Nintendo’s Doug Bowser on focusing on current-gen over next-gen, cloud-based gaming, Direct content, E3
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At E3 2019, IGN spoke with new Nintendo president Doug Bowser about a variety of topics. Bowser weighed in on focusing on this generation as opposed to the next one, cloud-based gaming tech, choosing content for Nintendo Directs, and E3.
Here’s the full roundup:
Chamber Dungeons served as inspiration for remaking Zelda: Link’s Awakening
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What led to the decision behind remaking Zelda: Link’s Awakening? As it turns out, it was the new Chamber Dungeons feature, which lets players customize a dungeon.
In an interview with IGN, series producer Eiji Aonuma said:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel’s younger devs inspired by Red Dead Redemption 2
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IGN recently asked Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma what games the younger staff on the Breath of the Wild sequel team were playing and what inspired them. In response, Aonuma noted: “[Something] I did hear that a lot of people were playing was Red Dead Redemption 2.”
Aonuma also commented on what open worlds inspired the Zelda team as a whole. He pointed to the fact that Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi was playing Skyrim during Breath of the Wild’s development. Since Aonuma has been busy, he’s personally been playing Cadence of Hyrule on his breaks.
Isabelle will be back in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Good news, Animal Crossing fans. The lovable character Isabelle will be returning for the series’ newest entry, New Horizons.
Nintendo’s Hisashi Nogami told IGN that Isabelle’s appearance “may” also depend on how much debt the players have paid back. Although players aren’t required to upgrade their tent, Nintendo’s Aya Kyogoku noted that Tom Nook may not see certain facilities as a necessary upgrade.
Kyogoku said:
Dragon Quest XI S boxart
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Thanks to Amazon, we now have the boxart for Dragon Quest XI S. Take a look at the packaging image above.
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No More Heroes 3 will have optional motion controls
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Just like the original Wii games, No More Heroes 3 will be bringing back motion controls. You won’t have to use them if you don’t want to, however.
Speaking with Destructoid, director Suda51 said:
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 141
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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Spyro Reignited Trilogy Switch boxart, download required
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Best Buy has now posted the boxart for Spyro Reignited Trilogy. As shown on the packaging image, a download requirement notice is included.
This actually isn’t surprising given previous information. On other platforms, Spyro Reignited Trilogy
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition will be roughly 32GB on Switch
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is known to be a pretty massive game. On all platforms, it’s a huge game to download. What does that mean for Switch?
Believe it or not, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition will be roughly 32GB on Switch. All signs also point to the full game being on the cartridge at present rather than having to download any extra data. We’ll let you know if anything changes, but the situation sounds very encouraging.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 apparently started out as a Wii U project
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When it arrives later this year, Luigi’s Mansion 3 will be a Switch game. That apparently wasn’t the original plan, however.
NIntendo’s Kensuke Tanabe indicated during a Nintendo Treehouse: Live segment at E3 today that Luigi’s Mansion 3 was originally a Wii U title. Regarding new moves, he said “these moves actually were something that we came up with when we were working on the Wii U version and something that [Next Level Games] came up with.” He went on to say that “when they made a prototype and let us use slam and burst it was just so satisfying when you played it.”
