Theatrhythm Final Bar Line devs explain lack of touch controls
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Previous Theatrhythm games allowed games to use touch controls, but Final Bar Line is all about buttons. This is in spite of the fact that Switch does have a touch screen. In a recent interview, series director Masanobu Suzui and producer Ichiro Hazama revealed that there was some consideration around supporting both methods, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Suzui, speaking with Dengeki Online, brought up one factor which is that Switch has a capacitance-type touchscreen while 3DS featured a pressure-type one. While there was talk about supporting button controls and touch controls for each song, he said that the team “already needed multiple copies of sheet music for each song to account for difficulty levels.”
Here’s our translation of the comments from Suzui and Hazama:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – May 2023
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
A new month started up last week. Now that we’re in May, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
For Xenoblade Chronicles 3 fans, did you get a chance to go through the Future Redeemed DLC? What about some of the recent heavy hitters like Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, or Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins would release first
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A new interview has revealed that PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon would be released first.
That comes in a recent interview with Famitsu. Several members of the development team weighed in, including Nintendo producers Makoto Okazaki and Koji Tanaka as well as PlatinumGames supervising director Hideki Kamiya.
4 great Switch games to get you into beat ’em ups
Posted on 11 months ago by Tom in Features, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Switch is home to several incredible beat ’em ups, and we wanted to highlight newer games that exemplify both the immense quality and variety of the classic genre. For those that may be intimated by the genre’s old-school labeling, we think any of these games would be a perfect place to begin your beat ’em up journey.
In our newest video, Sam provides detailed recommendations to introduce you to one of gaming’s most storied genres and some of the best games you can play on the Switch today.
Our Indie World favorites, Xenoblade Future Redeemed DLC, Advance Wars impressions, and more | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 052
Posted on 11 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
We’re celebrating a year of Nintendo Everything Refresh with a jam-packed episode! This week, join your hosts Nick, Nicolas, Luiz and Tom, we’ll be chatting about our favorite reveals from last week’s surprise Indie World Showcase, which gave us a ton of updates on some much-anticipated games, plus some quirky announcements and shadowdrops. We’ll also discuss the blowout trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Future Redeemed expansion (out now!), our impressions of Advance Wars 1+ 2 Reboot Camp, and more!
11 tips for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp beginners
Posted on 11 months ago by Tom in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
WayForward’s 2023 remake of Advance Wars 1 and 2 are finally here. Known as Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp, the release is faithful modernization of the original strategy games on Game Boy Advance. While there are slight tweaks to the mechanics, many of the key strategies and exploits remain.
In the video below, Tom takes you through eleven tips that leverage this knowledge and will give any beginner the necessary tools in order to conquer this remake. Here’s a rundown of topics covered:
[Review] Trinity Trigger
Posted on 11 months ago by Elias in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: April 25, 2023
Developer: FuRyu
Publisher: Marvelous / XSEED
Trinity Trigger is set in a world caught in an ongoing war between Order and Chaos, each with a chosen champion fated to fight one another to the death to choose a victor. Generally, one of the chosen ones is assassinated before the duel can begin, resulting in zero changes for the world as a whole, but a pretty grim fate for our protagonist who just so happens to be the Champion of Chaos. Opening up, the plotline of the game seems to thrust a very heavy burden on the player, but will it deliver on its hefty narrative, or will Trinity Trigger be just another hack-and-slash action RPG that falls to the wayside?
More: FuRyu, highlight, top, Trinity Trigger, XSEED Games
[Let’s Talk] April 2023 Indie World Showcase reactions
Posted on 11 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Indie World Showcase took place this week with all sorts of news and announcements for games on Switch. Over 20 titles saw some screen time.
In terms of totally new reveals for Switch, we heard about games like Rift of the NecroDancer, Little Kitty Big City, Animal Well, and Escape Academy: The Complete Edition. There were some typical shadowdrops as well – specifically Teslagrad 2 and Teslagrad Remastered, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, and Shadows Over Loathing. Lots of release date news went around as well, with Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Mineko’s Night Market, and Oxenfree II nailing down their launch timing.
So what did you think of the April 2023 Indie World Showcase? Do you have a personal highlight? Let us know in the comments.
More: highlight, Indie World, top
Nintendo developer talks about the graphical effects in Bowser’s Fury
Posted on 11 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo developer Shuhei Sugimoto has opened up about creating the effects that were featured in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – specifically the Bowser’s Fury side of the package. This comes as part of a post published on the company’s recruitment website.
Our full translation is below:
April 2023 Indie World Showcase live stream
Posted on 11 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The April 2023 Indie World Showcase will be starting in just a bit, so we’ve set up a new post with the official live stream. It’ll kick off at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.
Nintendo just announced the Indie World Showcase yesterday. The new Switch-focused event will run about 20 minutes long, and will feature “reveals, announcements, and updates on indie games”.