Nintendo says it won’t release a new Switch model in 2020
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Nintendo will not be releasing any new hardware this year. That’s according to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, who shared the news during a financial results briefing just moments ago.
Switch Lite released last September. But rumors have persisted that another Switch model could be on the way, which would potentially provide some sort of boost in power. Furukawa’s comments suggest that we won’t be seeing that until 2021 at the earliest – if at all.
Furukawa said during the briefing:
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Nintendo financial results briefing live blog – January 30, 2020
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Nintendo’s financial results briefing is just now getting underway. Analyst David Gibson is in attendance per usual, and is sharing information from the event. We’ll update this post with all of the tidbits as they come in below.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 devs explain why there won’t be any single-player DLC, why they went with multiplayer instead
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 is getting DLC, but probably not in the way most would have expected. Two multiplayer parts are planned – the first by the end of April and the second by the end of July. This is somewhat surprising, as Luigi’s Mansion 3 is mainly looked upon fondly for its single-player experience.
In an interview with Kotaku, a few developrers weighed in on why Luigi’s Mansion 3 won’t be seeing any single-player DLC. Creative director Bryce Holliday explained:
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EA shows interest in Switch and is “very pleased” with how it has sold, but says top-selling games are from Nintendo “by a long shot”
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EA has continued to show interest in Switch, though still remains non-committal to the platform. Speaking during a financial results call today, COO Blake Jorgensen said the company is “very pleased” with Switch’s performance up to this point. However, Jorgensen pointed out that third-parties need to stack up against Nintendo’s own games, which have been the top-sellers “by a long shot”.
His full words are below:
Rare on how Banjo-Kazooie made it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just wrapped its first Fighters Pass. Undoubtedly, one of the highlights was the inclusion of Banjo-Kazooie. Nintendo ended up working with Microsoft and Rare, which wasn’t always the likeliest collaboration.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Rare head Craig Duncan spoke about how Banjo-Kazooie ended up in the game. Duncan told the site:
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Nintendo says coronavirus epidemic is impacting Switch production
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The coronavirus outbreak has been ongoing for the past month. It’s a serious issue as the virus has already taken many lives. People all over the world have been affected, but it’s been particularly problematic in China – where it originated from.
Health stands as the most significant aspect of this situation, though it also seems that Nintendo has been affected. Global president Shuntaro Furukawa said during a financial results briefing today that Switch production in China is seeing some impact from the coronavirus epidemic.
Furukawa did not elaborate further, so it’s unclear if future Switch shipments will be delayed.
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The Outer Worlds launches for Switch on March 6
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Publisher Private Division and developers Obsidian Entertainment and Virtuos today announced the release date for The Outer Worlds on Switch. The single-player sci-fi RPG will be available on March 6.
The Outer Worlds will be sold on the eShop as well as in stores. However, the retail edition will not include a physical game card and only comes with a digital download code.
Here’s an overview of The Outer Worlds, along with a trailer:
Nintendo Download – January 30, 2020 (Europe) – Heroland, Aviary Attorney, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
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Ash of Gods: Redemption (available Janaury 31)
Heroland (available Janaury 31)
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Nintendo Download – January 30, 2020 (North America) – Hypercharge Unboxed, The Dark Crystal, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 – $49.99 (available February 4)
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Switch has outsold the SNES
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Switch has reached another major sales milestone. With Nintendo reporting today that total hardware sales stand at 52.48 million, it has outsold the SNES. Total SNES sales sit at 49.10 million.
Aside from the SNES, Switch previously outsold the Wii U, GameCube, and N64. Those systems moved 13.56 million, 21.74 million, and 32.92 million units respectively.
Switch should next surpass the original NES, which sold 61.91 million units.
