This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – 115,393 / NEW
2. [PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – 47,949 / NEW
3. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 31,312 / 752,593
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,200 / 5,453,841
5. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 7,656 / 1,840,742
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,486 / 3,243,441
7. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 5,797 / 3,447,789
8. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 5,450 / 5,106,417
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,037 / 5,270,870
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 4,768 / 4,097,939
PowerWash Simulator was given a new “The Muckingham Files 2” update today, and it’s live on Switch now. This is known as version 1.4.
Three new maps have been added to the game that expand the game’s original universe. Players will need to clean up an Excavator, a Spanish Villa and a Paintball Arena.
Here’s the full rundown:
Original: Borderlands 3 is finally making the jump to Switch in a new Ultimate Edition, 2K just revealed. The game will launch on October 6, 2023.
Borderlands 3 is the latest mainline action RPG shooter from Gearbox that originally came out in 2019. Learn more about the game in the following overview:
When it comes to the big Nintendo franchises like Mario, many fans tend to be curious as to how much Shigeru Miyamoto is involved. Miyamoto is one of the most important people at the company as the creator of various characters and franchises. Even if he’s not quite as hands-on as he used to be, he still contributes to some projects.
As for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, producer Takashi Tezuka said Miyamoto would “give some opinions” and “make comments here and there”. Tezuka said in an interview with IGN:
Original (4/19): Escape Academy launched last year, but a new Switch version known as The Complete Edition has just been announced. The game is hitting the system this fall.
Escape Academy is a puzzle experience with “over a dozen masterfully hand crafted rooms, designed by experienced experts in the field”. The Switch version will contain the base game, Escape from Anti-Escape Island DLC, and the upcoming Escape from the Past DLC.
We have more information in the following overview:
Zen Studios has announced Pinball M, a platform dedicated to horror pinball tables. Switch will be getting it “soon”.
Here’s what’s been shared thus far:
Original (8/30): El Tigre is joining Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, it’s been revealed. GameMill, Ludosity, and Fair Play Labs made the announcement in a new trailer today.
Other new characters include Plankton and Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants, Raphael and Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Jimmy Neutron. A number of fighters from the original game are returning as well.
Game development often includes deadlines, but at least early on, that’s something the Super Mario Bros. Wonder development team didn’t need to worry about. In an interview with Wired, producer Takashi Tezuka revealed that the game wasn’t given a due date while prototyping was going on.
Tezuka said: “I wanted to prevent people from saying, ‘We won’t make that deadline, so that’s why we didn’t do it – we can’t do it.'”
New leaks for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have started to come online, and thus far big news is floating around regarding a new Pokemon form and a new creature entirely. Twitter users Kaphotics and ElChicoEevee have been sharing information on social media. If you’re looking to be left in the dark or are waiting for official announcements, keep that in mind before proceeding below.
Treachery in Beatdown City is set to receive a big Ultra Remix update, Nuchallenger announced today. This comes more than three years after the original launch.
Treachery in Beatdown City: Ultra Remix will include a new story, new levels, new enemies, and more. We have more information below.
