Reggie on the “gutsy call” that was the Wii and Wii Sports
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Wii was one of Nintendo’s better-performing systems having sold over 100 million units worldwide. However, that success wasn’t always guaranteed. Especially before release, questions were raised over Wii’s name and its heavy use of motion controls.
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie-Fils Aime looked back on Wii during his recent lecture at Cornell. The platform, he said, came about due to Nintendo feeling there was “a lack of innovation in games and consoles”. He also called the “interaction between players and the game” led by Wii and Wii Sports (which itself was a huge hit) “a gutsy call that paid off.”
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New Lost Ember trailer
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Mooneye Studios has released a new trailer for its animal switching adventure Lost Ember. You can view the video below.
Lost Ember initially launches on November 22, though the Switch version will follow “in the months to come.”
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Incredible Mandy launches for Switch on November 7
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Incredible Mandy is coming to Switch on November 7, an eShop listing reveals. The action-adventure game will be sold via the eShop.
Here’s an overview of Incredible Mandy, along with a trailer:
Blacksad: Under the Skin – official 25-minute gameplay video, new Switch release date
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Microids, Pendulo Studios, and YS Interactive have shared a new 25-minute gameplay video for Blacksad: Under the Skin. We have it below.
Blacksad: Under the Skin will now launch for Switch in Europe on November 28, followed by December 10 in North America.
Minecraft Dungeons was first imagined as a 3DS game
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Minecraft Dungeons is hitting Switch and other platforms next year. As it turns out there, the game got its start on a different Nintendo platform.
Jens Bergensten, chief creative officer at Mojang, revealed in a recent behind-the-scenes video for the game: “it all started when we were trying to figure out a cool Minecraft-style game for the Nintendo 3DS.” “We toyed with a bunch of different ideas, but finally making a dungeon crawler was something that really struck a chord with us,” he said.
Minecraft Dungeons will retain its action-adventure roots when it comes to Switch in 2020. However, it’ll be a much different – and bigger – title compared to those early 3DS days.
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Resident Evil 5 and 6 patch adds gyroscopic and motion controls on Switch
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Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 will be adding some Switch-specific functionality. The two games are receiving support for gyroscopic and motion controls, the company confirmed today.
Note that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 may not necessarily launch with these features. Capcom is releasing a patch that appears to require installation in order for them to work properly.
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Mary Skelter 2 won’t be released in Australia after classification refused
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Mary Skelter 2 launched in most parts of the world on Switch last week. However, Australia is one region where the game won’t be released.
As it turns out, Mary Skelter 2 won’t be available in Australia as the age rating was not accepted. Publisher Idea Factory confirmed the news on Twitter. Additionally, the official classification page shows that the game’s classification was refused.
Those in Australia interested in buying Mary Skelter 2 for Switch can still do so by setting up a separate Nintendo Account a making a purchase in a different region.
More: Compile Heart, Idea Factory, Mary Skelter 2
Graveyard Keeper: Stranger Sins launch trailer
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tinyBuild has issued a launch trailer for the new Stranger Sins DLC in Graveyard Keeper. Take a look at the video below.
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 reviews roundup
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Nintendo has lifted the embargo on Luigi’s Mansion 3, which means the floodgates for reviews have now opened. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts below.
EarthNight launches for Switch on December 3
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The hand-drawn action platformer EarthNight is releasing for Switch on December 3, developer Cleaversoft announced today. It will be sold as a digital download on the eShop.
Here’s an overview of EarthNight, along with a trailer:
