According to Wario64, Shenmue III has gone gold! This means that the game is ready to be shipped and development in nearly complete. Its been a long time coming for the 3rd entry in the Shenmue series, but fans won’t have to wait much longer.
Shenmue 3 has apparently gone gold, what a time https://t.co/jxlHmc80GU pic.twitter.com/KBVYX4B56G
— Wario64 (@Wario64) October 11, 2019
Shenmue III releases on November 19th for PS4 and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest gaming news!
SEGA has shared new details about Yakuza 7’s Life Experience! This feature was revealed in Weekly Famitsu last week. Ichiban Kasuga grows as a character with Life Experience. 6 elements make up Life Experience:
Ichiban gains experience and growth in these areas through Play Spots and progression through the game. Yakuza 7 contains many Play Spots and side activities that will allow players to build Ichiban’s character in various ways.
Yakuza series signature sub-stories increase Life Experience as well. Encountering and interacting with characters will help Ichiban grow.
Ichiban may partake in exams to significantly gain Life Experience in “Ocean Qualification School.” This Play Spot covers a variety of genres including Japanese culture and world history. Passing these tests will improve Ichiban’s human nature.
Yakuza 7 releases on January 16th 2020 for PS4 in Japan. Yakuza 7 releases as Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the west sometime in 2020. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest Japanese gaming news!
Arc System Works has recently filed 3 new ratings in the Taiwanese ratings board, hinting toward 3 Switch titles that are coming soon. Provided below are the ratings courtesy of Siliconera:
Two of these games are action games and the third game is a sports title. Arc System Works is primarily a fighting game developer and publisher, but they have some plans up their sleeves. Another new title from Arc System Works coming to Switch is Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late [cl-r].
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SEGA has released a demo for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in the Japanese Switch eShop! Currently, its only available there but should be released worldwide soon. The Switch is region free so players can try the demo out with a Japanese eShop account.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 releases on November 5th for Switch. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Nintendo Switch news!
XSEED Games has announced that Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient episode 1 will release for PC on October 23rd! Each episode will release periodically and cost $9.99. Here’s an overview of the game:
Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient takes players on a dark and mysterious journey through the seemingly deserted halls of the hospital Amare Patriarcha Crucis. After student Ayame awakens from a coma, she must explore the hospital, solving inventory-based puzzles, collecting medical charts of deceased patients, and avoiding terrifying zombie-like pursuers in order to find much-needed answers, as well as—hopefully—a way out.
Titled Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient NEUES in Japan, Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is the definitive version of Dead Patient, featuring updated graphics and additional scenarios. Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient exists as the first chapter in a new standalone story within the Corpse Party series, allowing players to jump in regardless of their experience with past titles. Future chapters will be released episodically as they are completed by the original developers at Team GrisGris.
Currently, a release of Corpse Party 2 for consoles is unknown. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Nintendo continues to rack in success with the Switch. This time, Nintendo has reached over 10 million Switch units sold in Europe! Big titles such as Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pokemon Sword/Shield are yet to come, expected to drive sales even further along. Here’s the PR release from Nintendo:
The Nintendo Switch family of consoles is heading into its third holiday season in Europe with hardware sales up significantly year-on-year, and a major sales milestone under its belt. Following the recent launch of Nintendo Switch Lite alongside the flagship Nintendo Switch console, Nintendo of Europe announces that more than 10 million consoles in the Nintendo Switch family have been sold across Europe.
Across the continent as a whole, Nintendo Switch hardware sales continue to grow each year. Hardware sales in 2019 are almost 30% higher year-on-year, and more than 40% higher than this time in 2017.
“The Nintendo Switch family of consoles is being enjoyed by millions of players across Europe, and passing such a major milestone is testament to its broad appeal,” said Nintendo of Europe President, Stephan Bole. “European sales of Nintendo Switch hardware and software are growing significantly each year, and existing and new console owners have a wealth of titles to choose from, with plenty more on the way.”
The library of games playable on the Nintendo Switch family includes evergreen classics like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as this year’s releases including Super Mario Maker 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Since the launch of Nintendo Switch in March 2017, European Nintendo Switch owners have bought more than 36 million Nintendo-published titles, with a total of nine Nintendo-published games exceeding the one-million sales mark in Europe:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Party
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
1-2-SwitchIt’s not just Nintendo-published titles achieving high sales, with multiple titles from third-party publishers including Minecraft, Crash Bandicoot™ N.Sane Trilogy, Mario + Rabbids® Kingdom Battle, and Stardew Valley all selling more than half a million copies each across the continent.
Nintendo Switch owners still have more games to look forward to in 2019, including Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, and Ring Fit Adventure, a new experience that combines adventure with fitness. See the full line-up of games on the Nintendo Switch family website.
The Nintendo Switch family of consoles passes 10m consoles sold across Europe, with hardware sales up significantly year-on-year.
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D3 Publisher and Tamsoft have released the second trailer for Onechanbara Origin! Rei is shown off in the trailer as a brand new character for the remake. She’s an expert in zombie hunting and a force to be reckoned with. She works with Aya in stopping zombie outbreaks. Lastly, more information from the latest trailer can be found here.
Onechanbara Origin 2nd Trailer:
Onechanbara Origin releases for PS4 on December 5th in Japan. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest Japanese gaming news!
Marvelous has released update 1.1.1 for Daemon X Machina! This update adds the anticipated PvP Versus mode to the game. In this mode, players can face off in 1v1 and 2v2 battles in Ranked and Custom matches. Various fixes were added with the update as well. Full patch notes are available here.
Daemon X Machina is available now for Switch. Interested in the game? Read our review here. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Nintendo Switch news!
SNK has announced that the next DLC character for Samurai Shodown releases next week! This character is named Basara. He’s an undead fighter who was once a kind-hearted man, showing no mercy as a shadow of his former self. Basara is voiced Yuji Murai and releases on October 15th for 600 yen, roughly $6. He’s part of the current season pass for Samurai Shodown, costing $19.99. Lastly, here’s the latest trailer:
Samurai Shodown is available now for PS4 and Xbox One. A Switch and PC release arrives this winter. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest fighting game news!
SEGA has released a demo for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD in Japan! The demo released in the PSN Store on PS4 and Switch eShop. The demo features 3 stages but the full game has 100 stages with 10 party games. Here are two new gameplay videos from SEGA:
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD releases for PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC on October 29th. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
