2K Sports prepared a cheeky little video to announce Shaquille O’Neal as the cover athlete for NBA 2K18’s Legend Edition. Check it out below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
04./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
05./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia #
06./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax
07./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
08./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition
09./00. [PSV] Gun Gun Pixies #
10./04. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings #
11./10. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
12./11. [PS4] NieR: Automata
13./12. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
14./13. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
15./00. [3DS] Cube Creator DX
16./14. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
17./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
18./16. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
19./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
20./17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
Update (5/8): Media Create’s data is finally in. We’ve swapped out their numbers with Famitsu below.
Original (5/3): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 48,694
New 3DS LL – 17,570
PS4 – 15,222
Vita – 5,164
PS4 Pro – 4,112
2DS – 3,945
New 3DS – 1,114
PS3 – 367
Wii U – 262
Xbox One – 68
And here are the software charts:
Fire Emblem Heroes updated with new content today. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems introduced a new EXP 1.5 event, Summoning Focuses, and “Battle of the Mages” Voting Gauntlet.
First, all players can earn 1.5 times the experience right now up until the early morning of May 15. This applies to battles in Story Maps, Training Tower, Special Maps, and the Arena. Just keep in mind that there is a limit as to how much experience can be earned in a single battle.
It may have only been out on the market for a few days, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still managed to be the best-selling game in the UK during April. Zelda: Breath of the Wild also made the list coming in at the sixth spot.
The full results are below:
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
4. LEGO Worlds (Warner Bros)
5. FIFA 17 (EA)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (nintendo)
7. Persona 5 (Atlus)
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision)
9. Mass Effect: Andromeda (EA)
10. Rocket League (505 Games)
11. Overwatch (Blizzard)
12. Horizon Zero Dawn (Sony)
13. LEGO City Undercover (Warner Bros)
14. Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
15. WWE 2K17 (2K Games)
16. Battlefield 1 (EA)
17. Yooka-Laylee (Team 17)
18. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (CI Games)
19. For Honor (Ubisoft)
20. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
NBA 2K18 was technically announced for Switch a few months ago. Today though, 2K Sports announced that the game will launch on September 19 right alongside all other versions of the game.
2K Sports is also giving Switch the same treatment as other consoles when it comes to special editions. You’ll be able to pick up a standard copy, Legend Edition, or Legend Edition Gold.
The NBA 2K18 Legend Edition includes the following:
At the end of March, Super Mario Run was sitting between 10 million and 50 million downloads on Android. The game has climbed up since then, as it’s now between 50 million and 100 million downloads, according to the Google Play store. We don’t have a specific number, but Android users continue to download the game.
The official ARMS Twitter account provided some more brief updates on the game today. First up is another alternate color scheme for Master Mummy, though we already saw that one at Niconico Chogaiki 2017.
A new weapon showcase video was also posted; this one focuses on the Megaton weapon:
巨大化するアーム「ビッグパンチ」！
「デカい」「重い」「遅い」の3拍子が揃ったアームは、チャージでさらに巨大化！
マスターマミーにピッタリの、チョ～重量級です！ pic.twitter.com/Zy5UrShYE9— ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) May 8, 2017
Update: This actually is a returning brand from the first Splatoon. It’s known as Tentatek in the English version.
Original: The Splatoon Twitter account provided another brief update on Splatoon 2 today – this time, it’s another new clothing brand. “Arome” (the official English name will likely be different) are known for producing high-tech sneakers, such as the model you see below. Many top athletes wear this brand which combines fashion with functionality.
