Nintendo on how Spocco Square was created for Switch Sports
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Although Nintendo Switch Sports is naturally about the sports themselves, the game introduces a new setting in the form of Spocco Square. In an interview shared today, the developers explained how the setting came to be.
Interestingly, Spocco Square wasn’t the original plan. Art director Junji Morii said Nintendo considered going with “a place where intercollegiate sports are played as well as a setting that looks like an ancient Olympian stadium.” In the end though, “none of them seemed to match the feelings that players would experience playing this game.” That led to the teaming coming up with “a gym where people could drop by more casually, with a stylish facility that makes everyone want to visit.”
Nintendo reveals early Switch Sports character concepts
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Nintendo has provided a look at early character concepts that were considered for Nintendo Switch Sports with brand new concept art.
While the game ultimately has human-looking characters and Miis, the team almost went in a different direction. Early on, college students were considered. There was even talk of using robots that made it to the prototype stage.
Developers Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Shinji Okane, and Junji Morii revealed the following regarding character concepts for Nintendo Switch Sports:
Nintendo explains why Switch Sports took so long to come out
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A bit over five years into the Switch’s lifecycle, we finally saw the arrival of Nintendo Switch Sports. The announcement took many by surprise as some thought this would be the type of title we’d see earlier on.
Director Yoshikazu Yamashita and producer Takayuki Shimamura explained the long wait in a just-published interview on Nintendo’s website. According to Yamashita, Yoshiaka Koizumi requested a new entry in the Wii Sports series. However, Yamashita felt “that there weren’t any sports left to be added.” That led the team to create gameplay “without swinging the Joy-Con controller”, but “it didn’t go well in the end”. After realizing they took the wrong direction, years passed and Nintendo went back to the drawing board.
Here’s the full excerpt from the interview:
Nintendo Switch Online adds Congo’s Caper, Pinball, Rival Turf
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Three new classic games have just been added to Nintendo Switch Online, with members now able to play Congo’s Caper, Pinball, and Rival Turf.
Pinball is the lone NES representative here. The other two games are for the SNES.
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SD Gundam Battle Alliance gets August release date, new trailer
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SD Gundam Battle Alliance now has a final release date on Switch. The game will be out on August 25, 2022, Bandai Namco announced today.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance was revealed for Switch in a Nintendo Direct back in February. The game had a general 2022 window at the time.
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Nintendo Download – May 26, 2022 (North America)
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It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of May 26, 2022. The latest releases include Kao the Kangaroo, The Big Con: Grift of the Year Edition, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Famitsu sales (5/16/22 – 5/22/22)
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SimCopter 64 playable build found more than 20 years after cancellation
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SimCopter debuted in 1996 for PC, but some may be unaware that an N64 version (for the 64DD) was in the works at one point – aptly titled SimCopter 64. The game was even shown off for Nintendo’s older console at E3 1997, though it ultimately never saw the light of day. Fans apparently weren’t impressed with the graphics, and after some consideration was given to a Japan-only launch, the port was cancelled entirely.
It’s been well over twenty years, but amazingly enough, a playable build has been found of SimCopter 64. Reddit user a707northbayer made the discovery and says he picked it up from someone who worked in the game industry. This person sold and traded him dev systems in addition to a few games like this one.
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Minecraft Dungeons second anniversary event, 1.15.0.0 update out now
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Minecraft Dungeons has just kicked off its second anniversary event and has released a new version 1.15.0.0 update.
After installing the patch, players can partake in the party. The event, which ends on June 15, offers seasonal trials to collect both gear and the elegant anniversary cape. A special tower challenge can also be cleared to earn the baby moobloom pet.
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Yomawari: Lost in the Dark coming west this fall
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Yomawari: Lost in the Dark, otherwise known as Yomawari 3, has now been announced for an English release in the west. NIS America confirmed today that the title will launch this fall in North America and Europe.
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark was originally revealed back in December. It then debuted for Switch in Japan back in April.
