If there’s one type of genre Nintendo doesn’t really dabble with, it’d be shooters. The company has Splatoon, but that’s mostly it. That comes in contrast to the industry as a whole which does offer a high amount of games involving guns and shooting.
Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about that topic in an interview with The New Yorker. He admitted that there’s an inherent joy in hitting a target, but he has “some resistance to focusing on this single source of pleasure.” Although it’s not a bad thing that studios focus on that mechanic, he feels “it’s not ideal to have everybody doing it just because that kind of game sells well.” Miyamoto also believes it’d “be great if developers found new ways to elicit joy in their players.”
Miyamoto’s full words:
Miyamoto says his kids played a lot of SEGA games when they were younger, inspired him to try harder
Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of some legendary franchises like Mario and Zelda. That doesn’t mean his kids only played Nintendo games, however. Miyamoto said in a recent interview with The New Yorker that they also played a lot of SEGA titles like Out Run and Harrier. Rather than being jealous, he said this inspired him to try harder, “so that they preferred the ones I made.”
Miyamoto said that his children didn’t care much about his job and have “never felt pressure to follow a certain path or to be a certain way”, adding: “I don’t think that they have felt any undue burden because of who their father is.”
Miyamoto also touched on the topic of having kids maintain a healthy relationship with games and ensuring that they don’t play too long. He said on that front:
A new Bandai Namco “Winter Meltdown Sale” has started on the Switch eShop. It features a big portion of the company’s offerings, including Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition, Dragon Ball titles, Mr. Driller DrillLand, the Naruto Shippuden games, Ni no Kuni, and much more.
Theh full lineup is as follows:
Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection was announced at The Game Awards 2020 last week, and quite a bit of new footage was shown off during the latest episode of Capcom TV. We have the full segment below.
Capcom will be bringing Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection to Switch on February 25, 2021.
Mages. today announced The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬: Natsu no Omoide mo Gotoubun, a visual novel based on the anime of the same name. It will launch in Japan on March 25, 2021.
Pricing for the physical version is set at 7,800 yen, though the download version will be a bit cheaper at 7,000 yen. A limited edition will be offered for 10,800 yen and contains a set of five drama CDs.
Here’s the debut trailer:
During Falcom Day 2020 Winter, another entry in The Legend of Heroes series was confirmed for Switch. Hajimari no Kiseki is in the works for Nintendo’s console, Falcom and Clouded Leopard Entertainment announced.
The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki previously released for PlayStation 4 in Japan this past August. A western release hasn’t been announced as of yet, though it’s possible that localization will happen later on. NIS America has started to gradually bring over some of the series’ latest releases. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III made it to Switch a few months ago, which will be followed by Trails of Cold Steel III in 2021.
Here’s a previous trailer for The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki:
Farming Simulator 20 has been updated on Switch. Aside from bug fixes and optimizations, it also includes some new content and the ability to exit vehicles and walk around.
Here’s the full rundown as to what the update includes:
Recently, CrossCode received a new 1.0.11 update on Switch. Players can now access the Holiday Man quest during December and January. It’s located in Bergen Village.
According to Deck13, CrossCode will soon be receiving New Game+ functionality. The first submissions for this next update are planned for early January. When the feature is live on Switch, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Super Meat Boy Forever, Override 2, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
During Japan’s playoffs for the Dragon Ball FighterZ National Championship, Bandai Namco shared the latest news on Dragon Ball FighterZ. A trailer for the game debuted showing the latest DLC characters.
First, a proper look at Super Baby 2 was shown. It’s also confirmed that the character will launch on January 15, 2021.
