Super Mario Maker 2 surpasses 26 million courses uploaded
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has announced the latest milestone for Super Mario Maker 2. Since launch, players have uploaded over 26 million courses online.
Last September, that number was at 20 million.
Super Mario Maker 2 launched for Switch in June 2019. The last major update went live in April 2020, adding new features like the ability to create a world map.
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10 highly anticipated Switch games coming in May 2021
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May is looking to be another full month for Switch, with a lot of awesome releases coming soon. To help sort through them all, we’ve put together a video of the most anticipated Switch games coming in the month.
Check out the full video below and keep an eye out for more videos like this in the future!
Pre-order updates – May 2, 2021
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NEO: The World Ends with You producer hopes the IP can become its own series like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts
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The World Ends with You has been relatively dormant for over a decade, but Square Enix is now starting to make a bigger push with the IP. An anime based on the original game just recently started airing and a long-awaited sequel will finally launch this summer after more than a decade.
Fans will be happy to hear that the series has a bright future ahead. IGN recently asked NEO: The World Ends with You producer Tomohiko Hirano if the team hopes it can become its own series, similar to Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. In response, Hirano said:
UK: New Pokemon Snap physical launch sales more than four times higher than N64 original
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While we don’t have specific sales data at this time, an early report has surfaced regarding New Pokemon Snap’s debut in the UK.
It turns out that the game was #1 in the region this past week – beating Returnal on PlayStation 5 for the top spot, which was another new release. GamesIndustry’s Christopher Dring reports that New Pokemon Snap’s physical launch sales are more than four times higher than the original game for the N64. Note that digital units are not accounted for.
We should have the latest UK sales chart soon.
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Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition update out now (version 1.05.00), patch notes
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The final update for Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition arrived this week. Switch owners can access version 1.05.00, featuring various adjustments, fixes, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
GDC 2021 survey covers Switch developer interest, project plans, revenue earned
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The annual “State of the Game Industry” GDC report was published this week, and it provides the latest insight into developers and their approach to Switch.
Overall responses are comparable to 2020. For instance, 38 percent of developers polled said they’re interested in Switch – whereas that figure was 37 percent last year. 17 percent of respondents said their current project is planned for the console – which hasn’t changed at all.
Below are all of the relevant results:
Unto The End getting a physical release
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Unto The End, a challenging combat adventure game, first made it to Switch as a digital download last December. It’s now receiving a physical release courtesy of Red Art Games. 2,800 units will be made for Switch in total.
You can pre-order a copy of Unto The End here. Copies should ship in Q3 2021.
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NEO: The World Ends with You devs on why it’s taken so long for a sequel
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The World Ends with You first debuted on DS way back in 2007 (2008 in the west). Since then, Square Enix hasn’t done much with the IP. We’ve seen ports and things like character cameos in Kingdom Hearts, but there hasn’t been a new game – until now.
NEO: The World Ends with You, the next entry in the series, will finally release this summer. Producer Tomohiko Hirano spoke about the long wait for a new entry, telling IGN:
Muv-Luv: Project Mikhail gets new gameplay video, producer letter
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aNCHOR today debuted a new gameplay video for Project Mikhail, its upcoming Muv-Luv mech action game. We’ve attached it below.
