Bandai Namco has filed a new US trademark for the name «Sparking! Zero».
18.09.2023 - 14:57 / destructoid.com
A decade after Pikmin 3, the franchise finally received a follow-up this year in the form of Pikmin 4. Serving as a soft reboot for the series, Pikmin 4 brings back the franchise’s classic gameplay with a few new twists, such as the inclusion of Oatchi the pup.
You’d be forgiven if you’ve forgotten about this game already, as 2023 has been filled with massive games demanding your attention. Nevertheless, the game did have a successful launch where it managed to knock Tears of the Kingdom from its number one spot on the Famitsu charts which track physical sales in Japan.
It launched on July 24, and it has been at the top spot almost every week since. It was briefly nudged from the top spot by Armored Core 6, which launched on August 25, though it quickly bounced back the following week. Pikmin 4 is currently sitting with 817,846 total physical sales, which means it has taken just two months for the game to beat Pikmin 3 Deluxe‘s lifetime sales of over 513,000 physical units.
The Famitsu top 10 chart for September 4 to September 10 looks like this, with total sales in brackets:
Pikmin 4‘s amazing performance bodes well for the franchise’s future. For players who enjoyed the game, they hopefully won’t be waiting another decade for the next entry.
Bandai Namco has filed a new US trademark for the name «Sparking! Zero».
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Final Fantasy 14 has accumulated an awful lot of achievements in its decade of life: 2,751 of them to be exact. Some of them are simple enough—just play through the story, level up some classes, do an event or two—while others require hundreds of hours or even years to earn. Earning all of them would take some serious time and dedication, which would explain why nobody has ever managed to reach 100% achievement completion. Until now, that is.
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No one really talks about Bandai Namco, but the publisher’s doing a bang-up job. Last year it released Elden Ring, which not only proved a critical darling but also a break-out commercial hit. The action RPG ended up becoming a cultural touchstone for 2022, and it helped underline a really impressive run for the Pac-Man maker.
In the opening hall of the Makuhari Messe this Tokyo Game Show was an enormous, monolithic tribute to HoYoverse, a company fast becoming one of PlayStation’s most important developers. While the juggernaut Chinese studio may not get the same recognition as the likes of Naughty Dog or FromSoftware, its games are absolutely colossal in scale – and to underline our point, the company is registering greater profit margins than the entirety of Sony’s gaming division right now.
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The world of is expanded greatly in, but the new DLC also gives some intriguing hints towards future content, including a brand new Legendary Pokémon to accompany those already revealed. Similar to its predecessor, will introduce several new Pokémon later this year, including a pair of new DLC Paradox Pokémon to complement the previous distribution of Walking Wake and Iron Leaves. However, subtle clues suggest that these will not be the only unique additions to the franchise.
2022 was a stellar year for Bandai Namco thanks to Elden Ring's critical and commercial success.