Switch is getting another Steins;Gate game in Steins;Gate 0 Elite. Mages announced the new project today, but neglected to share concrete information. Expect it to be another visual novel-styled experience.
Here are the first couple of images:
Ahead of its January 30 release, Qureate has issued a new trailer for Prison Princess. Take a look at the video below.
A Switch-specific Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers web commercial has emerged that appears to give us a first look at gameplay on Nintendo’s console. Check it out below.
Omega Force’s specialty is the Musou genre. The developer is known for its franchises such as Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. That hack-and-slash gameplay has also extended into other IPs like Zelda with Hyrule Warriors, One Piece with One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and more.
Omega Force’s latest project is Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, but it’s not the same kind of Musou gameplay we’re used to seeing. It’s more of an action-RPG rather than pure hack-and-slash with a focus on story.
Koei Tecmo director Kazutoshi Sekiguchi explained how the project evolved during development, telling Dengeki PlayStation:
The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition was first announced for Switch two years ago. Our last update came in May and there wasn’t much good news at the time. Along with scrapping a physical version, there were questions as to whether or not the game would actually release at all on Switch.
Thankfully, it seems that The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition will end up on Nintendo’s console after all. An eShop page has appeared, which shows a February 7 release date. It seems we’re just under two weeks out from an official launch.
Here’s some information about The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition as well as trailer:
Earlier in the week, Bandai Namco unveiled Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions. Series creator Yoichi Takahashi shared a brief message soon after to promote the announcement.
Here’s the video featuring Takahashi:
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions launches for Switch in 2020.
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Rune Factory 4 Special, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r], and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Reggie Fils-Aime recently appeared on the Present Value podcast. The former Nintendo of America president discussed his time at the Big N in-depth, and at one point, was asked about what companies need to think about when building a brand.
Reggie spoke about Nintendo becoming a powerhouse in the gaming industry and how it was a team effort – specifically a “high-functioning, strong leadership team that disagreed in private but was aligned in public and drove the business forward.” He also discussed an experience he had in which Nintendo of America was taking the company’s well-known logo in different directions to try and appeal to an older demographic. This is when he was first starting out. However, Reggie realized that in order to appeal to a mainstream audience, they needed “to do it based on what the brand stood for, and not doing it in some false way.”
Reggie’s full words:
XSEED Games offered a brand new look at the English version of Rune Factory 4 Special during a live stream yesterday. If you’re interested in seeing the footage from the recording, continue on below.
Rune Factory 4 Special arrives on February 25 in North America and February 28 in Europe.
