In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top ten European eShop downloads for August.
Sonic Mania topped the charts, with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle following close behind. The latter game was available for just a few days in August.
The full list is as follows:
1. Sonic Mania
2. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
3. Overcooked Special Edition
4. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
5. Splatoon 2
6. I Am Setsuna
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8. Snipperclips
9. Infinite Minigolf
10. Retro City Rampage DX
If you’re interested, you can find the previous results for July here.
Source: Switch News
After a year-long wait, Monster Hunter Stories finally arrived in North American and Europe yesterday. Take a look at a bunch of footage below.
Yesterday, Ubisoft held a special stream for Rayman Legends Definitive Edition. Finn Wolfhard from the Netflix show Stranger Things was brought in to try the game. Watch the full recording below.
Custom Splattershot Jr. was added to Splatoon 2 tonight as the game’s newest weapon. Get a look at some footage below.
Nintendo Dream kept up with its monthly interviews with the Fire Emblem Warriors developers in its latest issue. Following the reveals of Female Robin and Cordelia, the Japanese magazine spoke with producer Yosuke Hayashi and director Hiroya Usuda.
Naturally the discussion had plenty of discussion about those two characters (including why Male Robin was chosen over Female Robin for the story). Hayashi and Usuda also discussed things like implementing the Pegasus Knights for gameplay and the difficulties there, incorporating strategic elements from the Fire Emblem franchise, and more.
Read our full translation with Hayashi and Usuda below. Previous Nintendo Dream interviews can be found here and here.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Brain Age
2. DuckTales Remastered
3. Super Mario 64
4. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
5. Super Mario World
6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7. Mario Party 2
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9. Super Mario 3D World
10. Mario Kart 64
11. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
12. Mario Party 10
13. Zelda: Majora’s Mask
14. Super Mario Bros. 3
15. Super Mario Bros.
16. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
17. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
18. Super Mario RPG
19. Zelda: A Link to the Past
20. The Legend of Zelda
Videos
1. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Odyssey E3 2017 Trailer
3. Mario Kart 8 New amiibo Racing Suits Trailer
4. DuckTales Remastered Trailer
5. Super Play Time – Splatoon – Get Kraken with Pro Tips
6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
7. Nintendo Minute – Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 First Look
8. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
9. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
10. Super Play Time – Splatoon – First Ip
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Accolades Trailer
12. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
13. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
14. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
15. Super Play Time – Splatoon – Weapon Splategies
16. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Life in the Ruins
17. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
18. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
19. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle E3 2017 Trailer
20. ARMS – Introducing Lola Pop
Source: Wii U eShop
A few new games out came out this week on the various eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
A major feature is being added to Cave Story+ next week. Co-op is coming to the game on September 15, Nicalis has announced. It will be possible to play together with a friend locally.
Nicalis shared the news on Twitter, and gave a brief look at co-op in action:
Play #CaveStory+ local 2Player co-op with a friend on #NintendoSwitch September 15th! #OhYeaaah!! pic.twitter.com/FMcSwmekwL
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) September 8, 2017
Rolling Stone published a lengthy interview with Christian Whitehead, the director of Sonic Mania. The two sides chatted about a wide array of topics, including the game’s Easter eggs, how the initial plan for the sequence of Zones was scrapped, potentially coming back for a sequel, and more.
We’ve highlighted some notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full talk on Rolling Stone here.
Three versions of Metroid II technically exist. We have the original Game Boy version, the fan-made Another Metroid II Remake, and Nintendo’s new Samus Returns version for 3DS. Game Informer takes a look at how all three compare in the video below.
