The final Super Smash Blog update for this week is once again a look at a returning veteran, Pit:
Pit is a well-balanced, well-rounded character with a defensive special that nullifies long distance attacks, and he has excellent recovery. He’s a great choice for new players!
The next Tempest Trials+ event coming to Fire Emblem Heroes has been detailed. Called “Sweet Dreams”, it’s focused on the various Summer-themed units. The bonus units are Linde: Summer Rays, Tiki: Beachside Scion, Takumi: Prince at Play, Camilla: Tropical Beauty, Tana: Noble and Nimble, Corrin: Novice Vacationer, Gaius: Thief Exposed and Marth: Enigmatic Blade. Marth: Enigmatic Blade is also (once again) the unit reward in this Tempest Trials+, at 15,000 points. Two other rewards are Flashing Blade and Spd Ploy seals. Tempest Trials+: Sweet Dreams will run from July 15 until July 24th.
Also, 10 orbs were sent out as an apology to all players today because of the issues some had with the recent Summoning Focus.
“Karaoke JOYSOUND for Nintendo Switch”, as the name implies, is a karaoke game for Nintendo’s latest system. Currently, it’s only available on the Japanese eShop. The game is free to download, but to actually sing the songs you need to buy tickets that will let you access them for a given period of time.
The game features a video variety of songs – and it just added a few more that might be of interest to Nintendo fans. Specifically, six songs from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are now available: “Drifting Soul” and “One Last You”, sung by Jen Bird, and four songs by Anúna, Ireland’s national choir: “Our Eternal Land”, “Shadow of the Lowlands”, “We Are the Chosen Ones” and “Ever Come to an End”.
Arc System Works just announced Psikyo Collection Volume 1 for Switch, which will include a variety of eShop titles by the developer. These include Strikers 1945, SOI Divide, Samurai Aces, and Gunbird. At the moment, it’s only been confirmed for a Korean release in 2018. You can read more about the individual titles on their respective eShop pages.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 32.697 / 205.614 (-33%)
02./02. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 19.148 / 106.685 (-26%)
03./04. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 16.362 / 2.427.352 (+1%)
04./00. [PS4] Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.07.05} (¥7.200) – 15.541 / NEW
05./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 12.090 / 1.616.256 (+12%)
06./03. [PS4] The Crew 2 (Ubisoft) {2018.06.29} (¥8.400) – 9.740 / 27.325 (-45%)
07./00. [PSV] Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.07.05} (¥6.800) – 9.111 / NEW
08./08. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 6.833 / 553.604 (+7%)
09./09. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.322 / 1.037.095 (+3%)
10./10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 5.333 / 1.761.421 (+5%)
11./12. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥5.980) – 4.808 / 186.688 (+1%)
12./15. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 4.377 / 1.661.368 (+12%)
13./06. [PS4] New Gundam Breaker # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.06.21} (¥7.600) – 4.105 / 77.053 (-55%)
14./17. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018 (Konami) {2017.09.14} (¥7.600) – 3.994 / 169.430 (+25%)
15./14. [PS4] Detroit: Become Human # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.05.25} (¥6.900) – 3.585 / 87.039 (-16%)
16./18. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX > (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 3.474 / 163.276 (+21%)
17./16. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 2.995 / 199.273 (-10%)
18./11. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link # (Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥7.980) – 2.390 / 106.304 (-50%)
19./23. [PS4] FIFA 18 # (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥7.800) – 2.318 / 134.832
20./07. [NSW] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nippon Ichi Software) {2018.06.28} (¥6.980) – 2.189 / 8.620 (-66%)
We’ve known for a while now that WWE 2K19 wouldn’t be coming to Switch, but an official statement has come out from Take-Two giving a little bit of reasoning behind this decision:
“The game will not be available on Nintendo Switch. 2K is focused on making the best possible experience for WWE 2K fans and will continue evaluating all opportunities to deliver the franchise across additional platforms.”
It’s likely that WWE 2K18’s poor launch on Switch influenced this decision, as Take-Two probably did not want to provide an equally mediocre experience for players. The last WWE game to launch on a Nintendo console was 2K13, so there’s always hope for a revival sometime in the future.
A while back, Capcom delayed Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection International, but we now know when it will be due out in Japan. The new release date is October 25, 2018, and will cost ¥5,389 for the retail version. The digital version is slightly less, at ¥4,860.
The new trailer can be viewed below:
Tomorrow, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be launching on Switch as a port of the Wii U original. Four Odyssey-themed stages and a co-op mode will be the new additions, as various trailers have noted in the last few weeks. Players are already getting their hands on the new title, and GameXplain have uploaded a compilation of all the cutscenes in the game, which you can see below:
