2017 was a fantastic debut year for Switch. It seemed like month after month, Nintendo was putting out a big game. Zelda: Breath of the Wild kicked off the system’s launch, with Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and others to follow. You could make a case that 2018 didn’t reach those same heights, but this year had plenty of great games. We saw the likes of Kirby Star Allies, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – and that’s just on the first-party side of things. Third-parties contributed with hits like Octopath Traveler, and many top indies found a home on Switch including Celeste, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, The Messenger, and many more.
Since 2018 is just about over, it’s time to take a minute to reflect on things. What were your favorite games of 2017? Even if they weren’t on Switch (we can’t forget about the 3DS!), be sure to let us know in the comments below.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey won’t be available in the west until the middle of January, but it did come out in Japan this week. Check out a bunch of footage of the 3DS remake below.
Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for the horse racing simulation title Winning Post 9 on Switch. Take a look at the packaging image above.
In just three days, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold five million copies worldwide. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the early success while speaking with The Sankei News.
Furukawa said, “The people who’ve played Smash before are coming back for this one; that accumulation of players contributed to the initial push [in sales]”. He also said that Nintendo needs to continue selling “and not get caught up in that initial momentum.”
Back in May, Switch Pro Controller support was added on Steam. Valve has now offered a look at the top games played on its platform with the device across three different categories.
Below are the full results:
Grasshopper Manufacture has come out with a brand new “Coffee and Doughnuts” trailer for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Have a look at it below.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is gearing up for New Year’s with limited time goals. Players can help animals eat fortune cookies in order to clear as many goals as they can. By placing the event in-game reward New Year neon 19 sign at your campsite, you can light up the new year when it arrives.
The limited-time New Year’s Goals will be live until January 1.
Recently, Japanese magazine Famitsu interviewed Persona Q2 director Yuta Aihara and producer Daisuke Kanada. Two discussions were published in back-to-back issues. Aihara and Kanada spoke about the reactions from fans, improvements made compared to the first entry, and more.
We’ve readied a full translation of both interviews. You can read the talks in full below.
BQM: BlockQuest Maker was originally scheduled to hit Switch sometime this past fall. That didn’t happen in the end, but it did just come out in Japan. We also finally have a concrete release date for the west. The eShop shows it’ll be out on January 10.
BQM is a dungeon RPG that, as the name implies, allows players to make their own creations. We have more details below.
