Hello and welcome to the sixth episode of the Nintendo Everything Podcast!
This week we’ve got a ton of news and pop-offs from The Game Awards 2018 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launch, and we have a surprising amount of Dragon Quest discussion across three different games on the Nintendo Switch.
Check out the timestamps below for more info!
Also in this episode, Eric becomes a linguistic maverick who transforms “hyperbole” into “hyper-bowl” and tries to convince Oni to care about Fortnite. Will he succeed?
Two more Smash Bros. Ultimate-related rewards are now available on My Nintendo. Along with a January 2019 calendar, you can also pick up a new wallpaper. They’re priced at 50 Platinum Points each.
Both of these rewards can be found on My Nintendo here.
Microids and Eden Games came out with Gear.Club Unlimited in 2017. Essentially one year later, the two sides have returned once again with a sequel. Unlike its predecessor, Gear.Club Unlimited 2 was made from the ground up for Nintendo’s console and as an exclusive – it has no mobile ties unlike last year’s release.
Shortly before Gear.Club Unlimited 2’s launch, we caught up with lead designer Yannick Berthier. Berthier spoke with us about why the team made its new racer exclusively for Switch and the benefits that allowed for. You can read our full interview below.
Mages of Mystralia was confirmed for Switch a few months ago. Thanks to listings on the eShops, we now have a release date.
Borealys Games is bringing Mages of Mystralia to Switch on January 29. That applies to both North America and Europe.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate is already off to a great start in the UK. Not only has it become the fastest-selling entry in the series of all time, but it’s also the fastest-selling Switch game.
Smash Bros. Ultimate had 302% higher launch sales than Smash Bros. for Wii U. It was also 233% higher than Smash Bros. for 3DS. Comparing it to Smash Bros. Brawl, launch sales were also better here by 62.5%. This is without including digital sales of the Switch title.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Immortal Redneck, Jackbox Party Pack 4, The Sexy Brutale, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
Atelier Rorona DX, Atelier Totori DX, and Atelier Meruru DX all made it to the Switch in the west a few days ago. We have footage from each of these three titles below.
Nintendo is gearing up for even more maintenance over the next few days. Switch will be the only platform impacted thus far, with three different sessions planned starting tonight.
The current maintenance schedule is as follows:
