What we could see out of a Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Definitive Edition
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
You might be wondering: isn’t it too early to be thinking about a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 remaster? The answer might surprise you: not really! The original Xenoblade Chronicles released in Japan in 2010, and in America in 2012. It then received a Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch in 2020. If Xenoblade Chronicles 2 were going to receive a remaster on the same timetable, getting it this year wouldn’t be out of the question. That said, given how Monolith Soft released Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition in March, that clearly isn’t happening. In fact, we think we’ll probably see a Xenoblade Chronicles 4 before a potential Xenoblade Chronicles 2 remaster, but after that, we think it’s possible that the studio will eventually revisit the game. So today, we’re going through a full list of changes we would want to see in a hypothetical Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch 2. There are spoilers ahead, so be warned if you’re still trying to avoid them all these years later.
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Stardew Valley creator on why all of the updates are free, doesn’t care about money that much
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Although Stardew Valley has been around for many years, the game hasn’t charged for any of its updates. Everything has been free. That’s despite the fact that many of its patches have been substantial, bringing along new content, features, and more.
For what Stardew Valley has brought to the game over the past decade, many studios would have opted to charge for at least some of it as paid DLC. ConcernedApe, however, has not gone down that path. Now we get to hear directly from its creator about why all of the updates have been free.
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Bayonetta creator shares his plans for the series had he stayed with PlatinumGames
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has shared some extensive thoughts about his plans for the series had he stayed on with PlatinumGames.
Kamiya left the company at the end of 2023. He has since founded the new studio Clovers and is teaming up with Capcom on an Okami sequel.
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7 Star Metagross guide for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
The 7 Star Metagross Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is now live, and we’ve got a guide full of potential team setups. The event continues from now until May 11, but it returns for another run next weekend too. This Metagross is Tera Steel, and it boasts a terrifyingly powerful Meteor Mash that can raise its Attack stat afterward. No Pokemon is immune to Steel, either, so expect a tough battle.
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Risk of Rain 2 reveals Alloyed Collective DLC
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
At PAX today, Gearbox and Hopoo Games unveiled brand new DLC for Risk of Rain 2 known as Alloyed Collective. The two sides did not provide a release window.
Alloyed Collective features six new stages, 15 new items, seven new drones. Players will descend deep into Petrichor V to take on Solus Wing.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
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Raidou Remastered details more characters, locations, facilities, replayability, free DLC
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Today, Atlus shared another round of details and screenshots for Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. The update covers key characters, in-game locations, facilities, and replayability.
Something else we’re hearing about today is the Demonic Designations: Summoner Titles DLC that will be released post-launch on July 3 for free. This will include ten total fan-voted titles for Raidou (seven from North America and three from Southeast Asia) and are handpicked from submissions in a special social media promotion that took place earlier with winners to be announced soon.
Below is the full roundup of details:
Nintendo on claim that Switch isn’t an innovation, says Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza couldn’t be realized on Switch 1
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo Switch 2 offers plenty of power and has new features like mouse controls and GameChat, but it’s building off the foundations of its predecessor. Partially because of that, some have the belief that it’s not much of an innovation.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa responded to that claim during a financial results briefing Q&A this week. The big takeaway is that developers have needed “higher hardware processing power in order to realize one of Nintendo’s most important values, ‘proposing new ways to play.'” Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza were cited as two examples “that could not be realized on the Nintendo Switch.” Mario Kart World features an open world with more racers on the track than ever before while Donkey Kong Bananza contains destructible environments.
Nintendo president comments on approach to Switch 2 game and hardware prices
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Around the reveal of Nintendo Switch 2, there was a ton of discussion taking place around pricing. While the system having a set cost of $450 was a tough pill to swallow for some, for the most part, it seems that initial news has been accepted. However, game prices have been more controversial – many were surprised to see that Mario Kart World would cost $80, for example.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was questioned about the company’s approach to pricing during a financial results briefing Q&A this week. Here’s what he had to say:
Nintendo president on future direction for Nintendo Switch Online
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Subscription services and all the rage these days, and for Nintendo, that means it needs to encourage as many people to sign up for Switch Online.
Nintendo has gradually added more to the service over the past several years. It started out with elements such as online play and access to classic games, but more recently, we’ve seen Nintendo Music and the upcoming inclusion of GameChat on Switch 2.
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Nintendo president discusses Switch 2 sales expectations, aiming for Switch 1-like start
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has provided further insight into the company’s initial sales expectations for Switch 2.
As part of yesterday’s financial results, we heard that Nintendo is forecasting 15 million units sold for the first year. Following up on that, during the Q&A portion of the company’s briefing, an investor brought up that this seems to be a somewhat conservative number.
