Saber Interactive on how it got The Witcher 3 running on Switch
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Original developer CD Projekt Red was involved in bringing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to Switch. However, Saber Interactive handled a great deal of the technical work. In an interview with GamesBeat, chief executive officer Matthew Karch discussed the porting project in detail.
Karch mentioned that The Witcher 3 was initially “running at 10 frames per second, was taking 50% more memory than the Switch has, and the build size was 20GB larger than the biggest Switch cartridge.” Saber therefore turned off dynamic shadowed lights, removed screen-space ambient occlusion, and lowered the number of NPCs in the world by 30 percent.
That last change didn’t go over well, as Karch explained:
Switch tops one million units sold in Spain
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Switch has reached another milestone, this time in Spain. Total sales of the console have now reached 1,036,000 units. That’s after two years and nine months.
In 2019, Switch has sold 332,000 units, and it has another big sales month of December remaining.
These are top five best-selling Switch games in Spain to date:
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New Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack English trailer, pre-order discount
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Koei Tecmo and Gust have shared a new English trailer for Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack. Get a look at the video below.
Pre-orders for Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack open on December 24 for Switch. The collection’s three games will be sold digitally or through a single bundle. By pre-ordering, you’ll be able to save 10 percent.
Source: Koei Tecmo PR
Winning Post 9 2020 launches on March 12, 2020
Posted on 4 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Earlier this week, Koei Tecmo announced Winning Post 9 2020 for Nintendo Switch, an updated version of Winning Post 9. We already knew it was launching in March 2020, but we now have a concrete date: March 12, 2020. Once again, this is the Japanese release date; a Western release is fairly unlikely. The game will cost 8,580 Yen and pre-orders will open on December 9.
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New void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium trailer
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Nippon Ichi Software published the latest trailer today for its roguelike RPG void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium. Take a look at the video below.
Famitsu software sales (11/25/19 – 12/1/19) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 275,959 (2,023,043)
2. [PS4] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 11/28/19) – 64,538 (New)
3. [NSW] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 11/28/19) – 45,282 (New)
4. [PS4] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Limited Edition Included) (Atlus, 11/28/19) – 34,608 (New)
5. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 26,256 (285,175)
6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 22,302 (312,383)
7. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,084 (1,022,756)
8. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 10,439 (62,021)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,834 (2,543,292)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,789 (3,348,488)
Yo-kai Watch 4++ opening movie, commercials
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Level-5 has shared the opening movie for Yo-kai Watch++ as well as a couple of commercials. Find the full set of videos below.
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Super Mario Maker 2 update out now (version 2.0.0), patch notes
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Super Mario Maker 2’s next big update is now live. Nintendo has issued version 2.0.0 with new course parts, the Zelda crossover, Ninji Speedruns, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
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Switch update out now (version 9.1.0)
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The latest firmware update for Switch has just gone live. System users can now access version 9.1.0. Previously, Nintendo put out version 9.0.1 at the end of September.
As part of today’s update, Nintendo says it has improved general stability. It has also addressed an issue in which the color animation was not displaying correctly when attaching a Joy-Con controller to the console.
Dragon Ball FighterZ – Broly (DBS) footage
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During a recent live stream, Bandai Namco showed off a ton of Dragon Ball FighterZ footage featuring new DLC character Broly from Dragon Ball Super. Watch the archive below.
