“While porting to Switch has been a very smooth and pleasant process so far, Wii U is harder to optimize for, mostly due to the way the hardware is setup, and how the Wii U version is baed on an older version of the engine to ensure full system compatibility.
But we knew this going in, so we made sure that the game could stand up on its own without changing the main gameplay experience. We’re dedicated to making it play well on every platform! As far as an ETA is concerned, we’re hoping to get it out as soon as we can, but we don’t have a way to lock down a date yet, so I can’t get more specific than that.”

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No More Robots will make Descenders “as great as possible” on Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

No More Robots and RageSquid are taking Descenders very seriously on Switch. Speaking to Nintendo Life, No More Robots founder Mike Rose said that “the plan is to make sure the Switch version of the game is as great as possible”.

According to Rose, “Nintendo has been super supportive”, and the same goes for Switch fans. We’ll be seeing videos of Descenders running on Switch “soon” so that the community can follow along as the project develops.

Rose’s full comments:

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EA on why FIFA 18 isn’t using Frostbite on Switch, will be better than last-gen version

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 52 Comments

The Switch version of FIFA 18 doesn’t use Frostbite similar to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions. EA did, however, come up with its own custom engine for Nintendo’s console.

Explaining why the team decided against using Frostbite on Switch, developer Andrei Lazarescu noted:

“As much as we would have wanted to (use Frostbite) you can’t without making the whole engine work. We intentionally chose to do a custom engine because we felt that rather and try and get Frostbite running and end up having to downsize things and making it just a smaller, lower-quality version of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, we wanted this to be a FIFA that stands on its own two feet. We want people to recognise it and play it for what it is rather than saying, hey, you’re getting a sh***y, second-rate game. This is a full FIFA that players players will enjoy.”

More: Andrei Lazarescu, EA Sports, FIFA 18, interview

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 producer says no plans for a Switch version currently

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 100 Comments

Capcom brought the original Mega Man Legacy Collection to 3DS. But as things stand now, the sequel won’t be on any platform – be it 3DS or Switch.

Fans have at least been hoping that Capcom would port Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 to Switch. However, in an interview with TechnoBuffalo, producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya directly stated that there are currently no plans.

The only sort of small hint we’ve seen about Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 on a Nintendo platform came about earlier this month. It was discovered that the game’s code contained several references to 3DS. It’s possible that Capcom is thinking about bringing the compilation to Nintendo’s portable, or was considering it at one point before scrapping those plans.

Thanks to Anthony for the tip.

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“There is certainly a chance” of Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition coming to Switch, says director

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 99 Comments

Square Enix’s Hajime Tabata stirred up quite a storm this week. When he appeared on a Twitch stream to promote Final Fantasy XV, he strong hinted that the game will be ending up on Switch in some form.

To recap, Tabata teased:

You asked the question, what other things do we have planned in the future? We can’t give you any complete, solid details right at the moment but for our policy writers we very much do want to move out and do as much as we can with the game, with the franchise. There’s another certain console out there people may be thinking of; sounds little bit like you guys, your name, “Twitch”… I think we’ll just leave it there.
Everyone on Final Fantasy XV, they love this specific console that sounds a lot like “Twitch” – you may want to think something about that in the future.

More: Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata, interview, Square Enix, top

Koizumi on story in Mario games, Miyamoto’s involvement with Odyssey, chances of second 3D Mario Switch game, more

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 120 Comments

At Gamescom, The Verge chatted with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi. While the two talked, Koizumi touched on Nintendo’s approach to story in Mario games, Shigeru Miyamoto’s involvement with Odyssey, and the chances of a second 3D Mario title for Switch.

Head on below for some notable excerpts from the interview. For the full discussion, read up on The Verge here.

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Sakamoto on Metroid dev approach, Samus’ Returns amiibo support, series’ future, Rhythm Heaven not dead

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments

Eurogamer published a meaty interview with longtime Metroid developer Yoshio Sakamoto. There was plenty of talk about Samus Returns, including the amiibo support and two different hard modes. Sakamoto also weighed in on the series’ future and more. Elsewhere, he also seemed to shoot down recent rumors that the Rhythm Heaven franchise is dead.

We’ve rounded up the notable comments from Sakamoto below. You can find even more on Eurogamer here.

More: interview, MercurySteam, Metroid, Metroid: Samus Returns, Rhythm Heaven, top, Yoshio Sakamoto

Telltale indicates that Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two are coming to Switch

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments

Telltale Games has been hinting at and teasing more games for Switch. On top of that, retailers have been listing some of the company’s products for Nintendo platforms. Things are heating up even further now.

In an interview with Rocket Beans TV, Telltale’s Job Stauffer suggested that Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two are all coming to Switch. He said:

“Minecraft, the first game, came out today. I think you can expect to see other titles like Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy, maybe Minecraft Season 2 in the future.”

You can listen to the relevant part of the interview below.

Thanks to Eduardo S for the tip.

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Telltale will have news about other Switch games “very soon”, titles coming “sooner than you might think”

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments

Telltale Games finally put out its first Switch release today, Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure. This won’t be the only title from the company though.

During a Reddit AMA, Telltale mentioned that the team should have news regarding other Switch titles “very soon.” Further teased, “We’ll have titles on the eShop sooner than you might think…!”

While Retailers have started to list Batman: The Enemy Within for Switch, Telltale has yet to confirm that it’s happening. We do think it’s happening though, and there should be more to come from Telltale.