Switch update out now (version 14.1.2), patch notes
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Switch system update has just arrived, as Nintendo has just issued version 14.1.2. All Switch users can download it now.
Keeping in line with most firmware changes, today’s patch notes are on the milder side. Nintendo mentions: “General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience.”
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SEGA not surprised by initial reaction to Sonic Frontiers, no plans for a delay
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
SEGA finally unveiled the first gameplay from Sonic Frontiers this month. Unfortunately, the fan reaction wasn’t too positive. Fans weren’t impressed with what was shown, which even resulted in #DelaySonicFrontiers trending on Twitter for a bit.
VGC recently was able to speak with Sonic Team studio head Takashi Iizuka, and asked about the reaction. Iizuka said that it wasn’t “that surprising” given how the open zone format is such a different take for the series, but feels players will get a better understanding once they try it out for themselves.
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Sonic Frontiers first hands-on impressions: a Sonic game with substance
Posted on 2 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in Features, Switch | 0 comments
Sonic Frontiers is ambitious – that much has always been clear. The game’s initial gameplay reveal may not have painted the fruits of that ambition in the most polished light – technically, it was all a bit rough around the edges – but even still, I’ve been excited and curious about the potential this new concept has to redefine what a modern, 3D Sonic game could look like. I was very fortunate to have an opportunity to go hands-on with the game recently at a Summer Game Fest press event, and after spending almost an hour with it, I feel like I have a much more complete picture as to the potential this title has. Sonic Frontiers plays much, much better than it looks at the moment, and I fully expect that players will have a lot of fun exploring its intricately designed world once the full game is released.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 introduces Zeon
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The news updates for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 continue, and we now have a look at another character in the game with Zeon.
Various tidbits have been shared across Nintendo’s official Twitter accounts over the past couple of months. There have been a few new things that have been shown, plus returning elements that fans of the series are already familiar with plus more.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong new trailer revealed
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Original: During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022, Team Cherry debuted a new trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Hollow Knight: Silksong was revealed in 2019, and fans have been anxiously awaiting it since then. Other than the latest details that emerged from EDGE at the very end of 2020, but we haven’t had many status updates since then.
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Original Pokemon games almost didn’t have multiplayer battles
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to Pokemon producer Shigeki Morimoto, the original entries in the series almost left out multiplayer battles.
That news comes from a Japanese Pokedex book from 1996, which was recently translated by Did You Know Gaming. Morimoto mentioned how he thought multiplayer battles “would be a pain to program”. Additionally, Game Freak was running out of time. Nintendo, however, essentially demanded for the feature to be included.
Why Nintendo Directs will never go away
Posted on 2 years ago by Bryce(@brodee922) in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
We’re officially in the middle of E3 time (or when E3 would’ve been), and that means that Nintendo Direct discussion is heating up again. From so-called “leaks” to well-informed predictions, it seems like everyone has an opinion on when a presentation is coming, and what we should see in such a broadcast. This is always a fun season of thinking about what Nintendo has planned, but something that also comes up constantly when talking about this subject is: what if Nintendo just doesn’t air a Direct? And, furthermore, what if Nintendo doesn’t air one ever again?
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Rain World receiving Downpour DLC expansion on Switch
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Following the release of Rain World, it was previously revealed that a new Downpour DLC expansion is in the works. Switch owners will be happy to hear that the new content will be released on Nintendo’s console as well.
More information about Rain World: Downpour can be found below:
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons dev on how the furniture was made
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Ami Takai worked on object design in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, specifically regarding furniture. In a post on Nintendo’s recruitment site, Takai explained how the whole process of development took place.
It may not seem like a complicated position, but furniture creation is actually a significant part of Animal Crossing’s design. Takai ended up making “hundreds of kinds of furniture”, all of which needed to be presented well in HD.
Our full translation is below:
Sonic Team creative officer still wants to make a new Sonic Adventure
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Takashi Iizuka, the creative officer of Sonic Team, has again expressed interest in revisiting the Sonic Adventure titles with a new game.
This isn’t the first time Iizuka has commented on revisiting those prior entries. In 2018 for instance, he mentioned that he’d be up for a remake.
