Nintendo financial results briefing live blog – January 30, 2020
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Nintendo’s financial results briefing is just now getting underway. Analyst David Gibson is in attendance per usual, and is sharing information from the event. We’ll update this post with all of the tidbits as they come in below.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 devs explain why there won’t be any single-player DLC, why they went with multiplayer instead
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 is getting DLC, but probably not in the way most would have expected. Two multiplayer parts are planned – the first by the end of April and the second by the end of July. This is somewhat surprising, as Luigi’s Mansion 3 is mainly looked upon fondly for its single-player experience.
In an interview with Kotaku, a few developrers weighed in on why Luigi’s Mansion 3 won’t be seeing any single-player DLC. Creative director Bryce Holliday explained:
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Animal Crossing themed Switch revealed, new carrying cases and screen protectors
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Nintendo will release a special edition Animal Crossing themed Switch system, the company has announced. It will launch on March 13 for $299.99.
On the same day, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aloha Edition Carrying Case & Screen Protector and Switch Lite Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aloha Edition Carrying Case & Screen Protector will be available.
Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:
EA shows interest in Switch and is “very pleased” with how it has sold, but says top-selling games are from Nintendo “by a long shot”
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EA has continued to show interest in Switch, though still remains non-committal to the platform. Speaking during a financial results call today, COO Blake Jorgensen said the company is “very pleased” with Switch’s performance up to this point. However, Jorgensen pointed out that third-parties need to stack up against Nintendo’s own games, which have been the top-sellers “by a long shot”.
His full words are below:
Forgotton Anne reconfirmed for physical release
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Last May, the cinematic adventure-platformer Forgotton Anne was announced for physical release. Details were lacking at the time, and we hadn’t heard any news since then.
Limited Run Games reconfirmed today that the physical edition of Forgotton Anne is still in the cards. Additionally, we now know that pre-orders go live on February 14.
We have a look at Forgotton Anne’s boxart above.
Ash of Gods: Redemption Switch footage
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The turn-based RPG Ash of Gods: Redemption will be available on Switch starting tomorrow. Check out some footage in the video below.
Rare on how Banjo-Kazooie made it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just wrapped its first Fighters Pass. Undoubtedly, one of the highlights was the inclusion of Banjo-Kazooie. Nintendo ended up working with Microsoft and Rare, which wasn’t always the likeliest collaboration.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Rare head Craig Duncan spoke about how Banjo-Kazooie ended up in the game. Duncan told the site:
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Video: Overwatch developer update – “Experimentation & Hero Pools”
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Blizzard has shared a new video with Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan. Kaplan discusses upcoming additions to the game, including the Experimental Card, Hero Pools, and more.
Here’s an overview of the upcoming update, slated for early February:
Nintendo Power Podcast episode #24 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. For the latest episode, host Chris Slate talks to Sean Velasco and Sandy Gordon from Yacht Club Games about Shovel Knight’s creation and evolution, and what comes next. The group also recommends games they’ve been enjoying, takes the Warp Zone Quiz, and picks their top upcoming titles for Switch.
Here’s the full episode:
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Nintendo now saying it will have news about the Switch Online SNES controller for Switch in February
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The situation with Switch’s SNES controllers have been a point of frustration for some fans. After they sold out, Nintendo promised it would have news about the Switch Online benefit sometime in January. The controller was actually restocked today – yet only very briefly. And it’s been mostly radio silence from Nintendo on the whole as the month draws to a close.
Nintendo has now updated the official store page again, stating that news is coming in February. We can’t held but wonder if today’s “restock” was accidental. Given how it wasn’t available after more than a few minutes, perhaps we’ll see true availability sometime next month.
