During an online event today, the winners were announced for the Famitsu Dengeki Awards 2019.
Pokemon Sword/Shield was the big winner of the night, securing the top choice for Game of the Year. Ring Fit Adventure was also recognized. Other Nintendo-published games received nominations, including Astral Chain, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Hitcents has issued a new “Gameplay Preview” video for Ministry of Broadcast, the narrative driven 2D cinematic platformer. Watch it below.
Ministry of Broadcast launches via the eShop on April 30, followed by a physical edition on May 26.
If you’re a fan of chess, you might be interested in a new title QUByte Interactive is bringing to Switch next week. Hang The Kings, which is inspired by the strategy board game, is due out on April 23.
Here’s some information about Hang The Kings as well as a trailer:
SEGA Ages kicked off on Switch back in September 2018 with Sonic the Hedgehog. Just a couple of months ago, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was finally made available as well. Although there’s currently nothing on the horizon, other entries in the series for Switch may not be out of the question in the future.
In a interview with Game Watch earlier this year, SEGA’s Yosuke Okunari was asked if games like Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and even the arcade title SegaSonic the Hedgehog are possible for re-release. Okunari indicated that there aren’t any set plans, but if the initial collection of SEGA Ages titles is determined to be a success, it’s something the team would like to consider.
Okunari’s full words:
If there’s one thing Tom Nook is known for in the Animal Crossing series, it’s the debts he collects. Players need to pay off loans to expand their house, which is a mechanic that carries over into the series’ latest entry. But although some may look at Tom Nook as a character primarily interested in money, the developers behind Animal Crossing feels he’s just misunderstood.
New Horizons producer Hisashi Nogami mentioned to The Verge that “Tom Nook is a very caring, really great guy.” Since he’s an adult, “he’s very careful with money.”
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.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – “Welcome to Jellyfish Fields” trailer
THQ Nordic has shared a new trailer for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated that introduces Jellyfish Fields. Give it a look below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will be out for Switch on June 23.
Before Rockstar San Diego became what it is today – with acclaimed games like Red Dead Redemption under its belt – the team was previously known as Angel Studios. At one point, an opportunity arose in which Nintendo was almost involved with one of their projects. Shigeru Miyamoto actually stopped by the studio to check out the game, which ended up being scrapped in the end.
Founder Diego Angel spoke about the experience in an interview with Polygon. The game in question was Buggy Boogie, a project for the N64. Not much is known about the project, but it was previously stated by former software director Clinton Keith that it involved “vehicles that would eat other vehicles and adopt their powers and morph.”
As for meeting with Miyamoto, Angel told Polygon:
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta make up a few multiplayer games to play on with each other in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.
