[Interview] Frontier on bringing RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and Jurassic World Evolution to Switch
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Frontier has supported Switch in a big way to close out 2020. Aside from bringing back a classic with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition, there’s also Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition. The former game is already available with the latter one to follow in November.
Recently, Frontier answered a number of questions about both of its new Switch releases. Director Rich Newbold spoke with us about Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Editions while director of publishing Zac Antonaci shared more about RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition.
Here’s our full discussion:
Sniper Elite 4 boxart, pre-orders open
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Sniper Elite 4 was announced for Switch during a recent Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Then this week, Rebellion confirmed that the game will be launching on November 17.
Pre-orders for Sniper Elite 4 are now open at all major retailers – which also brings us the boxart above. You can reserve it on Amazon, Best Buy, or GameStop. Pricing is set at $39.99.
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Fairy Tail update out now (version 1.0.6), patch notes
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Koei Tecmo and Gust have readied a new patch for the Fairy Tail RPG on Switch. Version 1.0.6 is live, which includes the addition of “The story so far” when starting the game.
Below are the full patch notes:
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Bullet hell shooter Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion heading to Switch this month
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Crimzon Clover, a bullet hell shooter, originally debuted on PC about a decade ago. It’s now heading to Switch as Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion, an eShop listing reveals.
Here’s an overview of Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion, along with a trailer:
Switch file sizes – Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Sniper Elite 4, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Sniper Elite 4, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Warner Bros. exec initially had some concerns that Mortal Kombat 11 would be too mature for Switch
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Scott Hawkins, head of the developer relations team at Nintendo of America, delivered a talk during BIG Digital 2020. His presentation was primarily aimed at studios potentially interested in bringing their games to Switch, but he also shared an interesting anecdote about Mortal Kombat 11.
While Mortal Kombat 11 was in early development on Switch, Hawkins met with the team and was chatting with an executive at Warner Bros. We don’t know who exactly this person was, but they were “concerned because it’s a mature-rated title that it wouldn’t be Nintendo-friendly.” Mortal Kombat 11 was ultimately “a big success” on Switch, so Hawkins used this story to demonstrate that you can find “an audience for lots of different types of content on the platform”.
Hawkins’ full comments are as follows:
Pokemon Sword/Shield – The Crown Tundra gets new details on Dynamax Adventures, 100% chance of capture for Legendary Pokemon
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New details about The Crown Tundra in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have been revealed. During the latest episode of Pokenchi, information was provided about Dynamax Adventures.
Here’s the full rundown:
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[Interview] A Short Hike dev on bringing the game to Switch, inspiration, art style, possibility of a sequel, more
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Following its launch last year, the adventure game A Short Hike released on Switch. Nintendo Everything spoke with Adam Robinson-Yu to discuss the project’s creation and more.
As part of our talk, Robinson-Yu addressed a number of topics, including how A Short Hike came to be, other games he was inspired by (which included Zelda: Breath of the Wild), the distinct art style, and whether or not a sequel could happen down the road. We also talked about the new Switch version and potential support for the console going forward.
Here’s our full discussion:
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Latest Nintendo leaks involve Pokemon, may point to scrapped plans for additional games in Kalos
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It’s that time once again. Nintendo leaks have sprung up for what feels like the umpteenth time, and it’s possible that there could be big news to follow. If you haven’t been keeping track of the various leaks over the past several months, we suggest visiting this page and this page.
As for today’s leak, reports have surfaced of a full Pokemon Sun and Moon repository coming online dating from 2014 to 2017. There are also files for the RVT-NDEV (a Wii development system) and three zip files labeled as “ios-releases”. We’ll have to wait and see what sort of discoveries can be gleamed, but there are already some interesting Pokemon findings.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – get Kalos Cap Pikachu with new code
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The latest Pikachu distribution for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield is now live. This time around, players can get their hands on the Kalos Cap version of the creature.
Follow the steps below to claim Kalos Cap Pikachu:
