Former Nintendo developer Giles Goddard has provided a first look at a prototype for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that originally featured portals.
Earlier this year, we heard from Goddard that there was some experimentation very early on with an idea involving Hyrule Castle. Similar to Super Mario 64, players would access different parts of the map through these portals. The mechanic was ultimately scrapped and Nintendo ended up going with a more open design in the end as players visit areas by traveling through Hyrule Field.
According to a Nikkei report, Nintendo will be making 20 percent fewer Switch consoles amid the chip shortage that has been affecting the entire industry as well as technology as a whole. Availability of semiconductors and other electronic parts continues to be limited.
In the fiscal year through March, Nintendo originally hoped to produce 30 million Switch units due to strong demand. That target later changed to 25.5 million. Nikkei’s report indicates that this number will fall further to 24 million units, which is 20 percent below the original goal.
A first update for Pikmin Bloom has gone live, as Niantic has brought the game up to version 33.4. There’s nothing new in terms of functionality, but the developer has made a few improvements and implemented bug fixes worth mentioning.
Below are the full patch notes for Pikmin Bloom version 33.4:
A new Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon video has been shared by Atlus. The developer has been rolling out these videos to showcase each of the game’s upcoming demons before it arrives on Switch next week. The latest featured demon is Sudama, check it out along with some extra details below the break.
A release night countdown will be live streamed on November 10th at 21:50 JST, states Atlus via Twitter. Staff from the company have carefully curated a list of 100 demons from the Daily Devil reveals to celebrate, along with comments, announcements of new goods development, and even string quartet performance videos. With the goal of celebrating the release together with fans “during the long autumn night,” Atlus seems to have pulled out all the stops here. The YouTube live stream is scheduled already via their official account and can be found below:
Shiki-Ouji has been shown off in Shin Megami Tensei today as part of the Atlus’ latest demon trailer for the game. Its prior appearances include Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Persona 4, Persona Q, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.
Thanks to the Megami Tensei Wiki, we have a little bit of extra information about Shiki-Ouji. Continue on below to read more about this particular demon.
Ahead of tomorrow’s release, Unpacking has received a new gameplay video on Switch. 45 minutes of footage is live in the new video.
Here’s some information about the game:
Orube Game Studio has announced that Super Mombo Quest, a Metroidvania-style precision platformer, is about to make its debut on Switch. It will be available digitally on November 4.
Super Mombo Quest is said to feature a mix of Super Meat Boy-esque challenges, the cuteness of Kirby, and combat inspired by Shovel Knight and Sonic. The pixel art game has players saving the lands of Subrosa from the fearsome King of Nightmares. However, they’ll first need to find out if the main character is actually the prophesied hero to avoid destruction.
