Nintendo’s Doug Bowser says it has no new 3DS games to announce at E3, but business still doing well
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If it hasn’t become clear by now, Nintendo has essentially moved on for 3DS. There are almost no new games due out this year, and nothing has been announced in quite some time – including at E3.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser commented about the 3DS in an interview with Time, reiterating that the company has no new titles to announce at the expo this year. On the bright side, business for the dedicated handheld “continues to do quite well.”
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Nintendo wants content for every kind of gamer, says Doug Bowser
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In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser was asked about appealing to M-rated gamers. That prompted him to note that the company wants to appeal to all types of players across different genres, art styles, and more. The only type of title Nintendo doesn’t accept is something rated Adults Only.
Below are Bowser’s full words:
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Game Freak on taking advantage of Switch’s power, post-game, increasing Pokemon’s scale, future
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USgamer has published some new comments from Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield director Shigeru Ohmori. During the interview, Ohmori discussed wanting to take advantage of Switch and the power it affords, post-game, wanting to increase the scale of Pokemon, and the series’ future.
You can find a roundup of these quotes below. For the full interview, head on over to USgamer.
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Game Freak cites a few reasons for why you can’t transfer all Pokemon to Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
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Game Freak broke some news about Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield yesterday that is not going over well with fans. The Pokedex is limited, meaning not all Pokemon can be transferred to the game. Only monsters appearing in the Galar region will be available.
Game Freak producer Junichi Masuda spoke about the decision further in an interview with USgamer. On that front, he said:
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Suda51 says he’s wanted to make No More Heroes 3 for awhile, Travis Strikes Again sales met expectations
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No More Heroes had a pair of games on Wii before the series went on hiatus for many years. The franchise finally returned with Travis Strikes Again, but we’re now getting a true third entry with No More Heroes 3 in 2020.
Director Suda51 spoke about the whole process of making No More Heroes 3 in an interview with Game Informer. He brought up wanting to make the project for awhile, the fact that developing Travis Strikes Again helped the team become familiar with Unreal Engine 4, and more.
Below are Suda51’s full words:
Aonuma finds it “very interesting” that someone would think about co-op for Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel
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Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma continues to be asked about Breath of the Wild’s sequel at E3 2019. There still isn’t much he can say, so has has no choice but to dodge questions or give very vague information when discussing the game.
Here’s one interesting exchange between IGN and Aonuma when the topic of co-op was brought up:
Producer won’t say if you can play as Zelda in Breath of the Wild’s sequel
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One of the big questions coming out of the first trailer for Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel is whether or not Zelda will be playable. Unfortunately, Nintendo is keeping quiet.
Here’s an exchange between Kotaku and series producer Eiji Aonuma about the subject:
PlatinumGames on lack of Bayonetta 3 news at E3; development going well, will be “a high quality title”
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One of the games we could have possibly seen during this week’s Nintendo Direct was Bayonetta 3. In the end though, the title didn’t appear. We also haven’t heard anything about it since the original announcement at The Game Awards 2017.
Despite the silence, PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba told VGC that “development is actually going quite well.” When asked if Bayonetta 3’s absence at E3 2019, Inaba said:
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Aonuma on why Zelda games get re-released a lot, no plans for other remakes, Skyward Sword without motion controls “might be close to impossible”
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Nintendo has a habit of re-releasing Zelda games. Whether it be simple ports or remakes, we’ve seen past entries return rather frequently.
In an interview with Game Informer, series producer Eiji Aonuma explained why Zelda games are re-released so often. He explained:
Another round of No More Heroes 3 details, new concept art
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Destructoid has provided another round of details about No More Heroes 3 following an interview with Suda51. Some concept art has also come in. For the full roundup, continue on below.
