On Friday, XSEED held a lengthy live stream for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition as well as the brand new Costume Pack. You can watch the full recording below.
Within the past few days, the full GDC presentations for both Splatoon and ARMS were published online. We thought it might be interesting to highlight prototypes of the two games, as this is the first time we have direct-feed footage as opposed to very off-screen videos (which also weren’t complete). If you’re interested, we have both clips below.
More footage of Sushi Striker is in, this time showcasing multiplayer gameplay. Check out the footage in the video below.
Oxenfree has received a significant discount on the North American Switch eShop. Usually priced at $19.99, it’s currently down to $4.99. You’ll save 75% with a purchase.
The latest sale for Oxenfree lasts until April 15.
Source: Switch eShop
Nintendo has posted the results of the latest European Splatfest in Splatoon 2 featuring sweet and salty popcorn. Team Sweet was more popular with 56% of the vote. But thanks to slight edges in solo and team battles, Team Salty prevailed in the end. The final score was 2-1 in favor of Team Salty.
North America also wrapped up its ninth Splatfest this weekend. In case you missed it, we have the results here.
Over in Europe, Rising Star Games is handling publishing duties for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope. The company intends to release a collector’s edition, and pre-orders are now open. Amazon UK has it here.
The Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Collector’s Edition includes the game, metal pin badges, a mug, tote bag, collector’s box, and DLC.
Amazon US is also taking pre-orders for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope – Special Edition (just the game). The official product page is here.
Cat Quest will be receiving a physical release on Switch, according to a listing on 365games. The UK retailer has it down for July 6. That date as well as the physical version in general haven’t been confirmed, but an announcement could be coming soon.
PQube did publish a physical version of Cat Quest on the PlayStation 4. Giving Switch the same treatment would certainly make sense.
The newest G.E.M. Series Pokemon pre-painted PVC figure featuring Gary & Blastoise is coming to Japan this summer. With its release arriving in just a few months, pre-orders are starting to open. You can pre-order on either Play-Asia or AmiAmi.
This new figure has an estimated release window of late July. We have a few photos below.
Switch did well for GameStop in 2017. In the retailer’s latest financial results, Nintendo’s console was mentioned as a big factor for driving sales. For the fourth quarter, GameStop’s hardware sales increased 44.8%, which was led by demand for Switch. And for fiscal 2017 as a whole, hardware sales rose 28.3% – again thanks to Switch.
During the financial call for GameStop’s financial results, one investor brought up Switch again. CEO Michael Mauler fielded a question about attachment rate, and whether it will continue to rise as more systems are purchased and the installed base increases.
