Astral Chain director says the game has sold “above expectations”
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The upcoming issue of Famitsu will have an interesting talk between PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya and Takahisa Taura on a variety of topics. Thanks to a few excerpts being posted early, we now know that the director of Astral Chain, Takahisa Taura, is quite pleased with the Switch exclusive’s performance, stating: “Thankfully, Astral Chain has sold above expectations.”
The discussion also includes Japanese game director and scenario writer Yoko Taro. Naturally, the conversation gets strange and fascinating very quickly. Look forward to more coverage soon.
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Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition finally coming to Switch this month
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Kentucky Route Zero was announced for Switch way back in August 2017. Today, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Cardboard Computer set a final release date. It’s coming pretty soon, as Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition is lined up for January 28.
Here’s the full announcement:
Super Mario Maker 2 increases upload cap to 100 levels
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Super Mario Maker 2 originally limited players to uploading up to 32 courses online. Then at the end of July, the cap was increased to 64. It has now been raised once again.
Following a bit of maintenance, Super Mario Maker 2 players can now upload a maximum of 100 courses. This is expected to be the final increase for the game. Nintendo had said in July that it would be raising the limit “one more time”, so that should be it.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Samurai Shodown for Switch coming west in February
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SNK will be launching the Switch version of Samurai Shodown in the west on February 25, an eShop listing reveals. It was previously given a vague Q1 2020 release window.
Samurai Shodown can now be pre-loaded from the North American eShop, including a Deluxe Pack. The bundle includes the game as well as a season pass featuring Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama, and Wan-Fu.
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[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #61 – 2020 Predictions! Nintendo Direct? Smash DLC? Fake it til you make it!
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Happy New Year! Start off the decade on the right foot by joining Oni Dino and Galen as we predict Nintendo’s 2020! We’ve got a game with around 20 questions about Nintendo’s future and predict the outcomes. Who will be the victor? Also, there seems to be a Nintendo Direct around the corner. We want certain Smash characters as DLC and we have great, realistic arguments for why they really could be future characters. Plus, Wii U ports that make sense. And a healthy dose of Fire Emblem: Three Houses talk.
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[Interview] TT Games on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s new engine, dynamic worlds, Switch development, more
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If you didn’t get your fill of Star Wars with The Rise of Skywalker, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a lot of LEGO goodness coming to Switch later this year. Warner Bros. and TT Games are preparing LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which packs in all of the different movies into a single experience.
A little while back, we were able to speak with TT Games creative leads Arthur Parsons and James Burgon to learn more about the game. We asked about the studio’s new engine, content carried over between episodes, the Switch version, and lots more.
Here’s our full discussion:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – January 2020
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A new month (and a new year) rolled right on in a few days ago. Now that we’re in January, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you playing through any new games you were given as gifts from the holidays? Or maybe you’ve been going through something in your backlog? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Nintendo president wants to maintain a work environment without the company’s devs being restricted
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke with Nikkei regarding the work environment for Nintendo’s development staff. Furukawa stated that he relies on professionals to handle their work, and was met with surprise. When probed further in being asked if he truly did not have to interfere with their processes, Furukawa elaborated.
Here’s our translation:
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Nintendo constantly exploring new tech, interested in AR
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In an interview with Nikkei, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa discussed the company’s stance on AR and more.
Furukawa noted that the Big N is “constantly researching and developing” new technologies, and there are talks between the hardware and software teams. As for AR specifically, he said Nintendo is actively researching how it can be used.
Here’s our full translation from the Japanese interview:
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Nintendo president talks cloud gaming, doesn’t think dedicated hardware is going away anytime soon
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Update (1/6): We’ve updated a portion of the line in our translation, specifically about Nintendo focusing on improving methods of play on dedicated hardware.
Original (1/4):Cloud gaming continues to become an important topic in the gaming industry. Google, for instance, just entered the scene with its Stadia service a couple of months ago.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently weighed in with his own thoughts as part of an interview with Nikkei. Speaking with the Japanese publication, Furukawa expressed the possibility that cloud gaming could become prominent in 10 years, but doesn’t currently think that dedicated hardware is going anywhere in the short-term. He did also note that Nintendo needs to “focus on improving methods of play that can only be had on dedicated hardware.”
Here’s the full excerpt as translated by Nintendo Everything:
