Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! launches on Switch this summer in Japan
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! was announced for Switch last December, but we haven’t heard much about the game since. The latest of V-Jump provides a small update.
First, it’s now confirmed that Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! is launching this summer in Japan. It has not been announced for other regions currently, but it’s possible that Konami will have news to share on that front at a later date.
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Solomon Program – “How to Play” videos
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Konami has issued a trio of “How to Play” videos for its upcoming Switch title Solomon Program. We have the full set below.
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Solomon Program dated for Switch in Japan, new gameplay videos
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This month’s issue of CoroCoro provides a release date for Solomon Program, Konami’s strategy RPG for Switch. It’ll be available in Japan starting on February 25. Konami will be offering the title digitally in free-to-play form.
Below are a couple of new gameplay videos:
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Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! reaches 2.5 million units sold on Switch
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Konami has released its Q3 Earnings for its fiscal year ending in March 2021, and it has the Switch exclusive Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! hitting a new sales mark.
As of January 2021, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! has reached 2.5 million sales worldwide. This is both digital and physical sales for a game that has not even been released in the West.
This makes Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo teiban! the best selling game Konami has on the Switch currently, and it shows no signs of stopping. It was recently reported that the game was the best selling game on the eShop in Japan for January 2021.
Castlevania, Contra, and Arcade Classics Anniversary Collections given huge discounts on Switch
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In 2019, Konami delivered a trio of collections. Castlevania, Contra, and Arcade Classics are each packed with a bunch of different titles from the older days of gaming.
If you’ve yet to pick up these releases, you’ll be happy to hear that each one now has a major sale. The Castlevania, Contra, and Arcade Classics Anniversary Collections are down to $4.99 whereas they’re normally priced at $19.99. This is the biggest sale yet at 75 percent off.
In case you’re curious, here’s the list of everything included in these collections:
Suikoden creator would be open to revisiting the series
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Suikoden came to be thanks to the ideas from Yoshitaka Murayama. He acted as director, producer, and writer on the series’ initial releases, but he also worked on later entries as well. Murayama ended up leaving Konami around two decades ago, but he’s not opposed to revisiting the series.
Speaking with Nintendo Everything, Murayama mentioned that the new JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle is his current focus and the fact that he’s in complete control of the IP is certainly a plus. At the same time, he would be “more than happy to work on another Suikoden game if the chance presented itself in the future.”
Murayama’s full words:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel announced for Switch
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At Jump Festa 2021 Online, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel was announced for Switch. Concrete details – including a release window- have not yet been provided. However, we do at least know that the card game will let you take on characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens anime.
This will mark the second major Yu-Gi Oh! title for Switch. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution first launched for the system last April in Japan. Konami brought the game to the west in August 2019.
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Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! digital and physical sales reach 1 million
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While Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! is a Japan exclusive Switch game, it has not stopped it from racking in the sales. The popular party game was released on November 19, 2020 and it has already sold over 1 million units both physically and digitally according to Konami.
There is no word on an English release for Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! yet, but it is still impressive to see such a big showing for one region.
Konami’s otome visual novel, Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side 4th Heart, coming to Switch with a teaser website opened
Posted on 4 years ago by Bryce(@brodee922) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Last year, a sequel was announced for Konami’s otome series Tokimeki Memorial, with a name pending. The game’s name was confirmed a few months later to be Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side 4th Heart, and now a teaser website has been opened, confirming that it will be coming to Switch.
As first noticed by Gematsu, the teaser website contains information on 9 key characters of the game, showing character bios, voice actors, and character art. It also confirms the game is coming to Switch, and while there is no release date at this time, there should be more information coming soon.
Solomon Program receives new set of gameplay videos
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Konami has issued a series of “How to Play” videos for Solomon Program that show off deep mining, fusion, online battles, and programming. We have the full set below.
