A few weeks ago, Famitsu did something rather interesting and out of the norm for the magazine. A questionnaire was sent out to overseas fans – as opposed to readers in Japan – and asked them to share some information about their favorite Japanese games. The results were published in the latest issue this week.
As for the rankings, below are the top 20:
Nintendo Treehouse is starting to gear up for Mario Tennis Aces. In a new blog, two types of characters are covered: all-around and technical.
The full post can be read below. Note that defensive and powerful characters will be covered next.
After it was announced back in October, Projection: First Light has reemerged at PAX East with a playable demo. Watch some footage captured from the event below.
Wired Productions recently announced that the futuristic combat racer GRIP will be coming to Switch later this year. Nintendo Power Couple got a look at it this week and have shared some footage. View the video below, which also contains developer commentary.
GameXplain has a new look at Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze with five minutes of footage showing off Funky Kong. View the gameplay video below.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
Jackbox Games was present at C2E2 today with a panel. And at the event, the studio announced its next project: The Jackbox Party Pack 5. What we know at present is that it’ll have eight player support, a bigger and crazier Jack Attack, new question types, audience integration, and more.
Platforms for The Jackbox Party Pack 5 haven’t been confirmed, but this will be a no brainer for Switch. After all, the previous entries are already on the eShop.
Here’s the full rundown on The Jackbox Party Pack 5 including a teaser:
Did you know that DK has a slightly different model in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze now? When comparing to the original Wii U title, we can see that his nose has been updated. Yup, his nose.
We have one shot comparing the Switch and Wii U versions above. Here are a couple of additional images:
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta share some Switch travel trips. Check out the full episode below.
