Nintendo Download (3/21/19, Europe) – Unravel Two, indie sale, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fate/Extella Link – €49.99 (available March 22)
The Caligula Effect: Overdose – €49.99 (available March 22)
Unravel Two – €29.99 (available March 22)
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Nintendo and Cuphead creator on how the Switch release happened
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Yesterday’s Nindies Showcase started out with the major announcement of Cuphead for Switch. A year ago, not many could have seen this happening. Cuphead started out as an Xbox One and PC exclusive, but will now be appearing on Nintendo’s console next month.
Game Informer recently spoke with Nintendo’s manager of publisher and developer relations Kirk Scott, Nintendo’s product marketing specialist Vincent Chon, and Cuphead co-creator Jared Moldenhauer about the game appearing on Switch. Here’s what they had to say when asked how it happened:
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Nintendo Download (3/21/19, North America) – Final Fantasy VII, Unravel Two, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World – $59.99 (available March 26)
The Princess Guide – $39.99 (available March 26)
Xenon Racer – $49.99 (available March 26)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution coming West this Summer as a Switch exclusive
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A couple of trademarks already hinted at it, but Konami has now officially confirmed that Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution is coming to the West. It will be released as a Switch exclusive title this Summer in Europe and North America. Here’s the official feature list from Konami:
Build and customize a Deck from more than 9,000 cards, the most in any Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME video game
Challenge other players with local-play or Nintendo Switch Online
The addition of Link Monster cards not only change the way seasoned Duelists play their cards, but where they play them
Take on the roles of the animated series’ villains with Reverse Duels
Compete with Battle Packs for Sealed play and Draft play
Includes all previously released Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist content
Konami has not yet announced if the game will receive a physical release in the West. In Japan, it’ll only be available as a digital download.
Brace Yourself Games and Nintendo on how Cadence of Hyrule happened and more
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The developer behind Crypt of the NecroDancer unveiled its latest project today, and it’s not one that many could have seen coming. Cadence of Hyrule, which uses content from Nintendo’s historic Zelda series, launches on Switch this spring. IGN gained some additional details as to how the collaboration happened.
Brace Yourself Games founder Ryan Clark told IGN that the team approached Nintendo about possibly using Zelda as something like DLC. In the end, those talks ballooned into a brand new game.
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Microsoft says no plans for Xbox Live SDK on Switch currently, but more games like Cuphead coming with the service enabled
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Microsoft delivered a speech at GDC 2019 today. During the event, future plans for Switch were briefly touched on.
One of the major announcements we heard about today was Cuphead for Switch. Not only is the game coming, but it should be updated to support Xbox Live in the future – including achievements. Apparently this won’t be a one time thing.
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More Cuphead Switch details – frame rate, resolution, more
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Studio MDHR has shared a few additional details about the Switch version of Cuphead. We have information about the game’s frame rate, resolution, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Deluxe Edition confirmed for Switch
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Following a listing on GameFly, it’s been officially announced that Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Deluxe Edition is coming to Switch. The game launches on June 25.
Pre-orders are already live on Amazon. We also have the game’s boxart attached above.
Here’s an overview and trailer for the game:
Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Spring 2019 recap announcement
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Nintendo has put out an official announcement recapping all of the news from today’s Nindies Showcase. Find the full press release below.
The Nintendo Switch system has quickly become the go-to platform for indie developers. As more and more top indie developers bring their creations to Nintendo’s console, they continue to deliver high-quality experiences that can be played at home or taken on the go. A new Nindies Showcase video today demonstrated the breadth of the Nintendo Switch indie library and the enthusiasm developers have for the platform. This includes the revelation of the rhythmic action-adventure game Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda from Brace Yourself Games. That’s in addition to announcements from indie houses like Devolver Digital, bringing system-exclusive content like Katana ZERO and My Friend Pedro, and new game reveals like RAD from award-winning studio DOUBLE FINE PRODUCTIONS.
To view the Nindies Showcase video in its entirety, visit https://live.nintendo.com.
“Top indie developers look to Nintendo Switch to showcase their games to a broad audience,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s Vice President of Publisher and Developer Relations. “The diversity of indie content we discussed today demonstrates how Nintendo Switch players can find quality indie games of nearly any type.”
The games discussed during today’s video include:
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Cuphead to add support for Xbox Live features on Switch
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Nintendo kicked off today’s Nindies Showcase with a bang. Cuphead, an acclaimed game from StudioMDHR and Microsoft, is coming to Switch. It’s also just a month away.
Microsoft has since revealed some interesting information about plans for Cuphead. The company says that it is working with StudioMDHR to implement Xbox Live features on Switch. The two sides are in the “early stage” currently, so this will be available as a “post-launch update”.
