Blade Strangers reveals its opening cinematic, new gameplay video
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Nicalis and Studio Saizensen have published two new videos for the crossover fighting title Blade Strangers. Along with the opening cinematic, we also have a one-minute look at gameplay.
Blade Strangers will feature characters from various games including Code of Princess, Sayonara Umihara Kawase, and Cave Story. The current roster is as follows:
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Gear.Club Unlimited update out tomorrow with new local multiplayer mode and more
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Before Gear.Club Unlimited shipped last year, Eden Games promised free updates for its racer. We’ll begin to see that starting tomorrow.
Eden Games, along with its publisher Microids, have revealed a free update for Gear.Club Unlimited. The patch will include a new local multiplayer game mode, two free DLC packs, and other features.
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Media Create sales (4/16/18 – 4/22/18) – Nintendo Labo debut sales
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 34,165
PS4 Pro – 8,967
PS4 – 4,480
New 2DS LL – 4,191
Vita – 2,892
New 3DS LL – 2,842
2DS – 439
Xbox One – 59
Xbox One X – 57
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 36,308
PS4 – 9,491
New 2DS LL – 4,564
New 3DS LL – 3,366
Vita – 2,921
PS4 Pro – 1,473
2DS – 616
Xbox One – 55
Xbox One X – 17
And here are the software charts:
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Nintendo on taking risks, approach to development, hiring process, union between hardware and software teams, surprising players
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Today, a new interview with Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi was published on The Guardian. As one of the leaders at the company, he spoke about taking risks, Nintendo’s approach to development and its hiring process, the union between hardware and software teams, and trying to surprise players.
We’ve rounded up the interesting comments from the piece below. You can find The Guardian’s original article here.
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March 2018 NPD: Neon Switch the best-selling hardware item of the month and 2018 thus far
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We have one final tidbit from this month’s NPD, and this time we have some news regarding hardware sales.
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella confirms that the Switch 32GB with neon red/blue Joy-Con is the best-selling hardware item of March in the United States. Moreover, it’s the top-performing hardware release in 2018 thus far.
The latest NPD report also had encouraging news for software sales, as it was revealed that Kirby Star Allies has the franchise’s best debut ever in the US.
March 2018 NPD: Kirby Star Allies has best debut month of sales in franchise history
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Kirby Star Allies landed fourth in its first month on the NPD chart. There’s much more to the game’s placement, however.
Based on the latest data from NPD, Kirby Star Allies had the strongest debut month of sales in the U.S. in the history of the franchise. It experienced a 90 percent better debut month than Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland, which was the previous record holder.
Specific sales data for Kirby Star Allies has not been provided by the NPD or Nintendo.
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March 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, through 2018, last twelve months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of March, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best through 2018 and over the past twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.
March 2018 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of March 2018. The results can be found below.
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R confirmed for western release on Switch
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Arc System Works revealed at the Nexon Developers Conference 2018 today that Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R is heading to Switch. Fortunately, the company has quickly followed up with an announcement for the west.
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus R marks the first time that the series will be appearing on Switch. It originally released in arcades as Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, and has become a fan favorite after undergoing a tuneup to optimize each characters’ individual concept.
Wolfenstein II launches June 29 for Switch
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Wolfenstein II has finally secured a release date on Switch. The shooter will arrive for the console on June 29, Bethesda announced today.
View a new trailer for Wolfenstein II on Switch below.
