Samba de Amigo: Party Central release date set for August, Digital Deluxe Edition revealed
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SEGA today revealed a final release date and digital editions. The game is due out exclusively for Switch on August 29, 2023.
Samba de Amigo: Party Central will have a Digital Deluxe Edition on the Switch eShop. It includes the following:
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Lawsuit filed against Nintendo over “immoral” microtransactions in Mario Kart Tour
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Nintendo has been hit with a classic action lawsuit regarding “immoral” microtransactions in Mario Kart Tour.
The suit, which comes from a young gamer backed by his father, demands that refunds be given for all minors in the United States who paid to use Spotlight Pipes. These provided in-game rewards using undisclosed odds. By using the pipes, players could receive helpful upgrades.
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Nintendo Switch Sports dev on the game’s UI and UI design, making the controls easy to understand, more
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Nintendo Switch Sports developer Toshiki Otani recently posted an interesting blog about what it was like handling the UI and UX elements of the game. We also have a look at what seems to be different boxart (above) and logo designs (below) that were considered.
UI and UX elements are often overlooked when it comes to creating titles, and it’s especially important for Switch Sports given how it’s intended for people of all ages. Otani brought up aspects such as making the controls immediately easy to understand, cutting down on explanations, and more.
Here’s our full translation:
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Nintendo and PlatinumGames explain how Bayonetta Origins came to be
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In a recent interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, the team behind Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon shared insight into how the game came to be.
When the title was unveiled at The Game Awards last December, it was a surprise to many. It not only features a different look for the franchise, but a unique style of gameplay as well. Something that was also a surprise was how it was planned to launch just a few months after Bayonetta 3.
Baten Kaitos director again comments on cancelled Baten Kaitos III
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Yasuyuki Honne, the director at Monolith Soft for the Baten Kaitos series, has again commented on Baten Kaitos III – which never released. He also once again confirmed that there were plans for a title on DS that was scrapped as well.
According to Honne, Baten Kaitos III was targeted for next-gen platforms – so if anything, it would have been on Wii and not GameCube. Unfortunately, things weren’t meant to be “due to Bandai Namco’s restructuring and budget review, as well as tri-Crescendo’s financial struggles”. Honne added that “Baten Kaitos is a complicated series with lots of circumstances involved.”
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Mortal Kombat 1 DLC characters seemingly leaked
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Amazon Italy put up a new listing for Mortal Kombat 1 today that appears to leak several unannounced characters for the game that are planned as DLC.
The fighting title, which was officially revealed this week, will be getting a bunch of additional characters as part of Kombat Pack 1. News about this has not been made known officially.
We have more on this after the break. Keep that in mind before proceeding if you’re looking to maintain the surprise.
Nintendo was thinking about porting Smash Bros. Melee to Wii before Brawl happened
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Had things gone in a different direction and Super Smash Bros. Brawl never came to be, Super Smash Bros. Melee could have been ported to Wii instead.
It’s well documented at this point that series director Masahiro Sakurai didn’t initially know that Nintendo planned to make a Smash Bros. game for that console. The news was shared during a pre-E3 press conference in 2005, and president Satoru Iwata announced to the world that a new entry would be released for its upcoming system with online play. Iwata and Sakurai met shortly after, and Sakurai ended up agreeing to make a Smash Bros. game for Wii. But something else Nintendo was considering was a straight port of Melee – we could have seen this if Sakurai “turned the work down”.
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Sakurai further explains why he feels Smash Bros. and online play aren’t a good fit
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In a new video posted today, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai shared more of his thoughts on why he feels the series isn’t the best fit with online play.
Sakurai was addressing the topic while speaking about the creation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was the first entry in the franchise to support the feature. We previously heard him talking about this a bit in a column a couple of years ago.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered gains free After School Hero – Part 1 DLC
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Starting today, The Wonderful 101: Remastered players can get their hands on free DLC titled After School Hero – Part 1. This was previously came about due to the game reaching stretch goals in a successful Kickstarter campaign.
After School Hero – Part 1 DLC is a unique side-scrolling shooter experience completely different to the main game. In the future, a second part will be released.
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Nintendo Download – May 18, 2023 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of May 18, 2023. The latest releases include LEGO 2K Drive, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
