Daily news (January 3): Langrisser I & II / Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
Daily news: latest livestream recording for Langrisser I & II, but also…
- Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
- Lydia
- UK Sales (2019)
- Natsume
- Petoons Party
Langrisser I & II
Here’s the latest livestream recording for Langrisser I & II:
Langrisser I & II (Switch) comes out on March 10th in North America, March 13th in Europe, and March 20th in Oceania.
Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
Here’s the launch trailer for Brain Training for Nintendo Switch, now available in Europe:
Lydia
Nakana.io have announced a game for the Nintendo Switch: Lydia, a narrative game about a little girl living with drunk and broken parents developed by Platonic Partnership. It will be released on January 17th in Europe and North America for 4€ / $4, and will playable in the following languages: English, French, BR-Portuguese, EU-Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Finnish, Chinese Simplified.
The Nintendo Switch version is getting a special DLC called Lydiadonation, which costs 1€ / $1. All net revenues received will be donated to Fragile Childhood, a non-profit organization preventing harm caused by parental substance abuse. Click here for mor details!
Here’s two trailers for the game and some details:
GAMEPLAY
It’s very simple, the player controls Lydia and interacts with items and characters. Several dialogue options are available and trigger different reactions but lead to the same final path.
VISUALS/AUDIO
A grim, oniric and anxious climate is set by gray-scale graphics hand-drawn by published graphic novel artist Henri Tervapuro and by an emotional music/voice composed by renowned film composer Juhana Lehtiniemi.
STORY
The tale of a girl who wishes for a happy childhood but can never have it. Grow up with Lydia, witness and try to understand the feelings, behaviours and events that moulded critical moments of her life. How may a little girl full of imagination perceive the twisted and manipulative family dynamics? How do you fight a monster you can’t see?
Lydia (Switch – eShop) comes out on January 17th in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Games page has been updated!
Source: Nakana.io PR
UK Sales (2019)
GamesIndustry have shared Gfk data for the United Kingdom in 2019, which show a drop in sales for the first time since 2012. Here’s some raw data:
- Sales of physical games: 17.6 million units (-19.8%) / £602.5 million (-21.7%)
- Total sales: £3.77 billion (-3.4%)
The Top 10 below is quite interesting, because 4 of the games were released before 2019, which is due to a lower number of big hits last year.
1 | FIFA 20 | 1,502,191 (1.9 million units sold last year) |
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2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1,192,211 |
3 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe | 465,062 (+ 7 000 units compared to 2018) |
4 | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | 438,465 |
5 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 306,392 |
6 | FIFA 19 | 278,417 |
7 | Pokémon Sword | 273,991 (about 160 000 units sold for Pokémon Shield) |
8 | Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled | 267,285 |
9 | Grand Theft Auto V | 247,357 |
10 | Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 | 237,226 |
Source: GamesIndustry
Natsume
Natsume have shared a New Year’s message, wishing fans a Happy New Year and New Decade. Click here to check it out!
Petoons Party
Here’s the latest video for Petoons Party: