Rumor: Crash Team Rumble was cancelled for Switch
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Did You Know Gaming published a new report about Toys for Bob today, and it claims that Crash Team Rumble was cancelled for Switch.
Crash Team Rumble originally released in June 2023. Unfortunately, the game failed to make an impact. Sales were low and there wasn’t much interested in watching the game at places such as Twitch. Did You Know Gaming says that a Switch version of Crash Team Rumble was in development at one point, but Activision cancelled the port “due to the lack of interest in the other versions.”
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Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly in development as a Spyro crossover, but was cancelled
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to an in-depth report from Did You Know Gaming (full video here), Toys for Bob was once developing Crash Bandicoot 5 which would have been a crossover game with Spyro the Dragon. However, the project was ultimately cancelled.
The hook behind Crash Bandicoot 5, aside from Crash Twinsanity’s Academy of Evil making a comeback as the main setting, involved the return of Uka Uka, who previously appeared in Crash Bandicoot: Warped and was in Crash Bandicoot 4’s secret ending. Uka Uka would have gained access to an interdimensional portal in which he would travel to Spyro’s universe, use his magic on the Dragon Elders, and send that world into chaos while also threatening Crash’s home. Crash Bandicoot 5 was considered to be slightly darker compared to the previous title – in terms of both visuals and storytelling – with a stronger focus on the series’ lore.
More: Activision, Crash Bandicoot 5, top, Toys for Bob
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy sales surpass 20 million copies
Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We have a sales update on Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, and the release is confirmed to have sold over 20 million copies. The sales tidbit was just posted on social media.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy offers remakes of the series’ first three games. Activision originally published it in 2017, but it wouldn’t arrive on Switch until the following year.
Microsoft officially acquires Activision Blizzard King
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Original: United Kingdom antitrust regulator Competition and Markets Authority has now approved Microsoft’s transaction to acquire Activision Blizzard King.
This was the final step in getting the deal approved. It had received the go ahead in all other necessary countries, but was previously denied by the UK in April.
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Spyro Reignited Trilogy sales surpass ten million
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
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.
Microsoft wins FTC fight, given go ahead in the US to acquire Activision Blizzard
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A court case between Microsoft and the FTC has been settled, with a California judge making a final ruling. After nearly a week of testimony, Microsoft’s acquisition has been given the go ahead.
The FTC could choose to appeal the decision. It’s worth noting though that the regulator let things go after a court provided Meta with permission to acquire Within. Because of this, it’s though that the FTC could move on from the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard case as well.
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Activision regrets not releasing Call of Duty on Switch, PlayStation boss says Nintendo isn’t Sony’s direct competitor
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Call of Duty has thus far not made it to Switch, but looking back on things, Activision seems to regret things a bit.
In a court battle taking place this week between the FTC and Microsoft, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick actually ended up commenting on Nintendo’s console. Speaking about the lack of support for Call of Duty on the console, he said: “I made a bad judgment.” Kotick had initially believed Nintendo was trying to do too much with the Switch and that it wouldn’t be a success. However, he has now acknowledged: “It’s probably the second biggest video game system of all time.”
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Guitar Hero: World Tour dev snuck into China to fix drum kits
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
Guitar Hero: World Tour was the first entry in the series to introduce drums, which brought about its own set of problems. In fact, production issues surrounding the kits were substantial enough that director Brian Bright ended up sneaking into China to get things fixed.
In an interview with Wireframe, Bright felt he needed to take action after discovering that the initial drum kits he saw “had a ton of cross-talk and dead zones, to the point where they were unplayable.” Because of this, he ended up buying a ticket to China – without informing his boss – to meet with RedOctane. Then while on the way to visit factories, they had to sneak past a checkpoint since they brought Xboxes with them which were not allowed in the country.
Microsoft “confident” it can run Call of Duty natively on Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Microsoft has commented further on its plans for Call of Duty for Switch, and has stated its confidence in getting the franchise running natively on the console.
In case you’ve somehow been missing out on the news, Microsoft has been hoping to complete its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard which was announced months ago. However, things haven’t been going smoothly due to concerns about what the merger would mean. Microsoft is continually trying to prove its case, and recently looked to raise some confidence about multiplatform support by finalizing a deal to have Call of Duty games on Nintendo systems for the next ten years – which was just finalized.
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Microsoft enters 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (12/6): According to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, the company has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms. This is assuming that the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King goes through.
Spencer said that “Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people – however they choose to play.”
