Video: Playtonic plays through the opening stages of Yooka-Laylee and talks about the game
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 1 Comment
At EGX Rezzed this weekend, Playtonic stopped by for a developer session. The studio played through the title’s opening stages and also talked about making the project in-depth. We’ve posted the full recording below.
More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee
Samurai Shodown IV is next week’s NeoGeo game on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments
We’re not yet sure what this week’s NeoGeo game on Switch will be, but we do already have news about next week’s release. According to a listing on the European eShop, Samurai Shodown IV is scheduled for April 13. It will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Here’s a closer look at the listing:
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster, Samurai Shodown IV
AeternoBlade II dev ditches 3DS in favor of Switch, getting Indiegogo campaign
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 16 Comments
AeternoBlade II was announced in late 2015. Corecell Technology originally intended to bring the game to 3DS, but those plans have since been scrapped. It’s now targeted for Switch due to the team incorporating Unreal Engine 4.
In other news, the art team behind AeternoBlade II has resigned. Corecell Technology will be looking for support from the community when it opens an Indiegogo campaign “soon”.
The company wrote on Facebook:
Party Golf coming to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Party Golf, originally released towards the end of last year, is now heading to Switch. Developer Giant Margarita shared the news on Twitter yesterday.
So this is happening! Stay tuned! #Switch #PartyGolf pic.twitter.com/EW6EwKX9OD
— Giant Margarita (@GiantMargarita) April 1, 2017
@IkeMichaelberg @NintendoAmerica just following up here to say that we have just begun working on the Switch version of #partygolf 🙂 No real details yet, but it has begun!
— Giant Margarita (@GiantMargarita) April 1, 2017
Despite it being April 1 when the message was posted, Giant Margarita assures fans that it was not an April Fools’ Day joke.
For those who haven’t heard about Party Golf previously, here’s an overview:
More: Giant Margarita, indie, Party Golf
Yooka-Laylee has a Conker’s Bad Fur Day Easter egg
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
Playtonic is comprised of many former staffers from Rare. It makes sense then that for the team’s debut title, an Easter egg was included from one of their earlier works.
GameXplain came across one little secret referencing Conker’s Bad Fur Day, a platformer from the N64 era. We won’t reveal it here, but it amounts to a book’s name being the same as a line spoken by Conker. GameXplain has the full rundown below.
More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee
[Review] Snake Pass
Posted on 7 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch eShop | 15 Comments
System: Switch (eShop)
Release date: March 28, 2017
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher Sumo Digital
There are a lot of short tips that cycle through the brief loading screens of Snake Pass. The most helpful was perhaps the most obvious: “Remember, think like a snake.” I wouldn’t be entirely satisfied categorizing this as a physics-based puzzle game. Calling it a platformer is closer, but you can’t jump. Stick this game into any established category and you’ll find that its slithery nature slips right back out. Snake Pass is, mechanically speaking, a sort of deconstruction of the 3D platformer. It’s not quite like anything I’ve ever played.
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31 minutes of Graceful Explosion Machine footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 4 Comments
Graceful Explosion Machine is making its way to the Switch eShop next Thursday. For an early look at the game, view the video below containing 31 minutes of footage.
Playtonic unveils the Yooka-Laylee Rap
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 16 Comments
Yesterday, Playtonic and Yooka-Laylee composer Grant Kirkhope teased a new tune for the game that would be taking inspiration from Donkey Kong 64’s DK Rap. That’s now been published online.
Kirkhope and Playtonic have created a new piece of music in the style of DK Rap, aptly titled the Yooka-Laylee Rap. Watch the video and listen to the song below.
More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (3/30/17, North America)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
A few new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
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Time Trials missing from Snake Pass on Switch, but will be patched in
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 10 Comments
Snake Pass is supposed to come with Time Trials after finishing the main game. This is an option in almost all versions, but it’s apparently missing on Switch. A prompt should appear when selecting a level, giving players the ability to choose between normal play and the new Time Trials. However, it simply doesn’t show.
Fortunately, Sumo Digital has confirmed that Snake Pass on Switch will be receiving Time Trials at some point in the future. Design lead Brad Davey confirmed via NeoGAF:
“I thought I’d out myself to pass on some good news; I can confirm that we’re working on getting Time Trials patched in to the Switch version of the game. I can’t tell you exactly when this is going to happen, it’s not quite as simple as flicking a switch, there is some work on our end involved on getting this up and running. As soon as I have more news I’ll be sure to pass it on.”
