Kirby director Shinya Kumazaki shared a comment with Famitsu regarding ambitions for 2021. Next year, the series will be 29 years old.
Kumazaki shared the following, as translated by Nintendo Everything:
This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, Oni Dino and Galen are fighting to the death for the best games of 2020. The lads argued so hard that it had to be a two-parter. Check out the first half of the show where we give awards for Biggest Positive Surprise, Biggest Embarrassment, Best New Character, Best Non-2020 Game, and Best Paperweight. And do tune in later in the week for the second half of the show which will have Biggest Disappointment, Honorable Mentions, and our definitive Game of the Year 2020 award.
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As we close out 2020, Amazon has revealed its top ten best-selling games of the year. We have two sets of rankings: one for the U.S. and another for the UK.
There are some similarities with both charts, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the top seller on each. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is also on both lists.
Below are the full rankings:
The next Game Trial has been revealed for the Nintendo Switch Online service. In just a couple of days, members can try out the full game for an entire week, including local and online multiplayer. Save data will transfer to the full version.
The trial for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled goes live on December 30 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. It’ll last until January 5 at 11:59 PM PT / January 6 at 2:59 AM ET.
Since Monster Hunter Rise was announced, many fans have been wondering about the game’s music. Capcom has now revealed that Satoshi Hori is the main composer.
Hori has been with Capcom for a few years, but his most recent and notable project was Resident Evil 7.
As one interesting note, we’ve also learned today that Capcom will be adding chorus to all songs even existing monster songs.
Monster Hunter Rise launches for Switch on March 26, 2021.
Ahead of its release next month, footage has emerged for the action-adventure game Olija. View the gameplay below.
Olija is slated for January 28, 2021 on the Switch eShop.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is known for its prominence on the sales charts. Despite being an upgraded version of the Wii U game, it’s the best-selling title on Switch. Nearly 30 million copies have been sold worldwide.
We also have an interested statistic coming out of the UK. In terms of boxed copies, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe actually sold more in 2020 than it did in 2019. The game has also sold better and better each year since it debuted in 2017.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is quickly approaching its fourth anniversary. The game originally came out in March 2017, and fans have continued to come across interesting discoveries, secrets, and glitches.
On the topic of glitches, a very interesting discovery has now surfaced. Known as the “Memory Storage” glitch, the game can be exploited so that players carry over the Bow of Light to a new save file – and more.
Nintendo has been battling it out with MariCar since 2017. The Big N filed an IP infringement lawsuit in 2017 against the go-kart company that let drivers dress up as Mario Kart characters. Nintendo won the case, and though MariCar attempted an appeal, it was just dismissed by Japan’s Supreme Court.
MariCar was initially ordered to pay Nintendo 10 million yen ($97,000). After an appeal, the amount was increased to 50 million yen ($483,000).
