Mario devs on F.L.U.D.D. in Super Mario Sunshine, importance of “function” in character design, more
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The Washington Post recently spoke with four key developers behind the Mario franchise. Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Kenta Motokura spoke about the different entries and series in general.
Here’s a roundup for some of their comments:
[Interview] Adam Howden talks returning to the role of Shulk for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
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It’s been six years since we last caught up with Adam Howden, the voice of Shulk. A lot has happened with the Xenoblade series since then – including a new version of the very original Wii game for Switch.
We felt that with Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition having released earlier in the year, now would be a great time to catch up with Howden once again. It’s a particularly good time since Howden contributed to the game in a big way. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition features a brand new epilogue, Future Connected, focused on Melia and Shulk.
You can read our full interview below. Note that the discussion contains some spoiler-related information pertaining to the series, but we’ve labeled that part at the very end and separated it from the rest of the interview.
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – November 2020
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A new month rolled right on in this week. Now that we’re in November, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you going through some of Nintendo’s recent releases like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit or Pikmin 3 Deluxe? Or perhaps you’re trying out the games dropped as part of the latest Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase such as No More Heroes or Part Time UFO? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
[Giveaway] Win a copy of Torchlight III for Switch
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The giveaway has concluded and our winners are Kevin Schaefer and Alexandre. Congratulations!
Torchlight III launched for Switch on October 22. In celebration of the recent release, Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games have supplied us with two codes to hand out.
It’s been just over a week since Torchlight III has been out on Switch and some of you may not have had the opportunity to play the game just yet. So to enter our giveaway, simply leave a comment below mentioning which entry you prefer: Torchlight or Torchlight II.
Nintendo on story in Mario games, considered at the very end of development
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According to well-known Nintendo developer Yoshiaki Koizumi, story is added to the Mario titles “at the very end of the game development process”. As a franchise that is much more known for its gameplay, that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Koizumi told The Washington Post in a recent interview:
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Nintendo on Mario’s movements and abilities, “very likely” to continue seeing new types of actions
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Mario fans have likely noticed that the character’s abilities and movements are never static. Just like gameplay tends to change with each new entry, the same can be said of what Mario is actually capable of doing.
As part of an interview with The Washington Post, Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Odyssey director Kenta Motokura spoke about Mario’s movements. Motokura noted specifically that with the more recent games, Nintendo has looked to give players “a little more control in mid air” and make some enemies “easier to be jumped on”.
He said:
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Another batch of Switch million sellers – Mario Maker 2, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, more
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More data is in providing sales updates on a bunch of games that have sold over one million copies on Switch. The list, which accounts for sales as of June 2020, is noteworthy as these titles were not covered in Nintendo’s latest financial report this week – the company only selects certain titles that it provides information on.
Here’s the full list:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses surpasses three million copies sold, best selling Fire Emblem game ever
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses has gone on to become the best-selling entry in series history. To date, the game has sold 3.02 million copies worldwide. That’s as of June 2020.
Prior to today, the last official number for Fire Emblem: Three Houses was 2.87 million copies. Nintendo had provided the figure back in May.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses selling over three million copies is significant, but as mentioned, it’s now the best-selling Fire Emblem title we’ve seen so far. Fire Emblem Fates previously held the record with 2.94 million copies sold as of the end of 2018.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 surpasses two million copies sold
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which originally released in December 2017, is confirmed to have sold over two million copies. It currently sits at a total of 2.05 million units worldwide as of June 2020.
160,000 copies were sold in the last few months. The last official number we had was 1.92 million copies in December 2019.
Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed the latest sales for another Xenoblade Chronicles release. The May-released Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is currently at 1.40 million copies.
Here’s a chart comparing sales of Xenoblade 2 and Definitive Edition:
More: Monolith Soft, sales, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Pikmin 3 Deluxe has series’ best debut in Japan
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Pikmin 3 Deluxe debuted last week, and Famitsu reported initial sales of 171,349 copies in Japan. That amount actually makes the Switch release the series’ best debut in the country so far. The next closest is Pikmin 2, which sold 162,000 copies on GameCube in its first week back in 2004.
Here’s a look at initial sales for all Pikmin titles in Japan:
