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Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Interviews, Switch | 0 comments

E3 2019 was a fantastic time for Mana fans. Not only was Collection of Mana finally announced for the west, but Trials of Mana was also revealed to be getting a full 3D remake.

At the show, we were treated to a behind-closed-doors gameplay demo, and also met with a few of the game’s developers: producers Shinichi Tatsuke and Masaru Oyamada as well as project assistant Kohei Kuroda. Tatsuke and Oyamada answered a number of our questions about how the Trials of Mana remake came to be, how difficult it was localizing the original game for Collection of Mana, what the future looks like for the series, and more.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

IGN has published its full interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. While much of the discussion has been covered previously, we now have a couple of other interesting excerpts. Aonuma was asked about what he looks for in staffers for the Zelda team and touched on diversity, before later sharing some thoughts on a Zelda movie / TV show.

Below are those new excerpts:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Activision and Beenox have announced details of the first major update planned for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. If all goes as planned, the patch will be going live for Switch on July 3.

The upcoming update will add in a great deal of content, including the Nitro Tour Grand Prix, leaderboards in the Grand Prix Menu, new Pit Stop content, podium animations for online matches and more.

Here’s the full rundown of what’s to come:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

With all of the news coming out of E3 2019, it’d be easy to forget about a title that was announced for Switch only a month ago. Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered is on the way and will launch in 2019.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered will have a physical edition. However, it’s looking like it will be retailer-exclusive. According to an entry in GameStop’s internal database, this will be the only store selling Ghostbusters for Switch at retail.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will have a limit on the Pokemon that can be brought into the games from past titles. If a creature isn’t included in the Galar Pokedex, it can’t be transferred.

After the news was shared, many fans have made their disappointment known. This has now prompted Game Freak to issue an official statement. The developer’s Junichi Masuda called the move “a very difficult decision”, but says Pokemon that aren’t available in Pokemon Sword/Shield could return in future titles.

Here’s the full statement:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta feature Super Mario Maker 2 with Nintendo Power podcast host Chris Slate. Check out the full episode below.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Yesterday, Rare published a blog post covering all of the news related to the game developer at E3 2019. For Nintendo fans, one of the biggest announcements made was the reveal of Banjo-Kazooie for Smash Bros. Ultimate as a DLC character.

Rare says it was working with Nintendo “since last year, on everything from movesets to musical choices”. Paul Cunningham was also specifically mentioned as “our point man on getting everything about Banjo and Kazooie’s appearance just right.” Cunningham is Rare’s lead marketing artist and has been with the company since 1995.

Here’s the full excerpt from Rare about Smash Bros.:

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Enter the Gungeon has sold very well on Switch, according to publisher Devolver Digital. In an interview with GamesBeat, founding partner Mike Wilson told the site that the game has been “massively successful” on Switch. Specific sales data was not provided.

Aside from doing well on Switch, Enter the Gungeon has been an important IP for Devolver Digital overall. Wilson said that it’s the company’s second best-selling franchise, which was only topped by Scum.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Digital Foundry has taken a closer look at the Switch version of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Specifically, the game’s technical performance has been examined in greater detail.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is 16GB on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Meanwhile, the Switch version is about 6GB. How’d the team managed to shrink the game’s file size? Part of this can be attributed to slightly lower-quality pre-encoded videos. If you’re playing in handheld mode in particular, this is something you probably won’t notice easily.

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Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Earlier this month, Square Enix unveiled a new Dragon Quest XI S Switch bundle for Japan. Play-Asia is now taking pre-orders for the hardware. If interested, you can reserve it here.

Note that Japan is currently the only region that will be receiving the bundle. Pre-orders may also sell out on Play-Asia prior to release.

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