Monolith Soft president and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director Tetsuya Takahashi recently met with Persona producer and director Katsura Hashino for a lengthy discussion. The two met for the very first time to share some development stories in an interview, which was published on Den-fami Nico Gamer.
Siliconera translated one interesting excerpt about the development struggles on Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Takahashi spoke about a great desire to improve the character models for the game, and talked about the reason why outsourcing was so necessary. With under 100 developers working at Monolith Soft, about half working on Zelda, and a few more needed for R&D, the company had around 40 of its own staffers available.
Here’s a part of the discussion:
Next week, Bigben Interactive will be putting Premium Pool Arena. The European eShop shows a release date of February 6.
Premium Pool Arena is pool as we know it, with “different game modes and ultra-intuitive gameplay.” You can play traditional 8-ball, participate in tournaments against stronger and stronger opponents, and unlock different cues with your victories.
Premium Pool Arena will cost £8.89.
Super Mario Run’s latest event is now up and running. Until February 16, players can partake in Gold Goomba Lite.
This is a version of the Gold Goombas event in which you have an easier chance to obtain certain rewards. By defeating Gold Goombas in World Tour, you can get these special items. Icons will appear on courses where Gold Goombas can be found.
Nintendo has a new web commercial up to promote Bayonetta 1 and 2’s release on Switch in Japan. Have a look at the advert below.
Puzzle Puppers is heading to Switch, Cardboard Keep has announced. A release is planned for February 20.
Puzzle Puppers is about stretching cute dogs to their food bowls. Using deceptively simple mechanics, you’ll take on some progressively trickier puzzles.
Continue on below for more details and a trailer for Puzzle Puppers.
A handful of new screenshots have been released showing the first-person psychological horror game Layers of Fear: Legacy on Switch. Get a look at the images below.
Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast recently launched on Switch. Yet if you attempt to look for it on the North American eShop, you’ll have trouble finding it. The game has gone missing at the moment. If we had to guess, it’s likely due to a ratings issue.
Those looking for Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast can still access it from other regional eShops. It’s still up in Europe, for example.
Koei Tecmo has now opened the full Japanese website for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. You can access it here. We also have a few new screenshots attached below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World #
02./01. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
03./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
05./07. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
06./08. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
07./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
08./06. [PS4] Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
09./11. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
10./00. [PS4] The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia
11./09. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100
12./02. [PS4] Gintama Ranbu #
13./17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
14./15. [NSW] Arms
15./16. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
16./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII #
17./05. [PSV] Gintama Ranbu #
18./40. [NSW] FIFA 18
19./13. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5
20./21. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. #
CyberConnect2 has announced that its “Trilogy of Vengeance” games will be released on the Switch. As part of CyberConnect2’s “New Original Project Strategy”, they are planning on releasing several self-published games in addition to commissioned works for other publishers. These new games will be comparatively smaller in size and scope, but will also be cheaper and will only get digital releases. The first three games of this kind are the “Trilogy of Vengeance” games:
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