Nintendo financial results – May 2023 – Switch at 125.62 million units
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Nintendo has just posted its financial results for full fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. This covers the latest status report on Switch sales, overall performance of the company, and more.
The full highlights are as follows:
Switch update out now (version 16.0.3), patch notes
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It’s time for the latest Switch firmware update, as Nintendo just started distribution of version 16.0.3. However, there aren’t a whole lot of surprises here.
Nintendo’s patch notes are similar to what we’ve seen for Switch firmware updates as of late. Again, the company says stability improvements are the focus.
The official patch notes for the Switch version 16.0.3 update are as follows:
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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #6 results – Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage
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Splatoon 3 just revealed the results of its sixth Splatfest, which was a special Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed event featuring Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage.
At halftime, things were looking very close. Team Power had a very small lead with 34.23 percent, but Team Wisdom and Team Courage followed closely with 33.70 percent and 32.07 percent respectively.
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Theatrhythm Final Bar Line devs explain lack of touch controls
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Previous Theatrhythm games allowed games to use touch controls, but Final Bar Line is all about buttons. This is in spite of the fact that Switch does have a touch screen. In a recent interview, series director Masanobu Suzui and producer Ichiro Hazama revealed that there was some consideration around supporting both methods, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Suzui, speaking with Dengeki Online, brought up one factor which is that Switch has a capacitance-type touchscreen while 3DS featured a pressure-type one. While there was talk about supporting button controls and touch controls for each song, he said that the team “already needed multiple copies of sheet music for each song to account for difficulty levels.”
Here’s our translation of the comments from Suzui and Hazama:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – May 2023
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A new month started up last week. Now that we’re in May, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
For Xenoblade Chronicles 3 fans, did you get a chance to go through the Future Redeemed DLC? What about some of the recent heavy hitters like Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, or Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins would release first
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A new interview has revealed that PlatinumGames didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon would be released first.
That comes in a recent interview with Famitsu. Several members of the development team weighed in, including Nintendo producers Makoto Okazaki and Koji Tanaka as well as PlatinumGames supervising director Hideki Kamiya.
Nintendo Treehouse: Live for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom announced
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A new Nintendo Treehouse: Live for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will air next week, Nintendo has announced. It will kick off at 6:45 PM PT / 9:45 PM ET / 2:45 AM in the UK / 3:45 AM in Europe. This will be the leadup to the midnight launch at Nintendo New York.
According to Nintendo, the live stream will contain four segments featuring gameplay from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. There’ll be even more content counting down to the game’s release afterwards.
Splatoon 3 announces Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Splatfest
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Original (4/14): To celebrate next month’s launch of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a special Splatfest will be held in Splatoon 3. Players are being asked whether they’d side with power, wisdom, or courage.
Something that’s been teased as part of the event is a special Tricolor Turf War stage in the Scorch Gorge with “unusual, triangular geometry” – obviously a nod to the Triforce from Zelda. You can get a closer look below.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan gets surprise release on Switch
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Out of nowhere, Bandai Namco has announced and released a brand new version of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan for Switch.
This package includes a series of standalone, branching cinematic horror games. Mutliplayer modes are also included.
LEGO 2K Drive details post-launch Drive Pass plans
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2K shared a roadmap today for the Drive Pass in LEGO 2K Drive. Players will be able to continue their adventures with four waves featuring new content and challenges.
Here’s the full rundown:
