Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brought in a bunch of guest composers to arrange tracks for the game. Among these was Hiroshi Yamaguchi, who works at PlatinumGames. Yamaguchi ended up arranging “The Map Page/Bonus Level” from Donkey Kong Country.
Yamaguchi reflected on contributing to Smash Bros. in a post on PlatinumGames’ website this week. He shared the following:
Horizon Shift ’81 debuted on the Switch eShop earlier this week. Flump Studios issued a launch trailer for the game, which we have below.
Suda51 appeared during a Famitsu live stream this week for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. The main highlight was that we were finally told what will be included in the game’s season pass. Outside of that, there were a few other topics discussed that we wanted to bring attention to.
First, a “Spicy” mode is confirmed for Travis Strikes Again. It’ll be distributed as a free patch later on. After clearing “Sweet”, “Mild”, or “Bitter” modes, you can access “Spicy” which is said to be very difficult. On the bright side, you’ll be able to carry over items into this mode. However, even with them, it’ll pose a significant challenge.
Nintendo is closing out the year by sharing new data pertaining to the Switch news feed. This week, the company offered a look at the ten most-watch videos.
Here’s the full lineup:
Megaton Mushashi, Level-5’s next big cross-media franchise, finally reappeared as promised at Jump Festa 2019 with a new trailer. We do have the video below, though currently in an off-screen format. We’ll post a direct-feed version once it becomes available.
https://twitter.com/brotherrrs/status/1076300524796862464
Footage is in from the Switch eShop title Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded. Get a look at the gameplay below.
Square Enix delivered the biggest update yet on the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI – known as Dragon Quest XI S – during a stage show at Jump Festa 2019 today.
First up, here’s the first trailer for Dragon Quest XI S:
Masahiro Sakurai started out at HAL Laboratory where he directed several Kirby games. About a decade later, he left the company and now operates on more of a freelance basis.
Sakurai spoke with EDGE this month about a variety of topics, including why he left HAL. He noted that it had nothing to do with losing interest in creating Kirby games. As far as Smash Bros. goes, he says it lets him make “something with more value and wide-reaching effects.” Sakurai added that he doesn’t feel like he’s “stuck in a rut doing similar things.”
