Game Freak on balancing new Pokemon games with remakes
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As many mainline Pokemon games as there have been, the series has also seen its fair share of remakes. In fact, some generations have been redone more than once.
Speaking with IGN a little while back, Pokemon Sword/Shield director Shigeru Ohmori highlighted the importance of balancing new Pokemon titles with remakes, stating that Game Freak is “kind of torn between the two all the time.” He said:
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Nintendo considered “drastic costume change” for Luigi in Super Mario Odyssey
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Luigi doesn’t have a traditional role in Super Mario Odyssey. Unfortunately, you can’t take direct control of the character. Instead, a few months after the game’s launch, Luigi was added as part of a minigame.
Although Luigi isn’t playable, Nintendo still gave the character’s design a lot of thought. In fact, character art lead Sho Murata said in the recently-translated version of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey that the team “considered a drastic costume change” before ultimately settling on “a simple look”.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Guardians of Peace summoning event announced
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced Guardians of Peace as the next Fire Emblem Heroes summoning event. It will feature Larum, Perceval, Echidna, and Igrene. These characters represent Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Guardians of Peace goes live on November 18 at 11 PM PT / November 19 at 2 AM ET alongside a new paralogue story. View a trailer for the event below.
Starting on 11/18 at 11 PM PT, new Heroes from the #FireEmblem: The Binding Blade game will be available in the New Heroes: Guardians of Peace summoning event! Also, in the next Tempest Trials+ event, you can earn New Hero Brunnya: Devoted General. #FEHeroes pic.twitter.com/B1DfyUUFVv
— Fire Emblem Heroes (@FE_Heroes_EN) November 17, 2019
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] opening movie
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Arc System Works today released the official opening movie for its 2D fighter Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]. Get a look at the video below.
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] launches for Switch on February 20, 2020.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection update out now (version 2.6.7)
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Blizzard has prepared a new 2.6.7 update for Diablo III: Eternal Collection. It features the start of Season 19, a Pandemonium buff, new Crusader and Monk sets, bug fixes, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
Nintendo specifically wanted someone with a visible disability for its recent Switch commercial
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In a Switch commercial released this week, Aaron Waddingham was one of the boy actors featured. Aaron, who has Down syndrome, has been taking acting classes and auditioning for parts this year. Amazingly enough, Nintendo’s commercial was his first acting job.
Aaron’s mother Sue told Global News that “Nintendo very specifically wanted somebody with a visible disability.” She said:
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Sakurai details Psycho Soldier’s laborious re-recording process for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In last week’s issue of Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai published his latest column. This article gives readers a glimpse behind the scenes of the extensive recording production for the main theme of Psycho Soldier. The song was was rearranged and rerecorded for the most recent wave of DLC from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter’s Pass, celebrating Terry Bogard’s inclusion.
We’ve prepared a full translation below the break.
Switch “My Way” commercial – “Staying Active Together”
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Continuing on with its “My Way” commercial series for Switch, we have another advert featuring Ring Fit Adventure. Check it out below.
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Story-driven puzzle game Chained coming to Switch
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The story-driven puzzle game Chained is in the works for Switch, Studio Digital Caffeine announced today. No release window has been shared at this time.
Chained is still very much in development, and details are hard to come by currently. However, we do have a trailer shared last year below.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield tech analysis
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield finally arrived on Switch yesterday. As is tradition at this point, Digital Foundry has examined the games from a technical perspective.
Here are the main points:
