The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III story trailer
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NIS America has gone live with a new story trailer for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. Take a look at the video below.
Falcom president on potential for more Switch support going forward
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At a recent general meeting of shareholders, president of Falcom Toshihiro Kondo was asked about future plans for The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Trails of the Beginning) and other games – specifically on Nintendo Switch.
The full question is as follows:
Engine Software is porting The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III to Switch
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Engine Software has announced that it is the studio behind the Switch version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. NIS America and Falcom announced the RPG for Nintendo’s console last week.
Engine Software previously ported a number of other titles to Switch. The company’s lineup includes Ni no Kuni, Little Nightmares, Into the Breach, and more.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III already has a confirmed release date of March 19, 2020 in Japan. It’s due out sometime during Spring 2020 in North America and Europe.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 Switch announcement trailer
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NIS America has prepared a new Switch trailer for today’s announcement of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3. Get a look at the video below.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 – first Switch gameplay
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GameSpot has posted the first footage from the newly-announced Switch version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3. View the gameplay below.
Falcom in talks with “multiple publishers” about possible Switch ports
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Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo has previously stated that it would be difficult to bring its games to Switch due to a lack of experience with the system and having to focus on its fan base that lies with PlayStation platforms. However, other companies stepping in to port its games are very much a possibility. We did see an example of this when Nippon Ichi Software handled Ys VIII for Switch.
Although it’s unclear what to expect from Falcom going forward, Kondo did share an encouraging comment with DualShockers. When asked about the possibility of additional Switch ports, he said:
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The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile launches for Switch in Japan on August 27
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The online story RPG The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile will launch for Switch in Japan on August 27, an eShop listing reveals. It was previously confirmed for release this summer without a specific date.
Originally, The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki arrived on PC. Userjoy Japan then ported the game to mobile, which is what the Switch version is based on.
The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile will only support Japanese on Switch. There’s no word on an overseas launch at this time.
Source: Switch eShop
Falcom to release multiple new games, new Ys title by September 2019 in Japan
Posted on 6 years ago by Devin(@Sonicb00m111) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In order to further their sales success on console, Falcom has confirmed that they will be releasing multiple new titles by September 2019 in Japan, according to their latest financial briefing.
This is reported to include a new Ys title set after the events of Ys VIII as well, in order to celebrate the long-running series’ 30th anniversary.
While it is not confirmed if or how many of these new titles might end up on Switch, Falcom has stated that they plan on continuing to develop for multiple platforms.
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana tops 500k units sold worldwide
Posted on 6 years ago by Devin(@Sonicb00m111) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following its release in June of this year, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana has now gone over 500,000 units sold worldwide across all platforms, developer Falcom confirmed earlier tonight.
At this time, it is unclear how many of these sales came from the Switch version of the JRPG title specifically.
Falcom on reason for porting Ys VIII to Switch, future support, and Smash Bros.
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After mostly shying away from Nintendo platforms, Falcom had one of its latest games on Switch with Ys VIII. Nippon Ichi was brought in to help port the action RPG.
In an interview with French site ActuGaming, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo was asked about the reason for releasing Ys VIII on Switch, the possibility of future support, and even potential interest in having Adol in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. We’ve translated those excerpts as follows:
