Nintendo (and the console industry in general) doesn’t have a huge market presence in South Korea, but they are nonetheless selling their products there. The Nintendo Switch launched there last December and sold well in its first weeks on the market. This was despite the fact that a key component of the system wasn’t available – the eShop.
Today, that changed as the Switch eShop is now available in South Korea. It can be accessed directly from the Switch, and there’s also a website version located here where you can buy codes which you can then redeem on your Switch.
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Kirby Star Allies – Nintendo
5. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
6. FIFA 18 – EA
7. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
8. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
9. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
10. Sonic Forces – Sega
Wii U
1. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Wii Party U – Nintendo
5. Splatoon – Nintendo
6. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
9. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
10. Lego Marvel: Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
3DS
1. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
5. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
8. Miitopia – Nintendo
9. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
10. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
A new Summoning Focus has gone live in Fire Emblem Heroes. The focus units for this one are a total of 12 Heroes at the 4-star and 5-star rarity level with useful skills: Cain – The Bull, Soleil – Adorable Admirer, Hinata – Wild Samurai, Abel – The Panther, Tailtiu – Thunder Noble, L’Arachel – Princess of Light, Camilla – Bewitching Beauty, Fae – Divine Dragon, Nino – Pious Mage, Klein – Silver Nobleman, Jeorge – Perfect Shot and Felicia – Maid Mayhem. The Summoning Focus will be available until April 17th.
In the next updates for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp the game will be introducing Gulliver who will be bringing a large assortment of snacks. You’ll also be able to view special memories featuring your favorite animals in another update. Plus increasing max amount of furniture you can have and adding additional bugs and fish as requested through fan feedback.
The newest Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon global mission has begun, players are going to have to try and hatch 3,000,000 eggs by April 16th. As always if a player is tied to a global link they can receive a hefty number of FC points for participating.
Liar Princess and the Blind Prince has received another small Japanese trailer showing off the game. The video shows off some of the cutscenes and gameplay with a great accompanying song in the background. Check the video out below.
This week in Pokemon Shuffle we have the ultra challenge stage Black Kyurem with the great challenge stages Wigglytuff (Winking), Totodile (Winking), Wailord, Palkia and Toucannon. Daily Pokemon included Pikachu (Sleeping), Torchic (Winking), Treecko (Winking), Mudkip (Winking) and Castform (Winking) plus the one for day Pokemon being Cosmoem. Finally there is Shiny Mewtwo special stage and Latias Escalation Battle that will run two weeks.
Level-5 is back with another commercial for The Snack World: Trejarers Gold, this one clocking in at 90-seconds in length. Check it out below.
System: Switch
Release date: April 3, 2018
Developer: Nippon Ichi
Publisher: NIS America
Penny-Punching Princess checks all the right boxes in things I love: it’s got arcade-inspired gameplay in which you’ll brawl your way through dungeons (or castles) in a level, a section by section format that is reminiscent of classics like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage, a simple light and heavy attack button that you can mix and match for combos, and a very straight-forward approach in how to complete each level. Racking up points and cash so you can bribe, upgrade, and loot your way to victory is also an intriguing element, and the adorable pixel art style looks nice. However, all of the enjoyment is quickly interrupted thanks to non-intuitive controls, uninspired levels, repetitive gameplay, and a story that’s so banal and aimless you’ll find yourself either falling asleep to the dialogue or skipping the text entirely.
