Square Enix’s I Am Setsuna is one of the Switch’s launch titles in Japan. Have a look at the game’s beautiful box art – almost worth importing just for that!
Dragon Quest VIII is out today, and to celebrate, Nintendo has put together a launch trailer for the game. Give it a watch:
Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takagi has talked quite a bit about the Switch in recently, and he was also one of the developers invited to attend the Switch presentation in Tokyo last week. In a recent Famitsu interview, he shared his ideas for his planned Switch project and how he wants to make use of a certain Switch feature:
“It ’s the HD Rumble after all. Because I want to express “softness” with it. I already created a project, and now I’m in the middle of focusing on how to realise it. I think games have a “sensation of touching” in many meanings, so I want to realise a new experience that ’s exclusive to Nintendo Switch.”
I’m sure we can all imagine what he’s talking about.
In an interview with Nintendo Life, The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup creator Chris Seaver of Gory Detail has stated that development of the Wii U version of the puzzle platformer has stopped for now. Instead, the focus lies on the PC version at the moment – however, as soon as Gory Detail get their hands on a Switch developer kit, they will work on porting the game to Nintendo’s newest system. Additionally, Seaver stated that a release of the 3DS version is “dependent on resources and time issues”.
Here are his statements in full:
“We’re looking to have everything done on the PC side by September or so, the Nintendo Switch side of things depends on when dev kits become available. As you can imagine there’s a lot of people wanting them and I can’t imagine little indies like us are too high on the list. We’ll see.
I’d pretty much back-burnered the Wii U in terms of dev for a while now because of the cost to develop on something that was increasingly seen as a dead end system. Along comes the Switch, hopefully reinvigorating Nintendo’s home console market. It all dovetails nicely. Switch is pretty much a defo, just not sure when. 3DS is dependent on resources and time issues but currently a yes. Wii U, nah.”
Some new screenshots for Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death have popped up. These showcase various scenes of character interaction and dialogue between the members of the Survey Corps, as well as the new “Battle Act” system. This is essentially a series of quicktime events that occur when you encounter a Titan – pressing the right buttons within the time limit is necessary in order to escape unharmed, or even defeat the Titan.
ARMS will be making an appearance at Genesis 4, a Smash Bros. tournament happening this weekend. The event is being held in San Jose, California, and is being officially sponsored by Nintendo. It’s unknown how much ARMS will be featured, but if you’re interested in the game, keep an eye out in case footage or info pops up over the weekend.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix) {2017.01.12} (¥6.800) – 137.797 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥6.400) – 76.166 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥7.400) – 40.006 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 31.656 / 3.071.241 (-65%)
05./01. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 23.845 / 914.683 (-76%)
06./06. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 23.192 / 608.398 (-2%)
07./03. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 16.732 / 261.089 (-65%)
08./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 10.066 / 245.418 (+6%)
09./07. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 10.004 / 917.772 (-57%)
10./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 8.890 / 1.083.384 (-72%)
11./00. [PS4] SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter (D3Publisher) {2017.01.12} (¥6.980) – 8.439 / NEW
12./05. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) – 7.334 / 152.172 (-69%)
13./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 6.410 / 107.764 (-59%)
14./00. [PSV] Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni – Bikini Party Edition (Marvelous) {2017.01.12} (¥4.980) – 5.078 / NEW
15./09. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) – 5.064 / 331.388 (-63%)
16./11. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 4.940 / 275.984 (-63%)
17./15. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2 (Ubisoft) {2016.12.01} (¥8.400) – 4.656 / 102.611 (-47%)
18./20. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 4.647 / 249.053 (-31%)
19./10. [3DS] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Heroes (Konami) {2016.12.15} (¥4.500) – 3.714 / 77.274 (-73%)
20./31. [PS4] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) {2016.12.01} (¥2.800) – 3.272 / 28.196
In November, the NES Classic Edition sold 196,000 units in the United States. The hardware had another strong month in December. According to the NPD, NES Classic Edition sales rose by 14 percent. That puts it at just over 223,000 units sold.
Sales should tail off this month if only due to a lack of availability. Hopefully Nintendo manages to get more stock out in the near future.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Pokemon Sun
4. Pokemon Red
5. Super Mario Maker for 3DS
6. Pokemon Moon
7. Super Mario World
8. Mario Kart 7
9. Pokemon Blue
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
12. Zelda: A Link to the Past
13. Dragon Ball Fusions
14. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
15. Super Mario Bros.
16. EarthBound
17. EDGE
18. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Dragon Quest VIII
Videos
1. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
2. Switch Concept Trailer
3. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
5. Switch Playstyles Trailer
6. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
7. Switch Parental Controls
8. Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017
9. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Presentation
10. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
11. Splatoon 2 Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
12. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Play everywhere.
13. Pokemon Bank Trailer
14. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
15. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
16. Dragon Ball Fusions
17. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Trailer
18. Arms Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
19. First look at Nintendo’s new home gaming system
20. 1-2-Switch Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find a new stage, along with some brand new items.
“Cooler than the tundra! Arctic Friends #1” is the new stage. It includes the following:
– Penguin hood (set)
– Penguin suit (set)
– Fluffy seal sweater
– Flared seal skirt
And as far as the new items go, you can nab the following:
– Messy bun wig
– Hero of justice mask (set)
– Hero of justice suit (set)
– Tribal pattern knit dress
– Tall fringed boots
