Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope director: harder to make than Kingdom Battle, Ubisoft’s comments were “a bit hurtful”
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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope creative director Davide Soliani has opened up about developing the game as well as Ubisoft’s comments following its launch.
In an interview with VGC, Soliani said that Sparks of Hope was actually tougher to make than Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. It seems that with the first entry, there weren’t really any expectations or limitations. However, Kingdom Battle ended up being a success story which impacted Sparks of Hope. Davide noted that there “was too much overthinking about it all around me.”
Hiroyuki Sawano composed new music for Xenoblade Chronicle X: Definitive Edition
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Hiroyuki Sawano is back on board to create new music for Xenoblade Chronicle X: Definitive Edition. That news was confirmed on social media, and more specifically, the series’ official X account.
Sawano was the primary composer on the original game for Wii U. For the Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch, Monolith Soft is including a new story, and that’s where the new music from Sawano comes in. Snippets can be heard in some of the recent trailers.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition gets brand new overview trailer
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Nintendo just issued a brand new overview trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.
Coming in at over six minutes long, the video covers various aspects about the game including the battle system. The new story is also teased once again.
Here are some of the notable points covered in the video:
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 leaked for Nintendo Switch
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will seemingly release on Nintendo Switch, according to a new leak.
A rating for the game was just spotted today in Singapore. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 has been rated for various platforms in the region, including Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Music – list of all games included
Posted on 4 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
For those looking for a complete list of all games included and supported in Nintendo Music, that’s where this post comes in.
Nintendo Music only came with a few songs at launch. However, since then, a few more have been added. Nintendo has also indicated that additional music is coming in the future. Currently it seems that we can expect at least one new title to be brought to the service each week.
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List of all Switch demos
Posted on 4 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
Thousands of games are currently available on Switch, and there are a ton of demos out there for many of them. Not just Nintendo, but also third-parties are offering demos. We’ve now put together a comprehensive list of what’s out there.
Since our reader base is English-speaking, that’s what we’re focusing on here. In other words, we’re highlighting Switch demos that you can find in North America and Europe. Japan has a few extra demos on its end, but a majority of them are for titles that are not currently being sold in the west and are only playable in Japanese.
A brief history of the Wii U’s most forgotten feature
Posted on 5 days ago by Ethan in Features, Wii U | 0 comments
Today, we’re talking about an incredibly niche feature that some of you may have never even heard about. It’s the Wii U’s most forgotten feature – and it isn’t Miiverse. Whereas Miiverse had lots of charm and character, the feature we’re talking about isn’t one we think anybody particularly misses. It’s Nintendo TVii, a rather obscure service that you might have noticed on your Wii U menu before it was eventually removed in 2015.
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The best Animal Crossing games, ranked
Posted on 5 days ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Compared to other easily-ranked Nintendo franchises, Animal Crossing is a bit different. At the time of writing, there are only a handful of main series Animal Crossing games and even fewer spin-offs. Most of them are incredibly high quality and well-received by fans, with only a small number of exceptions. There also aren’t quite as many games in the Animal Crossing series compared to some of Nintendo’s other juggernauts – these games take a long time to develop, and we suspect it’ll be a while before we see a new Animal Crossing game on Nintendo Switch 2.
In the meantime, we’ve made our own subjective list of the best Animal Crossing games, ranked from worst to best. Do note that we’re not including Animal Crossing Plaza (which really had very little to it) or Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp; the former is defunct and we’re focused more on Nintendo platform games for this ranking. Here’s what we came up with.
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[Let’s Talk] Name a random game on a Nintendo platform
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
The other day, I was thinking about Spyborgs. The first question some of you may have is: what the heck is that? And some of you might be wondering why.
I can’t tell you why I was thinking about Spyborgs, as it randomly popped into my head. But as for what it is, Capcom originally released it exclusively on Wii in 2009. Bionic Games made the game and would end up shutting down not too long after.
Back during the Wii era, before Spyborgs launched, it was a bit of a big deal within the Nintendo community. The console wasn’t exactly getting a ton of hardcore titles, and especially with Capcom publishing, the game was receiving a good amount of attention. The whole thing kind of turned out strangely – the project ended up going through a shift, moving away from a cartoony look and towards a more mature style. Ultimately that didn’t matter as the game came out to not much fanfare.
Especially in the Nintendo sphere, games like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid come to mind. But have you recently been thinking about a random game, one that hasn’t ever really been in the spotlight? Let us know in the comments.
Two years later, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a fantastic remake
Posted on 6 days ago by Ethan in Features, Switch | 0 comments
Believe it or not, it’s been an entire two years since the last Kirby game. Nintendo has forgotten about Kirby. Jokes aside, the pink puffball had an incredibly productive 2022. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the first true 3D platformer in the series, was released to critical acclaim. Later that year, we got the less-critically-acclaimed Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and then only a couple months later we get Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe. That’s a huge number of Kirby games in less than a year, though they were all clearly created by different development teams. Whereas Kirby and the Forgotten was a huge step in a new direction for the series, Return to Dream Land Deluxe didn’t need to be. We know there will be another 3D Kirby game in the hopefully not-too-distant future, and Return to Dream Land Deluxe served as a return to the franchise’s roots for those introduced to Kirby via Forgotten Land. Indeed, Kirby and the Forgotten Land sits on top as the best-selling Kirby game in the franchise at around seven million units sold.
