Famitsu sales (6/21/21 – 6/27/21)
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AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative announced for Switch
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Spike Chunsoft has just unveiled AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative, a follow up to the 2019 mystery adventure game AI: The Somnium Files. It will launch on Switch in Spring 2022.
Fans will be able to purchase a collector’s edition that includes the game, exclusive Good Smile Company Pop Up Parade ~170mm PVC figure of the AI-Ball “Aiba”, art book featuring concept art and illustrations by Yusuke Kozaki, and official soundtrack by returning composer Keisuke Ito. Pricing is set at $120.
Here’s the first information and debut trailer:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 12.0.0 patch notes and fighter adjustments
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As we reported a short while ago, Nintendo has released the new 12.0.0 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The new 12.0.0 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes support for the Kazuya DLC and next round of Mii Fighter costumes. It also comes with a variety of fighter adjustments.
We now have the full patch notes for Smash Bros. Ultimate version 12.0.0. You can read them in full below.
Vitei founder pitched an “ultra-realistic” F-Zero game, but Nintendo passed on it
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Speaking with GameXplain, Vitei founder Giles Goddard revealed that the company once pitched an “ultra-realistic” F-Zero game. In the end though, Nintendo passed on the idea.
Goddard said the following about the pitch:
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Smash Bros. Ultimate Min Min amiibo slated for 2022
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It turns out that we won’t be seeing the next amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate anytime soon. The next figure, Min Min, is slated for a 2022 release.
Nintendo still has plans to introduce amiibo for other DLC fighters in Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, there’s no word on release timing at present.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releasing Kazuya DLC on June 29
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The wait for Kazuya in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is almost over. Players can purchase and use the DLC fighter on June 29, director Masahiro Sakurai has announced.
As a reminder, the DLC isn’t just Kazuya himself. You’ll also be getting a new Mishima Dojo stage from Tekken and 39 music tracks from the series.
Here’s a whole bunch of information about how Kazuya plays in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents “Kazuya” live stream
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Kazuya from Tekken was revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, and we’re now about to get a closer look at the fighter. Director Masahiro Sakurai will soon be kicking off a special 40-minute presentation with further information. We’ll also likely hear about the next wave of Mii Fighter costumes.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents “Kazuya” begins at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe. You can watch it as it happens below, and we’ll have coverage during and after the event.
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Sakurai on how making things simpler doesn’t mean easier with competitive games
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has still been publishing his bi-weekly columns in Famitsu, and we’re probably due for another one soon about Kazuya in Ultimate. In the meantime though, he’s been tackling some other subjects. One topic covered earlier this month is how making things simpler doesn’t necessarily mean easier when it comes to competitive games.
Below is our full translation:
[Review] Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
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System: Switch
Release date: June 25, 2021
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
There’s a very specific vibe that permeates every second of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, out now on Nintendo Switch. I’d like to think it’s more than nostalgia – although I would be lying if early 2000’s skateboarding games didn’t hold a special place in my heart – but there’s just something romantic about grinding down a staircase at a California skatepark while Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerilla Warfare” blasts in the background. Having barely touched a skateboarding game since Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 on the GameCube, I was excited to see how this ground-up remake of two of the series’ highest-rated games would hold up on a handheld.
Square Enix developing new Mana game for consoles, Legend of Mana anime announced
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During a 30th anniversary live stream for the Mana series today, Square Enix confirmed that a new entry is in development for consoles. Producer Masaru Oyamada was the one to pass along the news.
Oyamada said:
