Gaming

Battlefield 1 was the top selling new release in Japan last week, the latest Media Create sales figures reveal. The PlayStation 4 version opened at 113,081 sales. Also new this week, Mario Party: Star Rush for 3DS opened at 26,473 sales, Macross Delta Scramble for PS Vita at 24,607, Reco …

Update 11/2/16 at 6:40 a.m.: Japanese website IT Media reports that a spokeperson for Nintendo said, ““Even though the Nintendo Switch is slated to go on sale, [Wii U] production is scheduled to continue.” Further, the spokesperson clarified that the report that Wii U was ending production “was not true.” …

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for PlayStation 4 sold 105,764 copies during its first week of release in Japan, the latest Media Create Sales figures reveal. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for PlayStation 4 followed at 66,035 sales, Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey at 43,525 sales (27,372 copies …

Bandai Namco’s Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization was the highest selling new release in Japan last week, moving a total 140,519 units across PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, the latest Media Create sales figures reveal. Square Enix’s World of Final Fantasy followed, moving a total 100,335 across PlayStation 4 and …

The production of Wii U hardware will soon come to an end in Japan, Nintendo’s official website reveals. Both the Splatoon Set Wii U and Premium Set Wii U models—the only two available Wii U models in Japan—are listed on Nintendo’s official website as “ending production soon (Japanese domestic).” Thanks, …

Darksiders: Warmastered Edition will support 4K resolution on PlayStation 4 Pro and PC, publisher THQ Nordic announced. Here’s a full overview of the remaster, via THQ Noridc: Darksiders Warmastered Edition Features PS4, Xbox One and Wii U versions of Darksiders (Wrath of War) Native 1080p rendering resolution for console platforms …

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has added DICO and Monobit to its development studios. The game is mainly in development at Azure Striker Gunvolt studio Inti Creates. Here are messages from each studio: Emilio Gallego, DICO COO “Nice to meet you. I’m the COO of DICO, Emilio Gallego. We’ll be …

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in. All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution (3DS) – 7/7/8/7 [29/40] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4) – 9/9/9/8 [35/40] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (XBO) – 9/9/9/8 [35/40] Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters (3DS) – 8/8/8/7 [31/40] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4) – 9/8/8/8 [33/40] …

Stardew Valley will launch for PlayStation 4 on December 13 in North America, and for PlayStation 4 in Europe and Xbox One worldwide on December 14, developer ConcernedApe announced. Pre-orders for the Xbox One version and the European PlayStation 4 version will begin on November 30. The previously announced Wii …

This week’s Media Create sales are in, revealing an opening week of 1,742,008 sales for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. Earlier this week, Famitsu numbers placed the two new Pokemon games at 1.9 million opening sales. Famitsu’s numbers, however, includes download cards, while Media Creates does not. The release of …