Friday News Update with Gotouchi Tetsudou dated, Penguin Wars adding Hebereke characters plus much more news!
● Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that Gotouchi Tetsudou for Nintendo Switch !! will release on 22 February 2018 priced at ¥5,184. Check out the promo video here.
● Splatoon 2 Ver.2.0.1 is now available and fixes the issue where the Great Zapfish would not appear in Inkopolis Square. The Glooga Dualies weapon will be added in a few hours too!
● Super Mario Odyssey Ver.1.1.0 is also now available adding Korean language support. Jump Up, Super Star! will also be available at Karaoke JOYSOUND! from 2 December 2017. And two new TV commercials here.
● Penguin-kun Gira Gira WARS will be updated to Ver.1.1 on 6 December with a number of new additions including an extra game mode (Winning Battle). In addition, there will be paid DLC for Hebereke characters. The game also will receive a retail release in late March.
● Nintendo will be holding a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild live broadcast on 12 December 2017 featuring both the singer Ichiro Mizuki and voice actress Ruriko Aoki.
● Nippon Ichi announced that Anata no Shikihime Kyouikutan (Your Four Knight Princesses Training Story) has been postponed until 08 March to improve the quality.
● Capcom President Haruhiro Tsujimoto told Diamond Online that Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. sold better than expected (source).
● Vertex Pop will be updating Graceful Explosion Machine adding Video Capture support.
● A promo video for the upcoming Medarot Classics (Medabot Classics) here.
● And live action TV commercials for Yokai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Densetsu Banbaraya here.
● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (at $10 million) is apparently trending behind both Fire Emblem Heroes ($33 million) and Super Mario Run ($24 million) after its first nine days of worldwide availability according to Sensor Tower who also report that Fire Emblem Heroes has grossed more than $240 million worldwide.
● Fire Emblem Heroes will add New Heroes (Children of Fate) from 4 – 18 December adding Soleil, Shiro and Siegbert. Trailer added here.
● Miitomo saw “Secrets of the forest! Cute Critters [Rabbit and Squirrel]” added to Miitomo Drop featuring Rabbit and Squirrel themed apparel all pictured here.
● FDG Entertainment announced that the Switch version of Blossom Tales will release in December 2017.
● Digerati will publish the Metal Slug-esque Bleed on the North American Switch eShop on 14 December.
● Nintendo Co., Ltd. Creatures Inc. and Game Freak have applied for an Ultra Necrozma trademark.
● Nintendo Co., Ltd. shares also closed the week at ¥45,290 which is down slightly from last week.
● Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a Tales Room broadcast on 16 December at 20:00 JST.
● Shinobi Refle -Senran Kagura- was the best selling title for the past week on the Switch eShop. Check out the Switch, 3DS and Wii U charts here.
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