Nintendo France bans Hero and future DLC characters from official Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Ever since Hero made his debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his inclusion in tournaments has been a strong point of contention. Some feel that his moveset is too random, leaving victories and defeats more in the hands of luck rather than skill. Because of this, some tournaments have started banning the character from inclusion.
Nintendo France has now made an interesting move of its own. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Team Cup 2019, participants will be unable to use Hero. Interestingly, this also applies to every DLC character released after September 23, so the decision appears to affect future events as well.
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Igarashi wants to make Bloodstained a series, didn’t expect the Switch version “to be as bad when it was released”
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In the latest issue of Game Informer, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night director Koji Igarashi commented on the future of the IP and more.
Speaking with the magazine, Igarashi strongly indicated that the team has interest in making Bloodstained a series. However, he also pointed out that they could attempt “different world series” and eventually “challenge all kinds of different genres as well.”
Zelda: Link’s Awakening is the fastest-selling Switch game in the UK this year
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GamesIndustry has new data on the first week sales of Zelda: Link’s Awakening in the UK.
To-date, the remake is the fastest-selling Switch game this year, beating out Super Mario Maker 2. It’s also the biggest launch for developer Grezzo having surpassed the record set by Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D by 27 percent.
Zelda: Link’s Awakening took home the top spot in the UK sales chart this past week.
[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #46 – We’re Back! Tokyo Game Show from the show floor!
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments
Hello, my Ring-con and leg straps! We are back from our break, and we’re covering Tokyo Game Show and the Ring Fit Adventure in this week’s episode of NEP. Check the episode out for some sneak peaks at what we were up to at TGS2019 and what content we’ve got coming in the near future on Nintendo Everything.
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More: highlight, TGS 2019, Tokyo Game Show, top
Why it’s taken Contra so long to return
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s been nearly a decade since the last mainline Contra game. Next week, the franchise will finally be returning with Contra: Rogue Corps. We spoke with director Nobuya Nakazato at the Tokyo Game Show and asked why it’s the right time for the series to make a comeback.
Nakazato, who has worked on Contra for over two decades, told us that he’s personally been pushing for the IP’s return. However, there were a few barriers in the way, such as getting approval and the timing was never right. Finding the right team and the resources involved also played a role.
More: Contra: Rogue Corps, highlight, interview, Konami, Nobuya Nakazato, top
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle reveals remaining DLC characters
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During a live stream today, Arc System Works unveiled the final set of DLC characters that will be offered for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle as part of version 2.0.
The full list is as follows:
Aonuma says Miyamoto asked him to include Mario Maker-like gameplay in Zelda, why Link’s Awakening doesn’t use analog input
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Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has further discussed the origins of Chamber Dungeons in the Link’s Awakening remake on Switch.
In an interview with IGN, Aonuma noted that franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto asked him to come up with a title that would feature Super Mario Maker-like gameplay. Chamber Dungeons were eventually imagined to keep things a bit simpler.
Celeste dev not interested in making a sequel, why Chapter 9 took so long to release, game has sold almost one million copies
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Long after it was announced, the Chapter 9 update for Celeste was recently made available. IGN spoke with developer Matt Thorson about the extra content and more in a new interview. Thorson explained why they’re not charging for the new content (and revealed that there isn’t much interest in a sequel currently), why it took so long to release, and commented on the game’s sales.
We’ve rounded up these excerpts from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over to IGN.
More: Celeste, interview, Matt Makes Games, Matt Thorson, top
Eiji Aonuma discusses how Zelda: Link’s Awakening influenced Ocarina of Time
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Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma wasn’t originally involved with the creation of Link’s Awakening. He was just a player at the time, but his time with that game would later influence the series in a big way.
Aonuma’s first major role with Zelda came about when he served as director on Ocarina of Time. Speaking in last month’s issue of EDGE, he revealed how Link’s Awakening ended up influencing the making of the N64 title, stating:
Rumor: Sailor Moon Easter egg in Punch-Out!! for Wii cost Nintendo and Next Level Games millions
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments
During Piston Hondo’s rematch fight in Punch-Out!! on Wii, the character is shown reading manga. While it can’t be seen very well, believe it or not, early copies of the game actually included images from Sailor Moon. That seemingly innocent Easter egg apparently resulted in a messy situation for developer Next Level Games and Nintendo.
Shesez, known for his Boundary Break YouTube series, mentions that the game’s art director ultimately signed off on the idea despite initial reservations. Because of its release also being so close, the Sailor Moon Easter egg was left in. Removing it may have caused a delay.
