Games disappear from the eShop from time to time. The latest example of this is Tiny Metal, which is no longer available in Europe.
Tiny Metal’s developer hasn’t offered up an explanation for the removal. We assume that it’s only temporary, as has been the case in the past. It could be a ratings issue.
Tiny Metal still remains on other regional eShops. If you’re interested in purchasing the title, you can grab it off of the North American store.
Stingbot Games has confirmed that The Forbidden Arts Bursts, its new action-adventure platformer, is planned for Switch. The game will be hitting Nintendo’s console in early 2019 following the exit from Steam Early Access.
Here’s more on The Forbidden Arts:
Listings on the Switch eShop reveal two new games from Gambitious and Vile Monarch. The two sides will soon be releasing a pair of titles on Switch: Oh…Sir!! The Insult Simulator and Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast.
Oh…Sir!! The Insult Simulator and Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast are both on track for January 18 in Europe. Presumably, they’ll be out in North America around the same time.
We have more information about both games and trailers below.
QubicGames and Bloober Team are soon bringing Brawl to Switch. Take a look at some footage in the video below.
Exordium Games has announced Last Encounter, a new roguelike twin-stick shooter. The game is planned for release in Q2 2018.
Last Encounter will be playable for the first time in North America at PAX South 2018. For more on the game, check out the overview and trailer below.
Bitmap Bureau, the developer of 88 Heroes, recently launched a Kickstarter for Xeno Crisis. It was imagined as a new arena shooter for the SEGA Genesis with plans for release both as a physical cartridge and a downloadable ROM.
Having smashed its funding target of about $30,000, Bitmap Bureau added in a Switch stretch goal at the last minute. That has been achieved as well, so we’ll be seeing Xeno Crisis at some point in the future.
You can watch a trailer for Xeno Crisis below. More information about the project can be found on Kickstarter here.
Kyoto Shimbun published a new interview with Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishina. Kimishima talked 3DS, movies, confirmed that the sleep-tracking device is still in the works, and more.
First, when asked about Switch’s success, Kimishima said it has surpassed Nintendo’s expectations. The method of play in which the system can be carried outside despite being a home console has been accepted by people. Once again, Nintendo wants to raise its sales forecast to over 20 million units this year, exceeding the FY2017 expectation of 14 million units. If the goals for FY2017 are reached, then Kimishima thinks Nintendo can change the business flow (from the slumping Wii U), so Nintendo wants to improve this momentum.
A new report from Famitsu reveals the best-selling games from 2017. Based on data collected from December 26, 2016 and December 31, 2017, the results are as follows:
1. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – 2,003,607
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 1,752,096
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI – 1,744,603
4. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 1,684,991
5. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete – 1,336,180
6. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 1,324,280
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1,103,744
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 688,044
9. [3DS] Pokemon Sun/Moon – 576,506
10. [3DS] Super Mario Maker – 423,073
Could 1080° Snowboarding be returning in some fashion? That’s what some fans are hoping following a new European trademark from Nintendo. “1080° Ten Eighty” was nabbed by Nintendo in December, and only just added to the database recently.
Ultimately, a trademark doesn’t guarantee anything. But it could be a sign that Nintendo is thinking about bringing 1080° Snowboarding in some fashion, such as through a re-release.
Update (1/9): Media Create data is finally in, so we’ve swapped that out for Famitsu’s numbers below.
Original (1/6): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 269,684
PS4 – 50,662
New 2DS LL – 45,387
New 3DS LL – 27,947
PS4 Pro – 16,595
Vita – 14,041
2DS – 6,992
Xbox One – 687
New 3DS – 311
Wii U – 98
PS3 – 40
Xbox One X – 32
And here are the software charts:
