Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director on the character models, reason for outsourcing, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 55 Comments
Monolith Soft president and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director Tetsuya Takahashi recently met with Persona producer and director Katsura Hashino for a lengthy discussion. The two met for the very first time to share some development stories in an interview, which was published on Den-fami Nico Gamer.
Siliconera translated one interesting excerpt about the development struggles on Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Takahashi spoke about a great desire to improve the character models for the game, and talked about the reason why outsourcing was so necessary. With under 100 developers working at Monolith Soft, about half working on Zelda, and a few more needed for R&D, the company had around 40 of its own staffers available.
Here’s a part of the discussion:
Japanese Bayonetta 1 and 2 Switch web commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo has a new web commercial up to promote Bayonetta 1 and 2’s release on Switch in Japan. Have a look at the advert below.
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Japanese Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition site open, more screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch | 2 Comments
Koei Tecmo has now opened the full Japanese website for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. You can access it here. We also have a few new screenshots attached below.
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Media Create software sales (1/22/18 – 1/28/18) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World #
02./01. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
03./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
05./07. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
06./08. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
07./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
08./06. [PS4] Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
09./11. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
10./00. [PS4] The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia
11./09. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100
12./02. [PS4] Gintama Ranbu #
13./17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
14./15. [NSW] Arms
15./16. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
16./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII #
17./05. [PSV] Gintama Ranbu #
18./40. [NSW] FIFA 18
19./13. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5
20./21. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. #
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Splatoon 2: .96 Gal Deco being added to the game today/tomorrow
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
It’s the end of the week, which means another new weapon addition is coming to Splatoon 2 – this time, it’s the .96 Gal Deco. This weapon is identical to the regular .96 Gal in terms of stats, but comes with the Splash Wall sub-weapon and the Splashdown special instead. It’ll be available tomorrow around noon in Japan and Australia, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Japanese prologue trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Sega has released a trailer showing off the prologue story of Valkyria Chronicles 4 in Japanese. You can check it out below:
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Splatoon 2 – Arowana Mall footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Returning from the first game, Arowana Mall was just added to Splatoon 2 tonight. Take a look at some footage of the stage below.
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Joy-Con sensor can act as a night-vision camera for Nintendo Labo’s RC car, can follow heat signals
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
As more folks continue to try out Nintendo Labo, some interesting things have come to light. Earlier today, we heard that some basic programming is supported. It also looks like the Joy-Con can be used as a night-vision camera, as well as follow heat signals.
That information comes from Kotaku, who gave Nintendo Labo a shot earlier today. Here’s what the site shares about this:
Did you know that that black sensor at the bottom of the right Joy-Con can act as a night-vision camera and beam a feed of what it’s pointed at to the Switch’s screen? That’s what is happening in this shot. That’s me in that green box in the screen. A tap of that box on the Switch screen switches the camera view to a heat-sensor mode, which sets the whole thing up to then track and follow heat signals.
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Lots of new Nintendo Labo details, photos
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, News, Switch | 0 comments
With media outlets going hands-on with Nintendo Labo today, a bunch of new details and photos have emerged. Engadget in particular has a lengthy report on the game, including details about construction of the various projects and included mini-games/apps. You can find a summary of information below, along with some photos from IGN.
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North American Bayonetta 2 Switch commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 10 Comments
Nintendo has published a new commercial for Bayonetta 2 on Switch ahead of its launch later this month. Check it out below.
