Miyamoto on Nintendo’s perception since the Wii, focusing on players instead of market trends
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about the public impression during the Wii era of Nintendo being for kids in the latest issue of Famitsu.
Miyamoto highlighted that people have come to expect the company’s reliability. This influenced their first mobile game, Super Mario Run, as Nintendo gave a lot of thought on how players would pay for the game. Miyamoto also stressed that rather than focusing on market trends, Nintendo puts the player first above all else.
Here’s our full translation of the excerpt:
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Thea: The Awakening new patch bringing co-op crossplay March 12
Posted on 5 years ago by Bryce(@brodee922) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Developer Monster Couch is creating a new patch for Thea: The Awakening on Switch, releasing March 12, 2020.
In this patch, the game is receiving cross-platform co-op between Switch and Steam users and it will save your achievements as well. However, Monster Couch makes sure to emphasize that players should finish their playthroughs before updating, as it will force them to restart the game.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons – “Your Personal Island Escape” commercial
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo is back with another North American advert for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Find the “Your Personal Island Escape” commercial below.
Miyamoto on the reasons behind Switch’s success
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu contains a 12-page interview with Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. During one portion of the conversation, Miyamoto commented on Switch’s success.
Miyamoto noted that Switch was successful because people like carrying around devices with them. It’s also different to smartphones, in that it’s a straightforward piece of hardware.
Here’s our translation of the full excerpt:
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New Cloudpunk trailer
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Ion Lands has gone live with a new trailer for Cloudpunk, its story-based exploration game. Check out the video below.
Cloudpunk launches on Switch later in 2020.
Doom Eternal – soundtrack behind the scenes video
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Just like the 2016 Doom game, Doom Eternal is receiving a lot of attention for its soundtrack. A new video from Bethesda, which we have below, offers a look at how composer Mick Gordon assembled heavy metal vocalists to help create the music.
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Nintendo returning for Gamescom 2020
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Similar to previous years, Nintendo will be attending Gamescom 2020. The company’s presence was confirmed by the show’s official Twitter account a short while ago.
Other publishers attending Gamescom include Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Capcom, SEGA, THQ Nordic, and Ubisoft.
Gamescom 2020 will take place between August 25 and August 29 at Koelnmesse, in Cologne, Germany.
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Neon City Riders launches March 12
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Publisher Bromio and developer Mecha Studios Neon have dated the action-adventure game City Riders. It’ll launch digitally via the eShop on March 12, the two companies announced today.
We have the following overview and trailer for Neon City Riders:
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Holy Potatoes! Compendium seeing retail release in May
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A trio of Holy Potatoes! games are getting a single physical release on Switch. Numskull Games is bundling Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!, Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!, and Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! into a single package.
Here’s an overview of all three titles:
Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!! boxart
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments
Japanese retailer Yodobashi has posted the official boxart for Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!! Have a look at the packaging image above.
