Nintendo / The Pokemon Company very pleased with Pokemon GO / Let’s Go, looking for more “synergies” with core franchise
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Pokemon GO is doing better than ever. After a rocky launch, the game has seen an increase in player engagement as well as consistent revenue. It also helped inspire one of Switch’s first Pokemon entries, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.
Speaking with Business Insider, Niantic CEO John Hanke noted that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are very pleased with Pokemon GO as well as Pokemon: Let’s Go. Apparently the two sides are looking for more “synergies” between the mobile release and the core franchise. “We’ve benefited in a lot of ways,” Hanke said.
In 2018, Pokemon GO managed to receive a “regular pace of updates.” Hanke mentioned that this will continue in 2019.
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Nintendo president differentiates Switch / mobile games, talks future of 3DS and Labo, eSports, Chinese market
Posted on 6 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently participated in an interview with Kyoto Shimbun, which was published just a few days ago. The company’s boss weighed in on selling 20 million Switch units by the end of the fiscal year and needing a steady stream of games for the system, mobile (including keeping smartphone games separate from Switch), and the future of 3DS. He also teased future plans for Labo, touched on eSports, and commented on looking towards the Chinese market.
Here’s a full translation of the interview:
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Sakurai on how he’s playing Smash Bros. Ultimate, creating entertainment, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai published a new column in this week’s issue of Famitsu. While there was some talk about the Switch game, Sakurai touched on a few other interesting topics as well.
In his piece, Sakurai started out by writing about a couple of games he’s been playing. He also discussed his own personal way of playing Smash Bros. Ultimate at the moment, and thanked fans for their support having sold 5 million copies in its first week. The piece also brings up creating entertainment, regrets, and the Japanese games industry.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen first Switch footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
During today’s episode of Capcom TV, the first footage of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen on Switch was shown. We have the full recording below.
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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth rated in Australia, likely coming west
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth shipped on 3DS towards the end of last year. While Atlus has yet to make any localization announcements, we’re likely going to be hearing something soon.
Earlier today, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth was rated in Australia. These classifications usually hint at overseas plans. That’s actually what happened with Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. After it was rated in Australia, Bandai Namco confirmed this week that the game is coming to North America and Europe. Persona Q2 is probably following similar pattern here, so stay tuned.
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Travis Strikes Again seems to tease the future of No More Heroes
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve long heard about the connections between Travis Strikes Again and No More Heroes 3. But in the game, there’s one section in particular that seems to tease the series’ future. Spoilers may follow beyond this point.
Zelda: Twilight Princess graphics updated on NVIDIA Shield, deep learning used to improve textures
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A surprising amount of work has gone into the NVIDIA Shield version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – currently a Chinese exclusive.
Twilight Princess came to the device back in December 2017. However, just recently, the game was given a graphical update. By using deep learning, NVIDIA says the quality of over 4,400 textures have been improved.
Here’s a comparison (before the update, then after):
Media Create sales (1/7/19 – 1/13/19)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 78,056
PS4 – 12,012
PS4 Pro – 6,289
New 2DS LL – 3,954
Vita – 1,711
New 3DS LL – 1,483
2DS – 268
Xbox One X – 38
Xbox One – 12
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Bandai Namco teases new Dragon Ball Z action RPG, Jiren for Dragon Ball FighterZ
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We heard this week that Bandai Namco will be making a few announcements at the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals next weekend. Today, the company began to tease some of the reveals in the pipeline.
The first thing fans can look forward to is the announcement of an entirely new game. Bandai Namco isn’t saying much at present, only stating that it’s some sort of action RPG. Platforms have yet to be announced, but the recent titles have been on Switch. It sounds like the mystery project is due out sometime this year.
NES – Nintendo Switch Online update out now (version 2.1.0) – new games and SP versions
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The NES – Nintendo Switch Online app has received an update. Version 2.1.0 is out now, adding in the latest games as well as new SP versions (which were previously unannounced).
As a reminder, Blaster Master and Zelda II – The Adventure of Link are the newest additions. If you download the Japanese app, you can nab Joy Mecha Fight as well.
