First 4 Figures unveiled a new Meta Ridley figure over a year ago. This week, the company finally provided an update.
The image above “is an updated and more detailed reveal as it is now in its physical stages.” The hand in the shot was also included “to give everyone an idea as to how the actual statue scales in comparison.”
GameFly has posted the tentative boxart for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting, attached above. It may end up being the final design as the western launch is just a couple of months away. If there are any changes, we’ll share the updated packaging image.
New sales data is in from the UK for the month of December.
When it came to physical sales, Nintendo was the #3 company. Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild all charted. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon also would have placed at #11 had sales of the two games been combined.
Fire Emblem Heores’ latest content update went live earlier today featuring Refined Weapons special maps. Get a look at some gameplay below.
The arcade game Zero Gunner 2 is out now for Switch in Japan, and makes its way west this coming Thursday. Check out some footage in the video below.
In the past, when asked about why Monster Hunter World isn’t appearing on Switch, Capcom has been a bit cagey. IGN finally managed to get a concrete answer out of directors Kaname Fujioka and Yuya Tokuda in a new interview.
Fujioka and Tokuda explained that one reason for the lack of Switch plans is due to the game’s lengthy development. Capcom originally started on the project four years ago, and Nintendo’s newest console wasn’t around at that time. Also explained is that, “for every title we decide what the best fit for hardware is for the concept.”
Fujioka and Tokuda’s full words:
During this month’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Ubisoft unveiled the newest character for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Donkey Kong will be added via the upcoming story DLC.
Creative director Davide Soliani says Donkey Kong’s arms will be used “extensively” in combat. Being a gorilla also affords him more mobility options.
Warner Bros. finally made Scribblenauts Showdown official this week. It’s the first entry in the franchise since A DC Comics Adventure, which saw Wii U and 3DS versions back in 2013.
When Scribblenauts Showdown was first leaked via a classification in Taiwan, series creator 5th Cell was listed as the developer for this title as well. However, it turns out that a different company entirely is working on the game.
Scribblenauts Showdown is being developed by Shiver Entertainment, a studio led by Zynga COO John Schappert and EA Tiburon co-founder Jason Anderson. Since 5th Cell suffered layoffs in 2016 and Scribblenauts: Fighting Words was cancelled for mobile, they haven’t done much since. It makes sense then that a new developer has been tasked with handling the franchise.
In addition to Japan, D3 Publisher is bringing Tennis to the North American and European Switch eShops next week. Both stores show a release date of January 25.
Here’s an English overview as well as the Japanese trailer we previously posted:
