Nintendo Power Podcast episode #29 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. This time around, host Chris Slate is joined by Ethan Stockton from Nintendo Treehouse and Camille Van Duyn from the strategic communications team at Nintendo of America to share their detailed thoughts about Paper Mario: The Origami King and more.
Here’s the full episode:
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Bounty Battle delayed indefinitely
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Publisher Merge Games has announced that the indie brawler Bounty Battle has been delayed indefinitely.
Previously, the game was on track to launch this month. However, it has now been pushed back to implement “significant improvements” that the team wouldn’t be able to finish “without a slight delay.”
Merge Games’ full statement reads:
Forager receives massive 4.1.3 update on Switch
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Humble Bundle and HopFrog have prepared a massive update for the Switch version of Forager. The game has received new modes, new biomes, new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
Here’s a full rundown of version 4.1.3:
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2 hours of Paper Mario: The Origami King footage
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During a live stream, GameXplain showed off two hours of gameplay from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Check out the full recording below.
All Switch owners can begin playing Paper Mario: The Origami King tomorrow, July 17.
Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass – Ethiopia first look
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2K shared a new video today that shows off the Ethiopia civilization and its leader, Menelik II. This will be featured in the game’s New Frontier Pass.
Here’s the video:
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Video: “Learn all about the World of Paper Mario: The Origami King”
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Nintendo has shared a new Paper Mario: The Origami King trailer that highlights some of the different areas in the game. Give it a look below.
Paper Mario: The Origami King will be out for Switch on July 17.
Paper Mario devs on using different ideas, player feedback, trying to please all fans
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As part of a new interview with VGC, Paper Mario: The Origami King producer Kensuke Tanabe and assistant producer Risa Tabata have weighed in on fans’ reception to the series starting with Sticker Star.
Tabata said that the team avoids using the same idea twice since they want to “create new gameplay” and offer players “positive surprises”. Tanabe noted that he does check out some fan opinions after a game launches, but with cases in which he “can’t address those opinions exactly as fans want”, he tries to pursue “new, fun ideas.” Tanabe ultimately said “it’s difficult to satisfy certain fans with the adventure game direction if they think of Paper Mario games as simply being RPGs.”
Here’s the full roundup:
Paper Mario dev says he’s moved away from complicated stories and modifying Mario characters for original characters
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Paper Mario: The Origami King producer Kensuke Tanabe has shared some interesting insight into how he’s approached the series in recent years.
Speaking with VCG, Kensuke was asked about how he ensures that the story of Paper Mario appeals to a broad audience. He revealed that Super Paper Mario had an “elaborate story” which “led the game away from the Mario universe”, so he’s avoided “using stories that are too complicated” since Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
Tanabe’s full words:
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions – Uruguay Junior Youth trailer
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The latest trailer for Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is in, this time focusing on the Uruguay Junior Youth team. We have the video below.
Uruguay Junior Youth arrives for Switch on August 28.
Zengeon launches on Switch in September
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PQube and IndieLeague Studio have set a final release date for the Switch version of Zengeon. The anime roguelite will be out on September 25, both physically and digitally.
Those who pre-order with Funstock will receive a Rice Digital exclusive art card set, pictured above.
Here’s some information about Zengeon:
