Aqua Moto Racing Utopia, Snow Moto Racing Freedom coming to Switch in November
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 27 Comments
Zordix and Bigben are partnering on a pair of games for Switch. Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom will be on the system in November, the two companies have announced.
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia was originally announced for Wii U. When we last spoke to Zordix a couple of months ago, it was still in development for the older system.
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom will feature “content identical to the already-released PlayStation 4 and PC versions” and will “take full advantage” of Switch’s multiplayer features. You’ll be able to play with up to three friends in local split-screen multiplayer, with up to seven players locally with everyone using their own console. Online play will also be supported.
NBA Playgrounds has sold over 500,000 copies
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
NBA Playgrounds has been a hit for developer Saber Interactive. Since launch, the basketball game has sold more than 500,000 units across all platforms. A specific breakdown of platform sales were not mentioned, though it has done very well on the eShop charts.
Saber CEO Matt Karch said in a statement:
“NBA Playgrounds has been a labor of love for us at Saber, so it’s hugely gratifying to see the game strike a chord. Its success has paved the way for us to consider creating other arcade-style sports titles. We’ve worked tirelessly since release to refine the game and deliver the free content we promised, and we’re going to keep supporting it. I want to thank the community for their ongoing feedback, specifically players on Switch, who had to wait so long for the full experience they deserve.”
Saber has another update in the works for NBA Playgrounds. As mentioned earlier today, it will add 33 new players including current stars such as J.R. Smith and Chris Paul, dominators from recent eras like Baron Davis and Tim Duncan, old-school legends Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, and even some modern-day sports gaming YouTubers like Agent 00 and Shake4ndBake. Additionally, packs will be better balanced to reduce the number of duplicates players open. A three-point contest mode with online play will be added in as well, along with a new rebounding system and fully functional friend invites to matches.
Source: Saber Interactive PR
More: NBA Playgrounds, Saber Interactive, sales
Lost Sphear boxart, screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Screenshots, Switch | 6 Comments
Square Enix released the official boxart for Lost Sphear today. The game will only be sold physically through the company’s online store.
We also have a number of new screenshots from Lost Sphear. Check them out below, along with a piece of key art.
More: boxart, Lost Sphear, Square Enix, Tokyo RPG Factory
Ultra Hyperball footage
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Ultra Hyperball is nearly ready to debut on the Switch eShop. For an early look at the digital game, watch the video below.
More: Springloaded, Ultra Hyperball
Koizumi says Switch success is half-expected and half-surprising, talks Mario development and Zelda dev differences
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
This month’s issue of EDGE has a cover dedicated to Super Mario Odyssey. There really isn’t a whole lot new about the game itself, but the magazine does have a few choice words from Nintendo EPD’s general producer Yoshiaki Koizumi.
One of the topics Koizumi commented on was Switch’s success. Regarding the console’s performance thus far, Koizumi said:
“It’s half expected and half surprising. I always feel a certain amount of confidence in my work, and I imagine a lot of different scenarios. The one that’s come to fruition was one of the better ones I was imagining! We wanted people to have more time to play games.”
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – “Kang the Conqueror” trailer
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A new “Kang the Conqueror” trailer is online for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. Players will go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror through Ancient Egypt, The Old West, Sakaar, New York City in 2099, and other Marvel settings in the game. Watch today’s video below.
Ultra Hyperball on track for this Thursday in all regions, file size
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Ultra Hyperball appears to be one of several Switch games releasing this week. Based on listings on the eShop and on Nintendo’s website, it’ll drop on Thursday.
Copies of the game are also going out to reviewers. Ultra Hyperball takes up 181MB of space.
More: file size, Springloaded, Ultra Hyperball
Zen Studios working on more games for Switch
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Zen Studios’ first Switch game launches tomorrow. The developer is bringing Infinite Minigolf to the system as an eShop title.
Beyond Infinite Minigolf, Zen Studios is working on other projects for Switch. The company’s Mel Kirk confirmed this in a Reddit AMA today, but didn’t elaborate on details.
Zen Studios is primarily known for its pinball games. It’ll be interesting to see if something like Pinball FX3 eventually heads to Switch.
More: Mel Kirk, Zen Studios
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain planned for Switch
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Lightfoot Bros has teamed up with Huey Games to release The Mystery of Woolley Mountain on various platforms, including Switch.
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is a point and click adventure that will have players exploring “a surreal and fantastical world as a group of renegade time-travelling audio scientists who are on a quest to save kidnapped children from a malevolent witch.” Gamers are promised ” a rich and hilarious storyline, quirky characters, colorful cartoony visuals and awesome music.”
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is slated for Summer 2018. View a trailer below.
More: Huey Games
Fan-made program helps create drawings in Splatoon 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 37 Comments
Miiverse doesn’t exist on Switch. However, that hasn’t stopped Splatoon 2 players from coming up with some creative drawings. The game has its own built-in feature so that all sorts of images can be created and shared with others.
ShinyQuagsire23 has gone out of his way to develop a program that brings the more complicated drawings to life. The Pokken Tournament controller is used to enter in the correct sequence of movements and button presses needed to make the drawing. You can sort of think of it as a tool-assisted run. In general, drawings take roughly an hour to complete.
Here’s a look at the program in action:
