Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs on the weapon triangle, what Switch allows that wasn’t possible on 3DS, playtime length, amiibo support
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With Toshiyuki Kusakihara and Genki Yokota appearing at Japan Expo, a few outlets have shared interviews with the Fire Emblem: Three Houses developers. Jeuxvideo was one site that was able to speak with them and commented on the future of the weapon triangle, taking full advantage of Switch, the amount of time to complete the game, and amiibo support.
Below are those excerpts, courtesy of Serenes Forest:
Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario Maker 2: Playing YOUR Levels Part 2”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta continue playing levels from the community. Check out the full episode below.
Yo-kai Watch 4 announced for the west
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During a panel at Anime Expo today, Level-5 confirmed that it will be bringing Yo-kai Watch 4 to the west. As was the case in Japan, it will be coming to Switch – which is not exactly a surprise. A release date was not announced.
At the same panel, during the Q&A portion, it was mentioned that Yo-kai Watch 4 has content that requires someone to have watched specific films in the series – which have not yet been localized – to fully understand it. Although Level-5 couldn’t say anything about releasing them in the west, they’ve expressed interest in wanting to do so.
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Nitro Tour Grand Prix footage
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled updated this week with its brand new Nitro Tour Grand Prix. Have a look at some footage below.
Aksys Games confirms plans to localize otome titles for Switch in 2020 – “old fan favorites and some new surprises”
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A large number of otome titles have released for Switch in Japan, and more of them will be available in the west starting next year. Aksys Games has confirmed that it is planning to release localized versions in 2020.
Aksys has not shared news regarding specific titles at this time. However, the company teased that there will be “old fan favorites and some new surprises.”
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Video: First look at the Shantae 5 opening from Studio Trigger
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WayForward announced this week that Studio Trigger (Trigger Inc.) is creating the opening animation for Shantae 5. You can now see what the animation looks like below.
Studio Trigger producer Naoko Tsutsumi collaborated with Shantae creator Erin Bozon and Matt Bozon on the animation. Vocals were performed by Cristina Vee (Miraculous Ladybug), featuring an original composition by Mark Sparling and musical arrangement by Maddie Lim.
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs on how the work was split by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo
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Koei Tecmo is working on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but it sounds like the game was mostly done by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo director Genki Yokota told VG247 that Intelligent Systems was primarily responsible for the main plot, the game system, ideas, and gameplay mechanics. Meanwhile, Koei Tecmo assisted on the programming side of things.
Intelligent Systems director Toshiyuki Kusakihara said that Three Houses “wouldn’t have been possible” without Koei Tecmo’s help. Yokota was more optimistic, but said that not having Koei Tecmo would have required much more development time.
Transistor physical pre-orders open
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Limited Run Games has opened pre-orders for the physical version of Transistor. In addition to a standard copy, a collector’s edition is up for grabs.
The collector’s edition includes:
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Nintendo understands the importance of making Switch Online attractive, will continue to make its content appealing
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the Switch Online service at the company’s 79th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. An investor asked about how it will be enhanced given how a subscription is “inexpensive”, but “the content of the service still feels rather weak.”
Furukawa highlighted that Nintendo Switch Online has surpassed 10 million accounts, and the number of subscribers “has increased steadily since the service was launched last September”. He would later say that Nintendo understands “that making the Nintendo Switch Online service attractive to users is extremely important, and will continue to make the content of the service even more appealing going forward.”
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Nintendo’s Hyper Japan 2019 lineup
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Nintendo today announced its lineup for Hyper Japan Festival 2019. A number of Switch games will be making their playable debuts in the UK, including Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Here’s the full lineup:
