Last week, V-Jump revealed that Bandai Namco will be offering an open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Switch. The company has made it official today, reconfirming that it will be made available sometime in August.
Dragon Ball FighterZ will have new multiplayer features on Switch. Along with 2v2 and 1v1 matches, the title will include an offline 6-player Party Match mode.
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Sonic Mania Plus – SEGA
3. Mario Tennis Aces – Nintendo
4. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Activision
5. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
6. Octopath Traveler – Nintendo
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
9. LEGO The Incredibles – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Minecraft – Nintendo
Wii U
1. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Nintendo
3. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
8. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
10. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Megaton Rainfall, a “first-person superhero simulator”, is coming to Nintendo Switch on August 9th, developer Pentadimensional Games announced today.
Check out the gameplay trailer below, but note that it doesn’t show footage of the Switch version:
Season 3 of the Attack on Titan anime started airing yesterday; Koei Tecmo took the opportunity to announce that a new free software update will be released for Attack on Titan 2 on August 9th. The update will add a variety of new features:
The first Super Smash Blog update of the week deals with another returning veteran – or veterans, as it were, the various Mii Fighters:
#51-53: Mii Fighter (Brawler/Swordfighter/Gunner)
You can choose from the three types of Mii Fighter and select from a set of three specials for each type. You can also choose one of 12 voice options!
The new Forging Bonds event has now gone live in Fire Emblem Heroes. Announced in the recent Feh Channel, this event has you playing special maps to deepen your bonds with specific characters. Doing so unlocks rewards like accessories and special conversations with the character. For this event, the featured characters are Olivia: Sky-High Dancer, Sumia: Maid of Flowers, Maribelle: Dire Damsel and Libra: Fetching Friar. The event will run until August 6th.
Bandai Namco issued the first Japanese commercial for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Switch. Get a look at the short advert below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate holds on to the third spot while Octopath Traveler ends its run at #4.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 5 and July 11.
Mediascape announced today that the rhythm fighting game Phrasefight is coming to Switch. VeryOK is developing the title, which first appeared on PC and Mac earlier this year.
Phrasefight will support all of Switch play modes, including TV, handheld, and tabletop. It will also make use of HD Rumble and will allow for single Joy-Con play.
Phrasefight will be playable at Zentame 2018 between August 5 and August 5. We have a couple of videos below.
