Switch sold the most units in the United States out of all hardware platforms last month, according to The NPD Group. PlayStation 4 was the top system in terms of dollar sales, but only 3% separated Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.
Overall, the gaming industry experienced a very strong month in January. Hardware dollar sales of $278 million “is the highest level achieved since the $323 million sold in January 2011,” NPD analyst Mat confirms. “Over one million units of hardware sold in January 2018, also the highest tally since January 2011.”
In December, Nintendo said that 3DS had its best month in the US since December 2014. Those strong results continued into January. NPD says that in terms of hardware dollar sales, last month was the 3DS’ best January since 2014.
Interestingly, no 3DS games made it into NPD’s top 20 software list for the month. However, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon were the first and second best-selling titles in January. Despite releasing in 2011, Mario Kart 7 placed #3 in the 3DS chart.
Previously a Wii U title, Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition is now making its way to Switch this week. You can view some footage below.
Originally released on Wii U, Typoman is now coming to Switch tomorrow. You can see the game in action with the footage below.
Circle Entertainment is slowly sharing information about the new turn-based strategy game for Switch, World Conqueror X. Following the initial announcement last week, we now know that it’s planned for early March.
Circle tweeted out yesterday:
World Conqueror X, designed for #NintendoSwitch by @ieasytech, will arrive on the eShop in early March. It'll feature extensive and carefully designed turn-based strategy in major WWII battles; more will be revealed very soon. pic.twitter.com/XRj7JqSw9H
— CIRCLE (@CIRCLE_Ent) February 20, 2018
We finally have a proper look at Payday 2 running on Switch with a lengthy gameplay video. You can see over 20 minutes of footage below.
The steady stream of NeoGeo games continues this week on Switch with Magical Drop III. Get a look at some footage below.
Luigi’s Balloon World was announced for Super Mario Odyssey in January. When it was revealed, Nintendo mentioned that the feature would be added through a free update this month. February is almost over, but it looks like Nintendo will be holding true to its promise.
Nintendo Australia has a new post on its website dated for February 23, indicating that the update is now live. Obviously that isn’t the case as that day has yet to actually pass. Still, this should mean the update will be out before the end of the week.
Aside from Luigi’s Balloon World, the patch will include Sunshine, Musician, and Knight Armor outfits that will be available soon after players complete the main story. Coin and Neon are also the only new Snapshot Mode filters. You can see this below.
Tiny Metal will be getting another new patch in the near future. When the update is ready, a new mode will be added.
The feature in question is a colorblind mode that has high contrast colors, and the Zipang units won’t blend in with the long grass. You can see what this looks like below.
