Thursday News Update wth Devil May Cry not coming to Switch, Rayman Legends coming to Japan and more news!
● Capcom announced Devil May Cry HD Collection as coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One on 13 March 2018. No Nintendo Switch ;-(
● Ubisoft Japan announced Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition will release in Japan on 22 February 2018 as Rayman Legends for Nintendo Switch priced at ¥5,184.
● The official website for Winning Post 8 2018 has opened up here. The game releases on 15 March 2018.
● Details of the upcoming first batch of Fire Emblem Musou DLC and update which both arrive on 21 December 2017 here.
● Lost Sphear saw a version update today adding a new dungeon (Memory Narrows), new equipment and more goodies.
● The Penguin-kun Gira Gira WARS developers say they may add more downloadable characters in the future according to an interview with Famitsu.
● Teyon Japan’s first Switch game has passed the first set of tests with the intention of releasing in 2017. Still no details on what particular title.
● Watch Yoiko’s Minecraft Survival Life Season 2 Episode 9 here.
● Persona Q2 is the most wanted Nintendo-platform game in this week’s Famitsu Most Wanted. Check out the full list here.
● Promo videos for the Sword and Magnum versions of Yokai Watch Busters 2- Hihou Densetsu Banbaraya here. The game also will come with a Ver.1.1 update on day one necessary for a 100-year-old princess and 5 star coin!
● The latest Fire Emblem Heroes summoning focus features three characters (Lyn, Ephraim and Takumi) with weapons that can be refined using the new Weapon Refinery feature.
● Semisoft announced that their JRPG Legrand Legacy will be coming to the Switch in early 2019. A Japanese release is expected.
● A listing for Scribblenauts Showdown on Switch has appeared on the Taiwanese Game Rating website.
● Eurogamer announced that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will be getting a free competitive multiplayer versus mode tomorrow.
● Ryan Reynolds will star as Pikachu in the live-action film adaptation of the Detective Pikachu 3DS game.
● Nintendo Switch was the most searched for home appliance on Yahoo in 2017 with Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete the most searched for videogame.
● The Splatune 2 album sold 18,007 units in its first week debuting #4 in the charts far behind its predecessor. Buy a copy here.
● And Ensky have released a Pokémon Calendar 2018. Buy a copy here.
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