Vicarious Visions was reportedly working on a 3D Donkey Kong game
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May 4: Vicarious Visions, the studio now known as Blizzard Albany that previously developed projects such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, and some Skylanders titles, was apparently working on a 3D Donkey Kong game at one point. Given the timing here, it should have ended up on Switch had it come to fruition.
DK Vine previously published a report about the situation this year. While some of the specific details have come into question, Did You Know Gaming today followed up with its own findings.
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Rumor: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown didn’t meet sales expectations, no sequel, team disbanded
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October 22: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown won’t be getting a sequel as despite its critical success, from a sales standpoint, the game apparently didn’t meet expectations.
Origami Media reported on its findings today. Supposedly, while the team was interested in working on a sequel, Ubisoft wasn’t on board. It ultimately comes down to sales. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown didn’t sell what Ubisoft had hoped, and also felt that a new entry would impact the performance of the original game.
Here’s a translation of what Origami Media shared:
Rumor: Switch 2 factory prototype photos surface
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The Switch 2 rumor mill continues to heat up, and today factory prototype images have allegedly leaked.
The photos are in a rough state and obviously don’t show things in the final form that would reach consumers. However, there are interesting things to note here, including the actual build and a look at the new version of the Joy-Con. On top of that, the device will apparently include USB-C ports at the top and bottom of the device.
Below are the rumored photos (a couple include comparison photos to the current Switch):
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Rumor: Crash Team Rumble was cancelled for Switch
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Did You Know Gaming published a new report about Toys for Bob today, and it claims that Crash Team Rumble was cancelled for Switch.
Crash Team Rumble originally released in June 2023. Unfortunately, the game failed to make an impact. Sales were low and there wasn’t much interested in watching the game at places such as Twitch. Did You Know Gaming says that a Switch version of Crash Team Rumble was in development at one point, but Activision cancelled the port “due to the lack of interest in the other versions.”
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Rumor: Developers told Switch 2 not coming until April 2025 at the earliest
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch 2 | 0 comments
August 13: One of the big questions surrounding Nintendo’s next console – which many have dubbed Switch 2 – is when it’ll be launching. Nintendo has said very little, only confirming that an announcement will be made by the end of the fiscal year. That means we’ll be hearing about the console by the end of March 2025 at the latest.
Chris Dring, who leads things over at GamesIndustry, may have some insight. Dring shared what he’s heard after speaking with multiple developers, who all believe it won’t be out this fiscal year. He went on to say that these teams were actually informed not to count on it arriving during the current fiscal year – meaning not before April 2025. Some developers hope it could be ready by April or May, but that’s obviously far from confirmed.
Rumor: Tales of Xillia Remastered coming to Switch
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Tales of Xillia Remastered could be appearing on Switch. Listings for the RPG have been spotted at three different retailers by Reddit user Jay_RPGee, though they’re all owned by the same company.
Other than the actual listing, there’s not much to go on. It’s unclear what the remastered version would include and when it would be launching.
Sonic x Shadow Generations release date set for October
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
June 6: While we’re still waiting on the official announcement from SEGA, the release date for Sonic x Shadow Generations appears to be imminent. New leaks point to the game launching on October 25, 2024. On the record, it’s due out on Switch later in 2024.
Well-known leaker billbil-kun put out the claim on social media. That was followed up with another leak from MysteryLupin, who not only posted the boxart – see above – but also a new set of screenshots. The packaging image seems to reveal that copies include Gerald Robotnik’s journal covering Shadow’s creation and a Sonic Adventure legacy skin.
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Rumor: Visions of Mana coming to Switch 2
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Is Visions of Mana coming to Switch 2? That’s what the latest speculation would have you believing.
Well-known leaker Midori recently shared on social media that news about Visions of Mana is coming soon. Don’t expect to hear an announcement regarding the game on the next Nintendo system, but it’s claimed that this will be happening at some point.
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Rumor: LEGO Zelda: The Great Deku Tree set out in September
Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Bricktastic claims to have new details about the first LEGO set based on The Legend of Zelda, which will be the previously-rumored Great Deku Tree.
According to the site, the product launches this September. Once again, you’ll apparently be able to choose between looks inspired by Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild – the latter features green leaves while the latter has pink leaves.
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Rumor: Nintendo working on project with codename “U-King-O”, possible new version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 6 months ago by Ethan in Rumors, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Midori, a leaker known for correctly predicting numerous tidbits of information regarding Atlus and SEGA games, has come forward with a new claim that Nintendo is working on a project with the codename U-King-O – which could possibly be a port of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s codename is U-King, which means it can be reasonably assumed that this project refers to a port for Nintendo’s next console. It’s also safe to assume that this port would come with improvements; a higher resolution and frame rate would be nearly guaranteed if this were the case.
