Michael Pachter has heard from devs that Switch “is the easiest of the big three to develop for”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 77 Comments
One of the bigger questions surrounding Switch is how much support the platform will garner from third-parties. Nintendo will no doubt be supporting it with its full force, but being able to fill in the release schedule from outside companies certainly helps.
We’ll get a better idea about third-party support for Switch in January, but a new off-hand comment from Michael Pachter is at least encouraging. In the latest episode of Pachter Factor, the industry analyst said he’s “heard from developers that Nintendo is the easiest of the big three to develop for.” He’s of course referring to Switch in relation to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
You can watch the full episode here. Pachter ultimately concludes that third-party support will come down to whether games can be ported for a reasonable cost.
Tank Troopers – footage of various missions
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Update: Added in more mission footage below.
Original: Another video of Tank Troopers has come in. With the latest gameplay, we’re able to get a look at the fourth mission which requires you to destroy barrels. View the video below.
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Nintendo shows off Zelda’s original design documents
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images, Videos | 1 Comment
Update: More documents from Nintendo. First, the skull room and secret passage area designed by Takashi Tezuka:
And drawings of maps from Shigeru Miyamoto:
Original: In the spirit of Zelda’s 30th anniversary, Nintendo has posted a brief video that shows the original game map for the first game. We have it below.
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Scans roundup – SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage, Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki, more
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!!, SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage, and Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki. Scans of all titles can be found below.
Different settings for docked / portable Switch modes spotted in Unreal Engine 4
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 88 Comments
Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard more and more about different modes for Switch when it’s docked and when the device is being played as a standalone unit. That culminated with a report from Digital Foundry just a couple of days ago. The publication claims that Switch, when in portable mode, runs at 40 percent of the clock-speed of the fully docked device.
Unreal Engine 4 version 4.14 released about a month ago. One developer has now come across some interesting discoveries which lend credence to some of the recent speculation.
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Media Create sales (12/12/16 – 12/18/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 84,823
PS4 – 70,031
2DS – 39,218
Vita – 36,214
PS4 Pro – 9,317
New 3DS – 9,149
Wii U – 5,095
Xbox One – 1,872
PS3 – 925
3DS – 226
3DS LL – 62
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 85,218
New 3DS LL – 67,247
2DS – 33,439
Vita – 22,314
New 3DS – 7,887
PS4 Pro – 7,499
Wii U – 4,656
Xbox One – 1,245
PS3 – 853
3DS – 314
3DS LL – 88
And here are the software charts:
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Nintendo announces 40 million downloads for Super Mario Run in four days
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments
All sorts of data intelligent firms have come out with figures about Super Mario Run’s initial performance. However, now we have some data straight from the source: Nintendo.
Nintendo said in an announcement today that Super Mario Run topped 40 million worldwide downloads in just four days. Nintendo announced. Additionally, the mobile release is the top-ranking free game on the App Store in 140 countries and regions, and is in the top 10 highest grossing games on the App Store in 100 countries.
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UK Dragon Quest VIII commercial
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo UK has come out with a new commercial for Dragon Quest VIII which highlights new features included in the 3DS RPG. Have a look at it below.
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Miyamoto talks Zelda: A Link to the Past in classic interview – name, cut ideas, open-ended Zelda interest
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Way back in 1992, Japanese magazine Famicon Tsuushin published an interview all about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with Shigeru Miyamoto. Shmuplations has now gone to the trouble of translating it in full. There are notable topics here, such as how Nintendo approached the name, Miyamoto’s interest in making an open-ended Zelda (which he’s finally realizing with Breath of the Wild), and scrapped ideas due to hardware limitations.
We’ve posted a few of the excerpts below. For the full interview, head on over to Shmuplations.
Tank Troopers footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Tank Troopers arrived on the Japanese 3DS eShop today, and now we have some footage to go along with its release. 14 minutes of gameplay can be seen below.
