Video: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled version 1.0.5 load times comparison
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled received its 1.0.5 update a couple of days ago, which made a number of improvements to load times. See how much the game has sped up by checking out GameXplain’s comparison below.
[Review] Kill la Kill: IF
Posted on 5 years ago by Campbell(@CampbellSGill) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: July 26, 2019
Developer: Aplus Games
Publisher: Arc System Works / PQube
Not many anime are as equally popular and controversial as Kill la Kill. Since its debut back in 2013, the show has been lauded for its unparalleled sense of style, humor, and intense action. On the other hand, it has also been criticized for its depiction of female characters and its inconsistent storytelling. Such factors should make adapting it into a video game an intimidating process. Yet famed publisher Arc System Works has stepped up to the plate, collaborating with developer Aplus to bring the anime to life in a new fighting game, entitled Kill la Kill: IF. Better yet, the show’s original creators, Studio Trigger, have overseen the game’s creation. Now the question remains: with such pedigree behind its creation, can the game keep from losing its way?
Splatoon 2 final Splatfest results
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The last big event wrapped up in Splatoon 2 earlier today. Nintendo held the game’s final Splatfest, which had Team Chaos and Team Order battling it out one last time.
Here’s a look at how things panned out:
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Gooigi first ended up in the Luigi’s Mansion 3DS remake after he was imagined for Luigi’s Mansion 3
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 director Yoshihito Ikebata has spoken more about the origins of Gooigi. Although he’ll be appearing in the Switch game in a few months, his first appearance was in last year’s 3DS remake of the series’ initial entry.
Ikebata told Polygon that the idea for including Gooigi in the Luigi’s Mansion 3DS remake first came about after he’d been imagined for the Switch game. He also stated:
Yono and the Celestial Elephants getting a physical release
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French retailers recently started to list a physical version of Yono and the Celestial Elephants. Now that it has appeared on Amazon France as well, we feel more confident that those listings are accurate.
It appears that the physical version of Yono and the Celestial Elephants will be available starting September 1, or sometime around then. Currently, no information has been shared about a release outside of France. However, Switch is region-free, and English will likely be supported.
You can pre-order Yono and the Celestial Elephants on Amazon France here. We have the game’s boxart above.
Bandai Namco’s Gamescom 2019 lineup
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Bandai Namco has confirmed its attendance at Gamescom 2019, led by the playable debut of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4.
The full lineup includes:
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD screenshots
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SEGA has sent out a few screenshots from the newly-announced Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, an updated version of the Wii title from 2006. View the images in the gallery below.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD hits Switch on October 29.
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s devs on how the game came to be, choosing songs, visuals, using the Joy-Con, more
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Earlier this month, SEGA unveiled Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s. This will be the first entry in the rhythm series for Nintendo’s console.
Following the announcement, Japanese magazine Famitsu spoke with creative producer Makoto Osaki and producer / director Keiichi Matsunami to learn more about the game. The two developers spoke about the project’s origins, how they went about choosing songs, settling on the visuals, wanting to use the Joy-Con, and more.
You can find our full translation below.
Nintendo answers a few questions about the Switch Lite
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IGN recently sent over a series of questions to Nintendo about the Switch Lite, which the company was happy to answer. Topics include downloading and playing games across multiple Switch systems, Nintendo Labo support, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
Wolfenstein: Youngblood dev calls the Switch version “a miracle”
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood is coming to Switch thanks to the porting efforts of Panic Button. This isn’t the studio’s first go-around with the console, as they previously helped bring a couple of other Bethesda titles to the console – including Wolfenstein II.
Youngblood executive producer Jerk Gustafsson commented on the Switch version in an interview with GamesBeat. He said that it’s “a miracle” and called the folks at Panic Button “magicians.”
