Sabotage and Devolver Digital’s The Messenger launches on Switch later this month
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The Messenger has garnered quite a bit of interest since it was shown during the last Nindies Showcase in March. Now thanks to a listing on the North American eShop, we have a release date. Devolver Digital will publish Sabotage’s new game later this month.
Here’s a trailer and an overview for those who missed out on previous coverage:
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Nintendo reveals Walmart-exclusive Switch bundle
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Nintendo is teaming up with Walmart on a new, exclusive bundle.
Beginning September 5, consumers will be able to pick up a package that contains a Switch system and digital download codes for Mario Tennis Aces and 1-2-Switch.
Pricing for the bundle is set at $359.99. We have today’s full announcement below.
Gone Home announced for Switch, out next week
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Gone Home is coming to Switch, The Fullbright Company and Annapurna Interactive have announced. The title is arriving very soon, as it should be out on August 23.
Originally released in 2013, Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. After returning home from a year abroad, your house is empty and your family is nowhere to be seen. Gone Home involves unraveling the mystery and finding out what happened.
Here’s an official overview and a new Switch trailer:
Etrian Odyssey X coming west as Etrian Odyssey Nexus in February 2019
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Etrian Odyssey X is confirmed for the west. The dungeon-crawling RPG is set to be released on February 5, 2019 in North America and Europe, Atlus announced today.
Japan just received Etrian Odyssey X on August 2. It’s the last entry in the series on 3DS.
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Media Create sales (8/6/18 – 8/12/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 50,143
PS4 – 16,982
New 2DS LL – 7,628
PS4 Pro – 5,044
Vita – 3,507
New 3DS LL – 2,784
2DS – 498
Xbox One X – 43
Xbox One – 31
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 50,799
PS4 – 13,113
New 2DS LL – 9,015
PS4 Pro – 5,889
Vita – 3,339
New 3DS LL – 3,010
2DS – 561
Xbox One X – 53
Xbox One – 21
And here are the software charts:
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Dark Souls: Remastered and Solaire of Astora amiibo launching October 19
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Bandai Namco has finally provided an update on Dark Souls: Remastered. The game, along with the Solaire of Astora amiibo, will now launch October 19.
Dark Souls: Remastered was originally scheduled to hit Switch on May 25. That didn’t happen, and Bandai Namco said we’d be seeing it this summer instead. It goes without saying that this new window was unfortunately not met, as Dark Souls: Remastered will now release this fall.
Here’s the full announcement:
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SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi on creating Super Monkey Ball, impressing Nintendo with F-Zero GX, pitched Yakuza to Nintendo
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Toshihiro Nagoshi has been crucial to the company having directed the Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza franchises. He was also a producer on F-Zero GX on GameCube.
This month’s issue of EDGE has an interview with Nagoshi. There was some noteworthy talk about all of these franchises and games, with Nagoshi discussing Super Monkey Ball’s creation, managing to impress Nintendo with F-Zero GX, and having pitched Yakuza to Nintendo at one point.
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Night Trap – 25th Anniversary Edition launches on Switch this month
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Night Trap will finally launch on a Nintendo console when the classic title graces Switch this month. The digital release is planned for August 24, according to an eShop listing.
Here’s an overview from the eShop page, along with a trailer:
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Undertale for Switch launches September in the west with collector’s edition
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A little while back, it was announced that the Switch version of Undertale is launching September 15 in Japan. We also heard that a collector’s edition is in the works.
Now we have some news for the west. Just like in Japan, Undertale for Switch arrives in September. A collector’s edition will also be offered stateside, which includes:
Nintendo hardware sales surpass 700 million units total
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Nintendo’s latest financial report reveals the latest milestone for hardware sales. Across all of its systems released since the NES, a total of 727.65 million units have been sold.
Handhelds account for a majority of Nintendo’s sales at 427.11 million. Home consoles follow at 300.54 million.
