Original (1/22): This week’s UK software sales are in, and it includes the first report on Fire Emblem Engage.
The new Switch title did manage to debut at #1. However, launch sales are 31 percent lower than Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While that may seem disappointing, Fire Emblem Engage earned the second biggest launch for the series in the UK. Fire Emblem Awakening is third in case you’re curious.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Ys IX and Suikoden I&II HD Remaster appear for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 29 and January 11.
Rawrlab Games has shared a final release date for Spy Bros.: Pipi & Bibi’s DX, its updated version of the classic arcade title. Switch owners will be able to get their hands on the game starting February 14, 2023.
Spy Bros.: Pipi & Bibi’s DX was originally announced for Switch last August. It ended up going through a bit of a delay as the project was first slated for Q4 2022.
Original (11/21): Edia today announced Telenet Shooting Collection, a package of shoot ’em up games originally made by Telenet Japan. There’s no word on specific release timing, but it will be out on Switch sometime after June 2023 in Japan.
Granada (November 1990, Genesis), Avenger (1990, PC Engine), Gaiares (1990, Genesis), and Psychic Storm (1992, PC Engine) will be included.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Soundfall, The House of the Dead: Remake, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
System: Switch
Release Date: January 19, 2023
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
Releasing originally on the PlayStation 2 in 2008, Persona 4’s small town of Inaba is not unlike my own home town. A small, sleepy community with one grocery store, one gas station, and if you drive by it and blink, you might miss the town altogether. Small communities are generally safe, right? Moving there, one might feel secure leaving their doors unlocked, with no real worries about what could happen while you run to the convenience store. Inaba, though, has a murderer on the loose – one that seems to kill through very non-traditional means. First, a local TV personality, and next a teenage student… Is anyone safe anymore in Inaba? How does one catch a killer that leaves no trace of their crime? Why do the victims show up beforehand on the eerie Midnight Channel when it rains? Why are students being targeted in the first place? Persona 4 Golden’s murder mystery has many layers, and by taking control of our Protagonist and his friends can we really solve this situation and save the lives of those targeted?
A new Disney Speedstorm trailer has come through highlighting The Great Wall, one of the tracks in the game. This one is inspired by Mulan. Of course, you’ll be able to race as Mulan herself as well as Li Shang.
Nintendo has added two periods of maintenance to its schedule. Wii U and 3DS will be impacted at the start of the week, with Switch following later for network services.
Here’s the maintenance schedule as things stand now:
The top-down scrolling 2D shooting title Graze Counter GM has been given new gameplay on Switch. We have 27 minutes of footage in total.
Below is an overview of the game with additional details:
