The Switch continues to break records and sell at an unprecedented pace in not jut Japan and North America, which have traditionally been strong territories for Nintendo, but all around the world. For instance, in Europe, we already know it is doing well in Spain, France, and Germany- now we can add Italy to that list, too.

Nintendo announced today that the Switch has become the fastest selling console of all time in Italy, overtaking the previous record holder- ironically, the Wii, Nintendo’s own motion controlled console which burst on to the spotlight a decade ago.

Nintendo Italy General Manager Andrea Persegati attributed the success to a built in lineup of outstanding games, as well as an exciting lineup planned for the rest of this year, which includes first and third party games- the big question now is whether or not Nintendo will be able to sustain this kind of success going forward. Unless they announce something major in a Nintendo Direct soon, I don’t know how they plan to sell their system at the same pace…

If PlayStation Plus was not enough of a rewards program for you, then Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has gone one step ahead and announced the PlayStation Plus Bonus program for Italy, which will offer addition deals and discounts to members.

PlayStation Plus Bonus is a service for PlayStation Plus subscribers; it stacks with their existing PSN PS+ subscriptions, and it lets them take advantage of several discounts in three different areas: vouchers, discounts, and benefits. To avail of these additional discounts, all you have to do is log into this site with your PSN credentials, and redeem the discount you are interested in.

As of right now, this program is exclusive to Italy, and the press release does say that it is planned to stay that way. That said, something similar might crop up in other parts of the world, and, even if it does not, it does not seem like we are missing on much anyway.

Assassin’s Creed is a great franchise- that is, of course, an understatement. What makes the series so great, though, is that fact that it recreates all its locations perfectly, exactly as they would have been in the medieval ages, building an atmosphere that no other game has ever featured before. Jerusalem, Damascus, Acre in Assassin’s Creed and Tuscany, Forli, Venice and Rome in Assassin’s Creed II brilliantly recreated the cities as they would have been during the period the games are set in.

However, there still are quite a lot of locations we would like the Assassin’s Creed games to be set it. Though they seem out of place for an Assassin’s Creed game to many of you, we feel the locations listed below will prove to be great settings that will provide us with some brilliant set pieces and story opportunities.

EGYPT

This is a no brainer, of course. Egypt would be the perfect setting for an Assassin’s Creed game. Scaling pyramids would be a sheer delight, and the desert-like environments would be a much welcome return to the original Assassin’s Creed’s dry locations. Not just that, Egypt has a rich mythology and history, one that can give the franchise many openings it terms of story and from a gameplay point of view as well. Historical locations like the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, if recreated properly, would be a wondrous sight in the game.

INDIA

India, during the medieval ages, has a lot of rich historical stories that too, can be related quite well with the Assassin’s Creed saga, if thought about properly. Not just that. Old time monuments such as the Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Agra Fort can be great landmarks in the game, and can lead to a lot of exploration opportunities. Other than that, India also has a very rich culture that can be great for building a great atmosphere in the game, something that the series has now become synonymous with.

It was also told during the second game that Marco Polo brought with him the Codex Pages to Italy after his visit to South Asia, and since it has been recorded in history that Marco Polo visited India during his voyage, the saga of Assassin’s Creed can easily be associated with India and its historical figures.

CHINA

Quite much for the same reasons as India, China, too, will be a great setting for an Assassin’s Creed game. Since Marco Polo also went to China during his voyage, and because China, too, can enrich and enhance the series’ atmospheric setting with its rich culture and unique architecture, an Assassin’s Creed game set in the Chinese kingdom wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Locations like The Great Wall of China, or maybe The Lost Kingdom would provide for interesting twists to the game as well.

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