Nicalis has given us another look at The End is Nigh on Switch with another off-screen video. Have a look at the game running on the system’s screen below.
alistdaily published its own interview with Doug Bowser, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America. Among other things, Bowser weighed in on eSports, Switch’s success, and the status of third-parties now that the system is catching on with consumers.
You can read these excerpts below. alistdaily has the full discussion here.
Vice recently spoke with Super Mario Odyssey director Kenta Motokura. Motokura talked about why Mario is traveling the world in this game, noted that Nintendo is considering “many characters” for the game including potentially Luigi, and more. The developer also confirmed that Mario is human even though he may look out of place in New Donk City.
We’ve picked out the notable highlights from Vice’s interview below. For the full discussion, head on over here.
The first of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC packs launched this week. Nintendo began distributing The Master Trials on Friday. While the big DLC we’re all waiting for is coming this holiday with The Champions’ Ballad (featuring an original story and new dungeon), this is a nice way to return the game and hold us over until then.
Probably the biggest addition in The Master Trials is the challenge that has players taking on room after room and defeating enemies without dying. Completing the challenge lets you power up the Master Sword even further. Other highlights include the tougher Master Mode, Korok Mask, and more.
How many of you have tried out The Master Trials? If you have, did you beat the Trial of the Sword? Have you given Master Mode a try? Share your impressions with us in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: E3 2017 reactions
Hey! Pikmin can now be pre-loaded from the Japanese 3DS eShop. To download the game, players will need 3,222 blocks of free space. That amounts to 402.75MB in case you’re curious.
Source: 3DS eShop
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk will be released in the west next year. Aksys just announced the news during a panel at Anime Expo 2017.
Here’s an off-screen trailer that debuted at the event:
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk for 3DS coming next year. pic.twitter.com/hSoMo6d517
— RPG Site (@RPGSite) July 1, 2017
Back in March, Sushi Typhoon Games announced plans to bring Creeping Terror west. The company has partnered with Aksys, who will publish the digital 3DS game overseas.
Aksys officially announced plans for Creeping Terror’s localization during a panel at Anime Expo today. View an off-screen trailer below.
Aksys's first announcement is Creeping Terror for 3DS & Steam; coming this fall! pic.twitter.com/CEphKo78Ny
— RPG Site (@RPGSite) July 1, 2017
Guns, Gore & Cannoli was originally planned for Wii U. Unfortunately, we were told that those plans were scrapped due to “technical reasons.”
Crazy Monkey Studios informed us that the team ordered Switch dev kits in April. Hardware was received last week, and the team has now confirmed plans for Nintendo’s console. The original Guns, Gore & Cannoli will indeed be brought over to Switch.
Crazy Monkey Studios wrote in a new blog post today:
“Last but not least we have great news for all fans that begged us to let you shoot zombie freaks on the go. Your prayers have been heard: Guns, Gore & Cannoli will be making its way to Nintendo Switch. We received our Switch devkit last week and will be porting Vinnie’s first adventure to the new console. Nintendo was very keen to add the game to their indie line-up and we’re thrilled we’re going to make this happen. Stay tuned for more information.”
After the final round of content for Shovel Knight is wrapped up highlighted by the King Knight campaign, you can count on Yacht Club Games taking a break from the series for a little while. If and when the studio does return to the IP though, one possibility could see Shovel Knight entering the 3D space with a N64-type game.
This is something we’ve heard Yacht Club talk a bit about before, but the studio’s Nick Wozniak really seems interested in the idea. Wozniak stated the following when asked by AppTrigger where he’d like to see the franchise be taken next:
“Anything? I think one of the things we want to work on in the far future is definitely like a Shovel Knight 64, a 3D platformer. We would all love that. We all love Mario 64 to pieces and would just love to be able to jump into that.”
UK retailer GAME noted to investors this week that its full year profits will be “substantially below previous expectations,” in part due to the lack of Switch stock. While demand for the system is “very strong,” GAME said that “the level of supply to the UK market has been lower than expected.”
In the wake of GAME’s remarks, MCV reached out to Nintendo for a statement about the stock situation with Switch. The company said that demand “surpassed our estimates globally.” Nintendo also promises “to bolster our manufacturing facilities and strive to increase production in preparation for the Christmas period”.
The full statement from Nintendo is as follows:
