Daily Briefs (July 10): Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 dated / Miitopia

10 July 2017 Lite_Agent ARMS, Bandai-Namco, Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Elminage Ⅲ ~Ankoku no Shito to Taiyou no Kyuuden~, Joyful table, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Miitopia, Starsign, The legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Tool Assisted Speedrun

Today’s Daily Briefs: release date for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on Nintendo Switch, but also…

Miitopia
TV advertisements in the US
Elminage Ⅲ ~Ankoku no Shito to Taiyou no Kyuuden~
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tool Assisted Speedrun

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Today, Bandai-Namco finally announced the release date for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on Nintendo Switch: September 22nd. That’s two weeks after Japan, which is getting the game on September 7th!

Here’s some screenshots and the European boxart:

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Switch) will be released on September 7th in Japan, and September 22nd in Europe and North America. The Upcoming Releases page has been updated!

Source: Bandai-Namco

Miitopia

Here’s the latest video clip for Miitopia:

That’s your dad, there. Dressed up as an Imp. Battling with a Ham Sandwich. #Miitopia #3DS pic.twitter.com/QjUp0KWmBD

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) July 10, 2017

Miitopia (3DS) comes out on July 28th in Europe and North America.

TV advertisements in the US

Here’s some stats about TV advertisements for video games in the United States, in June 2017:

$22.4 million spent on ads (as opposed to $23.6 million in May), with most ads focused on sports and comedy show
Nintendo spent the most money, with $6.6 million spent on 7 spots, aired over 2 500 times for 283.3 million TV impressions
Nintendo’s most expensive ad was ARMS: Answer the Call to ARMS
Nintendo aired TV ads during the 2017 NBA Finals, but also on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Comedy Central

Source: VentureBeat