Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs on the weapon triangle, what Switch allows that wasn’t possible on 3DS, playtime length, amiibo support
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With Toshiyuki Kusakihara and Genki Yokota appearing at Japan Expo, a few outlets have shared interviews with the Fire Emblem: Three Houses developers. Jeuxvideo was one site that was able to speak with them and commented on the future of the weapon triangle, taking full advantage of Switch, the amount of time to complete the game, and amiibo support.
Below are those excerpts, courtesy of Serenes Forest:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs on how the work was split by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo
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Koei Tecmo is working on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but it sounds like the game was mostly done by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo director Genki Yokota told VG247 that Intelligent Systems was primarily responsible for the main plot, the game system, ideas, and gameplay mechanics. Meanwhile, Koei Tecmo assisted on the programming side of things.
Intelligent Systems director Toshiyuki Kusakihara said that Three Houses “wouldn’t have been possible” without Koei Tecmo’s help. Yokota was more optimistic, but said that not having Koei Tecmo would have required much more development time.
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle – launch trailer
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Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle is out today. To celebrate the occasion, Koei Tecmo put together a launch trailer for the game:
10-minute Fire Emblem: Three Houses trailer, commercials
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Nintendo has posted a lengthy, 10-minute trailer for Fire Emblem: Three Houses in Japanese. We have it below, along with a series of commercials.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Expansion Pass bundle pre-purchase live, a look at Byleth’s Officers Academy outfits
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Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem: Three Houses is now available to pre-load on the Switch eShop. That also goes for the Expansion Pass bundle.
Four waves of DLC are planned. Players will receive the Officers Academy outfits for Byleth at launch by purchasing the Expansion Pass.
Here’s a look at the outfits:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses introduces Gilbert
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Continuing on with the character introductions for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, today we have the bio for Gilbert.
Here’s his overview:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses video highlights Edelgard and the Black Eagles
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Nintendo has kicked off a new video series for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Each week, the company will highlight one of the houses and their house leader. The first video with Edelgard and the Black Eagles!Edelgard and the Black Eagles can be found below.
Atelier Ryza: gameplay live stream taking place on July 9
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Koei Tecmo and Gust announced today that they will be showing off live gameplay for Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout on July 9 at 9 PM JST during a livestream. Bookmark this Youtube link to watch it live next week. Several key figures involved with the game will be present during this stream, including Ryza’s voice actress Yuri Noguchi, character designer Toridamono and the game’s producer, Junzou Hosoi.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout will be released on Nintendo Switch on October 29 in North America and on November 1 in Europe.
Atelier Ryza storefront trailer gives first look at gameplay
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A new storefront trailer for Atelier Ryza has emerged that gives fans a taste of actual gameplay. Take a look at the video below.
Atelier sales on Switch catching up with PS4 in the west
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Switch is really the first time that Koei Tecmo and Gust’s Atelier series has been prominent on a Nintendo console. Atelier Lydie & Suelle got things started, followed by the Atelier Arland trilogy, Atelier Lulua, and the upcoming Atelier Ryza. Despite the franchise not really being associated with Nintendo platforms until this generation, the IP seems to be gaining some traction on Switch.
In an interview with GamesBeat, Gust’s associate head of development Keisuke Kikuchi said that Switch sales are “catching up with the PS4 version due to constant growth”. However, Steam “dominates sales” in Asia. Japan is where Atelier sells the most on the whole. Kikuchi also mentioned in the interview that the console versions of Atelier “have almost had the same performance throughout the years, but the best-selling title overall would definitely be Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book.”
