For its latest cover story, Game Informer was able to visit Game Freak in Japan to learn more about Pokemon Sword/Shield. Some interesting information was shared about the naming origins for the two titles as well as their Legendary Pokemon.
As for Pokemon Sword/Shield, their names came about very late in development. Game Freak decided to just look at the Legendary Pokemon they created – one was based around a sword while the other featured a shield, so they decided to go with that. Game Freak also felt there was something to the fact that “sword” and “shield” are strong words while Pokemon are cute. You’d also have to think about the power behind having a sword/shield and whether you would attack/protect.
Regarding Zamazenta and Zacian, director Shigeru Ohmori wanted to get back to naming things after colors. Zamazenta stems from magenta and Zacian has ties to cyan.
Earlier this week, Game Informer unveiled Pokemon Sword/Shield for its November 2019 cover story. As part of that, the magazine included information about the amount of gyms. Based on comments from director Shigeru Ohmori, many interpreted his words as having confirmed 18 gyms to conquer. However, that may not actually be the case.
As a reminder, this is what Ohmori said:
It was nearly a year ago that Corpse Party: Blood Drive was rated for Switch by the ESRB. XSEED Games and Marvelous today announced that a release is indeed happening on Nintendo’s console, and very soon at that.
Here’s an overview of Corpse Party: Blood Drive, along with a trailer:
Overwatch finally releases on Switch this month. It’ll be quite a long while after the system came out, but that wasn’t due to a lack of interest in Blizzard’s part.
Director Jeff Kaplan told The Verge that the team has been thinking about a port since the Switch’s initial launch. He told the site:
The physical version of Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II, and Dragon Quest III will launch on October 24, Square Enix has announced.
Currently, the package has only been announced for Asia. All three games will still support English in addition to Chinese and Korean.
You can pre-order a physical copy on Play-Asia here.
Neo Cab is now available on Switch via the eShop. The game has received a new launch trailer, which we’ve included below.
Publisher Curve Digital and developer Sky9 Games today announced that A Knight’s Quest will be released for Switch on October 10. It will be distributed via the eShop.
Here’s an overview of the action-adventure title, along with a trailer:
Tying in with today’s new trailer, GameSpot has posted an extended video with first footage from My Hero One’s Justice 2. Check it out below.
New Super Lucky’s Tale will sold physically in Europe, PQube has announced. A number of retailers will carry the 3D adventure platformer, including GAME, ShopTo, 365 Games, and Micromania (France).
A specific release date for the PAL physical release has not yet been shared. However, it will launch digitally alongside the North American edition on November 8.
Source: PQube PR
