Inti Creates has posted another gameplay video for Gal*Gun 2, now with Ubisoft’s PR manager from Japan. You can watch it below.
This week, Nintendo posted two more behind the scenes videos for the recording of Super Mario Odyssey’s music. We have videos for Steam Gardens and Fossil Falls below.
スーパーマリオブラザーズの「地上BGM」と同じスタッフが作曲した「スチームガーデン」。森の曲というと木琴など使うことも多そうですが…今作では'60年代風のアプローチでゲームを演出しています。演奏者の方にもノリノリで演奏していただきました！ pic.twitter.com/RwRBNW4vAe
— スーパーマリオ オデッセイ (@mario_odysseyJP) March 9, 2018
滝の国「ダイナフォー」は帽子の国を抜けた後にたどり着く、初めての明るい世界。このBGMは大冒険が始まるワクワクする気持ちを全開に高められるように作っているんです。レコーディングも、全部で10日以上かけてがっつりと行いました！ pic.twitter.com/s8Fna0VX6F
— スーパーマリオ オデッセイ (@mario_odysseyJP) March 7, 2018
The first entry in the Toki Tori series is making its way to Switch. Even better, it’s just a few days away.
Nintendo’s North American website lists Toki Tori for March 16. Pricing is set at $4.99. Along with HD Rumble, video capture will be supported.
We have more information about Toki Tori below.
Last month, we heard that Oh… Sir! The Hollywood Roast had been pulled from the North American Switch eShop. Now Good Shephard Entertainment has clarified why.
As we’ve seen with a few titles in the past, the game’s removal can be attributed to a ratings update.Good Shephard Entertainment confirmed on Twitter:
Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast is temporarily unavailable on the Nintendo Switch due to a ratings update. Thank you for the patience. Your mother will let you know when we start up the insults again 😉
— Good Shepherd Entertainment (@GoodShepherdEnt) March 5, 2018
It’s been over a month since Oh… Sir! The Hollywood Roast was removed, so we assume it won’t be much longer until it returns.
Thanks to James M for the tip.
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Jack in to fashion! Cyberpunk streetwear” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:
A new round of data is in from the UK that shows the top 20 best-selling games for 2017.
Before getting into the actual chart, we’ll point out a couple of things. First, thanks to Switch, video game pricing rose last year by 2.5% to £33.47. Additionally, 16% of all boxed games were sold on Nintendo platforms.
We have the full chart below. Note that unlike most companies, digital sales for Nintendo titles are not included in the total.
Undertale, a massively successful RPG from Toby Fox, was announced for Switch during this week’s Nintendo Direct. The reveal was very short though, and we only heard that it would be released “eventually”.
If you had any concerns about Undertale missing a 2018 launch on Switch, you don’t have to worry any longer. We now have confirmation that it’s arriving sometime this year. It’s far from a specific release window, but it’s certainly better than “eventually”.
A couple of weeks ago, SEGA hosted a 24-hour live stream for its Gameblast 2018 charity event. As part of that, Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor stopped by for a good hour, and fans were able to ask all sorts of questions.
Taylor did actually talk about Bayonetta 3 briefly, but she didn’t have much to say – and there’s a good reason for that. Taylor said on the record that she hasn’t been asked to reprise her role just yet. This could be because, based on her estimation, the game is “quite early in the development”. Taylor believes she’ll eventually be asked back. Note that when she is asked to voice the role of Bayonetta again, Taylor mentioned that she won’t be able to say she’s involved with the game.
Another Nintendo Direct is in the books. Many announcements were made for Switch, but even 3DS saw a bit of love with some surprise reveals.
Super Smash Bros. obviously stole the show. But other than that, we heard about more free content and a brand new expansion for Splatoon 2, plus Switch versions of Captain Toad, Okami HD, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Undertale, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and Little Nightmares: Complete Edition. Over on 3DS, Nintendo pulled back the curtain on a Luigi’s Mansion and Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story remakes as well as WarioWare Gold. That’s not everything either, as we even saw news such as a new Dark Souls amiibo.
Now that the dust has settled on the Nintendo Direct, how’s everyone feeling about it? Did the presentation live up to your expectations? Were you disappointed? What were your favorite announcements? Let us know in the comments below.
New sales data is in from the UK for the month of February.
Even though the month was slow, February 2018 was actually more successful for boxed games retailers than the year prior. Software sales increased to 1.2 million games sold while revenue generated from these games rose 6% to £36.5 million.
We can thank Switch for the increase, as the console accounted for 14.5% of all the games sold last month. Also, Nintendo placed second in the publisher rankings with a 13.3% share of the market. In 2017, Wii U had a 1.8% share of the market, and Nintendo was the fourth-ranked publisher.
