Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s latest update reportedly improves loading times, possibly Mario Odyssey as well
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Earlier in the week, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was updated to version 1.6.0. As we know, the main highlight was the addition of Nintendo Labo VR Kit support. However, that apparently wasn’t all, as we’re hearing that performance was improved.
Entering Shrines appears to have received a noticeable improvement. Comparisons indicate that loading was reduced by as much as five seconds.
Below are a couple of comparisons:
Yoshi’s Crafted World devs on the art style, kindergarten inspiration, flip side gimmick, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream had a big interview with the Yoshi’s Crafted World development team. Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, Nobuo Matsumiya, and Emi Watanabe participated in the discussion alongside Etsunobu Ebisu and Masahiro Yamamoto from Good Feel.
You can read our full translation of the interview below. In it, the team talks about how it settled on the final art style, the surprising kindergarten inspiration and how the game was built around that, the creation of the flip side gimmick, and more.
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Nintendo Switch Online now at nearly 10 million accounts, 2.8 million accounts have played Tetris 99
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments
During its financial results briefing today, Nintendo provided an update on Nintendo Switch Online. The company says that the service is now at 9.8 million accounts, excluding trials.
Tetris 99 also appears to be doing well. 2.8 million accounts have played the game, Nintendo says.
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Nintendo financial results briefing live blog (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo’s 2018 fiscal year financial results briefing is about to begin. Just like last time, analyst David Gibson is attending the event, and intends to share any notable information while it’s going on. We’ll be rounding up the various tidbits below.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night resolution and frame rate detailed on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was playable at PAX East 2019, some concern came about after fans went hands-on with the Switch build. Based on what was at the event, the game just didn’t run as well as it could.
505 Games has now shed light on what happened. Switch units at the show apparently overheated, which “caused the game to drop frames and not run as smoothly as we would have liked.” The same build as well as future builds have been “much more stable when the console isn’t overheated.” Continued optimizations have also taken place.
Nintendo Download (4/25/19, Europe) – BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, SteamWorld Quest, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Deponia – €39.99
Mortal Kombat 11 – €69.99
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Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers announced for Switch
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During a concert in Japan today, Atlus announced a new Persona 5 spin-off. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers is in development for Switch, the company revealed.
Here’s the first trailer:
Furukawa on Switch’s momentum, China
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
During a financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on a couple of topics. Along with discussing Switch’s momentum, he also discussed plans for entering China.
Here’s the roundup:
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Nintendo Download (4/25/19, North America) – Mario Tennis Aces demo, Final Fantasy XII, BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age – $49.99 (available April 30)
UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure – $39.99 (available April 26)
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Nintendo shares brief video from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, showing the male and female avatar in a cutscene; plus new Anna
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Screenshots, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account has shared a brief clip from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. We’ve already mostly seen this scene in the latest Nintendo Direct – it’s the one where Byleth, the main character / player avatar, saves Edelgard from a bandit attack. The Direct only showed the version with male Byleth though – this Twitter video also shows the one with the female Avatar:
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父・ジェラルトの率いる傭兵団に身を置いていたが、盗賊に襲われていた士官学校の生徒たちを救ったことからその能力を見出され、ガルグ＝マク大修道院に教師として招かれることとなる。 #FE風花雪月 pic.twitter.com/VVOeO5aQPH— 『ファイアーエムブレム』総合 (@FireEmblemJP) April 25, 2019
Also, the Twitter account changed their profile picture to the Fire Emblem: Three Houses version of series staple Anna, which is our first look at her. You can see her in the header image above.
