Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue to receive English release on Switch
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Over a year ago, the visual novel Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue arrived on Switch in Japan. An English version is now in the cards following the latest Kickstarter success story.
NekoNyan, a company dedicated to visual novel localizations, recently opened a Kickstarter for a physical version of Aokana on PC. The campaign quickly raced past its €10,000 funding goal, and has done so well that the Switch version will be translated into English. The Switch release will be digital-only (at least as things stand now), but new features will be added: a music mode, sprite viewer, and voiceline bookmarker. No word on launch timing just yet.
You can keep track of Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue on Kickstarter here.
Hoggy 2 out on Switch this week
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The platformer Hoggy 2 will be releasing on Switch very soon. It’s scheduled for release in North America and Europe on July 26, publisher Ratalakia Games announced today.
Here’s some additional information about Hoggy 2, along with a trailer:
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Pokemon Masters introduces Team Break
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If you watched one of the early Pokemon Masters trailers, you might have seen some mysterious characters in masks. This group has since been revealed to be Team Break. According to The Pokemon Company, they are known to steal Pokemon.
Pokemon Masters launches this summer on iOS and Android.
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Summer in Mara delayed, now targeted for early February
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Summer in Mara was originally on track to launch later this year. Unfortunately, that will no longer be happening. Chibig has announced a delay, resulting in a new release window of early February.
Explaining the situation on Kickstarter, Chibig wrote:
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Junichi Masuda discusses how most people think Pokemon is made by Nintendo rather than Game Freak
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Pokemon is understandably associated with Nintendo. The series’ games have appeared on the Big N’s platforms going all the way back to the Game Boy, and it’s always touted as one of the company’s top properties. However, those who closely follow gaming news understand that Game Freak has been developing the core titles since Pokemon started.
Of course, not everyone knows that. Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda recently said that he asked 200 people who they thought made Pokemon. The result? Close to 100 said Nintendo. Masuda said that some people even think that he’s a a Nintendo employee, when he works at Game Freak instead.
When Masuda returns to his hometown, he’ll overhear people express disbelief to each other that he is actually Junichi Masuda. They say things like, “Someone from Nintendo would never come to a place like this.”
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Fortnite content update out now (version 9.41)
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Fortnite has updated once agian with its latest batch of content. Epic Games has added in a new rifle, birthday-related items, and more.
Below are the full details:
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Oninaki demo footage
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As reported a short while ago, Square Enix has made a demo available for Oninaki. Take a look at some footage below.
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Square Enix releases Oninaki demo, new trailer, game’s file size revealed
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The Switch RPG Oninaki won’t be ready for another month, but Square Enix has actually released a demo for the game. It’s currently out now in Europe and Australia. We assume that it will be extended in North America when the eShop updates tomorrow. The demo takes up 1.4GB of space.
Since Oninaki has an eShop listing, we now know the game’s file size. It’ll be a 2.7GB download on Switch.
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My Nintendo adds Splatoon 2 gear set
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To celebrate the end of Splatoon 2’s final Splatfest, Nintendo has added in a new reward for players. In North America, members can spend 100 Platinum Points on the just-added gear set.
It includes:
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Shigeru Miyamoto reflects on his relationship with Satoru Iwata, influence still felt at Nintendo
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Hobonichi published a new book in Japan today about the late Satoru Iwata. Titled Iwata-san, it even includes an interview with Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, which delves into his relationship with the now former Nintendo president.
IGN has now translated some of the excerpts from the book. Here’s Miyamoto discussing his relationship with Iwata:
