This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Hototogisu Tairan 1553: Ryuuko Aiutsu, SD Gundam G Generation Genesis, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Cube Creator X. Scans of all games are below.
Zengami and and DigiPen Game Studios have announced TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom, a new platform puzzle game for Switch. It’s expected to arrive on the eShop in March.
Here’s some additional information and a trailer:
Nintendo confirmed earlier today that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has shipped 6.7 million copies on Switch worldwide. Adding in sales of the Wii U version of about 1.08 million, the overall total should be roughly 7.78 million units worldwide.
The big takeaway from that number is Breath of the Wild is now the second highest-selling Zelda game. Only Twilight Princess has it beat globally with 8.85 million copies sold. Breath of the Wild could very well overtake it in time.
Thanks to some assistance from Nippon Ichi, Ys VIII is coming to Switch. It should be out sometime this summer.
When Ys VIII originally launched in the west, it unfortunately had some localization issues. NIS America has since redone practically the entire game, including the script, item names, terminology, monster names, and graphical text. The game also received a full re-recording of voiced dialogue.
The good news is that the Switch version of Ys VIII shouldn’t be plagued by any problems. NIS America has said that the patch distributed on other platforms this week will be built into the cartridge. You won’t have to download anything extra for the game’s localization.
Following last night’s update, the Moana Character Pack was made available in Minecraft for Switch (and Wii U). Take a look at some footage below.
Tempest Trials Mini: Shrouded by the Storm started in Fire Emblem Heroes a few hours ago. For a look at the event, check out the gameplay video below.
Dufgames has released a new trailer for Black Hole, its upcoming arcade style dual-stick space shooter for Switch. View the video below.
We also have just a slight update on the release date of Black Hole. The game will now arrive worldwide on February 6. The game will feature 40 levels spread out through four worlds each with a boss fight that may be played with three customizable customizable ships. HD Rumble, full support for touch and motion controls, speedrun mode, leaderboards, and a colorblind mode will be included.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 110,023
Switch – 47,107
PS4 Pro – 30,122
New 2DS LL – 6,842
Vita – 3,744
New 3DS LL – 3,377
Xbox One X – 1,618
2DS – 1,094
Xbox One – 68
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 43,027
PS4 – 37,572
PS4 Pro – 14,935
New 2DS LL – 7,302
Vita – 4,256
New 3DS LL – 3,563
Xbox One X – 1,285
2DS – 1,250
Xbox One – 103
And here are the software charts:
This weekend, the latest Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2 will be taking place. The theme for this particular event is champion vs. challenger. As usual, Nintendo has produced a special piece of art for the Splatfest, which we have above.
Capcom says Monster Hunter XX for Switch “performed strongly”, Ultra Street Fighter II “a smash hit”
Nintendo wasn’t the only company to report its financial results today. Capcom shared its own data and information about its performance for the nine month period ended December 31.
According to Capcom, Monster Hunter XX for Switch “performed strongly”. The company also said that Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers was “a smash hit.”
Capcom says that its net sales decreased to 47,740 million yen (down 10.8% year-over-year). However, operating income increased to 7,009 million yen (up 36.9% year-over-year), ordinary income increased to 7,099 million yen (up 71.2% year-over-year), and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased to 4,439 million yen (up 60.7% year-over-year).
