Monolith Soft updated its website with a few pieces of concept art from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Get a look at the images below.
All recordings have been uploaded for Nintendo Switch Experience 2017. This includes the hour-long performance from Nintendo Special Big Band. Watch all of the recordings below.
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
6. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
8. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Monster Hunter Generations – Capcom
9. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Toby: The Secret Mine – €9.99 / £6.99 / CHF 9.99
3DS Retail
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (available January 20th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90
3DS Download
Gourmet Dream – €5.99 / £4.79 / CHF 6.20
New Nintendo 3DS Download
COLOR CUBES – €1.49 / £1.39 / CHF 2.10
3DS Demo
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World
3DS Themes
Hello Kitty with My Melody – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty is reading – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Chinese New Year’s Eve – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Snoopy Happy Dance! – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Snoopy and Friends – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Jurassic Cubs on the Magic Path – €1.49 / £1.39 / CHF 2.10
Nichus in the Wood – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Jurassic Cubs 3 Pack NEW – €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Geronimo Stilton – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
The Wall Street Journal has conducted an interview with Yoshiaki Koizumi, the General Producer of the Nintendo Switch, at the console’s big event last weekend in Tokyo. Make sure to read the full article here; below are a few interesting excerpts:
On the difference between previous handheld devices and the Switch:
“You could go out with a hand-held game device, but you can’t play with others if they don’t have the same device. We wanted to provide people with more options to play games.”
On when he would call the Switch a success:
“I want people to share the fun of playing games not just over social media but also on street corners. When we see people playing the Switch at various places and with different styles, then we would call the Switch a success.”
On how the Switch offers a different way to play games:
“When you play cards, you look opponents in the eye to read their strategy, and that is fun. And we realized no videogame devices have been able to offer that kind of entertainment.”
A new event called “Load of Coins” has gone live in Super Mario Run. For the duration of this event (until January 27th), players will receive 1.5 times the normal amount of coins if they win a match in Toad Rally.
Project Octopath Traveler’s producer and team from Square Enix has launched an official Facebook page. The team, headed by producer Tomoya Asano, previously worked on the Bravely series and is now working on Project Octopath Traveler for the Switch. The team will share behind-the-scenes looks at Project Octopath Traveler as it develops, so it’s worth checking out. Asano writes in an introduction post:
This is Square Enix producer Tomoya Asano.
It’s my pleasure to finally announce our newest project, the fully original role-playing game Octopath Traveler!
While we can’t reveal any specific details quite yet (keep an eye out for promotional media in the near future), we’d like to share with you a behind-the-scenes look at the development process in the meantime.
A long road lies ahead of us, but we hope that you’ll come along for the journey!
In a new interview conducted by TIME, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime weighed in a variety of topics pertaining to Switch. He talked about who the system is for, third-party support, online plans, and more. Interestingly, Reggie even acknowledged interest in a GameCube Virtual Console.
Find notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read up on the full discussion here.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI, Monster Hunter XX, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild round out the top ten.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 22 and December 27.
