Psyonix focusing on current Rocket League as opposed to making a sequel
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Much like Minecraft, Psyonix is focusing on what it currently has with Rocket League as opposed to making a sequel.
In an interview with GameSpot, director Scott Rudi essentially stated that Rocket League 2 won’t be coming anytime soon. Rudi brought up wanting to “do more to expand the existing Rocket League”, and he’s unsure what a sequel would offer.
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Square Enix on the long localization times for Dragon Quest games, looking to shorten the process
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Dragon Quest is no stranger to long localizations. It can take years for games to leave Japan after all. With Dragon Quest VII on 3DS for example, it took over three years for the RPG to reach North America and Europe.
Dragon Quest XI producer Yuu Miyake spoke about this with Game Informer. Due to the large amount of text in each game and creator Yuji Horii’s dedication to the translation, it can take quite some time for different entries in the series to appear around the world.
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Bethesda not planning mods for Skyrim on Switch despite fan interest, Fallout Shelter doing “really well”
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If you’re playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you can do some crazy things with custom fan mods. However, this functionality isn’t available in the Switch version. And unfortunately, that won’t be changing anytime soon.
Eurogamer asked Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard about the possibility of adding in mod support for Skyrim on Switch. Despite “a big community” on the platform that has requested the feature, Howard indicated that there are no current plans.
Reggie – Nintendo still “all in” on amiibo, more announcements to come, future of the “Classics” line, more
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Game Informer has published its own interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at E3. The two sides chatted about amiibo, future announcement, what lies ahead for the “Classics” brand (like the NES/SNES Classic Edition), and more.
We’ve picked out some of the notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full discussion on Game Informer here.
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Pokemon president on the Let’s Go games, 2019 entry, Poke Ball Plus, Pokemon GO, more
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In a recent issue of Famitsu, the Japanese magazine published a pretty lengthy interview with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara had plenty to say about Pokemon: Let’s Go: Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee as well as the 2019 entry, the Poke Ball Plus, Pokemon GO, and more.
We’ve gone ahead and prepared a full translation of Famitsu’s interview. Read the full discussion with Ishihara below.
Nintendo on why 3DS was absent from this year’s E3
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Nintendo made it clear early on that its E3 Nintendo Direct would only feature Switch titles. However, there was always the possibility that some 3DS games could be shown off during the Treehouse Live stream or featured at its booth. In the end, the entire show was about Switch – 3DS was nowhere to be seen at all.
Doug Bowser, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, spoke about the decision to have the focus on Switch titles – and not 3DS – in an interview with Club Nintendo. He explained:
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New Nintendo president Furukawa: “considering various possibilities” for 3DS successor
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Shuntaro Furukawa was named Nintendo’s newest president this week. Following the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Kyoto Shimbun caught up with the executive to discuss a number of topics.
First, Furukawa commented on the Nintendo’s objectives. He stated, “In order to make smartphone games a pillar of our company’s income, reaching at least 100 billion yen is a must.”
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Ubisoft CEO says Nintendo collaborations will continue
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Ubisoft has surprised us with two Nintendo collaborations in consecutive years. The Mario and Rabbids crossover happened last year, followed by Star Fox in Starlink: Battle for Atlas this year.
Will we see those collaborations continue in the future? Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has indicated as such.
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Bethesda’s Todd Howard on future Switch support – “we’ll certainly be doing more things there”
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Before Switch was announced, no one could have predicted how much support Bethesda would be giving the system. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim got things started late last year, followed by Doom. The Wolfenstein II also just launched on the platform today. Fallout Shelter was released earlier in the month, and The Elder Scrolls: Legends is planned for later this year.
Gamereactor interviewed Bethesda’s Todd Howard at Gamelab this week. When asked if there’s interest in bringing over a mainline Fallout, he said:
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Nintendo says no news on game streaming, would require a “very Nintendo approach”
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One of the more popular topics coming out of E3 is the idea of streaming games. Ubisoft’s CEO is on the record as having stated that he believes there will be one last console generation before streaming takes over. We’ve also seen both first and third-party companies explore that area in more recent years.
As for Nintendo, they’re taking a more conservative approach. While the Big N is aware of the talk surrounding streaming, nothing has been decided, according to Shinya Takahashi. The company would also “have to determine what is a very Nintendo approach to that if we were to ever do such a thing”.
