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To celebrate Mario Day this past weekend, Nintendo had Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi answer some quickfire questions. You can view the full video below.

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After it was announced last year, Descenders initially launched on Steam last month. But what we’re really interested in is the Switch version, which is expected at some point as well.

The Switch release is still in the cards for RageSquid and No More Robots, but it sounds like the port is a long way off. RageSquid co-founder and lead coder Roel Ezendam told Redbull that the team hasn’t done much with the Switch version thus far, only determining that it will “require a lot of work” since “performance is a huge bottleneck when porting Descenders.” The team will only focus on Switch after the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.

Everspace, an action space shooter that also features roguelike elements, will be released on Switch. Rockfish CEO and co-founder Michael Schade confirmed the news in an interview with Wccftech.

Speaking about the company’s plans for Switch, Schade said:

A couple of weeks ago, SEGA hosted a 24-hour live stream for its Gameblast 2018 charity event. As part of that, Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor stopped by for a good hour, and fans were able to ask all sorts of questions.

Taylor did actually talk about Bayonetta 3 briefly, but she didn’t have much to say – and there’s a good reason for that. Taylor said on the record that she hasn’t been asked to reprise her role just yet. This could be because, based on her estimation, the game is “quite early in the development”. Taylor believes she’ll eventually be asked back. Note that when she is asked to voice the role of Bayonetta again, Taylor mentioned that she won’t be able to say she’s involved with the game.

Last week, we shared a translated Fire Emblem Warriors developer interview focusing on the first DLC pack for Fire Emblem Warriors. We’ve gone ahead and posted the next discussion based on the Shadow Dragon Pack below.

In its latest issue, Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream had a one-on-one talk with director Hiroya Usuda. Usuda spoke about introducing Navarre, Minerva, and Linde as playable characters, the new wedding costumes, and more.

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Switch’s video apps are fairly limited at the moment. Aside from Hulu and Niconico, there isn’t much to choose from.

One service that has been noticeably absent is Netflix. During a press Q&A panel in Silicon Valley, Netflix vice president of device partner ecosystem Scott Mirer was asked about supporting Switch.

In recent years, Valve has been focused on its huge distribution platform Steam and hardware. But now the company is shifting gears, and intends to get back into the game with software.

Valve boss Gabe Newell actually brought up something rather interesting when speaking about this at a recent event. Newell mentioned how the company has been jealous of the likes of Nintendo since they can create hardware and software in tandem.

It goes without saying, but Detective Pikachu is a very different kind of Pokemon game. Pikachu has a voice, and the character acts in a completely different way than fans are used to.

USgamer spoke with Hiroyuki Jinnai about the new game. One of the aspects discussed is how the team wanted to offer “something totally different” with this version of Pikachu.

Curve Digital has released Human: Fall Flat and The Flame in the Flood on Switch, with more titles to follow. The company has previously announced that games such as Bomber Crew, Smoke and Sacrifice, and For the King are on the way.

In an interview with GamesIndustry, Curve’s Rose Buhain said, “The Switch community is absolutely thriving.” Buhain added that the platform is “a fantastic platform for indie games.”

Nintendo Labo

Over the past couple of weeks, Famitsu has started running regular features on Nintendo Labo. As part of this, the magazine spoke with four different members of the gaming industry for their thoughts on the new Switch initiative. Rez and Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, Bandai Namco’s Jun Tamaoki (Summer Lesson), and Famitsu editor-in-chief Katsuhiko Hayashi weighed in on Nintendo Labo.

We’ve gone ahead and translated their various remarks. You can find the full comments from each of these people below.


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