Nobody Saves the World confirmed for Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
DrinkBox Studios is bringing Nobody Saves the World to Switch, the studio just confirmed. The game is launching in just a couple of weeks – look for it on April 14, 2022.
Nobody Saves the World comes from the same team behind the Guacamelee! titles and Severed. It’s an action RPG with plenty of dungeon crawling.
Here’s some additional information:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe producer on Booster Course Pass DLC approach, design philosophy for the future
Posted on 3 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following the announcement and initial release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass DLC, producer Kosuke Yabuki spoke to Japanese publication Nikkei about the design philosophy behind the retro course remasters and how the team expects to handle the series going forward.
In particular, Yabuki and the team want to honor former president Satoru Iwata’s mantra of making as many games as accessible to as many people as possible.
A translation of Yabuki’s comments can be found below.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – April 2022
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
A new month started up yesterday. Now that we’re in April, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you making your way through Kirby and the Forgotten Land? Playing the new tracks from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe producer didn’t anticipate historic sales success, talks popularity
Posted on 3 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Mario Kart 8 has seen the longest tale of any entry in the series, with support for the game continuing eight years after the initial release on Wii U (and five years after Switch) through the recently announced Booster Course Pass. Producer Kosuke Yabuki recently spoke to Japanese outlet Nikkei about the game, admitting the team didn’t anticipate the incredible sales of Deluxe for Switch. He believes the breadth of its appeal was likely a big contributing factor, as well as the fact that the Joy-Con make every Switch a potential 2-player console.
We’ve prepared a translation of Yabuki’s full comments below.
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The Pathless rating suggests Switch release
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The Pathless has never released – yet alone been announced – for Switch, but that could be changing at some point in the future.
Over on the ESRB website, a classification listing was added to the database. It’s a brand new rating, and a Switch-specific one at that.
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Digital E3 2022 cancelled entirely
Posted on 3 years ago by Nicolas in General Nintendo | 0 comments
Original: E3 2022 has already suffered some setbacks, transitioning from what was supposed to be a physical event into a purely digital one. However, it seems like E3 2022 might now be cancelled in its entirety. Several industry members have been reporting that this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo will no longer proceed and is officially cancelled.
This particular account comes from Will Powers, current PR Lead at Razer Inc. and former employee at DeepSilver, PlayStation and Tencent Games. Supposedly, official emails have started being sent out to various companies informing them of the official cancellation of the event. This was corroborated by another well-known industry member, Jeff Grubb, who’s shared his thoughts in the past on E3 2022 being cancelled in its entirety.
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3: La Pucelle: Ragnarok / Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure announced for Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Today, NIS America announced Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3: La Pucelle: Ragnarok / Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. Fans can expect it on Switch in Summer 2022.
La Pucelle: Ragnarok was originally released for the PSP in 2009 as an updated version of the PS2 tactical RPG La Pucelle: Tactics, but only in Japan. Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure came out for the original PlayStation and saw an updated version on DS much later.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined available this June in the west
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined has scored a final release date in the west. The game is slated for June 24, 2022, Natsume announced today.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined was already confirmed for April 21, 2022 in Japan.
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land has series’ best debut ever in Japan
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Famitsu sales data was reported earlier this week, revealing that Kirby and the Forgotten Land released in Japan with nearly 400,000 physical copies sold. As it turns out, that’s the series’ best debut ever.
The next closest game, Kirby Super Star Ultra, sold 260,867 units in its first week. For another title comparison, Kirby Star Allies moved 223,811 copies. Kirby and the Forgotten Land holds the strongest lead by far at 380,060 units, and that’s without counting digital sales.
Here’s the full listing of Kirby debuts in Japan based on information provided by Game Data Library:
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 gets July release date, new details and trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A release date for Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 has been announced, with Inti Creates confirming that the Switch title will be out on July 28, 2022. The most recent window we had prior to today was Summer 2022.
Inti Creates also published a whole bunch of information pertaining to the gameplay, story, and more. We have the full rundown below.
