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:
World War Z announced for Switch, Saber says it’s “the hardest thing that we have had to do”
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Saber Interactive, the studio behind the Switch port of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has revealed that it’s bringing World War Z to Switch.
World War Z is a four-player cooperative third-person shooter. Hundreds of zombies can sometimes appear on screen, and the game also supports four players online. Saber CEO Matt Karch said that giving everything involved, the Switch port has been “the hardest thing that we have had to do”.
Karch mentioned to IGN:
