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:
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.
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.
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
Source: Chart-Track
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.
A few minutes of new footage has emerged for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Get a look at nearly five minutes of gameplay below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Dragon Quest XI for Switch has shot up the charts as the top Nintendo-related title, and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 18 and January 24.
Square Enix released a new set of screenshots for Project Octopath Traveler today. We have them in the gallery below.
The horror survival series Amnesia has a chance of coming to Switch. On Twitter, Frictional Games acknowledged fan interest in porting Amnesia Collection, which the studio is interested in doing.
Frictional Games told Nintendo Everything reader Mucrush:
We have had some queries about this, and we are interested in doing a Switch port! Can't make any solid promises right now, but we'll be sure to keep everyone on Twitter updated with further developments.
— Frictional Games (@frictionalgames) January 29, 2018
