May 2019 NPD: Switch was the best-selling hardware once again
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In the United States last month, Switch continued a pattern that we’ve been hearing about often as of late. According to the latest NPD report, the system was the best-selling hardware once again. Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both May as well as year-to-date across both unit and dollar sales.
From the industry as a whole, year-to-date dollar software sales have increased 2 percent to $2.2 billion. However, Switch sales growth has been offset by declines across all other platforms.
May 2019 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May 2019. The results can be found below.
Mortal Kombat 11 gets new Switch update, patch notes
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Mortal Kombat 11 has been updated on Switch. Aside from general gameplay adjustments, characters have also been modified – among many other things.
Below are the full patch notes:
Video: 48 rapid-fire questions with Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka
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Game Informer posted a new video today with Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, who is producing Super Mario Maker 2. Among many things, he shows interest in the idea of letting players create an overworld map in Super Mario Maker and a Super Mario Bros. 2 theme. You can watch the full video below.
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Retro Studios hiring art director for Metroid Prime 4
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Retro Studios is still searching for new employees to assist with Metroid Prime 4’s development. On its Twitter page, the company posted a job listing for an art director.
Here’s the full listing:
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Grezzo working on the Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake
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Fans who have been following the Zelda series for the past several years should be familiar with Grezzo. The studio worked on Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D as well as Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. Additionally, Grezzo was behind Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.
Grezzo is continuing its work on Zelda with one of the latest games. According to series producer Eiji Aonuma, the same team is developing Zelda: Link’s Awakening for Switch.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel happened because the team had too many DLC ideas
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Why is Nintendo moving forward with a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? It all comes down to having too many new ideas.
In an interview with Kotaku, Zelda producer Aonuma shared the following:
Aonuma on why Zelda: Link’s Awakening doesn’t have new dungeons on Switch, not ruling out Zelda Maker
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When Nintendo announced the Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake for Switch earlier this year, some fans were hoping that a new dungeon or two would be included. Ultimately, that didn’t happen.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma spoke to Kotaku about the decision, explaining:
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Astral Chain has two-player support when you detach the Joy-Con
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What we’ve mostly seen of Astral Chain has been advertised as a single-player experience. However, there is actually a two-player mode of sorts included.
If you detach the Joy-Con, one controller will have the controls for the cop and the second will be for the Legion – which is connected by a chain. This is the only way in which two people can play together during the dual combat sequences.
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CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 “looks amazing” on Switch, not cutting content
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One of the announcements made during last week’s Nintendo Direct was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Switch. The acclaimed game will reach the system later this year.
After the reveal was made, VGC spoke with UI coordinator Alvin Liu about the port. While there are “hardware trade-offs” involving draw distance and less foliage, CD Projekt Red believes the game “looks amazing” on Switch.
