Nintendo specifically wanted someone with a visible disability for its recent Switch commercial
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In a Switch commercial released this week, Aaron Waddingham was one of the boy actors featured. Aaron, who has Down syndrome, has been taking acting classes and auditioning for parts this year. Amazingly enough, Nintendo’s commercial was his first acting job.
Aaron’s mother Sue told Global News that “Nintendo very specifically wanted somebody with a visible disability.” She said:
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Sakurai details Psycho Soldier’s laborious re-recording process for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In last week’s issue of Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai published his latest column. This article gives readers a glimpse behind the scenes of the extensive recording production for the main theme of Psycho Soldier. The song was was rearranged and rerecorded for the most recent wave of DLC from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter’s Pass, celebrating Terry Bogard’s inclusion.
We’ve prepared a full translation below the break.
Switch “My Way” commercial – “Staying Active Together”
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Continuing on with its “My Way” commercial series for Switch, we have another advert featuring Ring Fit Adventure. Check it out below.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield tech analysis
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield finally arrived on Switch yesterday. As is tradition at this point, Digital Foundry has examined the games from a technical perspective.
Here are the main points:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield director elaborates on having all party members automatically gain experience
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As previously reported, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield do not have an Exp. Share item. The way the system works now is that all members in your party automatically receive experience in battle, and there’s no immediate option to disable it.
While we touched on this subject previously, in an interview with Jeuxvideo, director Shigeru Ohmori explained the decision to not have an Exp. Share item and instead have the functionality turned on. He told the site:
Cube Creator X launch trailer
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Cube Creator X finally released on Switch in the west this week. For a look at the game’s launch trailer, continue on below.
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Nintendo on the extreme amount of detail that went into Mario’s design in Mario Odyssey, made his face a bit cooler
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When you first think about Mario, an overly-detailed character probably doesn’t come to mind. But for Super Mario Odyssey – the character’s debut 3D adventure on Switch – Nintendo put a lot of thought and care into his design.
Art director Rikuto Yoshida shared the following in the recently-translated version of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey:
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Nintendo says more female consumers are buying Switch Lite over the original Switch
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Based on information provided by Nintendo, Switch Lite appears to be doing well with the female demographic. According to Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser, more women are buying the handheld-only device over the original Switch.
Speaking with Fortune, Bowser said:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield SD card issues seem to come down to use of exFAT format
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Earlier today, we heard about possible problems with Pokemon Sword/Shield and SD cards. It turns out that the issues do exist, but on the bright side, the situation can be addressed.
As previously reported, save files are unaffected. Data can be deleted by the glitch, but those that are affected may only end up losing screenshots. Games that were stored may also need to be downloaded again.
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield show that people actually eat Pokemon
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have shown that people do actually eat Pokemon. In the games, players can make curry from… Slowpoke tails.
An in-game description states:
