Rumor: Nintendo “deep in conversation” with multiple studios about making games based on its franchises
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According to a report from GamesIndustry, Nintendo has been exploring partnerships with new studios that will make games based on its IPs.
This in itself is nothing new. Nintendo’s partnerships with third-parties have been ongoing for many years such as MercurySteam taking on 2D Metroid, WayForward handling the Advance Wars remakes for Switch, and even lending the Zelda IP to Brace Yourself Games for Cadence of Hyrule. However, GamesIndustry reports that three studios are now “deep in conversation around making games based on Nintendo brands.”
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Silent Hope devs on sequel interest
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Could Silent Hope get a sequel in the future? That’s something a couple of the game’s developers touched on in a recent interview.
Producer Makoto Shioda and Moribo both seem interested in a follow-up, and they expressed as such while speaking with Nintendo Dream. Multiplayer is something that could end up in a new game as that unfortunately didn’t make it into the final version.
Shioda and Moribo said the following when asked about a possible Silent Hope sequel:
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – January 2024
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A new month – along with a new year – started up this week. Now that we’re in January, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
With game releases slowing down in December, have you started anything in your backlog? Maybe you’re now going through something you received during the holidays? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown wasn’t 2D from the start, much of the team worked on Rayman Origins / Legends
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown director Mounir Radi has given more insight into the game, including how it wasn’t originally 2D.
Speaking with Game Informer for its most recent issue, Radi said:
Nintendo Download – January 4, 2024 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of January 4, 2024. The latest releases include Knights of the Rogue Dungeon and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster release date set for April, new trailer
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December 20: It’s been a long time coming, but El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster now has a release date on Switch. Rainy Frog announced today that the game launches on April 28, 2024.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster is an updated version of the 2011 game. The Switch version was announced in April 2022, and there have been few updates since then.
Rayquaza location guide in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
For those interested in learning where to catch Rayquaza in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as part of the Indigo Disk DLC, we have a Rayquaza location guide here for you.
Rayquaza is the master of the weather trio that also includes Kyogre and Groudon. Though Rayquaza can’t Mega Evolve in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, it does retain access to its signature move, Dragon Ascent. Like all the Legendary Pokemon in this game, you’ll need to grind out quests in the Union Circle – more on that in a bit. If you’re looking for the exact Rayquaza location on the Paldea map, you’ve come to the right place.
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Nintendo on how Mario Wonder characters were decided, scrapped Yoshi mechanic
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The developers behind Super Mario Bros. Wonder have commented on how the game’s characters were decided and also revealed a mechanic for Yoshi that was ultimately scrapped.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder has the most amount of playable characters for the series yet. When asked by Famitsu in last week’s issue how they were selected, director Shiro Mouri said:
Shigeru Miyamoto says he’s still not thinking about retiring
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Shigeru Miyamoto just celebrated his 71st birthday last month, but retirement still doesn’t seem to be on his mind.
Miyamoto, the creator of hit franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda, was asked if he’s ever tempted to retire in an interview with The Guardian. He’s spent well over four decades working at Nintendo.
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Pokemon that talk like Meowth was once considered for the anime
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As many fans know, Meowth is the primary Pokemon that talks like a person in the anime. However, there was actually a time when the same thing was considered for other creatures.
The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara spoke about this in a recent interview of Famitsu while discussing Detective Pikachu Returns. Here’s what was shared about that subject which we’ve translated:
