It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. Dragon Quest XI remains at the top in its last week, and Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon are in the top ten now despite having seen relatively nothing of the games so far.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 13 and July 19.
Splatoon 2 wasn’t the only notable game to have released in Japan last week. Layton’s Mystery Journey also saw its debut. Dengeki reports that the game sold through 75 percent of its initial shipment.
That’s not too shabby of a number, and we also have to remember that the game was distributed on mobile. Dengeki does point out though that first week sales were less than Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy’s debut of 128,000 at launch. It went on to sell 283,000 copies on the whole.
Limited Run Games puts out physical versions of smaller games that normally wouldn’t receive a retail release. Digital games, niche titles, and others along those lines are given an opportunity to be purchased by collectors.
Originally, Limited Run wanted to have its first Switch release ready sometime this summer. But those plans changed after Nintendo decided to focus on publishers involved with bigger print runs.
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
United States
Switch
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition – Amazon
Rime – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Troll & I – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sine Mora EX – Amazon
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Worlds – Best Buy, GameStop
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (new) – Amazon
NBA 2K18 Early Tip-Off Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold [Exclusive] – GameStop
LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
FIFA 18 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Amazon
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Axiom Verge – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Nights of Azure 2 – Amazon
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – GameStop
Monster Jam Crush It – GameStop
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition – GameStop
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
WWE 2K18 – Amazon, GameStop
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The End is Nigh – Amazon, GameStop
Ittle Dew 2 – Amazon, GameStop
Blade Strangers – Amazon, GameStop
Tiny Barbarian DX – Amazon, GameStop
The Longest Five Minutes – Amazon, GameStop
Penny Punching Princess – Amazon, GameStop
Yoshi – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby – Amazon, Best Buy
Metroid Prime 4 – Amazon, Best Buy
Wii U
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid: Samus Returns Special Edition – GameStop
Pokemon Gold – Amazon
Pokemon Silver – Amazon
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Hunter Stories – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters – Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Steelbook Dual Pack – Amazon [exclusive]
Pokemon Ultra Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology – Amazon, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – Amazon, GameStop
amiibo
Chrom (Fire Emblem) – Best Buy, GameStop
Tiki (Fire Emblem) – GameStop
Goomba (Super Mario) – Best Buy, GameStop
Koopa (Super Mario) – GameStop
Princess Peach (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Bowser (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Mario (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Odyssey 3-pack – GameStop
Accessories
HORI Switch Real Arcade Pro V Hayabusa Fight Stick – Amazon
Switch HORIPAD Wired Controller – Amazon
Switch Super Mario Analog Caps – Amazon
Nyko Switch accessories – portable dock and much more – Amazon
Switch Pokken Tournament DX Pro Pad Wired Controller (new) – Amazon
Books
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works (save $10) – Amazon
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics – Amazon
Other
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of The Wild: Link Real Action Heroes Figure – Amazon
Canada
Switch
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
Troll and I
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Sine Mora EX
LEGO Worlds
Rime
NBA 2K18: Early Tip-Off Edition
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition
NBA 2K18 Gold Edition
LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame (new)
Pokken Tournament DX
FIFA 18
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
WWE 2K18
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition (new)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Deluxe Edition
Just Dance 2018
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Redout
Rocket League
The End is Nigh (new)
Ittle Dew 2 (new)
Blade Strangers (new)
Tiny Barbarian DX (new)
The Longest Five Minutes (new)
Penny Punching Princess (new)
Yoshi
Kirby
Metroid Prime 4
Wii U
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns
Monster Hunter Stories (new)
Culdcept Revolt
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Steelbook Dual Pack
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Books
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works (save $7)
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics
UK
Switch
Troll & I
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
Sine Mora EX
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
FIFA 18
The LEGO Ninjago Videogame
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (new)
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
WWE 2K18
Just Dance 2018
Super Mario Odyssey
Nights of Azure 2
Monopoly
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
Rocket League
Vegas Party
Chicken Range
Yoshi
Kirby
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Wii U
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns
Culdcept Revolt
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun Fan Edition
Pokemon Ultra Moon Fan Edition
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Books
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics
When Rime eventually makes its way to Switch, Amazon Spain will be selling a special release. The retailer is currently taking pre-orders for the Rime Collector’s Edition.
The package naturally contains a copy of the game. Aside from that, you’ll also receive an exclusive box, an art book, and a map of the island.
You can pre-order the Rime Collector’s Edition here. For those interested, it can be imported to the United States.
Thanks to axel for the tip.
System: 3DS
Release date: July 28, 2017
Developer:: Arzest
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre-altering spinoffs are not an entirely new concept in the gaming world, especially when it comes to Nintendo. Sometimes taking an existing IP and changing its genre and play style can breathe new life into a series; other times (more often than not it seems) it can work against the franchise and can leave fans of a certain series wanting a bit more than what was presented. In Hey! Pikmin for the 3DS, we see Nintendo and developer Arzest try and introduce those adorable sentient carrots and our intrepid, inter-galactic delivery man to Nintendo’s handheld. While Hey! Pikmin has plenty of the same charm that the mainline console Pikmin titles have, it lacks the depth and strategy that fans have come to admire the series for.
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 is coming soon to Switch. Ahead of its upcoming release, we have a trailer for the game. Watch it below.
This has been a big week for Lost Sphear. The RPG received an October release date in Japan, and a late January 2018 launch in the west.
Famitsu also had coverage of Lost Sphear in its latest issue. Square Enix actually covered most of the news in English through a post on the PlayStation Blog. Along with characters Sherra and Obaro, we’re introduced to the mechanized armor Vulcosuit.
Here’s the full rundown:
Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft recently posted an interesting job listing on its website. The company is recruiting a game planner for its main branch in Tokyo.
The person hired would be involved with: creating specifications of characters and actions; draft, design, and construct battles and rules. Overall, Monolith wants someone who has experience with developing action games.
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR is one of several attractions at VR Zone Shinjuku. We’ve seen various versions of Mario Kart in arcades before, but this marks the first time that it’s in VR.
Of course, Nintendo didn’t develop the game directly. Like previously Mario Kart Arcade GP titles, Bandai Namco was primarily responsible. However, that doesn’t mean Nintendo was absent from the process entirely.
As it turns out, Mario Kart Arcade GP VR was made in consultation with Nintendo. Shigeru Miyamoto even offered input while the project was in development. According to producers Junichiro Koyama and Yukiharu Tamiya, Nintendo reworked its IP rules to take the special requirements of VR into account.
Thanks to Yoko for the tip.
