Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s latest update reportedly improves loading times, possibly Mario Odyssey as well
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Earlier in the week, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was updated to version 1.6.0. As we know, the main highlight was the addition of Nintendo Labo VR Kit support. However, that apparently wasn’t all, as we’re hearing that performance was improved.
Entering Shrines appears to have received a noticeable improvement. Comparisons indicate that loading was reduced by as much as five seconds.
Below are a couple of comparisons:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses introduces Sothis
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Over on the official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account, Sothis from Fire Emblem: Three Houses is introduced. She’s voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa in the Japanese version.
Sothis is a mysterious girl who appears in the hero’s dream. She saves the protagonist using her powers to remind time. After this happens, they are able to communicate as if she was in his head. However, only the protagonist can see her. Sothis lost her memories, and although she may look like a little girl, she speaks more like an old woman.
Here’s a brief clip for Sothis:
First Cat Quest 2 footage
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During a recent live stream, PQube showed off some of the first footage from the action-RPG Cat Quest 2. Watch the recording below.
More: Cat Quest 2, PQube, The GentleBros
Japan’s best-selling games of March 2019
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of March 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Yoshi’s Crafted World, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy, Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn, and more.
My Nintendo adds Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster printable reversible cover in Europe
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A new Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster reward has been added to My Nintendo in Europe. For 50 Platinum Points, you can obtain a printable reversible cover. Check out the alternative design above.
Those who are interested in the reversible cover can redeem their points for it here.
Horizon Chase Turbo boxart
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Thanks to Amazon’s listing for Horizon Chase Turbo, we now have a look at the game’s boxart. You can see what the packaging image looks like above.
Horizon Chase Turbo is due out physically on Switch this spring. You can pre-order the racer here.
More: Acttil, Aquiris, boxart, Horizon Chase Turbo, PM Studios
Yoshi’s Crafted World devs on the art style, kindergarten inspiration, flip side gimmick, more
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Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream had a big interview with the Yoshi’s Crafted World development team. Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, Nobuo Matsumiya, and Emi Watanabe participated in the discussion alongside Etsunobu Ebisu and Masahiro Yamamoto from Good Feel.
You can read our full translation of the interview below. In it, the team talks about how it settled on the final art style, the surprising kindergarten inspiration and how the game was built around that, the creation of the flip side gimmick, and more.
More: Good Feel, highlight, interview, top, Yoshi's Crafted World
Nintendo Minute – “Starlink: Battle for Atlas: Crimson Moon Exclusive Star Fox Gameplay”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off brand new footage of the Starlink: Battle for Atlas Crimson Moon content. Check out the full episode below.
Team17 outlines upcoming My Time at Portia updates
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Team17 has provided new information about future updates for My Time at Portia.
The first patch, due out “in the coming weeks”, will include new content and features, bug fixes, and quality of life changes. These include new main story content and an additional ending, new side quests, and more. Team17 is also looking further into loading times and input lag. Future updates will feature added voiceover, grass texture in the Switch version, and more.
Here’s the full rundown on what’s to come for My Time at Portia:
More: My Time at Portia, Pathea Games, Team17, title update
Mortal Kombat 11 tech analysis
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Digital Foundry has taken a look at all versions of Mortal Kombat 11 – including Switch – in its latest technical analysis. Switch gets a good amount of the attention, with the game’s resolution, frame rate, and more inspected.
Below are the main points:
