Yoshi’s Crafted World launches March 29, new trailer

Yoshi’s Crafted World will release on March 29, Nintendo has announced. Previously, it had been confirmed for a spring release window.

Here’s the latest information from Nintendo:

In the game, you play as an adorable Yoshi exploring a big world crafted from household items like boxes and paper cups, journeying through each themed stage to solve puzzles and find hidden treasures. On the flip side, stages can be played backward, providing new perspectives to explore and the challenge to find Poochy-Pups that are hiding around the course. You can even join up with a friend to play through the game in two-player co-op. For more information about the Yoshi’s Crafted World game for the Nintendo Switch system, visit https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/yoshis-crafted-world-switch.

And a new trailer:

Capcom announces Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen for Switch

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming to Switch, Capcom has revealed. A release is planned for April 23.

This marks the first time that Dragon’s Dogma will be appearing on a Nintendo console. It originally released in 2012, with the enhanced “Dark Arisen” following a year later. Capcom then started porting the game to newer platforms in 2017.

Here’s an overview for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, along with a trailer:

The critically acclaimed action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen makes its way to Nintendo Switch! Set in a huge open world known as Gransys, the game presents a rewarding action combat experience with nine vocations to choose from, all possessing a wide range of devastating skills and magicks to tackle deadly foes. Players embark on an epic adventure in a rich, living world with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learned from each player. Users can share these Pawns online and reap rewards of treasure, tips and strategy hints for taking down the terrifying enemies. Pawns can also be borrowed when specific skills are needed to complete various challenging quests.

Samurai Warriors 4 DX debut trailer

Koei Tecmo released the first trailer today for its upcoming Switch game Samurai Warriors 4 DX. You can watch the video below. 

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet trailer shows Leifang and Misaki

Koei Tecmo published a new trailer for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet today. We have a video featuring Leifang and Misaki below. 

Samurai Warriors 4 DX boxart

Thanks to Amazon Japan, we now have a look at the boxart for Samurai Warriors 4 DX. Check out the packaging image above.

Samurai Warriors 4 DX launches March 14 in Japan on Switch.

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Pang Adventures footage

Pang Adventures ended up seeing an unexpected release on Switch today. Have a look at some gameplay footage in the video below. 

New Blazing Chrome gameplay video

JoyMasher has readied a new gameplay video for its Contra-Metal-Slug homage Blazing Chrome. Check out the video below showing the set up screen that allows you to select characters, missions, difficulty as well as an all-new level full of giant enemy AI ships.

Arc System Works making a new Kunio-kun game for Switch featuring Masao Kobayashi

The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has outed a new game for Switch called Izasuze! Kobayashi-san. Not much is present, as we only have the associated photo above. However, the listing does confirm plans to feature Masao Kobayashi from the Kunio-kun series.

Arc System Works should be making an official announcement for Izasuze! Kobayashi-san soon. We’ll bring you the latest information as soon as we have it. 

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Dragon Quest XI S gets introductions for Gemma, Vince, and Mia Japanese voice actors

When Square Enix last spoke about Dragon Quest XI S at Jump Festa 2019, we heard that some sort of surprise was planned for January 1. That appears to be a low-key “Kaiun Omikuji S” fortune page which now features introductions for Japanese voice actors for characters Gemma, Vince, and Mia.

You can listen to each of their clips below:

• Gemma (voiced by Ayako Kawasumi) – Voice Sample #1, #2
• Vince (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) – Voice Sample #1, #2, #3
• Mia (voiced by Inori Minase) – Voice Sample #1, #2, #3

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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition character trailers

Bandai Namco has put out a set of character trailers for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. View videos featuring Yuri Lowell, Repede, Karol Capel, and Rita below. 

US: NINTENDO SWITCH COULD HAVE OUTSOLD PS4 AND XBOX ONE COMBINED IN DECEMBER 2018

NPD Group’s sales report for December 2018 video game sales in the United States has appeared to leaked early.

According to the leaked report, the Nintendo Switch was the bestselling video game console in the US for the month of December. Not only that, the report seems to suggest that the Switch has outsold both the PS4 and Xbox One combined in that month. It would be a very huge deal if this is true.

Industry insider Benji, who has access to internal sales data, has also thrown around some figures for the month of December. Benji estimates that the Switch sold over 2 million units in December, while the Xbox One moved around 1 million and the PS4 slightly under 1 million.

We’ll have the full report in the very near future, so please stay tuned. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

RUMOR: nintendo direct January 10, 2019 (details inside)

From an IGN post about the rumor:

“I will not specify where I work, but I have seen this Direct early. Nintendo will announce it on January 9, 2018, on their Twitter page. It will air at 6pm EST and will be 45 minutes long.

The Direct begins with a big announcement: Super Mario Maker 2.0. for the Switch. The game will come with a free stylus for handheld play, and the Switch gyroscope will be used for TV play. There will be new parts to use, a style to make your level look like Super Mario 64 if it was in 2D, and a new mode where you must finish an unfinished level with a limited set of parts to complete it. The game will release in Summer 2019.

Our host in this Direct is Shinya Takahashi again, and he says that we will move on to 3DS headlines.

There is nothing too special in this section. Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn has some new announcements, and so does Yo-Kai Watch 3. Persona Q2 will be coming to the USA, and Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey gets a quick reminder. Finally, a remake of the original F-Zero is announced for Spring. They announce that this will be the final Nintendo game for the Nintendo 3DS, and that it will be discontinued this year.

Next, the Switch headlines begin:

First, we have a new update to Splatoon 2, with the usual update stuff. New SplatGear, a new map, etc.

Next, Street Fighter V is coming to Switch as a port in April.

Mario Tennis Aces gets an update that adds Dixie Kong, Professor E. Gadd, and Cappy.

The rest of the Genesis Sonic games will join Sega Genesis Classics on the eShop throughout 2019, as well as several more miscellaneous Genesis games. Then, as a surprise, Dreamcast games will start joining the Classics, starting with Sonic Adventure and Jet Set Radio. Sega Dreamcast Classics will begin in May 2019.

The Wonderful 101 will be the next Wii U to Switch port, set for Fall. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe also gets a reminder.

Finally, we will get a new trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.

We will have some new Joycon colors announced, and the January NES NSO games are: Super Mario Bros. 2, Kirby’s Adventure, and Castlevania. Netflix will also finally be coming to the Switch!!! After this, more Switch headlines begin:

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee has a quick announcement from the developers. They say that they will add more generations of Pokémon, but they have just begun development, so no gameplay footage is shown.

Next, Overwatch is announced to be coming to the Switch, and if you buy the Nintendo Switch version, you will get exclusive Nintendo outfits. More will be added, but they will begin with Samus for Pharah and Donkey Kong for Winston.

Super Mario Party will get an update that adds two new boards: Haunted Mansion and Jungle Adventure.

In preparation for Mortal Kombat 11 on Switch, Mortal Kombat X will come too, a month before 11.

Borderlands: The Human Collection will be ported to the Switch in April.

Fortnite: Save The World will be a surprise announcement for the day the Direct happens.

The Sims 4 will get a Switch port for the Summer.

Yoshi’s Crafted World gets a release date of April and will launch with an amiibo of Yoshi in a papercraft house.

Daemon X Machina gets a release date of July.

We have three indie games shown off for the Switch: a new Shantae, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, and Deltarune (The first console release).

Fire Emblem: Three Houses gets a release date of May.

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection is announced for Summer.

Doom Eternal is shown off, along with an announcement of Fallout 3 with no release date.

The same teaser for Persona 5 R that was shown for the PS4 will premiere in English, confirming that something Persona 5 related is coming to the Switch besides Joker in Smash.

Grand Theft Auto V will come to the Switch in the summer.

Kingdom Hearts 1.5., 2.5., 2.8, 358/2 Days, Re: Coded, and KH3 will all come to the Switch throughout the year, similar to the barrage of Final Fantasy games.

Metroid Prime 4 will get a short cinematic teaser, that just shows Samus and Sylux battling.

We go back to Shinya Takahashi. He says his goodbyes, but has one final announcement for us.

We spend about a minute looking over a beautiful landscape, when suddenly, we zoom into a plant- and there is Captain Olimar with his Pikmin. PIKMIN 4, BABY!

Also, in Nintendo Treehouse Live, we get the brief announcement of the Pikmin Legacy Collection, a collection of Pikmin, Pikmin 2, and Pikmin 3.

So that is going to be the Nintendo Direct on January 10, 2019. Any questions will be answered below. I do not want Nintendo finding out who or where I am, so I am not sharing my role. WaluigiFan Out!”

Link to full post:  https://www.ign.com/boards/threads/nintendo-direct-1-10-19-leak.455268011/

EDIT: Not my post from IGN, just saw the info and wanted to share with the subreddit. Im very skeptical about most of this, and think you should be too!

EDIT2: hey everyone, as most guessed, it looks like the rumor is fake. The leaker admitted it in the comments on the IGN page, bottom of second page of comments. Too good to be true!