SEGA not worried about splitting the market with Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces launching this year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
SEGA has two new Sonic games launching this year. Sonic Mania is set for August, followed by Sonic Forces this holiday.
Even though SEGA is bringing out a pair of Sonic titles within just a few months of each other, the company doesn’t view that as an issue. SEGA of Europe vice president John Clark told GamesBeat that there isn’t any concern about splitting the market. Clark believes that Mania could attract the core Sonic fans while Forces has the potential for a broader appeal.
Clark said:
“It’s like asking, ‘Will a Sonic fan only buy one Sonic game?’ We think they both occupy different audiences. Initially we wanted to appeal to the core fan. We want to deliver a strong experience that’s going to immediately give such strong and instant gratification, if you like, from accessing it. And then we want to appeal to a broader audience, which is where Forces comes into it. But who’d have thought that this retro-looking game, developed by Christian Whitehead and the team he’s put together, a community developer, and then Sonic Team developing Sonic Forces — that, for us, is a real step change. It’s something we wouldn’t have expected to see, say, 10 years ago. That, in itself, was very exciting for us, and hopefully for fans as well.”
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Ever Oasis update out now (version 1.1)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Ever Oasis has received a first update, though it isn’t terribly exciting. Players can download version 1.1. Nintendo says of the update, “Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
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Sonic Forces running at 30 FPS on Switch as of now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 43 Comments
Sonic Forces was finally playable at E3 2017 this week. Multiple versions of the game were playable, including Switch.
Sonic Forces seems to hold up pretty well on Nintendo’s console. However, SEGA did make one technical compromise. While other versions will be 60 frames per second, it’ll drop to 30 on Switch.
It’s possible that things may change before the final game ships. Still, a raise to 60 FPS may not be possible.
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Pre-orders open for the Ice Kirby Nendoroid, more photos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
At Wonder Festival earlier this year, we heard about a new Ice Kirby Nendoroid. Pre-orders are now open, and the figure may ship at the very end of the year.
You can reserve the Ice Kirby Nendoroid at the following retailers:
And below are some new photos:
We also may as well mention that the standard Kirby Nendoroid is seeing a reprint. Pre-orders are open for that as well below:
GungHo’s first Switch game will be released in the west, CEO on Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 7 Comments
GungHo Online Entertainment is officially working on a new game for Switch. We don’t know what it is exactly, but the project was teased as an “action game for all ages with a lighter, comical tone.”
GungHo’s Switch title won’t just be for Japan. President and CEO Kazuki Morishita has confirmed plans for the west, and the company may have other titles for the console as well.
Morishita spoke about this and more in an interview with Nintendo Life. Aside from Switch, he touched on Puzzle & Dragons as well as working with Nintendo on Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.
You can read some comments from Morishita below. The full interview is located here.
Bandai Namco on how Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden came about
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
The new fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ has received a great deal of attention since its announcement at E3. However, it’s not the first time that Bandai Namco and Arc System Works are partnering on this sort of game. The two companies worked together on Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, which came to 3DS in 2015.
With Dragon Ball FighterZ having been revealed, Game Informer spoke with producer Tomoko Hiroki about Extreme Butoden’s origins. When asked why Bandai Namco was interested in working with Arc System Works in the first place, Hiroki explained:
“Because we’ve had games like Super Butoden (a fighting game that released on the Super Nintendo) we’ve had a lot of fans saying, ‘We believe the roots of Dragon Ball [in games] are actually 2D fighting games.’ And we knew that Arc System Works had this pedigree. That’s where we felt their appeal was, and why we’re deciding to work with them.”
Dragon Ball FighterZ is currently not planned for Switch. Hiroki has suggested that it could come to the console with enough fan interest, however.
Video: Nyko shows off its upcoming Switch accessories
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Nyko announced a bunch of new Switch accessories during E3 week. Director of sales and marketing, Chris Arbogast, shows off the lineup below. New chargers, the portable dock, and more are featured.
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Fan turns Game Boy Advance SP into a Switch dock
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GBA, News, Random, Switch | 11 Comments
One fan has repurposed an old Game Boy Advance SP into a Switch dock. Alexander Blake, who had a broken system lying around, realized that the dock’s circuit board is basically the size of Nintendo’s old handheld.
All of this was done by removing what was in the GBA SP. Blake then simply transferred the parts inside of a Switch dock. Finally, a hole was carved above and inside the screen so that the port connecting to the Switch would fit and be protected.
Here’s a closer look:
Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition back up on Amazon Germany, ships to the US
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Amazon Germany has the Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition back up for pre-order again. You can place an order right here.
In the US, the Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition is a GameStop exclusive, but it sold out within the first hour of pre-orders going live. Thankfully, Amazon Germany will ship this to the US. Switch is also region-free, so you should be able to play the game without any issues.
Rumor: More talk of a SNES Mini coming this year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 21 Comments
A couple of months ago, we heard that Nintendo could be planning a SNES Mini / SNES Classic Edition. No details were provided at the time, but a release by the end of the year is apparently planned.
Destructoid now has its own report stating that the SNES Mini will be available this year – specifically in time for the holidays. The site spoke with three different GameStop managers who said that the hardware is coming. It’s unclear how much they know and if what was mentioned can be trusted, but one manager said that Nintendo partially wants “foot traffic”.
Nintendo revealed the NES Classic Edition in mid-July last year for a November launch. If the SNES Mini is happening this year, perhaps an announcement could be made next month.
