Animal Crossing devs feel that Tom Nook is misunderstood
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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.”
Red Dead Redemption studio founder shares story about meeting Miyamoto involving cancelled N64 game
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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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Streets of Rage 4 launches April 30, Battle Mode revealed in new trailer
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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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Jump Force Deluxe Edition official announcement, trailer
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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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SmileBasic 4 coming west next week
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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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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated confirmed for June launch, new trailer
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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:
Nintendo Download – April 16, 2020 (Europe) – A Fold Apart, Picross S4 demo, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Finding Teddy 2: Definitive Edition
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Famitsu sales (4/6/20 – 4/12/20)
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Nintendo Download – April 16, 2020 (North America) – A Fold Apart, Later Daters, more
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Jump Force Deluxe Edition announced for Switch
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Jump Force Deluxe Edition is on the way to Switch, the latest issue of Weekly Jump reveals. The fighting game will launch later in 2020.
Jump Force Deluxe Edition will feature the main story and first season pass, which contains nine extra fighters. It’ll support up to six players offline as well as two players locally.
Here’s an overview of Jump Force, along with a trailer:
