Amazon opens pre-orders for Switch Joy-Con wheel
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches late next month, Nintendo will also bring out a new wheel accessory for the Switch Joy-Con. Amazon now has pre-orders open here. It doesn’t come with Joy-Con, but you will get two wheels in the package.
Level-5 CEO talks Lady Layton
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Even though Lady Layton was announced last July, we haven’t heard much about it since then. Famitsu catches up with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino for an update of sorts this week.
Famitsu starts off by asking what parts are new compared to past entries. Hino points out that the protagonist has changed from Professor Layton to his daughter, Katrielle. Because of that, this game will have a female touch while keeping the series’ atmosphere intact. Hino hope the game will show a brand new side of the franchise.
More: Akihiro Hino, Famitsu, interview, Lady Layton, top
An hour of Yooka-Laylee footage
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Team17 held a live stream last week to show off the Glitterglaze Glacier world in Yooka-Laylee. You can view the full recording below.
More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee
Zelda: Breath of the Wild team on dev approach, difficulty, speedrunners, concept art, Shrines, bugs, and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 9 Comments
The Verge recently chatted with Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa, and technical director Takuhiro Dohta. Tons of topics were discussed in the new interview. Among them include how the team approached development, the game’s difficulty, speedrunning, the crazy concept, designing Shrines, and making the experience as bug free as possible.
We’ve rounded up notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full discussion on The Verge here.
First Away: Journey to the Unexpected gameplay
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Gameplay from Away: Journey to the Unexpected, an upcoming title for Switch, debuted during Twitch’s PAX stream. We have the full recording below.
Arcade Archives Neo Geo videos
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Hamster has prepared a few videos for its recent Neo Geo releases on Switch from the Arcade Archives series. We’ve rounded them up below.
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Fire Emblem 0 series 10 will have cards from Thracia 776, Fates, Heroes; Echoes’ Valentia Complete edition shown
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Fire Emblem 0 series 8 is coming to Japan on March 17. Since that date is so close, a live stream was held to show off what’s in store in the near future as well as a few months from now.
Not only cards from series 8, but also ones from series 9 were on display. Additionally, we also have news about series 10. Thracia 776, Fates, and Heroes will all be represented there.
If that wasn’t enough, the Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Valentia Complete edition was shown. This included a look at the box, special edition, Blu-ray, and promo cards.
Serenes Forest’s Kirie recaps the entire event below:
Rime developer diary #1
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The first developer diary is now online for Rime. For the new video, developers from Tequila Works team talk about the origins and influences that shaped the game. Have a look below.
More: Grey Box, Rime, Six Foot, Tantalus, Tequila Works
Switch sold through 95% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Various information about Switch’s debut sales have been coming this week. In its first three days, the console is estimated to have sold around 330,000 units.
Dengeki now reports that Switch sold through 95 percent of its initial shipment. Given that, as well as how it’s tough to find in stores, the system’s first shipment is almost entirely depleted. That means when next week’s sales are reported, Switch is likely going to have a major drop off – so don’t panic when you see the numbers.
By the way, on another interesting note, Dengeki says that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has an attach rate of 60.8 percent with Switch. That’s higher than the rate for Twilight Princess and Wii at 35.9 percent.
Nintendo offers up expanded statement on Switch issues, says problems “being handled promptly”
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TIME has received an expanded statement regarding issues some owners are said to have been experiencing with Switch. For the most part, it outlines what we’ve heard previously.
The big takeaway: Nintendo says that Switch isn’t facing “widespread technical problems, and all issues are being handled promptly, including the reports regarding the left Joy-Con Bluetooth connection.”
The statement in full reads:
“At Nintendo, we take great pride in creating quality products and we want our consumers to have a positive experience. It is common with any new innovative consumer technology for consumers to have questions, and Nintendo Switch is no exception. There are no widespread technical problems, and all issues are being handled promptly, including the reports regarding the left Joy-Con Bluetooth connection. To best support our customers, we continuously update the online consumer support site and provide real-time answers to the questions we are receiving. We want our consumers to get up and running quickly to have fun with Nintendo Switch, and if anything falls short of this goal we encourage them to contact Nintendo’s Consumer Service team. For help with any hardware or software questions, please visit: http://support.nintendo.com”
