Tennis isn’t D3 Publisher’s only new game released for Switch in Japan today. The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya, a visual novel, is also now available. Pricing is set at 1,980 yen.
The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya actually has English support. So even if you download the game from the Japanese eShop, you can still play through it in English.
It’s worth noting that D3 Publisher could be releasing The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya in North America and Europe very soon. After all, Tennis is already confirmed to be launching in both regions tomorrow.
Source: Switch eShop
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4/XBO) – 9/9/9/9
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (PS4) – 9/9/9/8
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (NSW/PS4) – 8/8/8/8
Tallowmere (NSW) – 7/7/7/6
ATV Drift & Tricks (PS4) – 7/7/6/7
L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega (NSW) – 6/6/6/6
MyGamingBoulevard has taken a closer look at the Pikachu New 2DS XL with an unboxing video. Check it out below.
The Pikachu New 2DS XL launches in North America and Europe this Friday.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has done remarkably well in Japan. It’s the second-highest-selling Zelda game in Japan since Ocarina of Time, which released in 1998. All other entries that have released over the past 18 years have been outsold.
Since launch, Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 957,752 copies at retail. If digital sales were counted, the total amount is certainly over one million. The latest Wii U figures are also not counted here.
Tomorrow Corporation, developer of Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine, has announced a brand new project. 7 Billion Humans is on the way and will be released on Switch, the studio revealed today.
In 7 Billion Humans, you’ll lead “swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people.” The game is officially described as a followup to Human Resource Machine.
7 Billion Humans isn’t very far out, as it currently has a release window of early 2018. We have some additional details and the debut trailer below.
Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition launches in Japan next Thursday. Ahead of the release, Spike Chunsoft has revealed some new information about the game.
Reaper is a playable character who makes its first appearance in the Switch version of Crypt of the NecroDancer. Defeated enemies will turn into souls and float around Reaper, and they can also attack enemies. Souls will disappear if they take damage. The more enemies you defeat, the more souls you’ll have. In addition to giving a powerful attack method, they can also become a thick shield that protects the player.
Reaper does not have any unlock requirements; you can use it right after purchasing the game.
Random Talking Bush, someone known for picking apart games, has started digging through the files and code for Super Mario Odyssey. Among what was discovered, the game appears to have cut / unused content.
The first interesting find concerns unused 2D coins:
And unused 2D coins for the Metro Kingdom, apparently, which only come in "collected" form (CoinCollectEmpty2D_E), and don't have a colourized counterpart. pic.twitter.com/bRrMAXmG1V
— Random Talking Bush (@RandomTBush) January 17, 2018
Earlier this month, a physical version of Darkest Dungeon was listed on Amazon Germany. The news has now been officially announced.
Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition launches for Switch in March. It’ll feature the original game plus the two expansions, The Crimson Court and The Shieldbreaker. Merge Games will be publishing for $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99.
If you can’t wait for Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition, you can purchase the game right now on the Switch eShop.
Source: Merge Games PR
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 37,500
PS4 – 32,890
PS4 Pro – 10,918
New 2DS LL – 9,929
New 3DS LL – 5,270
Vita – 4,388
2DS – 1,656
Xbox One – 107
Xbox One X – 6
And here are the software charts:
Toshimichi Mori, the current director of Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle had a few words to say in a very short interview.
First, he addressed a gap he was trying to close between eastern and western players. He stated that the game would be for home use only (no arcade release) because he didn’t want Japanese players to have an edge.
He also mentioned something about pricing: The game is being released at a price lower than normal, with half of the character roster as optional paid DLC to make up for it. Not to worry too much, however: He also says that purchasing all DLC is not set to surpass the price of the base game.
