GungHo says Ninjala downloads grew faster than expected, most popular in the US, considering spinoffs
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In an interview with GamesBeat, GungHo Online president Kazuki Morishita discussed the performance of Ninjala. It appears to be doing well, as Morishita mentioned that the amount of downloads “grew much faster than we expected.”
Ninjala has been most popular in the United States. Japan, then France, and finally Spain round out the top four in that order.
As for the future, it looks like GungHo will revisit Ninjala at some point with even more projects. Morishita said in the same interview that the company is “thinking about doing more spinoffs” down the road.
Ninjala is out now on the Switch eShop.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 devs on updated visual style and addition of co-op, concept images shown
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According to Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, the team working on Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin spent “a long time deciding what to do with the graphics at first.”
Tsujimoto, along with director Kenji Oguru, spoke about the visual style during the Monster Hunter Stories 2 Special Pre-Launch Program. Oguru mentioned wanting to appeal to a wider audience compared to the first entry on 3DS. The character models were a big focus, and the team ended up going with more realistic body proportions.
Here’s the exchange between Tsujimoto and Oguru, which also includes some talk about adding in co-op:
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Former BioWare producer reveals details on Mass Effect: Corsair, a cancelled Mass Effect game for DS
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BioWare made one game for DS back in the day in the form of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. It turns out that the company was also tinkering with an exclusive entry in the Mass Effect series, but the project was ultimately scrapped.
The same team behind Sonic Chronicles was also working on something called Mass Effect: Corsair. This would have been a Star Control-inspired game set in Batarian space that ran alongside the original trilogy.
Former BioWare producer Mark Darrah told MinnMax:
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Video: Eidos Montreal on creating the world of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
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Game Informer shared a new video interview this week with the senior creative director of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy for a new interview. In it, there’s discussion about how Eidos Montreal is creating a faithful but unique story based on the IP.
Here’s the full interview:
Nintendo shares Game Builder Garage developer interview
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Nintendo shared a new developer interview today for Game Builder Garage. Naoki Masuda, the director and programmer, along with Kosuke Teshima, the subdirector participated in the discussion.
Both developers offered insight into the game programming software. There are some interesting tidbits shared, such as how the nodes were treated like an idol group.
Below is the full discussion:
Vitei founder pitched an “ultra-realistic” F-Zero game, but Nintendo passed on it
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Speaking with GameXplain, Vitei founder Giles Goddard revealed that the company once pitched an “ultra-realistic” F-Zero game. In the end though, Nintendo passed on the idea.
Goddard said the following about the pitch:
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Capcom on how monsters were chosen for Monster Hunter Stories 2
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In a preview interview with V Jump Play, Capcom discussed how the team went about selecting monsters for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
Here’s an excerpt we translated from the discussion:
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Square Enix on how long it’ll take to beat NEO: The World Ends with You
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Much like the original, NEO: The World Ends with You should have plenty to offer. Director Hiroyuki Ito and series director Tatsuya Kando recently spoke with 4Gamer, revealing how long it’ll take to complete.
The two shared the following:
SaGa re-release sales higher than expected, SaGa Frontier Remastered sold the most on Switch, more remasters planned
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In an interview with RPG Site, SaGa series creator Akitoshi Kawazu as well as SaGa producers Masanori Ichikawa and Hiroyuki Miura spoke about some of the recent re-releases and what could take place in the future.
Regarding Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend, Miura mentioned that sales were “a little bit above what we have forecasted, so it’s on a good path.” He said:
SEGA discusses Sonic Origins and the return of Sonic 3 & Knuckles
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SEGA announced a number of different projects and initiative during Sonic Central back in May. A few different game releases are planned, including Sonic Origins.
SEGA has only shared a few details about the collection thus far. We do at least know that Sonic Origins will contain Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles as well as Sonic CD.
In an interview with Game Informer, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka had this to say about the project:
