Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country was released digitally this past week. To commemorate the occasion, executive director Tetsuya Takahashi shared a few words.
We have the following message from Takahashi:
WILL: A Wonderful World was given a new rating by the ESRB last month. It was a sign that PM Studios will be bringing the game to retail, though we didn’t have an official announcement. Although that’s still the case, we essentially have confirmation at this point.
Amazon and GameStop have both put up listings for a physical version of WILL: A Wonderful World. Given their track records, it’s safe to say that it’s happening. We just need the news from PM Studios officially – which shouldn’t be too far away.
If Amazon and GameStop are to be believed, we’ll be seeing WILL: A Wonderful World on store shelves in Q1 2019. Both list a tentative March 26 release date.
When Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire was announced for Switch earlier this year, we heard that it would be out sometime this holiday. With just a couple of weeks remaining in the year, that target seemed much less likely.
Obsidian has now provided an update, confirming a new release window of 2019. Grip Digital is working on the port. When Pillars of Eternity II launches on Switch, it “will ship with all expansions, updates, and free DLC’s included at launch”.
During the Puyo Puyo Championship December 2018 Tournament today, two new games were revealed for the SEGA Ages lineup on Switch. Puyo Puyo and Puyo Puyo Tsu from the arcades are both in the pipeline.
SEGA has yet to go into detail on features. However, we do know that the two games will feature online support.
It’s not currently clear when SEGA Ages – Puyo Puyo and Puyo Puyo Tsu will be available on Switch, but we’ll keep you posted.
Trials Rising is going through a short delay. Originally, the game was lined up for February 12. It will now ship on February 26.
Ubisoft said in an official statement that “Ubisoft RedLynx and Ubisoft Kiev will use the small amount of extra time for additional testing and fine-tuning that will help bring the biggest, most ambitious Trials experience to life.”
When Switch launched last year, the system managed to reach the 300,000 units sold milestone in the UK during Super Mario Odyssey’s release week. Fast forward a year later and you could argue that the console is having even more success.
Over the previous three weeks, Switch sold 200,000 units in the UK. For those who are interested in comparisons, the platform sold roughly 130,000 units during the same period in 2017.
Switch sales in the UK currently sit at around 1.4 million.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
What was the biggest concern for Game Freak while developing Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee? Apparently how much Switch would sell.
Director Junichi Masuda was interviewed for the game’s Japanese strategy guide, which was then published in the English version. In it, Masuda mentioned that the team started development before Switch launched “so we really couldn’t predict at all whether the console was going to sell well or not.” The team was “quite relieved to see it hit record sales figures” following release.
Way back in March, Nintendo unveiled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Several months later, the game is finally available.
Now that a week or so has gone by, we want to know what you think of Ultimate so far. Which character did you unlock first? Which mode have you been sinking the most time into? What was your first Spirit? If you have any thoughts about the game at all, be sure to let us know in the comments.
Fire Emblem Heroes has a new promotion in store just in time for the holidays. Fae, Ephraim, Eirika are set to be featured in the latest summoning event. A new Paralogue Story will also be included.
Fire Emblem Heroes – Gifts of Winter goes live on December 17 at 11 PM PT and December 18 around the rest of the world. We have a trailer for the event below.
Nintendo announced yesterday that Splatoon 2 will be updated to version 4.3.1 next week. Though we don’t have them in English just yet, the patch notes are available in Japanese.
You can find a summary of what’s to come below. Note that the patch notes are not official, and we’ll share what Nintendo provides officially next week.
