Former Nintendo localization manager reveals origins of Princess Peach’s Toadstool name
Posted on 4 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Leslie Swan, a former localization manager at Nintendo of America who spent nearly three decades at the company, has spoken about how Princess Peach’s “Toadstool” name came to be.
In the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros., the character was simply known as Princess Peach. However, for the U.S. version, it changed to Princess Toadstool. It turns out that this happened due to the ad agency coming up with the name on its own.
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Square Enix open to revisiting Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, also up for sequels and new games
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, GBA, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Square Enix is leaving the door open to just about everything when it comes to the tactics genre, including revisiting more classics such as remasters of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, and even Final Fantasy Tactics sequels.
That information comes from Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles director Kazutoyo Maehiro. Inverse recently asked about the possibility of bringing back Tactics Advance and A2 – titles that have only stayed on GBA and Nintendo DS. Maehiro not only expressed interest in that, but also “sequels and new titles”.
Gearbox boss heaps praise on Nintendo Switch 2, wants to bring more games to the system
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Nintendo Switch 2 has a big fan in Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford.
Pitchford, who just now wrapped up his work on Borderlands 4, told GamesRadar that “Nintendo Switch 2 is an awesome, awesome machine – I’m so grateful for it.” He feels that the platform is “less about innovating and more about perfecting, and giving us what we want and what works.”
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Plants vs. Zombies Replanted dev explains why the game is getting a remaster nearly 20 years later
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nick Reinhart, general manager at PopCap, recently spoke about why the original Plants vs. Zombies is making a comeback after so many years with the upcoming Replanted remaster.
The title is seeing a new release later this year on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. It goes well beyond a port as the team is adding in local co-op and PVP options, the Rest in Peace and Cloudy Day modes, and an art gallery showing previously-unreleased concepts.
Team Cherry explains why Hollow Knight: Silksong took so long to launch
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The team behind Hollow Knight: Silksong has spoken about why it’s taken so long for the game to launch.
After years of anticipation, the title is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch in just a couple of weeks. Team Cherry revealed today that the release date is set for September 4, 2025.
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Final Fantasy 14 dev on Switch 2 version, says there’s been “positive” discussions with Nintendo
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Could we see Final Fantasy 14 on Nintendo Switch 2 one day? Producer Naoki ‘Yoshi-P’ Yoshida has indicated that Square Enix is in talks with Nintendo, and it sounds like things are going well so far.
He said in the interview with VGC when asked about potentially getting Final Fantasy 14 on Nintendo Switch 2:
“For me, it’s just my aim to provide Final Fantasy 14 and 16 to as many players as possible, and I hope that as many players as possible will be able to enjoy those two games. We are putting in our best efforts to ensure that this happens, so it’s fine to convey to your readership that I consider the possibilities very positively, and we are putting in our best efforts, so I hope players will look forward to possibilities in the future. But I just ask for a little bit more time.”
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Wild Hearts S devs on lack of new content for Nintendo Switch 2, sequel possibility
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The developers behind Wild Hearts S have spoken more about the game, including the decision to shy away from introducing new content and wanting to make a sequel.
Japanese magazine Famitsu recently spoke with director Takuto Edagawa about the release. One of the topics brought up is how on Nintendo Switch 2, there’s now support for four players whereas the original version only supported three. Koei Tecmo was able to fulfill its original vision and also responded to requests for that additional player slot.
Edagawa said the following:
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Square Enix explains why it brought back Bravely Default for Nintendo Switch 2
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The developers behind Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster have spoken about why Square Enix revisited the game for Nintendo Switch 2.
You can actually chalk this one up to timing. Square Enix was thinking about ways to celebrate the series’ tenth anniversary, which could have happened with a new game or a remake. Square Enix ultimately settled on a remaster, and it just so happened that the development schedule overlapped with Nintendo Switch 2’s launch.
Bravely series producer Tomoya Asano and HD Remaster producer Naofumi Matsushita shared the following in a recent interview:
Final Fantasy Tactics remake rebuilt from scratch since source code was lost
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Donkey Kong Bananza lets player skip locations and parts of the story
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Thanks to the destruction in Donkey Kong Bananza, the game will let players skip locations and parts of the story.
That news comes from co-director Kazuya Takahashi. Speaking in an interview that went live today, he spoke about how the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive provides “leeway in terms of progression”. While games often block off sequence breaking, it’s allowed in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Takahashi noted in the interview:
