Triangle Strategy details tons of improvements from demo feedback survey
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Over on Nintendo’s website, the Triangle Strategy team has provided a bunch of additional information about how the game has been improved and changed following the previous demo feedback survey.
Square Enix asked those that tried out the demo from this year to fill out a survey to assist with development. It was ultimately downloaded around one million times, and 25,000 responses were recorded between February 22 and March 21.
The team ended up focusing on a few areas to improve Triangle Strategy in light of what it learned from the demo feedback survey: loading times, events, battle difficulty, and battle operation. Other changes have been implemented as well.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Nintendo says it will still be putting out new NES and SNES games for Switch Online
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Nintendo will soon be introducing a new Expansion Pack tier for Switch Online with N64 and SEGA Genesis games. However, those that remain on the current plan will still be able to gain some of the latest classic titles as well.
Nintendo has confirmed that it still has plans to release more NES and SNES games for Switch Online. There’s no word on what’s planned for the future, though additional titles tend to be added every few months or so.
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Japan’s Switch Online SEGA Genesis controller has six buttons
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We recently learned that a SEGA Genesis controller will be offered as an optional product for fans to buy as part of Nintendo Switch Online. If you’re a member, you’ll have an opportunity to buy the device, which is compatible with the classic games that will soon be added to the service.
What you may not know is that in Japan, a different version of the SEGA Genesis controller is planned with six buttons. The western version only has three. It’s true that the SEGA Genesis controller was initially limited to three buttons when it originally released, though it saw a different version with six buttons later on, and it wasn’t just limited to Japan.
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Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince announced for Switch
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Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel just announced a sequel to the successful Zelda-inspired game Blossom Tales, which will be titled Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince.
Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince again builds on the Zelda formula in a new action-adventure game that takes place hundreds of years after the original game. Fans can look forward to going on a journey “through haunted forests, pirate shores, and other mysterious lands across a vast open-world”. It will include “charming towns, terrible enemies, tricky puzzles, and powerful weapons”. There’ll be side quests, mini dungeons, caves, and locations to find, choices that influence the story and events, and a range of weapons and abilities. The game is promising over 15 hours of gameplay.
Mario Party Superstars gameplay shows all 100 mini games
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Thanks to the Japanese website for Mario Party Superstars, we now have gameplay of all 100 mini games. The site was opened earlier today and contains snippets of each one.
We’ve gone ahead and combined the clips into a single video. Continue on below for the full gameplay.
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Bayonetta 3 special messages from Hideki Kamiya, Yusuke Miyata
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Bayonetta 3 was finally given a proper update today with a new trailer and confirmation of a 2022 launch. Over on the PlatinumGames blog, executive director Hideki Kamiya and director Yusuke Miyata both shared special messages.
Below are their words in full:
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Rune Factory 5 coming west in March 2022, new trailer
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XSEED and Marvelous shared an update on Rune Factory 5 during today’s Nintendo Direct, confirming that the game will launch in the west on March 22, 2022. A new trailer was published as well.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Square Enix announces Actraiser Renaissance for Switch, out today
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The SNES title Actraiser is returning on Switch under the new name Actraiser Renaissance. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix has remastered the game in HD.
Here’s a comprehensive overview:
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Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition announced for Switch
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The 3DS game Disney Magical World 2 is getting another shot on Switch with an Enchanted Edition, Bandai Namco has announced. A release is planned for this holiday.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Bayonetta 3 confirmed for 2022 launch, first gameplay trailer
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While it technically already leaked earlier in the day, Bayonetta 3 has now been confirmed to launch in 2022.
That news was shared during today’s Nintendo Direct. A new trailer was also shown, which is really out first proper look at the game. The original announcement was essentially CG and didn’t show much at all.