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.
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
4. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Super Bomberman R – Konami
6. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
9. Splatoon – Nintendo
10. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Mario Sports Superstars – Nintendo
9. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Aside from The Goonies, LEGO Dimensions is also adding a new pack based on LEGO City Undercover this week. Find a new spotlight video for Chase McCain below.
Square Enix updated the Dragon Quest XI website with the latest details and screenshots for its upcoming RPG. Two of the game’s systems are covered: “Zone” and “Link”. We’ve rounded up the latest news below, courtesy of Gematsu.
Zone
– One of the new powers that appears in battle
– State of heightened concentration that temporarily increases your combat ability
– If attacked by an enemy, the protagonist and other party members can enter Zone allowing them to turn a sticky situation into a prime opportunity
– Entering Zone surrounds your body in a blue light and increases your ability
– The effect can carry over to the next battle until it disappears
– Even if you take heavy damage and find yourself in a pinch entering Zone could be your chance for a counterattack
– Zone is even more promising when several party members enter it
– Monsters can also enter zone
Link
– If you enter Zone, you can acquire even further power
– By combining your power with those of your party members, you can unleash powerful Link techniques
– These can become the key to defeating formidable enemies
– Silvia can light up the protagonist’s sword with fire
– Link techniques differ depending on the combination of party members, learned spells and skills, and the number of people that are in Zone
– How you organize your party will directly affect which Link techniques you can unleash
– Monsters can also unleash Link techniques
– Camus and the Protagonist: “Falcon Dance”
– Full Party: “Giga Burst”
– Silvia and Protagonist and Row: “Rose Hurricane”
– Martina and Row: “Matou Enbu”
Fire Emblem Heroes has received a new update. On both iOS and Android, players can now download version 1.3.0.
Fire Emblem Heroes makes key changes to the tier system in the Arena while also adding new maps. The Training Tower’s difficulty has been adjusted as well on top of bug fixes.
This only tells a part of the picture. We have a ton of specifics about the update in the gallery below and some additional news pertaining to the Voting Gauntlet and more.
This week’s issue of MCV contains a list of the best-selling games in the UK during Q1 2017. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a major highlight, as it managed to reach the seventh spot.
The full results are below:
01. Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
02. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4/XBO/PS3/360/PC) – Rockstar
03. Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) – Sony
04. Resident Evil VII (PS4/XBO/PC) – Capcom
05. FIFA 17 (PS4/XBO/PS3/360) – EA
06. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4/XBO/PC) – Activbision
07. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS/WII U) – Nintendo
08. For Honor (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
09. Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA
10. Battlefield 1 (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA
MCV’s list is based on data provided by Chart-Track between January 1 and April 1.
Ratalakia Games brought Plantera to Wii U and 3DS earlier this year. The game is now making its way to Switch as well. Rainy Frog is releasing it in Japan as “Plantera DX”, but Ratalakia may choose to handle the western release.
Here’s a trailer:
For those who haven’t heard about Plantera previously, we have the following overview:
“In the world of Plantera you grow your own garden and breed plants and animals to earn coins with their produce. Use the coins to buy new plants and animals, and also special items and garden expansions. Watch everything grow, help planting and harvesting, buy new things, and defend your garden from sneaky magpies, rabbits, foxes, and wolves. Raise your level and the productivity of your plants and animals! Earn more and more, and create your own dream garden!”
We reviewed Plantera when it originally hit Nintendo platforms in February. You can read it right here.
Last week’s issue of Famitsu contained another information batch for FuRyu’s 3DS RPG, The Alliance Alive. We’re introduced to two new party characters and a couple of new locations.
Here’s what we learned:
The original Splatoon introduced map rotations for online play. At four hour intervals, two stages would be available at a given time.
Splatoon 2 retains this for the most part, but with a significant change. Maps will now refresh every two hours instead of every four hours.
As for why the map rotation is being limited once again, Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami explained to EDGE this month:
“We feel that part of the gameplay is actually selecting which weapons would be best for that combination of two maps. In Splatoon 2, the maps rotate every two hours, so it’ll be a much faster cycle than the previous game.”
Thanks to KobobKC for the tip.
