Nintendo on wanting to bring people together with Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
Nintendo has a notable goal in mind with Switch: bringing people together. In an interview with The Independent, general producer Yoshiaki Koizumi spoke about wanting to create an experience similar to cards. With cards, people are able to play together and “play eye to eye”. That’s where Switch’s portability aspect comes into play, including the Joy-Con.
Koizumi explained:
“When you have a deck of cards, you can get family and friends together and play games that everyone knows the rules to. It’s very accessible, everyone can sit down and play together, and that became kind of a root for us as we thought about this. For generations, people would play eye to eye as they thought about strategy. We wanted to recreate some of that experience using technology.”
“You need a certain kind of hardware to make that social situation possible. And in the past we’ve had that experience with NES and SNES of having two controllers and it definitely felt like the social experience where your friend would come over to your house and play with you, and so we wanted to make that situation not only more possible, but more visible outside the house, to see people playing together like that. It’s the addition of two controllers from the start that makes creating those things possible.
Of course you could go online and play video games with strangers that you’ve never met before, but something a little bit different is possible here, where you can take the system outside of your house and run into someone you’ve never met before, hand them a controller and start playing right there, and that’s the sort of thing that, when you experience it, makes the other person and yourself very happy.”
More: interview, Shinya Takahashi, top, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Switch video – “Switch and Play NYC Preview Tour”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 15 Comments
Nintendo just posted a new video from its recent Switch event in New York. Take a look at it below.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (2/15/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 19 Comments
Nintendo readied another new screenshot from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild today. The latest image doesn’t focus on Link, but instead shows off an NPC and a donkey. You can see the screenshot for yourself above.
Pre-order LEGO City Undercover Switch at GameStop, get a LEGO City Police Helicopter
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
GameStop is offering a pre-order bonus for LEGO City Undercover on Switch. If you reserve the game, you’ll get a LEGO City Police Helicopter. It features “spinning rotors and a pilot mini figure.”
LEGO City Undercover can be pre-ordered at GameStop here. The bonus offer should be valid in stores as well.
Switch displays starting to show up at Best Buy stores
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
As the countdown to Switch’s launch gets closer, retailers are now beginning to set up displays. Units are beginning to show up at Best Buy locations, for instance.
Sadly, these displays aren’t actually playable, as they only show trailers on a loop. You can at least pick which video to be shown. Plus, this only helps to promote Switch to the wider public in the end.
More: Best Buy
Unreal Engine 4.15 released, officially adds Switch support
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Nintendo has long been touting Switch as being compatible with Unreal Engine 4. Epic Games prepared a new update for the technology today, which makes it official.
Unreal Engine 4.15 adds “early support” for creating Switch titles. Epic Games does say though that it’s “still considered experimental in this release.” For the next release, it’s planned to be “in a shippable state”.
Latest Capcom TV shows Ultra Street Fighter II’s new first-person mode, Monster Hunter XX trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 9 Comments
Capcom TV aired its latest episode today, and there was quite a lot for Nintendo fans. For one thing, Ultra Street Fighter II was shown in-depth, and we’re able to get a look at the new first-person mode. Tons of Monster Hunter XX footage was on display as well, including the latest trailer. You can catch it all in the video below.
Soldam: Declaration of Blooming announced for Switch, planned as eShop launch title in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 3 Comments
Way back in the day, Jaleco created the puzzle game “Soldam” for arcades and the Game Boy. Now on Switch, it seems that it’s being revitalized.
This week’s issue of Famitsu shares first details about Soldam: Declaration of Blooming. It’s coming from nCity Connection.
Soldam: Declaration of Blooming features a new visual design, sounds, and game modes. The core gameplay is the same though, which has players lining up blocks called soldams to remove them. It’s similar to Tetris in some ways.
Three modes will be available:
Scans roundup – Switch games, Fire Emblem Echoes, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 3 Comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted titles include 1-2-Switch, Dragon Quest Heroes I-II, Super Bomberman R, Ultra Street Fighter II, Fire Emblem Echoes, Mario Sports Superstars, Monster Hunter XX, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, and Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax. Scans of all titles can be found below.
Aonuma says you’ll feel a lot of different emotions when playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 95 Comments
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma answered another fan question about Breath of the Wild today, as shared by Nintendo of France. This time around, he was asked if the game will be more mature than the previous entries given what we’ve seen in the trailers thus far.
Aonuma responded with the following:
“Of course, when you watch the trailer, the game looks very serious. But that’s because we used serious and spectacular scenes in the edit; it’s what holds the viewers’ attention. But as wit every other Zelda, Breath of the Wild will make you feel a lot of different emotions; and as in every Zelda, there will be serious and dramatic moments as well as more amusing parts which I hope will make you laugh. In this game, you’ll be able to both laugh and be moved.”
Big thanks to Kyrio for helping out with the translation.
