Scans roundup – Cube Creator X, My Hero Academia: One’s Justice, D3Publisher’s Switch lineup
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Cube Creator X, My Hero Academia: One’s Justice, and D3Publisher’s Switch lineup. Scans of all games are below.
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Best Buy: Save $25 on NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Best Buy has discounted a pair of sports titles for Switch. For today only, NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18 are both $25 off. You can pick up each one game $35. If you’re a GCU member, they’ll be further discounted to $28. Place an order here if interested.
Nintendo on the struggle of balancing various aspects during Switch’s development, prototypes
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 24 Comments
Creating the Switch was no easy task. In previous interviews, Nintendo has brought up how the word “balance” was key during development. This was something that was mentioned again in an interview with Toyo Keizai.
General Switch producer Yoshiaki Koizumi noted how game developers tend to be interested memory and a quality GPU for higher specs. As a developer himself, Koizumi can understand this. However, there was also the need to make the machine light, small, and stylish while giving consideration to the battery as well. On top of everything else, Nintendo only had a set amount of time and resources to produce the new console. So ultimately, balancing all of these different aspects was the most difficult part in developing Switch.
More: interview, Shinya Takahashi, top, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey devs share thoughts about each other’s games
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 17 Comments
Two of the biggest and best games this year were made by Nintendo. We’re of course referring to Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey.
Recently, IGN caught up with developers of both games to hear about what they think about each other’s games. Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi plus Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and producer Eiji Aonuma shared their thoughts.
Switch eShop currently down, plus upcoming maintenance
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Switch, Switch eShop, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 26 Comments
Update 4: All of the eShops are back up.
Update 3: Hearing reports that the Switch eShop may have gone down again, or is still down for some. Will continue to monitor.
Update 2: Switch is back up. So currently, Wii U and 3DS are the only systems impacted as of 1:40 PM ET.
Update: Bumped to the top. Wii U and 3DS eShops are now down as well.
Original: Since early this morning, the Switch eShop has been offline. Nintendo hasn’t said what the cause is, but one possibility is an influx of traffic. It’s Christmas after all, and there could be a whole lot of people receiving the system as a gift today.
Nintendo has only said the following about the situation:
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Japanese developers and industry members vote on the best games of 2017
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 31 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a year-end feature with tons of developers and industry members. Representatives from Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo, PlatinumGames, and other companies were asked to rank their top five games played from January to December. Others participated as well such as several voice actors.
The ranking for all platforms is as follows:
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Nintendo hiring for a Splatoon 2 level designer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Here’s something that’s a bit interesting. Today, Nintendo posted a new job listing on its website for a Splatoon 2 level designer. The game has obviously been out for awhile, but Nintendo is still updating it new content and patches.
The designer will be involved with the adjustment of stages, weapons, and rules. These include adjustments to existing levels.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4: new info on characters, advanced classes, Potentials, Orders, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
The official Japanese Valkyria Chronicles 4 website has been updated with some new info on the game’s characters as well as some gameplay systems such as Orders, the various classes, Potentials and more. The folks at Gematsu have kindly translated all this new info.
Characters
Angelica Farnaby
An energetic civilian girl suffering from memory loss. The army’s physician took her in and offered her protection, but she proposed to earn her keep by helping with daily chores such as cooking and cleaning. Her cheerful and kind personality has made her very popular with the soldiers.
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Cube Creator X announced for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Cube Creator X, the latest entry in Arc System Work’s sandbox construction series, has been announced for Nintendo Switch. It will be released in Japan in April 2018.
This was announced via preview images of this week’s Famitsu magazine. We will have more detailed information on the game once the full issue is out on Wednesday.
Minecraft Norse Mythology Mash-Up Pack trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft added a new Norse Mythology Mash-Up Pack on both Switch and Wii U this week. Check out a trailer for the DLC below.
