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Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

This week’s issue of Famitsu has a big feature on HAL Laboratory to celebrate the studio’s 40th anniversary. As part of that, the Japanese magazine spoke with a few key Kirby developers. Lead action programmer Katsuyoshi Sumitomo, general director Shinya Kumazaki, and design director Riki Fuhrmann participated in the discussion.

After talking about how Star Allies raised the bar for Kirby games, the developers discussed their future plans. Fuhrmann’s comments might be the most interesting, as he said he personally wants to create a non-action spin-off title. He also promised “a wide variety of Kirby coming out in the future.”

Below are the full comments from all three developers:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments

Paper Mario is in a much different place now than where it was when the series first started out on the N64. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems originally made a pure RPG experience. Since though, that’s changed significantly.

After Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, the franchise went in a different direction with Super Paper Mario. The Wii game focused less on RPG mechanics and more on platforming. Things then took another turn with Paper Mario: Sticker Star. The sticker mechanic unfortunately wasn’t well received, and the battles didn’t really have much of an importance. Many of Sticker Stars’ ideas then carried over into Paper Mario: Color Splash… and that’s where things end – at least for now.

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

If there’s one thing Tom Nook is known for in the Animal Crossing series, it’s the debts he collects. Players need to pay off loans to expand their house, which is a mechanic that carries over into the series’ latest entry. But although some may look at Tom Nook as a character primarily interested in money, the developers behind Animal Crossing feels he’s just misunderstood.

New Horizons producer Hisashi Nogami mentioned to The Verge that “Tom Nook is a very caring, really great guy.” Since he’s an adult, “he’s very careful with money.”

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Before Rockstar San Diego became what it is today – with acclaimed games like Red Dead Redemption under its belt – the team was previously known as Angel Studios. At one point, an opportunity arose in which Nintendo was almost involved with one of their projects. Shigeru Miyamoto actually stopped by the studio to check out the game, which ended up being scrapped in the end.

Founder Diego Angel spoke about the experience in an interview with Polygon. The game in question was Buggy Boogie, a project for the N64. Not much is known about the project, but it was previously stated by former software director Clinton Keith that it involved “vehicles that would eat other vehicles and adopt their powers and morph.”

As for meeting with Miyamoto, Angel told Polygon:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Streets of Rage 4 was thought to be heading to Switch on April 23 after it was listed on the eShop. While that turned out to be inaccurate, we won’t have to wait much longer for the game. It’s now been officially announced that the release date is set for April 30.

Also revealed today is a new Battle Mode. Here’s a brief introduction and trailer:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Following today’s news that Jump Force Deluxe Edition is coming to Switch, Bandai Namco has officially announced Jump Force Deluxe Edition for Switch.

Here’s the full press release:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

SmileBasic 4, otherwise known as Puchicon 4 SmileBasic, is coming west. A year after its Japanese debut, the programming software will be released in North America and Europe, according to an eShop listing.

Here’s everything you need to know about SmileBasic 4:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Following last night’s leak, THQ Nordic has announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will launch for Switch on June 23. Digital pre-orders go live on April 21.

As previously announced, fans will be able to purchase a Shiny Edition and F.U.N. Edition. Here’s a rundown of both:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

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Finding Teddy 2: Definitive Edition

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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