The shoot ’em up game Sky Mercenaries Redux is landing on Switch next week, an eShop listing reveals. It will be available on November 26.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Now that the SEGA Ages Switch series has come to an end, Famitsu recently held an interview looking back with key members of staff. During the discussion, the developers were asked about the popularity of the games in Japan and overseas. Everyone seemed to have different answers, but they referenced some data to back their thoughts up, too.
Included in the interview are Rieko Kodama (producer/director), Yosuke Okunari (supervisor), and Tsuyoshi Matsuoka (M2 director).
Check out our translation of the excerpt below.
Nintendo and Koei Tecmo came together for the first Hyrule Warriors, a spin-off of the Zelda series, back in 2014. They then collaborated on the just-released Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Now that we’ve seen two of these games, some fans might be wondering if Hyrule Warriors could be its own dedicated spin-off series.
IGN recently spoke with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma as well as Age of Calamity producer Yosuke Hayashi, and asked whether Nintendo is considering making this its own standalone series to go alongside mainline Zelda games. The two developers said in response:
Takara Tomy has gone live with the official opening movie for Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast. We’ve attached today’s video below.
Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast launches for Switch in Japan on November 26.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off the Puma x Super Mario collection. Check out the full episode below.
A sealed variant for Super Mario Bros. 3 has set a new record for the highest price paid for a video game at auction. Earlier today, Heritage Auctions sold a sealed copy for $156,000. Previously, Super Mario Bros. held the record at $114,000, which had been set back in July.
Not only was this copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 in top condition, but the packaging is extremely rare. As Heritage Auctions explains:
Nintendo’s third “Switch My Way” commercial this week is for the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Expansion Pas. Have a look at the advert below.
Game Informer recently caught up with Immortals Fenyx Rising director Scott Phillips for a bit of an unconventional interview. Below, Phillips answers 59 questions in rapid-fire fashion, and addresses all the gods you’ll see in the game, whether other Ubisoft characters make an appearance, and more.
Here’s the full video:
