1, the sales of "Star Blade" turned red and reached the top
In the new week of Famitsu sales list from May 6th to May 12th, "Star Blade" finally became popular with its strong topicality and reached the top position.
Last week's winner, Teal Evergreen: Streamer, slipped to third place, while Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Edition came back in second place.
Games have been sluggish lately, and there have been fewer and fewer big games, so we're seeing titles like Wagon, Smash Bros., and even Kinesis re-dominate the sales charts.
I hope that in the second half of the year, manufacturers will launch more new games to reinvigorate players' confidence.
2、Switch2纹理效果或超过XSS
According to foreign media Wccftech reports, the 12G memory used in Switch2 may make its texture effect surpass the XSS platform and solve many visual problems of the current Switch.
According to the analysis of technicians, larger RAM allows for higher resolution and richer textures, which will solve the problem of low-quality images on the Switch at the moment.
Given the larger 10G of memory than XSS, plus the addition of DLSS, the textures may surpass the XSS, but the overall performance may not be comparable.
Last time I said it was more than PS4, this time I said it was more than XSS, let's say Lao Ren should not raise expectations, let's keep a low profile before the release.
3. Never lick the cassette again, 120 cassettes are hidden in the men's shoes to enter the country
In order to prevent children from accidentally eating the Switch cartridge, Nintendo added bitter ingredients to the chip, making the gold finger of the cartridge very bitter to lick, and many players deliberately licked the cartridge live.
But I advise you not to lick it, recently during a routine inspection at Huanggang Customs, it was found that a passenger had 120 Switch cassettes hidden in his leather shoes, trying to bring them into the country.
Evil ~ The smell can be smelled through the screen in the shoes on a hot day, everyone must not try to lick the cassette again, it is terrible to be infected with certain germs.
I felt sorry for the little brother of the customs for a second.
Customs reminds: According to Article 7 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Implementation of Customs Administrative Penalties, evading customs supervision by concealing, camouflaging, concealing, making false declarations or other means, transporting, carrying or mailing goods or articles that are prohibited or restricted from entering or leaving the country or goods or articles that are subject to tax payment in accordance with the law are smuggling acts and will be investigated for legal responsibility.
4. It is reported that the tenth generation of Pokémon may be postponed to 2026
This year, the Pokémon series has continued the three-year generation convention, such as "Sword/Shield" in 2019, "Zhu/Purple" in 2022, etc.
But according to source Khu tweeted, the tenth generation of Pokémon may not be released in 2025 and will be postponed until 2026.
There are two reasons for this, one is that Vermilion's quality issues have caused strong dissatisfaction among players, and GF has taken this seriously and will improve quality control.
The other is that 2026 will be the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, and the new game will be a commemorative work.
5. Bank of China's "Kirby of the Stars: Alliance of Rising Stars" will be released on May 23
According to the Bank of China's Switch store, Kirby of the Stars: A New Alliance will be unlocked on May 23, and a trial version is currently available.
First released in 2018, the game is a side-scrolling action game where Kirby can control enemies, support up to 4 players in co-op, and use new abilities to save the planet.
6. A wave of new Switch works will appear
Recently, a wave of new games announced will be coming to Switch, let's take a brief look:
- Necromancer's Sword 3D remastered Necromancer's Sword: Resurrected will be released in late summer 2024, an RPG in the form of a dungeon;
- Gyro Warrior X: XONE will be released on November 14, 2024, and is a battle game based on the anime of the same name;
- The Chinese version of "Legend of Heroes: Li no Trail 2" will be released on August 29 and will be optimized according to the characteristics of Switch;
- "Legend of the Sics" will be released on June 20, which is a highly free meat pigeon strategy game;
- Soul Bridge will be released on May 23, 2024, and is a casual game inspired by Tetris;
- The "Diver Dave" "Godzilla" free DLC will be officially launched on May 23rd, adding a plot to help Godzilla defeat the mutant lobster monster.
7. R Star officially announced that "GTA6" will be released in the fall of 2025
It's really coming, R Star announced in its recent financial report that "GTA6" will be officially released in the fall of 2025.
Although R Star announced that GTA6 is only available for PS5 and XBOX, according to its staff's LinkedIn profile, it is hiring a launcher developer for the PC version, so there will definitely be a PC version, but it will not be possible until at least half a year after the release.
R-Star also announced that "GTA5" has sold more than 200 million units, becoming the third place in history, behind "Tetris" and "Minecraft".
So who's still buying GTA5?
8. Tokyo Game Show 2024 released visual art
As the only remaining Asian game show for players and manufacturers, Tokyo Game Show 2024 announced a new key visual titled: "Games, dare to be the first in the world".
The visual illustration was drawn by illustrator Kukka, who is in his fifth year working on a visual for TGS.
TGS2024 will be held from September 26 to September 29 at the Makuhari Pavilion in Chiba, Tokyo.
9. The 2024 Summer Game Festival was announced, and a number of Chinese manufacturers participated in the exhibition
After the announcement of the closure of E3, Gamescom and the Summer Games Festival carried the banner of the Western Hemisphere.
The 2024 Summer Game Festival recently announced the first batch of exhibitors, including Capcom, Sega, Ubisoft, PS, XBOX and other big names, as well as Chinese manufacturers NetEase, Tencent, miHoYo, etc.
Unlike TGS, the 2024 Summer Game Festival is only in the form of an online live broadcast. It will officially open at 5 a.m. Beijing time on June 8 and will last for about two hours, with game trailers and manufacturer promotional videos.
That's all for today, I hope you enjoy it.
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