Capcom: Monster Hunter XX Switch version is another test to evaluate our support for Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 202 Comments
Ultra Street Fighter II was seen by Capcom as a sort of test run for the Switch – the company has said that its sales numbers would influence their future support for the platform. The game has exceeded Capcom’s expectation, selling about 450,000 copies worldwide so far. However, it seems Capcom is not quite done testing the Switch yet. During a Q&A session at their recent financial results meeting for the past quarter, someone inquired about Capcom’s future support for the Switch given Ultra Street Fighter II’s success. Here’s what Capcom had to say:
The Nintendo Switch seems to be doing very well, and we look forward to further growth in its install base. Beginning with Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) Nintendo Switch Ver. for Japan, we are evaluating how we will support this platform in the future.
Pokken Tournament DX: Charizard trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The next Pokken Tournament DX character trailer is here – this time, the focus is on Charizard. Give it a watch:
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Fire Emblem Warriors screenshots showing off Female Robin, Cordelia, and more
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch | 4 Comments
Koei Tecmo has updated their official Japanese website for Fire Emblem Warriors with some new screenshots showing off the the recently announced characters, Female Robin and Cordelia. There were also other screenshots uploaded to the website showing off some the game’s mechanics such as weapons, movement, tactics, and bonds.
You can check out the new screenshots below in the gallery.
UK software sales (Week ending 7/29/2017)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 4 Comments
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
All formats
* Note: this data is later than usual due to Chart-Track updating its charts two days late. We finally have all of the data, but we’re unsure what the delay was this week.
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Residents of New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey are officially known as “New Donkers”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 20 Comments
One of the more interesting areas in Super Mario Odyssey is New Donk City. Mario finds himself in a location he has never visited previously in one of his platformer outings, that being a realistic city with humans.
Today’s Japanese Twitter update for Super Mario Odyssey confirms a neat little nugget about New Donk City. The citizens here are known as “New Donkers”, interestingly enough. This was suggested in Super Mario Odyssey’s in-game map brochure, but Nintendo officially confirms the term.
With New Donk City being a reference to New York City, that does make sense. New York City residents are often called New Yorkers after all.
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New Monster Hunter XX Switch trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Capcom released a new “Hunter Life” trailer for the upcoming Switch version of Monster Hunter XX. View today’s video below.
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Virtuos porting a AAA title to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 57 Comments
Virtuos has worked on all sorts of ports and remasters in the past. Their previous projects include Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Final Fantasy X/X-2, HD, Batman: Return to Arkham, Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, and plenty more.
Now the studio is turning its attention to Switch. As spotted by Doctre81, senior programmer Xiaoyu Zhang states on LinkedIn that he’s involved with the porting process of a AAA title.
Here’s the relevant excerpt:
WIP: Porting a AAA title to Nintendo Switch
– Re-implement the renderer with Nintendo’s native graphics API(nvn)
– Design and implement the low level mechanism of graphics resource management and threading
– Exploit the performance advantages of the Vulkan-like API (UMA, explicit management of graphics memory, complete control over CPU/GPU synchronization, etc)
Zhang has been working at Virtuous since last March. It’s unclear how long the Switch project has been in development for, however.
Latest Capcom TV featuring The Great Ace Attorney 2, Monster Hunter XX on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
The latest episode of Capcom TV was hosted earlier today. The Great Ace Attorney 2, along with the Switch verson of Monster Hunter XX, were shown with gameplay. Watch the full recording below.
GameFly lists Batman: The Telltale Series for Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
The situation with Telltale releases on Switch is a bit of a mystery. Various retailers have listed Guardians of the Galaxy on Nintendo’s console over the past few months, for example. Batman: The Telltale Series has also popped up on store listings.
So when Batman reappeared at select retailers earlier this week, we didn’t think there was much to those listings. But perhaps there is something going on here after all.
GameFly just added in an entry for Batman: The Telltale Series on Switch today. It contains an October 31 release date, though that’s no doubt temporary. The interesting thing to consider here is that GameFly has a very good track record. We can’t say that GameFly is an absolute confirmation, but it’s a good sign about Telltale possibly bringing its Batman series to Switch.
Digital version of NBA 2K18 for Switch still on track for launch, physical version pushed to the fall
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 18 Comments
NBA 2K18 has been delayed on Switch… sort of.
The main launch of the sports title is taking place on September 19. While NBA 2K18 will still be coming to Switch on that day digitally, the physical version will not. NBA 2K18 will hit store shelves on Nintendo’s console sometime this fall.
2K and parent company Take-Two Interactive have not provided a reason for the delay.
