Nintendo will not be releasing any new hardware this year. That’s according to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, who shared the news during a financial results briefing just moments ago.
Switch Lite released last September. But rumors have persisted that another Switch model could be on the way, which would potentially provide some sort of boost in power. Furukawa’s comments suggest that we won’t be seeing that until 2021 at the earliest – if at all.
Furukawa said during the briefing:
Luigi’s Mansion 3 is getting DLC, but probably not in the way most would have expected. Two multiplayer parts are planned – the first by the end of April and the second by the end of July. This is somewhat surprising, as Luigi’s Mansion 3 is mainly looked upon fondly for its single-player experience.
In an interview with Kotaku, a few developrers weighed in on why Luigi’s Mansion 3 won’t be seeing any single-player DLC. Creative director Bryce Holliday explained:
Nintendo will release a special edition Animal Crossing themed Switch system, the company has announced. It will launch on March 13 for $299.99.
On the same day, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aloha Edition Carrying Case & Screen Protector and Switch Lite Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aloha Edition Carrying Case & Screen Protector will be available.
Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:
EA has continued to show interest in Switch, though still remains non-committal to the platform. Speaking during a financial results call today, COO Blake Jorgensen said the company is “very pleased” with Switch’s performance up to this point. However, Jorgensen pointed out that third-parties need to stack up against Nintendo’s own games, which have been the top-sellers “by a long shot”.
His full words are below:
Last May, the cinematic adventure-platformer Forgotton Anne was announced for physical release. Details were lacking at the time, and we hadn’t heard any news since then.
Limited Run Games reconfirmed today that the physical edition of Forgotton Anne is still in the cards. Additionally, we now know that pre-orders go live on February 14.
We have a look at Forgotton Anne’s boxart above.
The turn-based RPG Ash of Gods: Redemption will be available on Switch starting tomorrow. Check out some footage in the video below.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just wrapped its first Fighters Pass. Undoubtedly, one of the highlights was the inclusion of Banjo-Kazooie. Nintendo ended up working with Microsoft and Rare, which wasn’t always the likeliest collaboration.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Rare head Craig Duncan spoke about how Banjo-Kazooie ended up in the game. Duncan told the site:
