Update (1/11): Swapped out Famitsu’s data for Media Create.
Original (1/10): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 146,006
PS4 – 75,344
New 2DS LL – 28,237
PS4 Pro – 16,339
New 3DS LL – 12,246
Vita – 11,929
2DS – 5,254
Xbox One – 190
Xbox One X – 9
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23
And here are the software charts:
Her Majesty’s Spiffing will be out soon on Switch, according to a new listing on the European eShop. The store has it down for February 1.
Originally released about a year ago, Her Majesty’s Spiffing is an adventure game. You’ll venture into space after the queen establishes a new, Galactic British Empire. Gameplay involves solving puzzles, partaking in witty banter, and more.
We have more information about Her Majesty’s Spiffing below, along with a trailer.
Furi lands on Switch today as one of the latest digital downloads. Take a look at some footage in the video below.
The Escapists 2 is out today on Switch, so here’s a launch trailer to celebrate the occasion:
Koei Tecmo has updated the official English website of Attack on Titan 2, elaborating on what was revealed in Famitsu magazine earlier this week. First up are some biographies for the newly revealed playable characters:
Dot Pyxis
The Commander of the Garrison Regiment. Highly trusted by Premier Zachary, he was given full authority in defending humanity’s most vital lands in the southern territories. Although he displays remarkable adaptability and the qualities of a strong leader, his open-ended thinking that at times borders on the extreme earned him a reputation as a “natural eccentric”. This reputation is further complemented by his unrivaled love for a drink. It is well-known that he carries his flask everywhere, even while delivering commands on the front lines.
Super Mario run as received a new patch, bringing the game up to version 3.0.7. Here are the patch notes:
- An issue where players could not get a Perfect result on some Remix 10 courses has been resolved.
Yesterday, we reported on the Switch’s success in Italy, where the Switch sold faster than the Wii in its first 10 months on the market. Today, we have a similar success story from France.
Speaking with Les Numériques, Nintendo of France General Manager Philippe Lavoué has revealed some concrete sales numbers for Switch hardware and software in 2o17. In October, Lavoué stated that Nintendo’s goal was to sell a total of 800,000 Switch consoles in France in 2017. That goal has been reached pretty comfortably – the Switch has sold a total of 911,000 units in France last year. Not only does this mean that the Switch has surpassed the Wii U’s lifetime sales in France, but it also makes it the fastest-selling console of all time. Previously, that record was held by the Wii with 703,000 units.
Pretty much all throughout 2017, the Switch was very hard to come by due to its popularity. These hardware shortages were especially bad in Japan, although Nintendo’s home country received a fairly major restock in December, causing Switch hardware sales to rise. However, it seems like this seems to have shifted the shortage problem to the other side of the market – it seems that certain Switch games are now hard to come by.
Japanese video game retailer GEO reports that first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch are completely out of stock at all of its distribution centers nationwide and they are currently unable to order any additional units from Nintendo. It’s a similar situation at other retailers like Amazon Japan, where many first-party games are also out of stock.
Naturally, a software shortage is not as bad as a hardware shortage – all games can of course also be purchased digitally, but it would still be in Nintendo’s best interest to fix this shortage as soon as possible.
The Snack World is Level-5’s latest attempt at building a multi-media franchise. The Snack World: Trejarers was released for 3DS in Japan last August. Today, the latest issue of CoroCoro Comic has revealed that a port of Trejarers will be released on Switch. Unfortunately, that’s all the info we have on it right now – we don’t know a release date yet or any details on how the port is being handled. We will keep you updated should further information be released.
Listings on the North American and European eShops contain file sizes for a bunch of Switch titles. These include Furi, Gunhouse, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
