Ideas for the future of Xenoblade Chronicles

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[Let’s Talk] Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase reactions

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[Review] Castlevania Dominus Collection

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[Review] Gundam Breaker 4

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Indie World Showcase and Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase live stream

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Looking at the best partners across the Mario franchise

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[Let’s Talk] What would you like to see at the Nintendo Museum?

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[Review] BAKERU

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Switch eShop

Voez releasing March 9 in North America

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

Voez, the handheld-mode-only Switch rhythm game, will be hitting the North American eShop on March 9. The game will cost $25.

Here’s a new English trailer:

De Mambo set for Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

The Dangerous Kitchen is bringing its “spicy, single-screen action platformer” to Switch. The game was originally funded back in 2015, and is now confirmed for Nintendo’s console.

Here’s a trailer:

De Mambo is coming to Japan in Q2 this year. Information regarding a North American release should follow later.

More: De Mambo, indie, The Dangerous Kitchen

16 minutes of Blaster Master Zero footage on Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Thanks to Polygon, we have new footage of Blaster Master Zero specifically from the Switch edition. You can watch 16 minutes of gameplay below.

More: Blaster Master Zero, Inti Creates

First SteamWorld Dig 2 gameplay footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

SteamWorld Dig 2 received its debut trailer earlier today, and now we have the first gameplay to go along with it from Polygon. Watch the video below.

More: Image & Form, SteamWorld Dig 2, top

7 minutes of Celeste footage on Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 1 Comment

Polygon has posted a new video showing seven minutes of gameplay from Celeste running on Switch. Get a look at the new game from TowerFall’s creator below.

More: Celeste, indie, Matt Thorson

Another round of Super Bomberman R footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 3 Comments

More footage has Super Bomberman R has arrived. Roughly 13 minutes of gameplay can be seen in the video below.

More: Konami, Super Bomberman R

IGN wrote up a new article on SteamWorld Dig 2, which was just announced for Switch today. Along with tidbits of information, some comments from Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson are thrown in as well. Find a roundup of everything below.

– Set just after the original Dig
– Dorothy has given up on finding ex-hero Rusty and moved to the town of El Machino
– Something spurs her to head underground once more
– Much bigger than the original
– Should feel like a more traditional Metroidvania
– Uses the first game’s gently ballooning inventory of items and skills as more like puzzle pieces than simple keys to the next area
– “in Dig, the only way was down. With Dig 2 you’ll be spending more time exploring and figuring stuff out.”
– Demo is set in a Spelunky-esque temple environment
– Here you’re introduced to new heroine Dorothy’s digging, wall-jumping, boss-killing and upgrades through a twisting course of tunnels
– Dig 2 will be entirely handcrafted as opposed to procedurally-generated
– Part of the developer’s aim to make the sequel fairer to those looking to rush through the sequel’s new, wide world

“It’s one of the ways Image & Form has improved over the past four years, we now have resident level designers, and we’ve spent thousands of hours on the level design of the game. Not only does that mean that we can make the game as interesting as possible, there are other benefits as well. We don’t have to program around possibly dead-end scenarios as we did for Dig.”

“Although it was very well received, we knew there was more to SteamWorld Dig than we managed back in 2013. Ironically, it was a bit frustrating to see all those great reviews when we’d had so much more planned for it initially. So I think we knew we’d revisit the Dig era rather sooner than later.”

Source

More: details rounduo, Image & Form, SteamWorld Dig 2

Image & Form on SteamWorld Dig 2 – SteamWorld Quest connection, length, Rusty

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

Following today’s announcement of SteamWorld Dig 2, Image & Form issued a blog post with a brief Q&A. On top of that, a new episode of The Engine Room went live discussing how SteamWorld Quest is actually this game. We’ve posted it all below.

For which platforms will it be released?
SteamWorld Dig 2 will debut on Nintendo Switch. Stay tuned for more platform announcements in the near future. We’re exploring the possibilities of a multiplatform release on day one. Stay tuned!
What was “SteamWorld Quest” and “SteamWorld Project 2017?”?
There’s a really fun connection between SteamWorld Quest/SteamWorld Project 2017 and SteamWorld Dig 2. Get the full story behind it in the latest Engine Room episode on YouTube.
Will the sequel be longer than the original SteamWorld Dig?
Sure thing! It’s a meaty exploration platformer with a wide variety of upgrades and worlds to discover. Expect a vivid underworld in which you’ll encounter all kinds of enemies, treasures and traps. We’ll reveal more details in the coming months!
Where’s Rusty?!
We have not forgotten about Rusty. He’s very important to the events unfolding in SteamWorld Dig 2. We don’t want to spoil anything this early, but rest assured knowing he’s present in the game.