Monster Hunter Rise marks the first time that Capcom is making a game for Switch with RE Engine. But based on new comments from the company, it wasn’t an easy thing to accomplish.

Yasunori Ichinose, the director for Monster Hunter Rise, said to Eurogamer that putting RE Engine on Switch “was definitely a new challenge for us.” A big part of the task was balancing the game’s large maps with no loading, graphics quality, and frame rate.

According to Ichinose:

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Capcom says Monster Hunter Rise has been in the works for about four years, didn’t look into Monster Hunter World for Switch

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In an interview with Eurogamer, Monster Hunter Rise producer Ryozo Tsujimoto spoke more about the game’s development. The project has been a long time coming, as it’s been in the works for “about four years in total.”

Tsujimoto told the site:

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Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Switch eShop for September 2020

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In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for September 2020.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars, perhaps unsurprisingly, came out on top. Other new games appear for the first time as well, including Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hades, and more.

The full list is as follows:

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered briefly goes live on the Mexican eShop, first look at the Switch version

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered was finally made official yesterday. After the announcement, the game immediately went up on the Switch eShop for pre-order. On the Mexican store, however, rather than pre-loading, the full title actually went live. That means a select few are already playing the game now, which is a month ahead of the actual release.

Nintendo already fixed things, but we do have a look at the Switch version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. Footage of both docked and handheld play can be found below.

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New Monster Hunter Rise details – can skip cutscenes, no voice chat, more

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IGN has published new details about Monster Hunter Rise following an interview with Capcom. The site was able to speak with Monster Hunter Rise producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and director Yasunori Ichinose.

There’s some interesting information, including the fact that you can skip cutscenes, and there will be no voice chat. We have the full rundown of tidbits below.

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – “Untold Chronicles From 100 Years Past” trailer

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Nintendo just published a new trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity that offers more insight into the game’s story. View it below.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity arrives for Switch on November 20.

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Ciel nosurge DX and Ar nosurge DX announced for Switch

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Ciel nosurge DX and Ar nosurge DX are coming to Switch, Koei Tecmo and Gust have revealed. Both games are scheduled for a January 28, 2021 release in Japan.

Ciel Nosurge, a simulation game, first released on the PS Vita in 2021. The RPG Ar Nosurge followed on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in 2014. Both titles will be appearing on a Nintendo platform for the first time.

Here’s a teaser trailer for Ciel nosurge DX and Ar nosurge DX: