River City Saga: Three Kingdoms opening movie
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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms, also known as Kunio-kun no Sangokushi dayo: Zeiin Shuugou!, received an update at the Tokyo Game Show today. Arc System Works offered a new look at the game and shared the opening movie.
Here’s the video:
Retro Studios was initially worried about Wii after seeing its specs
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We all know today that the Wii was one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles, but early on, the system garnered its fair share of doubters and people that were concerned about how it would perform – including Retro Studios.
Bryan Walker, who was with Retro starting with Metroid Prime 2 before going on to be a senior producer on Metroid Prime 3 and then the director on Donkey Kong Country Returns, revealed to Kiki Talkz that the company was “a little concerned” after seeing the console’s specs. It was only after Nintendo unveiled the Wii Remote and saw massive interest during its showing at E3 2006 that the staff at Retro Studios started to understand Nintendo’s approach.
According to Walker:
More: Bryan Walker, interview, Retro Studios, top
Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon vol. 130 – Flauros
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Another demon trailer has arrived for Shin Megami Tensei V, which now focuses on Flauros. Its first appearance came in the very first Shin Megami Tensei title.
Thanks to the Megami Tensei Wiki we have some background information about Flauros. Read a bit more about the creature below.
More: Atlus, Shin Megami Tensei V
Metroid Prime 3 could have been more open world, took a year to implement Hypermode
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As part of a recent discussion with Kiki Talkz, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption senior producer Bryan Walker commented on how there was initially some consideration to make the game open world as well as the difficulties implementing Hypermode.
As for the open world, director Mark Pacini first came up with the idea to leverage Samus’ ship and make the game less linear. Walker is proud of what the team accomplished with Metroid Prime 3, but “would be very interested in seeing what the response was, especially the fan community to the expanded use of the ship and the more open world non-linear that we were touching upon with that pitch.”
Pacini’s full words:
Donkey Kong Country Returns dev on how Retro came to work on the project
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In an interview with Kiki Talkz, former Retro Studios developer Bryan Walker discussed how the team ended up working on Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Walker worked on Metroid Prime 2 and 3 before directing the Wii title. Retro actually had some interest in moving on from the Prime series after the second entry, but after Donkey Kong was presented to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, he instead wanted the team to come out with a third game. Then after Metroid Prime 3 launched and there was a lot of some key staff, the opportunity to work on the Donkey Kong Country IP came about.
Walker also talked about meeting with Shigeru Miyamoto early on and had much praise for him. After one conversation in Kyoto, Miyamoto asked Retro to take care of IP, stating: “Please take care of DK. He is my friend.”
Below is Walker’s full words:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – October 2021
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A new month rolled right on in yesterday. Now that we’re in October, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
A ton of notable games have made their way to Switch over the past few weeks. WarioWare: Get It Together!, Cruis’n Blast, Eastward, Ni no Kuni II, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, Astria Ascending, and Hot Wheels Unleashed are some of the highlights. We’ve even had shadowdrops with the likes of Castlevania Advance Collection.
So what have you been playing as of late? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Blaze And The Monster Machines: Axle City Racers launch trailer
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Outright Games and 3D Clouds have readied a launch trailer for Blaze And The Monster Machines: Axle City Racers, their new Switch title.
Read more about the game with the following overview:
Haven gains Sweet Little Things update on Switch, patch notes and trailer
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A significant patch has just come to Haven on Switch known as the Sweet Little Things update. Highlights include two new costumes for Yu and Kay, a meloglide to choose which track of the OST to listen to, a concept art gallery, a new kiss, and many quality of life improvements.
Below are the full patch notes for Haven’s Sweet Little Things update:
More: Haven, The Game Bakers, title update
Mario Golf: Super Rush giving out Toad colors for Ranked Match reward
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Mario Golf: Super Rush is now letting players earn different colors for Toad. This comes as part of the game’s Ranked Match for October.
Each time a new month rolls in for Mario Golf: Super Rush, the Ranked Match resets and players can earn a new reward. Toad variations are the featured reward this time around, as players can choose between blue, green, and yellow if they reach a high enough rank. You only need to hit the A- rank for the color options to unlock, though you’ll need to do so by the end of the month. On the character select screen in Mario Golf: Super Rush, if you hover over Toad, keep pressing the “L” button to cycle through the color options.
More: Camelot, Mario Golf: Super Rush
Antonball Deluxe Switch launch trailer
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Publisher Proponent Games and developer Summitsphere have gone live with a new trailer for Antonball Deluxe, their arcade action title. The title found its way to Switch this week.
Check out the following overview for Antonball Deluxe:
