Amazon UK posted the boxart for Monopoly on Switch… though it has now been removed upon checking on the listing for a second time. In any case, we’ve attached the packaging image above.
Ubisoft’s boxarts tend to be uniform across regions. The image should be the same in North America (just with an ESRB logo), but we’ll let you know if anything changes.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
If the big interview we translated with Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi wasn’t enough, TIME also has a discussion with the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director. The latest discussion covers Switch vs. Wii U development, how the collaboration with Tetsuya Nomura came to be for certain character designs, and a possible Switch version of Xenoblade Chronicles X.
These excerpts and a few other notable ones have been posted below. You can read the full interview here.
HORI announced a keyboard for Switch last month. Cyber Gadget is making a similar accessory, and it’s rather interesting.
Unlike HORI’s offering, you can dock the Joy-Con on the left and right sides. However, doing so won’t charge the controllers. It can be convenient though, and may work very well with a game like Dragon Quest X in which chat is used.
Apparently the keyboard is compatible with the PlayStation 4 and PC, so it’s also multipurpose. It’s lightweight as well at just 250g.
Cyber Gadget’s keyboard is estimated for release in Japan at the end of September. Pricing is set at 3,578 yen.
Four Horses put out a new 3DS-specific trailer for its autorunner Four Horses. The game, which is also planned for Switch, will release later this year. See the new trailer below.
Rain Games created the well-received Teslagrad on Wii U. This year, the studio also wrapped up World to the West, a title set in the same universe that should also be on the console soon.
Following up on those two games, Rain Games intends to create a third title set in the same universe. Naturally, with things in such as early state (it’s unclear if development has even started just yet), there’s nothing in the way of information for now. However, a release on Nintendo platforms is very likely given Rain Games’ previous support.
Nintendo sent out Fire Emblem Heroes version 1.5.0 this week. It was a significant update, adding Chain Challenge and Squad Assault modes in Story Maps.
Whenever an update comes out, fans usually pick through the files and get busy with datamining. For the new Fire Emblem Heroes update, this was no different.
Among what was found is that Tobin is coming to Fire Emblem Heroes. Early speculation points to the character being a sword user. Aside from Tobin, fans have found more log-in bonuses, Yamada Kotaro quests, chapter 12, Berkut’s map planned for the final Tempest Trial map, new Sacred Seals, and a Bound Hero Battle Map.
Here’s a further roundup of data mined content from HAPPYSADPERSONCordelia and chipchocolat:
Kirby’s Blowout Blast launched on the 3DS eShop this week. On Miiverse, HAL Laboratory’s Satoshi Ishida passed along a special message from Tatsuya Kamiyama, the game’s director.
One notable thing Kamiyama mentioned is that the action fighting Kirby title announced for 3DS earlier this year is still coming this winter. We’ve yet to see anything from the game since the original announcement, nor has Nintendo really mentioned it again.
Continue on below for Kamiyama’s full message.
New Dragon Quest XI footage was shown at the latest “Countdown Carnival” event in Japan today. Take a look at the full recording below.
GamesIndustry has shared a listing of the best-selling games in the UK for the month of June 2017. Have a look at the full results below.
| May | June | |
|---|---|---|
| New | 1 | Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy |
| New | 2 | Tekken 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 12 | 4 | Horizon: Zero Dawn |
| 9 | 5 | Overwatch |
| New | 6 | Dirt 4 |
| 1 | 7 | Injustice 2 |
| 5 | 8 | FIFA 17 |
| New | 9 | Wipeout: Omega Collection |
| 7 | 10 | Rocket League |
| 3 | 11 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
| 15 | 12 | Forza Horizon 3 |
| 6 | 13 | Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands |
| 11 | 14 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare |
| New | 15 | Arms |
| 19 | 16 | Dishonored 2 |
| 8 | 17 | LEGO Worlds |
| 10 | 18 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
| 2 | 19 | Prey |
| 22 | 20 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6: Siege |
GamesIndustry notes that “you could sell under 5,000 units to break the Top 50 this week, and you only needed a little more than 21,000 copies sold to reach the Top Ten.” Also, Switch accounted for 5.7 percent of games sold last month. With the system’s small install base, that number does make sense.
