, the Summoning Focus of returning characters is titled “Winter’s Envoy” and includes characters Tharja (“Normal Girl”), Robin (Festive Tactician), Chrom (Gifted Leader), and Lissa (Pure Joy).
The bonus heroes for the latest Tempest Trials+ event are shown below.
As a brief development update, developer Success Corporation has confirmed that work on Umihara Kawase Fresh! is now 60 to 70 percent complete.
The note was made on a registration website for a hands-on demonstration event to be held on January 4th at the Success Corporation headquarters in Japan. Thanks to Gematsu for the full translation of the information.
