In an interview with Nintendo Everything, Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster producer Koji Nakajima spoke about the process of updating the GameCube graphics for Switch and challenges involved with the project.
Nakajima told us that the main characters, battle backgrounds, and bosses were either “re-modeled or brushed up from the original models, and the towns and dungeons which are expressed in 2D, have been remade in a higher resolution so that they can be displayed beautifully on the Nintendo Switch while keeping the original art materials.” He also stressed that the team wanted to ensure that it did not “destroy the atmosphere and image of the original game. ”
Square Enix and Gemdrops just issued the opening movie for Star Ocean: The Second Story R. This comes ahead of the launch in a couple of months.
Japanese music duo Suiren, comprised of vocalist Sui and keyboardist / arranger Ren, are behind the opening movie’s theme song “Stella”.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are gearing up for the next Fire Emblem Heroes update, version 7.9.0.
The update will include new skills for some Mythic Heroes, new weapons to refine are coming, and more. We have the full rundown below.
Original (8/31): Super Mario Bros. Wonder received a ton of footage as part of today’s Nintendo Direct, but we have even more gameplay. Various clips were posted to the North American and Japanese websites and we’ve rounded everything up into a single video.
If you need a refresher, here’s what to expect from Super Mario Bros. Wonder:
Publisher Redblack Spade and developer Calvares are about to put Kovox Pitch on Switch, it’s been announced. The title is due out on September 5, 2023.
Kovox Pitch is a rhythm game featuring post-punk music. A bit of additional information can be found in the following overview:
Hero Concept is working on Mayhem Brawler II: Best of Both Worlds, the studio announced today. The game is currently on track to launch for Switch in 2024.
Mayhem Brawler II: Best of Both Worlds is a side-scrolling beat ’em up game with modern rogue-lite / RPG elements. This follows the previous entry that made it to Switch in 2021.
Activision and Toys for Bob have shared a rare sales milestone update for Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Since launch, the collection has sold over ten million copies. That applies to combined sales across all platforms.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy features Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. While it saw its initial release in November 2018, Switch would get it later – specifically in September 2019.
Devolver Digital and Doinksoft today shared the final release date for Gunbrella. The game, a noir-punk action-adventure title, is slated for September 13, 2023.
Gunbrella was first announced in May 2022. Devolver Digital and Doinksoft initially committed to a general 2023 launch window at the time.
