Square Enix has provided some background information about two regions in Project Octopath Traveler. New details have been published about the Highland and Sunland regions.

Here’s the full rundown:

Highland Region

A mountainous region located at the southeastern part of Olstera continent. It was occupied by the Holnberg Kingdom, which despite having a proud history for 200 years, was destroyed eight years ago due to internal strife. Since then, warlords had been fighting each other in order to obtain control, which continues to this day. In the high and steep mountains, the main industry is cultivating vegetables and fruits suitable for dairy and highlands life. Also, they have started producing parchment from high-quality timber, and they have towns like Stonegard which have a gathering of book factories.

Sunland Region

A vast desert region located at the southern part of Olstera. It has been a subject of repeated conquests and subjugations by twelve tribes over a small oasis. However, about 100 years ago, the Yashum tribe from Marsalim Town worked to form a truce among the tribes. They became united as the United Kingdom of Tribria. Since then, the people vote every four years to decide on a king from one of the tribes. The current king is Karim, the leader of Yashum tribe.

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Dengeki was able to speak with Inti Creates president and CEO Takuya Aizu. Recently, an English translation of their discussion was posted. It included some interesting comments about some of Inti Creates’ Nintendo-related titles.

At one point during the interview, Aizu was asked about how Blaster Master Zero came to be. He offered this lengthy explanation in response:

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Much like the Squid Sisters a few years ago, Pearl and Marina from Off the Hook will be appearing “live” in concert for the first time this weekend at NicoNico Tokaigi this weekend. Nintendo readied a promo video for the event, which we have below.

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Update 2 (2/5): Pokemon Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon maintenance added to the maintenance schedule for this week.

Update (2/4): More maintenance added for Switch / Wii U / 3DS.

Original (2/3): Nintendo has penciled in some maintenance for next week. Switch will be impacted for two sessions, while 3DS will also be affected for one session.

The full maintenance schedule is as follows:

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Bike Rider DX is making its way to Switch in Japan this week, Spicysoft has announced. It’s due out on February 8 for 598 yen.

A total of 295 courses will be included in the release. You’ll also be able to earn 40 costumes by completing levels and earning tickets. 10 Kamen Rider Build collaboration stages will also be offered through DLC.

Grand Prix now features online functionality. Players will be able to compete with others and attempt to earn the highest score.

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A couple of weeks ago, Nippon Ichi held a livestream during which several new games were announced. One of them was The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, although we learned very little about the game back then. Today, a preview image for this week’s Famitsu magazine has revealed that the game will be released on Switch. We should have more info once we get our hands on the full issue of Famitsu later this week.

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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. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
6. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
7. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
8. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo
9. Pokken Tournament DX – Nintendo
10. FIFA 18 – EA

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. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Splatoon – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Crystal Version – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros 2. – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. Miitpia – Nintendo
10. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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The official Fire Emblem Heroes Twitter account has announced that Ike: Vanguard Legend is currently in the lead for the A Hero Rises voting event. The hero who wins that event will be made available for free to all players. The first round of voting will last until February 13th. The top 4 heroes will then face off in the second voting round which will last from February 16th till February 20th. You can vote here.

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A few minutes of new footage has emerged for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Get a look at nearly five minutes of gameplay below.

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