Metacritic has a reputation of being one of the top sites when it comes aggregating reviews. Now that 2019 has wrapped up, the site has offered a look at the best-reviewed Switch games of the year.
It’s actually a port that takes the top spot, as Divinity: Original Sin II – Definitive Edition is sitting strong at 93. In terms of the best-reviewed exclusive, Fire Emblem: Three Houses is at 83.
Here’s the full top 50:
If you didn’t get your fill of Star Wars with The Rise of Skywalker, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a lot of LEGO goodness coming to Switch later this year. Warner Bros. and TT Games are preparing LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which packs in all of the different movies into a single experience.
A little while back, we were able to speak with TT Games creative leads Arthur Parsons and James Burgon to learn more about the game. We asked about the studio’s new engine, content carried over between episodes, the Switch version, and lots more.
Here’s our full discussion:
A new month (and a new year) rolled right on in a few days ago. Now that we’re in January, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you playing through any new games you were given as gifts from the holidays? Or maybe you’ve been going through something in your backlog? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Bandai Namco is back with another Japanese commercial for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. Find an advert focusing on Enies Lobby below.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke with Nikkei regarding the work environment for Nintendo’s development staff. Furukawa stated that he relies on professionals to handle their work, and was met with surprise. When probed further in being asked if he truly did not have to interfere with their processes, Furukawa elaborated.
Here’s our translation:
The well-received point-and-click mystery adventure title Later Alligator has been confirmed for Switch. On social media, publisher SmallBu shared the news.
Here’s an overview of Later Alligator, along with a trailer:
In an interview with Nikkei, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa discussed the company’s stance on AR and more.
Furukawa noted that the Big N is “constantly researching and developing” new technologies, and there are talks between the hardware and software teams. As for AR specifically, he said Nintendo is actively researching how it can be used.
Here’s our full translation from the Japanese interview:
Update (1/6): We’ve updated a portion of the line in our translation, specifically about Nintendo focusing on improving methods of play on dedicated hardware.
Original (1/4):Cloud gaming continues to become an important topic in the gaming industry. Google, for instance, just entered the scene with its Stadia service a couple of months ago.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently weighed in with his own thoughts as part of an interview with Nikkei. Speaking with the Japanese publication, Furukawa expressed the possibility that cloud gaming could become prominent in 10 years, but doesn’t currently think that dedicated hardware is going anywhere in the short-term. He did also note that Nintendo needs to “focus on improving methods of play that can only be had on dedicated hardware.”
Here’s the full excerpt as translated by Nintendo Everything:
Bound Hero Battle: Fae & Idunn has started today in Fire Emblem Heroes. The two characters from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade can be found in Special Maps. Tying in with the Bound Hero Battle, there’s a new summoning event featuring Fae: Divine Dragon, Idunn: Dark Priestess, and Roy: Young Lion.
That’s not all for Fire Emblem Heroes, as Mjolnir’s Strike is now live. All players are tasked with cooperating to protect the Kingdom of Askr from the advancing army of the god of War, Thorr.
Team Reptile is bringing the fighting/beat ’em up game Megabyte Punch to Switch, the studio confirmed this week. It will launch sometime in 2020.
Here’s an overview of Megabyte Punch, along with a trailer:
