Story of Seasons devs on the need for simultaneous worldwide releases
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With some games that first launch in Japan, there can be a delay for when it finally reaches fans in North America and Europe. Story of Seasons has been one example of this, but thankfully the gap is decreasing dramatically. It took almost a year for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town to head west after its Japanese debut, but with Pioneers of Olive Town, the title was made available in the west just one month later.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town director Hikaru Nakano and producer Dai Takemura spoke about the need for worldwide simultaneous launches in an interview with Dengeki Online. We’ve included our full translation of their comments below.
Famitsu readers vote on favorite villagers and more in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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A few weeks ago, Animal Crossing: New Horizons celebrated its first anniversary. Japanese magazine Famitsu looked back on the game’s past twelve months by hosting a survey in which readers were asked about various topics such as their favorite villager, favorite seasonal event, and more.
Below are the ranking results:
Rising Hell footage
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Rising Hell, a vertical platformer rogue-lite, will be appearing on Switch later this month. Take a look at some footage in the video below.
Rising Hell is scheduled for May 20 on Switch. More information and a trailer can be found here.
Curved Space – National Space Day trailer
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In celebration of National Space Day, Maximum Games and Only By Midnight released a new trailer for the arcade-style twin-stick shooter Curved Space. Watch it below.
Curved Space is planned for June 18 on Switch. Head on over here for additional information.
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.
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Game Builder Garage pre-orders open
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Update (5/7): Pre-orders are now open on Best Buy.
Original (5/6): Pre-orders for Game Builder Garage are starting to open following yesterday’s announcement from Nintendo. Currently, Amazon has it here. Stay tuned for additional retailers.
Game Builder Garage is planned for June 11. Learn more about the Switch title here.
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Former Retro Studios dev says a Metroid Prime Trilogy Switch port “would take a lot of effort” and is “skeptical” of it happening
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With Metroid Prime 4 in the works for Switch, many fans have hoped that Nintendo would bring the series’ first three games to the platform. It’s unclear whether or not that will ever happen, but a former developer at Retro Studios has weighed in by sharing his own thoughts.
Michael Wikan spent many years at Retro having played a big role in all three mainline Metroid Prime titles as well as Donkey Kong Country Returns. In fact, he was a senior designer on each one of those projects.
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance delayed on Switch
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance was just announced for Switch yesterday with a planned release for today. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan.
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance has been pushed back by at least “a few days”. The team seems to be unsure why the delay has happened, as Nintendo didn’t provide an explanation. The build and store page were both approved.
When we have a new release date for Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on Switch, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Source: Wizards of the Coast PR
Bandai Namco registers new trademarks for Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins in Europe
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Before Monolith Soft created Xenoblade, the developer worked on a number of other titles. Baten Kaitos was one brief RPG series the studio was known for. The original game as well as its prequel – Baten Kaitos Origins – were GameCube exclusives. This was back when Monolith Soft was with Bandai Namco.
The Baten Kaitos IP has been dormant since Origins released in 2006. There were some talks about a DS entry that never came to be, but that’s pretty much it.
It’s interesting then that new trademarks have surfaced in Europe. Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins were both filed today. That doesn’t exactly mean that they’ll be rereleased or that Bandai Namco has any plans for the series, but we would certainly welcome HD remasters on Switch if that were to ever happen.
World’s End Club Switch demo footage
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This week, a demo for World’s End Club was made available on the Switch eShop worldwide. Take a look at some footage in the video below.
World’s End Club arrives for Switch on May 27 in Japan and May 28 in the west.
