Suikoden HD dev on using PSP version, delay improvements, future
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In an interview with Famitsu, Suikoden I & II HD Remaster director Tatsuya Ogushi commented on a few topics related to the release and more, including using the PSP version as the base, improvements that were made thanks to the delay, and the series’ future.
PSP versions of the games launched in 2006, but only in Japan. These are the versions that the new HD remasters are based on. Because of this, there won’t be any additions from the SEGA Saturn version.
Nintendo explains why it made an alarm clock
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Today’s announcement of Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo came a bit out of left field, but in a new interview today, we get to hear about how the whole thing came together.
A discussion was posted on Nintendo’s website featuring producer Yosuke Tamori and director Tetsuya Akama. Tamori revealed that the project began with research into motion sensor technology. However, making an alarm clock wasn’t the first thing decided – rather, Tamori said Nintendo was looking to “support people during their sleep, and we were looking for a way to achieve this.”
Tamori and Akama shared the following:
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Outright Games talks future Switch support
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Even though Nintendo fans are itching to get their hands on the company’s next piece of hardware, many publishers and developers will continue supporting Switch – including Outright Games.
Chris Rose, who served as the production director on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game, spoke with VideoGamer about plans for Switch going forward. While many will move on and welcome the additional power that Nintendo’s new console brings, Rose feels that abandoning the current system would be a mistake. The big reason is the install base – nearly 150 million Switch systems have been sold around the world.
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Bandai Namco on decision to remaster Tales of Graces F and more
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Yuki Ishikawa, the producer of Tales of Graces F Remastered, has spoken about the decision to bring back the RPG.
Ishikawa indicated that there’s been fan interest in seeing it happen. We also learn that it’s been in the works for the past 2-3 years.
Ishikawa stated:
F-Zero inspired by back Back to the Future Part II, Batman
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Takaya Imamura had a legendry career at Nintendo where he spent over thirty years at the company, working on franchises like F-Zero and Star Fox.
In a recent interview with Famitsu, Imamura shared some insight into the inspiration for F-Zero. Along with the second Back to the Future movie, it also looks like the team was influenced by Tim Burton’s Batman. He went as far as to say that director Kazunobu Shimizu wanted to emulate the Batmobile.
Our translation of the interview excerpt is as follows:
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Devolver Digital praises Switch, excited for Switch 2
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Devolver Digital COO Graeme Struthers has shared some praise for Switch as well as some excitement for Switch 2.
Struthers was speaking with Gamereactor during a preview event for the upcoming game Neva. Neva will be joining Devolver’s huge lineup of releases on Switch – right now there are over fifty games available from the publisher on Nintendo’s console.
Struthers said that Switch has been “much more indie-friendly”. You can read his full comments below.
Final Fantasy creator feels like he cheated on Nintendo by going to PlayStation
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Back in the day, Final Fantasy was a franchise that was strongly tied to Nintendo. Up until Final Fantasy VI, you could always see the series’ different RPGs on platforms like the NES.
Final Fantasy VII is where things took a turn though. While the game was originally planned for the SNES and some consideration was given to the N64, it ended up releasing on PlayStation instead. That move made Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi feel like he cheated on Nintendo, especially given how the NES helped jumpstart his career.
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Level-5 suggests Nintendo wanted Professor Layton to return
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Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will be launching on Switch next year, and it seems to be because of Nintendo that the series is finally making a return.
It’s been eight years since the last entry in the franchise. Why’s not the right time for a comeback? Speaking during an event at the Tokyo Game Show, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino pointed to an unnamed company “N” that wanted a new game released.
Hino said the following:
SEGA explains why it brought Shadow movie version to Shadow x Sonic Generations
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SEGA shared plenty of news about Shadow x Sonic Generations this week, but the big announcement was that Shadow from the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie will be featured in the game. A level will be included that’s inspired by the film and Keanu Reeves is even on board to voice the character for the DLC.
Series producer Shun Nakamura spoke about how this all came about in an interview with the PlayStation Blog. He started off by sharing the following:
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Capcom promises more to come for Ace Attorney
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Capcom has been doing quite a bit with Ace Attorney over the past few years, at least when it comes to bringing back the series’ various titles for current consoles. It also sounds like the company won’t be ending things with the recently-released Ace Attorney Investigations Collection.
In an interview with Capcom’s Kenichi Hashimoto, NetLab brought up how Ace Attorney merchandise was been pretty popular in Japan as of late. That eventually led to the following exchange (translated by Nintendo Everything):
