Nintendo developer talks CG and amiibo work for Metroid Dread
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In a post on Nintendo’s recruitment website, developer Uenaka Minoru shared insight into his work on Metroid Dread, including CG and amiibo. He’s been with the planning and production department since 2019.
Minoru’s post goes into working with MercurySteam and how the “finest details” needed to be considered since CG was used on Nintendo’s website, the boxart, and more. Working on E.M.M.I. was probably the biggest aspect of the project since it required “a sense of realism that required not just cooperation from the series development team, but also cooperation with other companies to get the fine details properly finished and as convincing as possible.” As for the amiibo, he wanted to create two poses so that it would look like Samus and the E.M.M.I. were squaring off.
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Arcade Archives Cosmo Gang the Puzzle gameplay
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Arcade Archives Cosmo Gang the Puzzle dropped on Switch this week, and for those interested in getting a closer look, we’ve got gameplay. Hamster showed off the title during its latest live stream.
Here’s a bit of information about it:
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Germany’s best-selling games of 2023
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New data provides us with a look at the best-selling games of 2023 in Germany.
Before getting into the results, there are a couple of things to point out here. Nintendo doesn’t share eShop data, so digital isn’t really accounted for here and some companies – namely Epic and Larian – are not participating in Games Sales Data (GSD).
The full list of Germany’s best-selling games of 2023 can be found below.
Side-scrolling platformer The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest announced for Switch
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Retrowave is working on The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest for Switch, the company has announced. The game is currently slated for 2025.
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest is a side-scrolling platformer with an 8-bit look. More information can be found in the following overview:
Open world adventure game Wisper coming to Switch
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Publisher PID Games and developer Aechmea Studios have announced Wisper, which is bound for Switch. As of now launch timing has yet to be decided.
Wisper is an open world adventure game. Players will be visiting different biomes, meeting unique characters, and saving them from a corrupted wisp.
More: Aechmea Studios, PID Games, Wisper
Reigns: Three Kingdoms launch trailer
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To celebrate the Switch launch of Reigns: Three Kingdoms, Devolver Digital and Nerial prepared a launch trailer. The video gives fans another look at the turn-based card battler.
You can learn more about it in the following overview:
Switch eShop charts – January 13, 2024
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Switch set console record in 2023 for most game releases in a year
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Switch might be towards the end of its lifecycle, but that didn’t stop the platform for setting a console record in 2023 with the most game releases in a year.
In 2023, 2,360 titles came out for the platform. Again, this is the most ever for a console in a single year. Circana’s Anthony Silva provided the noteworthy tidbit.
Shinorubi gameplay
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For those interested in seeing what Shinorubi has to offer, we’ve got gameplay for you. The shoot ’em up title made its initial debut on Switch this week.
Check out additional information in the following overview:
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Smite 2 not on Switch due to concerns about its “power level”
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Smite 2 was announced earlier today, but there’s no Switch version in sight even though the previous game is on Nintendo’s console. It sounds like the team would like to have the sequel on there as well, but it’s not something Titan Forge Games deems possible currently.
In an interview with TechRadar, executive producer Alex Cantatore indicated that the company isn’t “sure that we’d be able to develop or deliver a really good experience” on Switch. His full comments are as follows:
