Kirby and the Forgotten Land devs on the pressure of getting 3D Kirby right
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Even though Kirby has been around for three decades, the series never really tried its hand at full-on 3D gameplay. That finally changed this year with the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. By all accounts, the team really nailed it – but that doesn’t mean turning Kirby from 2D to 3D was a simple task.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land co-directors Shinya Kumazaki and Tatsuya Kamiyama reflected on the game’s development in a recent interview of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. Designer Yuki Endo was present for the discussion as well.
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher English version confirmed
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Original (6/29): Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher will be seeing an English release, Bandai Namco has revealed.
The company’s South Asian division often handles English localization of Japanese-only titles. It turns out that this will be the case once again. Thankfully, since Switch is region free, fans in the west will be able to import a copy and play through the game as they would any other title.
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The Pathless coming to Switch this winter
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Annapurna Interactive and Giant Squid have officially confirmed that The Pathless is making its way to Switch. It will be available this winter.
A rating for a Switch version of The Pathless popped up back in April. However, today marks the first time we’ve received proper confirmation.
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Thirsty Suitors, story-driven adventure with turn-based battles, confirmed for Switch
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Thirsty Suitors will be released on Switch, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Outerloop Games have confirmed. A release window has not yet been set.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 live stream
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With the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 set to begin not too long from now, we’ve set up a live stream for the event. It’ll begin at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET / 8 PM in the UK / 9 PM in Europe.
The publisher has teased reveals, announcements, and more. Annapurna has shown a lot of love for Switch over the years, so we should be seeing at least some titles that are planned for Nintendo’s console during the presentation.
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Steam adds support for Switch NES, SNES, N64, and SEGA Genesis controllers
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Steam users can use a bunch of additional Switch controllers while playing games on the service as the NES, SNES, N64, and SEGA Genesis options are now supported. All of these products have been released as part of Nintendo Switch Online. Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle has confirmed the news officially.
Prior to today, Steam did already have a bit of Switch support. Back in 2018, support was added so that the Pro Controller could be used with the service.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 2 gameplay, screenshots
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A bunch of new assets have come in for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 2 as Nintendo has provided official screenshots and gameplay – the latter stemming from the Japanese website.
As a reminder, the new DLC is adding eight more tracks. The Turnip Cup includes Tour New York Minute, SNES Mario Circuit 3, N64 Kalimari Desert, and DS Waluigi Pinball. As for the Propeller Cup, players can race around on Tour Sydney Sprint, GBA Snow Land, Wii Mushroom Gorge, and Sky-High Sundae.
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Nintendo Download – July 28, 2022 (North America)
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It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 28, 2022. The latest releases include Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, Frogun, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Xenoblade devs want to keep the series “going as long as possible”
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We already heard from Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the “culmination” of the series and “summary for moving on to the next step”. However, on Nintendo’s side, producer and director Genki Yokota has stated that he wants to keep the series “going as long as possible”.
That comment came about in the final section of Nintendo’s official interview regarding Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Speaking about the future, Takahashi and Yokota said:
Xenoblade 3 devs thinking of making story DLC as big as Xenoblade 2’s Torna: The Golden Country
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Monolith Soft has teased the scope of the story DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
According to Nintendo’s Genki Yokota, “we are thinking of making its volume of content as large as Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country.” He would later say in the same interview that the DLC “will be quite a high volume of content that will not let you down” when it comes to volume.
