Shin’en has been supporting Nintendo platforms since the Game Boy Color days, and ever since then, the studio has been known for putting out some impressive-looking titles – despite being a relatively small company. That trend has continued on Switch with the console launch game FAST RMX and upcoming release of The Touryst.
In a recent interview, Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner spoke with us about how the team goes about pulling off such impressive graphics on Nintendo hardware. Linzner explained that targeting 60 frames per second comes first, and “all effects and graphics are fine-tuned to make that possible.”
A new 3D platformer has just joined the Switch’s library. New Super Lucky’s Tale, coming from Playful, launched on the console yesterday.
New Super Lucky’s Tale is an interesting release given its origins. What was once a Microsoft-published Xbox One and PC game simply titled “Super Lucky’s Tale”, Playful went back to the drawing board with New Super Lucky’s Tale. The Switch edition builds upon the original title with lots of additional content in the form of new levels, new moves, a new story, and more plus plenty of improvements and changes.
With the launch of New Super Lucky’s Tale on the horizon, we caught up with director Dan Hurd, who chatted about why the game has returned on Switch, how the physical version happened, the possibility of amiibo, and future interest in continuing with the IP. Our full interview can be found below.
Nintendo is back with yet another advert for Switch to close out the year. View the “Our Favorite Ways to Play” 2019 commercial below.
Summoning Focus: New Power has started as the latest event in Fire Emblem Heroes. Heroes who have gained new skills are featured as part of the 5-star summoning focus. Concealed Blade, Golden Naginata, Renowned Bow, and Sun Dragonstone are available as new weapon skills.
Fire Emblem Heroes – Summoning Focus: New Power will be live until November 20.
A bit of new footage has come in showing off the Wild Area of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, where you can freely encounter Pokemon and meet up with others players. View the gameplay below.
According to an eShop listing, Overlanders is heading to Switch next week. The hover racing game is slated for November 14 as a digital download.
We have the following overview and trailer for Overlanders:
Luigi’s Mansion 3 sold through 55 percent of its initial shipment in Japan, Dengeki reports. That’s with the game having sold around 150,000 copies in its first week.
The previous entry in the series, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, sold 285,000 units in its first week and 1.05 million life-to-date in Japan. Also, the original Luigi’s Mansion shifted 134,000 copies before going on to sell 412,000 copies in total.
A major update for Light Fingers recently went live on Switch. The game has added a number of new features and content, including a House Rules system, Hotseat Mode, and more.
Below are the full details:
Valfarre has shown up as the latest boss in Dragalia Lost’s Astral Raids. The battle is available in Beginner, Standard, Expert, and Master difficulties. Players can obtain astral shards and trade them for various rewards. Note that astral pieces are needed to challenge Astral Raids quests.
The Astral Raids with Valfarre will be live until November 11.
Yesterday, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled updated with yet another major event. View some footage from the Neon Circus Grand Prix below.
