Capcom discusses the challenges of localizing The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
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The Great Ace Attorney games, which first came to 3DS, are getting another chance in the limelight. That’s because Capcom will be putting both titles to Switch very soon. Not only that, but they’ll be released in English for the very first time.
Capcom localization director Janet Hsu spoke about the The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles in an interview with Polygon. As part of that, she spoke about the various obstacles the team encountered during the localization process.
Hsu told the site:
Nintendo passed on a Switch version of Tank Troopers
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Just a short while before the Switch launched, Nintendo put out a little title on the 3DS eShop titled Tank Troopers. Vitei, the studio behind the Steel Diver games, led development.
Vitei founder Giles Goddard revealed in an interview with MinnMax that the studio actually had a Switch version ready to go. However, Nintendo ultimately passed on it. Nintendo also removed a multiplayer mode from the 3DS game prior to release “for some unknown reason.”
Goddard’s full words:
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Giles Goddard discusses portals feature in early Zelda: Ocarina of Time development
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Giles Goddard had quite the career at Nintendo. He joined the company at an early age, and one of his first major projects was Star Fox – before moving on to the likes of Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
In an interview with MinnMax, Goddard opened up about working on Ocarina of Time, before there was even a proper game in place. He had a large role in the tech demo that first debuted at Space World (Shoshinkai). Goddard was also involved in R&D for Zelda on the N64 while the project was still in its initial development phase.
New Pokemon Snap dev on how long the game was in the works
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New Pokemon Snap developer Haruki Suzaki has opened up a bit further regarding the origins of New Pokemon Snap.
In an interview with VanGamers, the game’s director was asked how long the project took to develop and how many people worked on it. Suzaki revealed that things initially came to be following the last round of DLC for Pokken Tournament DX – meaning it’s been about three years. There was also “a few hundred people” involved with development.
A rough translation of Suzaki’s comments are below:
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Square Enix explains why NEO: The World Ends With You isn’t called The World Ends With You 2
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When a game receives a sequel, there’s a pretty easy way to give it a title. A number is often slapped on at the end, and that’s pretty much it. When it comes to the next The World Ends with You game though, Square Enix went with a different approach.
The World Ends With You, which is getting a sequel after more than a decade, won’t be called The World Ends With You 2. Square Enix instead decided to give it the name NEO: The World Ends With You.
Speaking with Destructoid, original director Tatsuya Kando explained:
nWay on how the Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Street Fighter Pack came to be
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Two years after release, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid still has major DLC on the way. nWay has teamed up with Capcom to introduce a new Street Fighter Pack.
In an interview with IGN, nWay’s Rose Silvestre explained how the collaboration came to be. He told the site:
NEO: The World Ends with You producer hopes the IP can become its own series like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts
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The World Ends with You has been relatively dormant for over a decade, but Square Enix is now starting to make a bigger push with the IP. An anime based on the original game just recently started airing and a long-awaited sequel will finally launch this summer after more than a decade.
Fans will be happy to hear that the series has a bright future ahead. IGN recently asked NEO: The World Ends with You producer Tomohiko Hirano if the team hopes it can become its own series, similar to Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. In response, Hirano said:
Nintendo has ensured that IP expansion won’t cut into game dev resources, president says
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Over the past few years, Nintendo has started to stress the importance of its IPs beyond just video games. That’s what’s led to things like Super Nintendo World and the upcoming animated movie based on Mario.
The good news is that if you only care about games, Nintendo has looked to ensure that development resources aren’t impacted. President Shuntaro Furukawa told Fast Company:
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Nintendo president suggests the company could pursue animation beyond the Mario movie
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Despite Nintendo’s wide variety of franchises, the company hasn’t done much with movies. There was the infamous 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, but that’s pretty much it.
Although it’s taken a few decades, Nintendo is finally experimenting with movies once again. An animated Mario film will debut in 2022 thanks to a collaboration with Illumination.
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NEO: The World Ends with You devs on why it’s taken so long for a sequel
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The World Ends with You first debuted on DS way back in 2007 (2008 in the west). Since then, Square Enix hasn’t done much with the IP. We’ve seen ports and things like character cameos in Kingdom Hearts, but there hasn’t been a new game – until now.
NEO: The World Ends with You, the next entry in the series, will finally release this summer. Producer Tomohiko Hirano spoke about the long wait for a new entry, telling IGN:
