Nintendo Sneak Peek recently traveled to Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort in Wisconsin to warm up skiers with games on its console. Check out the full report in the video below.
Following the original announcement from Japan last night, Nintendo has provided an official translation of the comments from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director Tetsuya Takahashi about version 1.3.0. The news primarily goes over everything you’ll find in New Game Plus, but covers other aspects of the patch as well.
Here’s the full rundown:
Ubisoft’s South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a game that has sort of been rumored for Switch. It’s been listed by a couple of retailers, though ones we haven’t been entirely confident in.
Another listing for South Park: The Fractured But Whole on Switch has now popped up over on Amazon Mexico. It still doesn’t mean that this is absolutely happening, but it’s becoming tougher to ignore the initial speculation.
Earlier this year, Obsidian delivered the surprising news that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is coming to Switch. Pre-orders are now starting to go live.
You can reserve Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire for Switch on Amazon here. The listing also has the game’s boxart, as shown above.
Undercoders was behind last year’s Conga Master Party on Switch. Today, the studio revealed its next project, which is also bound for the console.
Superola and The Lost Burgers is the new game, and it’s slated for February 22. Other than that, the only piece of information we have is that it will be a “platforming adventure”.
We're happy to announce that our new platforming adventure Superola and The Lost Burgers will arrive on Nintendo Switch February 22nd! Stay tuned for more info soon! #indiedev #Switch #ComingSoon pic.twitter.com/3utldeVtzC
— Undercoders (@Undercoders) February 9, 2018
Despite the prominence of Switch over the past year, Nintendo has continued to say that the 3DS isn’t going anywhere. The dedicated portable will still be sold in the future. This is something Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima reiterated during the company’s latest financial results briefing.
Kimishima’s remark came in response to a question about a successor to the 3DS. Senior executive officer Ko Shiota weighed in on this as well, and spoke about technology in general, indicating that Nintendo is considering various possibilities.
The lifecycle of Switch was a prominent topic discussed during Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing. President Tatsumi Kimishima, managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi, and Shigeru Miyamoto weighed in on year two and the system’s future in general.
Kimishima once again spoke about the importance of year two. In 2018, Nintendo will focus on games featuring Switch’s concept of playing “anytime, anywhere, with anyone” and “encourage consumers to discover their own ways of having fun.” Kimishima added that Nintendo “will release a series of products, including some not announced today, and continue to create games like Nintendo Labo that people look forward to playing.”
During the Q&A section of its latest financial results briefing, Nintendo was asked about the design concept for Switch’s Joy-Con. Senior executive officer Ko Shiota, managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi, and Shigeru Miyamoto all weighed in on this.
Shiota said that the “Joy-Con was designed from the start of development as a device that could have a variety of uses besides being a game controller, including the possibility of attachment to something else for play.” Nintendo also thought about the Joy-Con could be used by setting it in an attachment. Takahashi later added that Nintendo “considered play using just the hardware and software, as well as play in combination with other things.”
One topic brought up during the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing. President Tatsumi Kimishima and Shigeru Miyamoto both weighed in.
Kimishima noted that Nintendo looks to avoid selling hardware at a launch. Additionally, the company thinks about a price that “consumers will consider fair value and Nintendo-esque.” For software, Kimishima said “it is important that the software contain content of value, and that the value of the content not vary even if the way it is provided changes.”
