Reggie on how Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 landed on Switch with Team Ninja developing, quiet on bringing previous games over
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Many people had predictions as to what Nintendo would show at The Game Awards last week. Yet not many saw an exclusive new Marvel game for Switch coming – especially one developed by Team Ninja.
Nintendo did in fact announce Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and it’s coming only to Switch next year. After The Game Awards ended, IGN asked Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime how the three-way collaboration with Marvel and Team Ninja happened.
Suda51 again says he wants to port No More Heroes 1 and 2 to Switch, amiibo interest, No More Heroes 3 outlined prepared
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Since the announcement of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, fans have requested ports of the original No More Heroes games on Switch. Creator Suda51 has expressed interest in the idea in the past, and again has indicated that he’d like to make it happen.
When asked by ntower about porting games like No More Heroes or Killer7 to Switch, Suda51 said:
Reggie says Mario Odyssey, Zelda, and Mario Kart have 50% attach rate, talks Switch’s strong momentum and more
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has returned with another round of comments about Switch and more. The latest statements come as part of an interview with IGN.
First up, on the topic of games, Reggie highlighted that Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have an incredible attach rate of 50%. He said:
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Reggie on third-party Switch support, loves the reactions to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, more
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Earlier this week, we heard from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in which he tried to explain why Red Dead Redemption isn’t on Switch. In an interview with IGN, he commented further on third-party support for the console.
On some third-party gaps, Reggie reiterated:
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Sakurai interview tidbits – Smash Bros. Ultimate’s development length and more
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Masahiro Sakurai doesn’t have one of his regular columns in Famitsu this week, but he is featured in the magazine nonetheless. That’s because the Japanese publication is sharing an interview with the Smash Bros. Ultimate director.
We’ll be taking a more in-depth look at the interview soon (technically the latest Famitsu isn’t even out yet), but as usual, some tidbits have leaked out online early. Here’s a brief roundup:
Reggie confident in Switch hitting 20 million sales goal, talks importance of DLC, no news about new Switch hardware
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Earlier today, Forbes published its own interview with Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie was again asked about Nintendo’s goal of selling 20 million Switch systems this fiscal year, DLC, and rumors of new Switch hardware.
Find these comments from Reggie below. If you’d like to read some additional statements, head on over to Forbes.
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Reggie on Black Friday success, why Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on Switch, Smash Bros. talk, more
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Hollywood Reporter is the latest outlet to have shared a few words with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. The two sides discussed Nintendo’s Black Friday success, why Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on Switch, the importance of having announced Joker for Smash Bros. Ultimate, and more.
We’ve rounded up highlights from the interview below. You can read the full discussion here.
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Reggie on why E3 is so important to Nintendo, how the company chooses what to show
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After The Game Awards last week, IGN spoke with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. One of the topics discussed is Nintendo’s commitment to E3 and why it’s so important.
Speaking about why E3 is a priority for Nintendo, Reggie stated:
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Sakurai talks working with third-parties on Smash Bros. characters
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Super Smash Bros. originally started out as a game with Nintendo-only characters. However, over the past few entries, we’ve seen more and more third-party representatives.
Speaking with EDGE this month, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai gave some insight into the process of working with third-parties and getting their characters into the game. Here’s what he shared on that front:
Dragon Quest XII “still many years away”
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While Switch owners are still waiting on Dragon Quest XI, the RPG technically came out well over a year ago. That leaves some fans wondering when we’ll see the next true entry in the series. Creator Yuji Horii commented on that very subject during a panel at the computer entertainment developers conference CEDEC + KYUSHU 2018.
Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino moderated the panel, and asked Horii, “How is the 12th entry going?” That prompted Horii to say, “I actually already came up with the keywords, but I can’t say anything here. (Laughs.)”
