Weekly News Update with all the week’s Japanese Switch, 3DS, Wii U and Mobile news!
● ARMS updated to Ver.5.0.0 adding probably the final new fighter in Dr. Coyle (pictured above). The next Party Crash was announced for 30 December – 02 January with Master Mummy VS Twintelle.
● Super Mario Odyssey has sold over one million in Japan and is the best-selling 3D Mario title to date. Nintendo Switch hardware should be at over three million units as of last Monday.
● Bandai Namco Entertainment announced PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 Plus will release on the Switch eShop this Winter and is currently 85% complete.
● The best-selling DSiWare title 10 Second Run came to the Switch eShop during the past week as 10 Second Run Returns published by Blue Print and priced at ¥654.
● Solid Sphere announced the manga title Kaiji ～Zetsubou no Tekkotsu Watari～ will release on the Switch eShop on 28 December priced at ¥999 although only supports Handheld Mode.
● Althi Inc. will port the iOS/Android simulation game WorldNeverland – Elnea Kingdom to the Switch eShop in Spring 2018 although no price as of yet
● Oizumi Amuzio announced Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame for Japanese release on 22 March 2018 priced at ¥6,264.
● And the Bravely Default Twitter account teased a Nintendo Switch entry!
● FuRyu announced Future Card Buddyfight Tanjou! Oretachi no Saikyou Buddy! for 3DS, scheduled for release on 15 March 2018 priced at ¥6,458.
● Yokai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Densetsu Banbaraya was the best selling game in Japan last week selling 216,302 copies (not including digital)
● Mario & Sonic AT Rio Olympics (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games) will be removed from the eShop on 27 December 2017.
● SystemSoft Alpha announced the strategy game Daisenryaku Daitoua Koboshi DX ~Dainiji Sekai Taisen~ will come to 3DS on 15 March 2018
● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp updated to Version 1.1.0 adding the garden area, screenshot mode and share function. The game later added Marshal, Mitzi, June, Drake, Vesta, Goose and Avery.
● Pokémon GO added AR+ to players running iOS 11 on iPhone 6s and newer models. The Holiday Event also started with Festive Pikachu plus more Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw the Special Heroes: Winter’s Envoy arrive with Lissa, Chrom, Robin and Tharja in winter outfits as part of a 5★ Focus.
● Nintendo released a set of 24 animated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild stickers worldwide on both the LINE app and on iMessages on iOS devices.
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