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.
More: Monolith Soft, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
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.
More: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Chery, top
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?
More: E3 2022, highlight, Nintendo Direct, top
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:
More: Rain World, top, Videocult
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.
More: interview, SEGA, Sonic Adventure, Takashi Iizuka, top
Digimon Survive gets new six-minute trailer
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Bandai Namco today published a new trailer for Digimon Survive, which shows off the strategy RPG visual novel. The video is quite lengthy coming in at six minutes.
Here’s some information about the game:
More: Bandai Namco, Digimon Survive, top
Nintendo Switch Online SNES update out now (version 3.3.0), Kirby SP versions added
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
A new 3.3.0 update for the SNES app on Nintendo Switch Online has just gone live. Once installed, players can access new SP versions of classic Kirby titles. The lineup includes Kirby Super Star, Kirby’s Dream Land 3, and Kirby’s Dream Course.
Here’s some information about these new SP versions:
More: Nintendo Switch Online, title update, top
Devolver Direct 2022 live stream
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Devolver Direct 2022, otherwise known as “Devolver Marketing Countdown to Marketing”, will be starting in just a bit and we now have the live stream ready to go. The showcase begins at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM in the UK / 12 AM in Europe.
Today’s event will include “at least four video game announcements”. As far as what to expect, Devolver Digital has said the following:
