Rumor: Bayonetta 3 was once planned as semi-open world game
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 10 Comments
A new report from journalist Imran Khan claims that Bayonetta 3 started off as a semi-open world game.
Khan said the title “was going to draw more off Astral Chain than NieR: Automata, but the idea was that a large hub world would send Bayonetta (or whoever else) to different worlds which would themselves be fairly open.” He brought up Super Mario 64 as a comparison point for the hub and went on to mention that despite work that had been done, “it kept falling apart when it came to pacing, and eventually Nintendo wanted them to scale back.” Another issue was how this concept was performing on Switch hardware.
More: Bayonetta 3, PlatinumGames
Persona 5 Royal Switch tech analysis, including resolution and frame rate
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 41 Comments
Persona 5 Royal recently reached new platforms including Switch, and Digital Foundry has now taken a closer look at the port from a technical perspective to cover aspects like resolution and frame rate. The outlet mostly seems to take issue with resolution as it’s not as high as other Atlus releases on the console and lower than other demanding titles that have come to the platform.
Here’s the full roundup of notable tidbits:
More: Atlus, Persona 5 Royal
Various Daylife getting physical release on Switch in Asia with English support, pre-orders open
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
Various Daylife is getting a physical release in Asia that supports English, it’s been revealed.
The game originally hit Apple Arcade in 2019. Square Enix then announced and immediately released a Switch version as part of a Nintendo Direct back in September. Up until now, however, the title has only been offered digitally.
More: pre-order, Square Enix, Various Daylife
It Takes Two Switch gameplay
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 Comments
An hour of footage is now available for the new Switch version of It Takes Two. After the title first debuted in March 2021, it just landed on Nintendo’s console to close out the week.
You can learn more about the game in the following overview:
More: EA, Hazelight Studios, It Takes Two
The Pokemon Company launches mysterious “chest” website
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
Original: The Pokemon Company has just opened a new, mysterious website with a chest. There’s little to be seen at the moment aside from the chest itself, the number below it, and “000” in the top left corner. As far as we can tell there doesn’t appear to be much interactivity on the page.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will be on Switch in just a couple of weeks, and if we had to guess, this teaser should tie into a reveal of a new Pokemon. New creatures for the games have been unveiled in different sorts of ways, though this particular method is a bit different.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Pilgrims gameplay
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 Comments
The non-linear adventure game Pilgrims just launched on Switch, and if you’re curious to see what the game offers, you may be interested in checking some gameplay. A new video provides us with just that thanks to 26 minutes of footage.
Below is an overview of the title with further details:
More: Amanita Design, Pilgrims
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising launch trailer
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising is almost here on Switch, and one final trailer has come in. The game is based on the popular show that’s currently available on Netflix.
Here’s an official overview:
Target reveals November 2022 buy 2, get 1 free sale for games and more
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
Original (11/5): The holidays are only a few weeks away, and Target is now gearing up for one of its semi regular buy 2, get 1 free sales – this time for November 2022. We’re of course mainly interested in Switch games here, though other platforms are represented and it also looks like the promotion will let consumers choose from books, board games, activity kits and puzzles as well.
Switch is expected to be a big part of the sale. An upcoming Target ad shows Persona 5 Royal, NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, No Man’s Sky, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and FIFA 23 Legacy Edition. Other titles should be included as well (with the exclusion of some games and pre-orders).
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes devs on monsters, Expeditions, base camp, character inclusions, more
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
A second Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes developer interview was published in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. This follows a previous discussion that came out around the game’s release and we translated it here.
As for the latest interview, we again get to hear from development producer Hideo Suzuki, producer Yosuke Hayashi, and director Hayato Iwata. The three of them addressed a bunch of different topics, including monsters, the Expedition system, base camp, more talk about characters that were included, and more.
You can read our full translation below.
Brand new Pokemon seemingly leaked in Pokemon GO files
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch | 8 Comments
Pokemon GO dataminers have uncovered what appears to be a brand new Pokemon. The creature has never been seen before, and there’s been no word on it officially thus far from The Pokemon Company.
Twitter account poke_miners came through with the news today. According to the fan page, the Pokemon was added with a file named “pmMystery”. It’s referred to as pm1080, which is assumed to be Pokemon number 1080. Right now it only has associated 3D assets, so there’s nothing in 2D form yet.
We know that unannounced information can be sensitive to some fans, so we’ve included the picture and tweet after the break.
