Famitsu’s most wanted games – June 27, 2021
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Bayonetta 3 is still on top for Switch games while Mario Golf: Super Rush ends its run at #15.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 10 and June 16.
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Japanese Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set commercial
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Bandai Namco recently announced Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set for Switch, and has now come out with a new commercial in Japan. View it below.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set is slated for September 24 on Switch. More information can be found here.
Pre-order updates – June 27, 2021
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Sakurai on how making things simpler doesn’t mean easier with competitive games
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has still been publishing his bi-weekly columns in Famitsu, and we’re probably due for another one soon about Kazuya in Ultimate. In the meantime though, he’s been tackling some other subjects. One topic covered earlier this month is how making things simpler doesn’t necessarily mean easier when it comes to competitive games.
Below is our full translation:
[Review] Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Posted on 3 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: June 25, 2021
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
There’s a very specific vibe that permeates every second of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, out now on Nintendo Switch. I’d like to think it’s more than nostalgia – although I would be lying if early 2000’s skateboarding games didn’t hold a special place in my heart – but there’s just something romantic about grinding down a staircase at a California skatepark while Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerilla Warfare” blasts in the background. Having barely touched a skateboarding game since Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 on the GameCube, I was excited to see how this ground-up remake of two of the series’ highest-rated games would hold up on a handheld.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope dev team three times bigger than the original, other tidbits
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Multiplayer.it, recently spoke with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope developers Davide Soliani and Cristina Nava. The two shared some additional tidbits about the project, including an interesting detail about the actual team.
Fans might be interested to hear that on the original Mario + Rabbids, just over 100 developers were involved. For Sparks of Hope, additional Ubisoft subsidiaries outside of the Milan and Paris teams are working on the game, and the team is three times as big.
Other details include:
Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon vol. 011 – Inugami
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Atlus has issued the latest demon showcase video for Shin Megami Tensei V. We’ve attached a video highlighting Inugami below.
Shin Megami Tensei V will be out for Switch on November 12. You can keep track of all demon videos here.
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Square Enix developing new Mana game for consoles, Legend of Mana anime announced
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
During a 30th anniversary live stream for the Mana series today, Square Enix confirmed that a new entry is in development for consoles. Producer Masaru Oyamada was the one to pass along the news.
Oyamada said:
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Capcom on how monsters were chosen for Monster Hunter Stories 2
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In a preview interview with V Jump Play, Capcom discussed how the team went about selecting monsters for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Here’s an excerpt we translated from the discussion:
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Empire of Angels IV footage
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Earlier this week, the tactical RPG Empire of Angels IV was added to the Switch eShop. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.
Empire of Angels IV can be purchased now as a Switch eShop download. Head on over here for further details.
