Blossom Tales, a new 2D Zelda-inspired game from FDG Entertainment and Castle Pixel, launched on Switch yesterday. An early report indicates that the game is doing extremely well.
FDG sent out a tweet earlier today stating that Blossom Tales managed to sell double the amount of copies on Switch launch day than the Steam version did in its lifetime. The company wrote:
Woah! #BlossomTales sold double the amount of units on #Switch launch day vs. lifetime sales on #Steam (!) Big thanks to the #NintendoSwitch community and @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope ! We love you! Happy Holidays!! Congrats to the team @castlepixel @visagermusic @Tendurin pic.twitter.com/6SGh7FS3xb
— FDG Entertainment (@FDG_Games) December 22, 2017
Blossom Tales is out now on the eShop, and is currently a console exclusive.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 updated to version 1.1.1 today, bringing along an easy mode for Tiger! Tiger!, map improvements, and more. Check out some footage below.
Update (12/22): Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp version 1.1.1 is now available on iOS as well.
Original (12/21): A new update has gone out for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, though only on Android at present. The latest version is 1.1.1.
Nintendo only mentions that bug fixes have been implemented with the latest update. We’ll keep an eye for any further information or a release on iOS.
Source: Google Play
Dr. Coyle is the latest fighter to have been added to ARMS, but she’s actually a new boss as well. You can see what happens when you challenge the Grand Prix at Level 6 or 7 below.
Following its announcement in Famitsu this week, the official website for the new Switch version of WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom has opened. You can access it here.
WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom, a simulation title, was first released for smartphones where it has a user rating of 4.3 out of 5. On Switch, the vertical format will be swapped out for a horizontal interface and will not require an internet connection to play after the initial download. However, the Switch and mobile versions will not be compatible. Pricing is also “not yet fixed.”
WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom launches for Switch in Spring 2018 in Japan. It has yet to be announced for the west, but the game’s website shows an “English (US)” language option, though it’s currently disabled. This could be a sign of an overseas release in the future.
Version 5.0 of ARMS was released today, bringing with it a new fighter and a new stage, among other things. However, on their “Topics” blog on their Japanese website, Nintendo has announced that 5.0 will be ARMS final content update. Balance patches will continue to be released, but presumably there won’t be any more fighters, stages or Arms added to the game.
Bandai Namco has published a short video interview with Aoba Miyazaki, the producer of My Hero Academia: One’s Justice (or the “My Hero Game Project”, as Bandai Namco seems to want to call it outside Japan for now). Make sure to click the “CC” button to enable subtitles:
A new tempest trial will be live on December 26th and to prepare a summoning focus featuring Nowi, Lucina and Frederick has gone live and will last til January 9th.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
02./04. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
03./03. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
04./05. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
06./02. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5
07./01. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami 2 #
08./09. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale
09./00. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory #
10./00. [PS4] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory #
11./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
12./00. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages+
13./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard – Gold Edition
14./15. [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star
15./14. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Veteran Trainer’s Dual Pack {Pokemon Ultra Sun \ Pokemon Ultra Moon}
16./08. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 #
17./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
19./21. [NSW] Arms
20./22. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu?
Update: Full patch notes added below.
Original: Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s newest update is here. Nintendo just issued version 1.1.1 for all players.
We’re still waiting on the patch notes, but Nintendo did previously explain what’s covered in the update. It features an easy mode for Tiger! Tiger!, map improvements, and more.
Here’s the lowdown from director Tetsuya Takahashi:
