Nintendo comments on its rising R&D costs
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When Nintendo held its financial call last week, one investor asked about the company’s rising costs when it comes to research and development. The Big N is expecting these expenses to be at nearly 100 billion yen for the fiscal year.
President Shuntaro Furukawa offered up some insight. He pointed to a few factors, such as development costs (which are higher compared to past platforms) to produce a steady stream of games for Switch, development of next generation hardware, plans to grow its integrated hardware-software entertainment business, and more.
Furukawa stated:
Guerilla Collective 2021 announced for June
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Media Indie Exchange has just announced that the Guerilla Collective Showcase is returning for a second consecutive year. The event will take place across the first two Saturdays in June.
Guerilla Collective is promising “wide-ranging game, footage, guest and news-filled showcases.” There will be over 80 titles from 505 Games, Innersloth, Thunderful, and more.
Below are all of the relevant date and participant details:
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SteamWorld series has several new games in the works
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The last SteamWorld game, SteamWorld Quest, launched just over two years ago. Image & Form has been keeping quiet about the series since, but that doesn’t mean there’s more to come – quite far from it actually.
Over on Twitter, Image & Form confirmed that “several new SteamWorld games are in the making”. The company wrote:
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Limited Run Games #LRG3 2021 presentation announced for June
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Limited Run Games will hold its annual #LRG3 event next month. The presentation will take place on June 14, the company announced today.
It will air at the following times:
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First 4 Figures reveals Banjo-Kazooie Mumbo Jumbo and Crocodile Banjo statues, pre-orders open
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First 4 Figures has revealed more statues, this time based on Banjo-Kazooie. There’s one planned for Mumbo Jumbo and another for the crocodile transformation.
Here’s the official product description:
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EA Play Live 2021 announced for July 22
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
A new EA Play Live event will air on July 22, EA has announced. Last year’s presentation was held in June, and today’s news confirms that the upcoming broadcast will take place after E3.
In 2020, EA did actually have a decent amount of Switch news. Apex Legends was announced for the platform, we heard about Lost in Random for the first time, and more.
We’ll let you know about any significant Nintendo-related news that emerges from EA Play Live 2021.
Build-A-Bear now offering winter versions for Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tom Nook and Isabelle plushies
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Build-A-Bear seems to be expanding its plans for Animal Crossing: New Horizons plushies pretty quickly. After Tom Nook and Isbelle initially went up last month, both can now be found in winter versions. You can see their designs above.
Also worth noting is that the original summer versions have been restocked as well.
All of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Build-A-Bear plushies can be found here.
My Nintendo adds printable Animal Crossing: New Horizons gift tags in North America
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Another reward based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available in North America. The site is now offering printable Animal Crossing: New Horizons gift tags, with the set including eight different designs.
The tags will set you back just 10 Platinum Points. It’s up for grabs on My Nintendo here.
Story of Seasons devs talks about the possibility of more remakes
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A little while back, Dengeki Online spoke with Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town director Hikaru Nakano and producer Dai Takemura. The possibility of additional remakes was discussed during the discussion.
Switch already has a remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, which was released as Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town in 2020. Nakano personally expressed interest in bringing back the likes of Harvest Moon 64, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, and Harvest Moon DS.
Our full translation is below:
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Nintendo Minute – “Nintendo Switch Lite Blue Unboxing + Color Comparison”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta do their own unboxing and color comparison for the blue Switch Lite. Check out the full episode below.
