Happy 2023! Exciting Switch indies, Fire Emblem Engage, and more | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 038
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
With the Switch about to enter it’s sixth year of life, players seem set to have a lot to look forward to in 2023! In this week’s episode, your hosts Nick, Nicolas and Dennis are kicking off January with a roundup of the (surprisingly large) list of indie games that Nintendo announced during our holiday break, including Sports Story, The Punchuin and more. We’ll also unpack some new Fire Emblem Engage details revealed in recent previews, including more on its structure and gameplay loop! There’s a ton of exciting news to discuss this week, and we can’t wait for our listeners to kick off a new year with us!
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Hogwarts Legacy reveals voice actors
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software today revealed some of the well-known voice actors for Hogwarts Legacy, which is highlighted by Simon Pegg, Sebastian Croft, Amelia Gething, Lesley Nicol, Kandace Caine, Sohm Kapila, Luke Youngblood, Asif Ali, and Jason Anthony.
Here’s a quick rundown of each of their roles:
Bayonetta 3 update out now (version 1.2.0), patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Bayonetta 3 has just received a new version 1.2.0 update, and it’s a pretty notable one.
The game has received a bunch of combat adjustments, changes, and bug fixes. Also worth noting is that a number of Niflheim stage conditions have been adjusted to lower the difficulty.
The full patch notes for the Bayonetta 3 version 1.2.0 update are as follows:
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Little Inferno Ho Ho Holiday DLC expansion announced
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Original (11/4): A decade after the game’s original release, Little Inferno is getting a DLC expansion titled Ho Ho Holiday. It will be available on Steam later this month, but we’re waiting to hear when Switch players will be able to obtain the new content.
Ho Ho Holiday promises “an all new scary holiday story, a mysterious new character, a new catalog, new toys, new combos, and lots of new holiday content to keep you warm.” Read the official overview below.
More: DLC, Little Inferno, Tomorrow Corporation, top
Masahiro Sakurai on the making of Kirby Air Ride, why Kirby was turned into a racer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News | 0 comments
In a new video on YouTube, Masahiro Sakurai discussed the making of Kirby Air Ride and why he decided to create a racing game based on the franchise. He acted as the project’s director and a designer.
Sakurai first pointed out how more games were needed to coincide with the Kirby: Right Back at Ya anime. With a racing game, it would be quicker to develop than a traditional action game. Other titles for were also already planned, including a mainline entry for GameCube that ended up getting cancelled.
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Rear Sekai announced for Switch from Story of Seasons producer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Yoshifumi Hashimoto, who was previously the producer of Story of Seasons, is developing a brand new game for Switch, Bushiroad announced today. The title launches in 2023.
Hashimoto’s studio Hakama is in charge of development where he’s acting as producer and also has a planning role. Shie Nanahara and Minako Iwasaki are also working as illustrators. Motoi Sakuraba is handling the main song.
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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #3 results – Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The third official Splatfest for Splatoon 3 took place this weekend with Team Spicy, Sweet, and Sour going up against each other, and Nintendo has now come through with the results.
We did get a little bit of an update when the half-time data was shared yesterday. It was pretty close, but Team Sweet had the lead with 35.47 percent. Team Spicy followed in second with 32.87 percent. Finally, Team Sour placed third with 31.66 percent.
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Rune Factory dev on series’ new game, confirms Rune Factory 6 for the future
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Rune Factory chief director Shiro Maekawa has commented on what to expect from the series’ new game, and also confirmed that Rune Factory 6 will be released in the future.
Fans that tuned in to the last Nintendo Direct in September saw the franchise make two announcements. Along with Rune Factory 3 Special, we’re also getting a new title entirely. However, details on the latter title have not yet been provided.
More: highlight, interview, marvelous, Rune Factory 6, Shiro Maekawa, top
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – January 2023
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
A new month (and a new year!) started up this week. Now that we’re in January, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
While game releases have slowed down overall, there’s still a ton to play. We saw a bunch of new indie games come out at the end of December, including Sports Story. Now’s also not a bad time to catch up on your backlog. No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Bandai Namco on why Tales of Symphonia was chosen for a remaster, possibility of other remasters, more
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Bandai Namco published an official FAQ on its Japanese website for Tales of Symphonia Remastered, which includes topics such as why the RPG was chosen to be remastered as well as the possibility of other remasters in the series. It also goes over some of the improvements and more.
Our translation of the notable Q&A excerpts can be found below.
