Update: Full pre-order links – Play-Asia, AmiAmi, GoodSmile.
Original:Nintendo has announced that Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is being made into a 1/7 scale figure by Good Smile Company. Pre-orders for the figure will go live tomorrow, on December 26th, on the Good Smile website. Further details, such as a release date and price, will likely be announced then as well.
The figure is based on concept art created specifically by Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s main character designer Masatsugu Saito for this figure.
Minecraft added a new Norse Mythology Mash-Up Pack on both Switch and Wii U this week. Check out a trailer for the DLC below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Project Octopath Traveler enters the top ten for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 7 and December 13.
A number of new items have been added to Miitomo. Among the selection you’ll find in the app, the following are now available:
– Chic feather headpiece
– Flower barette
– Mermaid dress + stole
– Patent sling-back sandals
These items can be obtained by using Miitomo coins in Miitomo Shop.
Following up on its Japanese release, Lost Sphear arrives on Switch in the west next month. You can see how the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions compare below.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Nintendo has sent out a notice revealing the most wanted videos on Switch news for 2017. The list doesn’t necessarily seem to be in a particular order since it isn’t numbered, but it’s presented as follows:
– Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer
– Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo Direct 9/13/17
– Kirby 25th Anniversary Trailer
– Jump Up, Super Star! – Super Mario Odyssey Musical
– Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer
– Super Mario Odyssey Game Trailer – Nintendo E3 2017
– Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
– Super Nintendo World Japan – Teaser Trailer
– Metroid Prime 4 – First Look – Nintendo E3 2017
– Yoshi for Nintendo Switch – Game Trailer – Nintendo E3 2017
One thing to note: unless we hear otherwise, we have to assume that the data is limited to the Americas. This news notice has not been published in any other regions at this time.
Source: Switch news
Zerodiv published Gunbird on the Switch eShop this month. But if you look for the game now, you’ll be out of luck. The game has currently been removed.
Signs point to Gunbird having some sort of exploit. We imagine that once it’s fixed, it will return to the eShop. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
Update: Bumped to the top. Added in more discounts including Axiom Verge, Spelunker Party!, and The Flame In The Flood: Complete Edition.
Original: Tons of new discounts have gone live across all eShops. Switch, 3DS, and even Wii U have quite a number of savings.
Over on Switch, a whole slew of games have received discounts, including 75% off the excellent Oxenfree, 50% off Riptide GP Renegade and Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure, and 25% off L.A. Noire. On both 3DS and Wii U, Capcom’s games are available at lowerf prices. There are other highlights as well with THQ Noric games for cheap, including Darksiders Warmastered Edition for just $4.
These are the notable discounts we’ve come across:
IGN recently spoke with Final Fantasy IV lead designer and Chrono Trigger director Tokita Takashi for a new interview. Regarding Final Fantasy IV, Takashi spoke about the challenges of implementing many new mechanics and discusses some scenarios that were originally planned for the game. He also weighed in on which Chrono Trigger ending he believes is canon, and how ideas for the cancelled Chrono Break made it into Fantasy Dimensions II.
You can read these responses from Takahashi below. For the full interview, head on over here.
