Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai published a new column in the latest issue of Famitsu. This week, Sakurai talks all about game music, and what the process is like of choosing and including songs.
Here’s our full translation:
NIS America prepared the latest trailer for SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. Below you can get a closer look at P.O.W. and Guerrilla War.
Nekki will bring Shadow Fight 2 to Switch next week, according to new eShop listings. North America, Europe, and Japan will be getting the game on the same day.
Shadow Fight 2 features mix of RPG and classical fighting. For the Switch version, a new versus mode will be included.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Gear.Club Unlimited 2, the Langrisser I & II remakes, and Dragalia Lost. Scans of all games are below.
Siegecraft Commander is coming to Switch, Blowfish Studios announced today. The action-strategy game hybrid is set for September 19.
We have the following overview and trailer:
Tozai Games announced R-Type Dimensions for Switch in Japan a few hours ago. Fortunately, the developer has already confirmed release plans for the west.
Tozai says R-Type Dimensions is hitting Switch “in late 2018.” A price point hasn’t been confirmed as of yet.
Following up on speculation regarding a new Nintendo Direct, Nintendo itself has now announced the presentation. As was rumored, the presentation will be hosted tomorrow.
The broadcast will go live at the following times:
Earlier in the year, we heard that Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the highest-selling Zelda game in Japan in 19 years. It was a bit behind Ocarina of Time, but has now surpassed the N64 classic.
Combined sales of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch and Wii U are now at 1,258,611 copies. It just surpassed Ocarina of Time, which had sold 1,257,205 units on the N64.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 42,151
PS4 – 12,189
New 2DS LL – 5,760
PS4 Pro – 4,402
Vita – 2,452
New 3DS LL – 2,126
2DS – 496
Xbox One X – 45
Xbox One – 24
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 46,259
PS4 – 14,122
PS4 Pro – 8,716
New 2DS LL – 5,015
Vita – 2,540
New 3DS LL – 2,420
2DS – 362
Xbox One X – 58
Xbox One – 53
And here are the software charts:
Typhoon Jebi carved its way through Japan this week. The storm had a major impact on the country and was the strongest typhoon there since 1993.
As it turns out, even Nintendo’s headquarters was affected. The “N” in the company’s logo was actually lodged off the building due to the typhoon, which you can see above.
Due to the typhoon, Nintendo has closed off telephone and online customer support for Japanese consumers for the time being.
