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Monster Hunter Rise

Capcom recently shared an interview with Monster Hunter Rise sound director Kosuke Tanaka and lead composer Satoshi Hori. Unsurprisingly, much of the discussion centered around the game’s sound and music.

Tanaka and Hori commented on topics like the sound effects, recording the music, and approach to returning tunes from past titles. We also get some insight into why Capcom wanted to have the hunters talk this time around.

Here’s the full discussion:

Among Us

According to a new estimate from SuperData, the Switch version of Among Us sold 3.2 million copies on Switch during December. It was “the highest-earning version of the game for the month,” the report states.

That number is not official, so we do again need to stress that this is an estimate. Still, anything even remotely close to 3.2 million would be quite impressive.

We can say for a fact that Among Us has repeatedly topped the Switch eShop charts since launch.

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Engine Software has been behind some notable Switch ports that have recently landed on Switch. The studio handled No More Heroes 1 and 2 as well as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Complete Edition. Engine Software’s relationship has also continued with NIS America, working on The Legend of Heroes, Ys, and more for Switch.

Not too long ago, Nintendo Everything caught up Engine Software co-founder and vice president Ruud van de Moosdijk to talk more about these projects. We discussed a few other topics as well, including the never-ending rumors of new Switch hardware.

Here’s our full discussion:

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy – $59.99 (available January 26)

Nintendo Switch

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

One of our earliest looks at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time came in 1997. It was fully playable at the trade show, which was a full year before launch. We’ve learned over the years that the build on display there offered up some significant changes from the final version.

Now more than twenty years later, assets from that early version of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have popped up online. Forest of Illusion obtained a prototype N64 cartridge for F-Zero X from a former Nintendo employee, which amazingly enough, has the unfinished build.

Here’s a roundup of notable findings:

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

THQ is bringing the RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning to Switch, the company announced today. It’s due out on March 16.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning first debuted in 2012. The new Re-Reckoning edition came out on other platforms last September, but this is the first time it’ll be appearing on any sort of Nintendo console.

We have the following overview and trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning:

Balan Wonderworld

Update: The Balan Wonderworld demo is confirmed for worldwide release on January 28.


Original: A demo for Balan Wonderworld is in the works, Square Enix announced today. It will release on January 28.

We assume that all regions will have access, but Japan is the only officially confirmed territory for the demo at present. If it isn’t made available in the west, you should be able to access it on your Switch by setting up a Japanese Nintendo Account, registering it with your system, and accessing the Japanese eShop.

Balan Wonderworld’s demo will include access to the first two acts and boss battle for Chapter 1, first act of Chapter 4, and first act of Chapter 6. The Isle of Tims hub area is included as well. Local multiplayer is also supported.

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Pikmin 3 Deluxe

Pikmin 3 Deluxe has officially become the best-selling Pikmin game of all title in Japan. Total physical sales are now at 513,225, which is more than the 502,996 amount sold by the very first entry in the series on GameCube.

Here’s the full ranking of Pikmin games by total sales in Japan:


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