Apex Legends dev interested in bringing it to Switch, but has nothing to announce
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Yesterday saw the reveal and launch of a new game from EA and Titanfall developer Respawn. The two companies have released Apex Legends, a free-to-play Battle Royale title. It’s not out on Switch at this time, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely off the table.
Speaking with Eurogamer, lead producer Drew McCoy said Respawn would love to bring Apex Legends to Switch as well as mobile. However, there’s “nothing [they] can currently talk about” for the time being. In other words, we’ll have to wait and see what happens in the future.
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God Eater devs on possible Switch support
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God Eater 3 broke the series’ tradition of having the main series appear on portable systems. Whereas past entries appeared on handhelds like the PSP and PS Vita, the latest title was only on PS4 and PC.
In an interview with IGN, a couple of developers were asked about possible Switch support given its portable nature. God Eater producer Yusuke Tomizawa first stated the following:
Smash Bros. Ultimate main theme composer and singer on creating the music, recording session, much more
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Last week’s issue of Famitsu had a different type of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate interview. While we’re typically used to hearing from director Masahiro Sakurai, the magazine caught up with two people heavily involved with the music side of things. Hideki Sakamoto (who wrote the main theme song) and Erina Koga (who sung the main theme in Japanese) chatted with Famitsu. There was talk about the creation of the music, what the recording session was like, and more.
You can read our full translation of the interview below. We do also have a brief comment from Sakurai as well who commented on his approach to the main theme this time around.
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Tantalus on the challenges of porting Rime and Cities: Skylines to Switch
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A few different studios have ported games to Switch over the past couple of years. One such company is Tantalus, the team behind Zelda: Twilight Princess. Tantalus helped bring over Sonic Mania, Rime, and Cities: Skylines.
In an interview with Gaming Respawn, CEO Tom Crago spoke about its Switch porting efforts, including the challenges involved with Rime and Cities: Skylines. He had this to say:
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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – why Decidueye wasn’t chosen, Piranha Plant, character changes, online, much more
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, a lengthy interview was published with Masahiro Sakurai. The magazine has several pages touching on a wide variety of topics with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director. Sakurai weighed in on the lack of certain playable characters like representatives from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and ARMS, explained why Incineroar was chosen over Decidueye, spoke about Piranha Plant, talked about specific character changes such as giving Ganondorf a sword, online play, and more.
We’ve prepared a complete translate of Sakurai’s interview with Nintendo Dream. You can read it in full below.
Virtuos on porting Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster, Zodiac Age to Switch – challenges and more
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Nintendo Life was recently able to interview Virtuos about porting classic Final Fantasy games for Switch. The company is responsible for Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster as well as Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. During the discussion, Virtuos weighed in on when development started, challenges involved with porting, and more.
We’ve rounded up a few highlights from the interview below. You can find the full discussion here.
Suda51 talks further about Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes’ ending, wants to make an announcement at E3
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has a pretty interesting ending. We won’t get into it for spoiler reasons, but if you want to learn more, you can find our original post here. Basically: you’ll want to pay attention to what happens after the credits.
Gamereactor was able to ask director Suda51 further about the ending, and was told that it was inspired by “the gaudy, in-your-face endings you see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe”. He also spoke about wanting to make some sort of announcement at E3 in June.
Nintendo president says Switch successor / price cut not currently being considered, more
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 0 comments
Another brief interview with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has emerged from Japan. This time around, it was The Sankei News that published the discussion.
Furukawa commented on a few different topics, including Switch’s success towards the end of 2018. He also weighed in – yet again – on looking to sell 20 million units by the end of the fiscal year, and it’s here that something interesting was said. According to Furukawa, Nintendo is trying to focus on selling Switch and is “not considering a successor or a price cut at this time.” Given the system’s success, perhaps that isn’t an overly surprising statement.
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SEGA Ages devs may try “localizing titles which have never been translated if we can draw a reaction”
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In an interview with SEGA Ages supervisor Yosuke Okunari about the approach to localization for the Switch releases. Okunari explained that things are mostly being left as is, but left an interesting tease for the future. He said that the team “may try localizing titles which have never been translated if we can draw a reaction.”
Okunari’s full words:
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Mortal Kombat 11 producer says Switch version is “really fantastic”, Shiver working on the port
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Mortal Kombat 11 might be one of the more surprising third-party Switch announcements in recent memory. The series has been absent on Nintendo platforms for well over a decade, as Armageddon came to Wii back in 2007.
Mortal Kombat 11 producer Trevor Traub was recently asked about the Switch version, to which he stated:
