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The game is a “neo-rogue brawler that puts you in the shoes of the only baristas on Earth with enough heavy metal in their veins to fend off an alien assault.” You can play alone or with a friend while fighting in eight different locations.

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Video: Splatoon 2 producer talks Octo Expansion

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Nintendo published a new Splatoon 2 video interview today with producer Hisashi Nogami. Take a look at the brief discussion below.

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Pokemon designers on the creation of Pikachu, inspired by a squirrel

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Yomiuri Shimbun has gained new insight about the creation of Pikachu after speaking to some of the original game’s developers, including illustrators Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori.

All those years ago, Nishida was asked to create a “cute monster” that met two conditions. In addition to it being an “electric type” with electric attacks, it also needed to have two stages of evolution.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – “Meet the Kongs” trailer – Cranky Kong

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Nintendo has a new trailer up for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze that introduces one of the game’s playable characters. View the video for Cranky Kong below.

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Splatoon 2 – Raph vs. Leo Splatfest art (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

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Splatoon 2 is kicking off a major Splatfest this weekend. In North America and Europe, the first-ever tournament-style Splatfest will be held to determine which brother from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is the ultimate fan-favorite.

Raph and Leo are going head-to-head this weekend. To celebrate, Nintendo has shared some new art. We have the image attached above.

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Nintendo expecting digital sales to rise, but won’t take over all of its sales

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During the Q&A portion of its financial results briefing, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima commented on expectations for digital sales going forward.

Kimishima does anticipate that “the percentage of digital sales will rise steadily in the years ahead.” In fact, “the percentage of digital sales has already risen above 50% on some titles released by publishers outside Japan”. Kimishima does at the same time believe that digital won’t overtake all sales since “many consumers who purchase only packaged software”.

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Ratalakia Games teases InkSplosion for release on Switch next week

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Ratalakia Games has indicated that InkSplosion will be releasing on Switch next week. On Twitter today, the company teased:

Something is coming to #PS4, #PSVita, #NintendoSwitch, #XboxOne and #Steam next week 😛 #vitaisland pic.twitter.com/rxnEOlpi0E
— Ratalaika Games (@RatalaikaGames) May 2, 2018

Developed by Petite Games, InkSplosion is “a single screen twin-stick shooter, where the only real enemy is beating your previous high-score”. We have some additional details and a trailer below.

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Nintendo still wants to release 2-3 mobile games a year, possibility of 3-way collab with both Cygames and DeNA

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Nintendo only released one new mobile game during the last fiscal year. But during the company’s latest financial results briefing, president Tatsumi Kimishima said that the original plan has not changed.

According to Kimishima, Nintendo is still targeting 2-3 mobile games per year. “What we want is to release applications for smart devices that can be played for a long time, and if we can increase those kinds of titles, then we will build a lineup of titles that consumers will truly enjoy,” Kimishima said.

Kimishima also said that there aren’t any plans for Nintendo, Cygames, and DeNA to all directly collaborate on new mobile titles. However, there is sort of a three-company collaboration based on Cygames and DeNA’s different roles.

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Nintendo still wants to enter China, but can’t do so on its own and many issues need to be resolved

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Unfortunately, Nintendo doesn’t have much of a footing in China. That doesn’t mean the company isn’t interested in seeing a larger expansion in the country, however.

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said last week that the company can’t expand its business to China alone, and has to resolve many issues. Currently, there are “several ongoing discussions to figure out how to do so.” No contracts have been signed, but Nintendo’s “desire to get that done as quickly as possible has not changed.”

Nintendo on how Dragalia Lost is being developed and future Cygames titles

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With past mobile apps, Nintendo has taken the lead on development. The likes of Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp have been handled by its own internal teams while DeNA has handled the back end.

With Dragalia Lost, which has come out of a new partnership with Cygames, the approach has been a bit different. Cygames designed it initially, and Nintendo “got involved at the planning stage and are now developing the game together.”