Thursday Update with the game of the year, new Neo Geo games, Avabel, Samurai Defender, Shantae and more news!
● The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was awarded Game of the Year at the Tokyo Game Show. Picture above copyright of Nintendo.
● There are 46 Nintendo Switch games at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, 9 Nintendo 3DS games (down from 36 from last year) and 3 Wii U games (down from 13).
● Hamster announced five more ACA NEOGEO series games for Nintendo Switch with Burning Fight, Metal Slug X, The King of Fighters ’95, Robo Army and Mutation Nation.
● Asobimo announced that the smartphone 3D action MMORPG Avabel Online is coming to Nintendo Switch although no release date has been made.
● The Nintendo 3DS tower defence game Samurai Defender is also heading to Nintendo Switch courtesy of Flyhigh Works along with Rive, Splasher and several others.
● Intergrow confirmed that they will be publishing Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition for Nintendo Switch in Japan. No release date at present.
● Intergrow also confirmed Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition will release in Japan on 14 December 2017.
● The Pokémon Company have released a new smartphone app Pokémon Playhouse for 3-5 year olds. It’s not currently available in Japan. Trailer here.
● 5pb. executive director Chiyomaru Shikura told Weekly Famitsu that the Nintendo Switch version of Steins;Gate Elite will be the same as the PlayStation 4 version. Debut trailer here.
● Konami announced an update to Super Bomberman R adding a new Grand Prix mode, a new Crystal rule plus three new Bombers: Reiko Hinomoto Bomber (from Rumble Roses), Anubis Bomber and Jehuty Bomber (both from Zone of the Enders).
● Koei Tecmo Games announced that Celica from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia will be in Fire Emblem Musou although no Alm announcement. Trailer here.
● Monster Hunter Stories will be updated to Version 1.3 this Winter adding a new quest, more character customisation, ability to raise 400 monsters and more. Trailer here.
● Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch saw Future Trunks Edition DLC Pack available from today priced at ¥750 (¥700 for this week) adding the characters Goku Black, Zamasu and Bojack plus a ton of other content.
● Fire Emblem Heroes today added Fire Emblem Musou Special Maps available to play to celebrate the release of the Nintendo Switch/New Nintendo 3DS game on 28 September in Japan.
● The debut promo video from DMM Games’s Nintendo Switch schoolgirl heavy metal game Gal Metal! here.
● A TV commercial and promo video for Konami’s PriPri Chi-chan!! PriPri Deco Mu! here.
● The debut trailer from PlayStation Japan of Atelier Lydie & Soeur ~Fushigi na Kaiga no Renkinjutsushi~ here
● Some Famitsu gameplay footage of Super Mario Odyssey here.
● A TV commercial for Yokai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Densetsu Banbaraya here
● A Pokémon Sun Moon trailer for the anime featuring Cosmog here.
● And the Manyula/Weavile introduction trailer for Pokkén Tournament DX (which is out now!) here. That’s all for now, thanks for following!
