A Japanese Change eShop unique referred to as Suika Sport (Watermelon Sport) has just lately gone viral because of its reputation amongst streamers and VTubers. Earlier this 12 months it began gaining traction with Japanese influencers, and now it is caught on right here within the West.
The puzzle sport, which has drawn comparisons to titles like 2048 and “Threes“, was initially launched on Nintendo’s digital retailer in December 2021 for 240 yen (lower than $2/£2) and requires gamers to put fruit in a container with out overfilling it.
The identical sorts of fruits can rework into greater fruits, with watermelons being the most important fruits within the sport. In every session, the purpose is to get the best rating you may. You’ll be able to play a free model on-line in your internet browser (thanks, Polygon), however its physics and scoring system aren’t precisely the identical because the Change launch.
Watermelon Sport is performing so properly, it is now dominating the Change eShop charts in Japan and can also be charting on streaming web sites like Twitch. Downloads for the title have “elevated by greater than 50,000 occasions” per day, based on its developer ‘Aladdin X’.
In case you’re considering making an attempt it out your self, you will want a Japanese Nintendo account and an eShop card for this area.