Nintendo release schedule – October 2017
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 8 Comments
Included in Nintendo’s latest financial results documents is the upcoming release schedule for Switch and 3DS. It offers a look at what’s to come for both platforms from a first and third-party perspective. Find the latest schedule below.
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Nintendo Q2 financial results (FY3/2018) – Switch at 7.63 million shipped total
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Nintendo’s financial results for the second quarter are now in. The latest data covers sales for Switch and 3DS, overall results for the company, and more. We’ve rounded up the relevant information below.
KORG Gadget coming to Switch in Spring 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 8 Comments
We don’t have a whole lot of information at present, but KORG Gadget is coming to Switch. It’s being advertised at the M3 event in Japan this weekend. Material at the show reveals the Switch title, along with a Spring 2018 launch window.
KORG has appeared on both 3DS and DS over the years. Basically, it’s music creation software.
KORG Gadget has previously appeared on Mac and iOS. It comes with 30 small synthesizers and “gadget” drum machines. You’re able to “freely combine these to produce anything from powerful electronic music to rock music.” The Switch version will seemingly allow four people to collaborate on music creation.
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[Let’s Talk] Early Super Mario Odyssey impressions
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 58 Comments
Super Mario Odyssey has only been around for a day or so, but we imagine that many of you have picked the game up already. We’re also sure that many of you have played it extensively as well.
Assuming you’ve been able to pick up a copy, how are you liking Super Mario Odyssey so far? What are your impressions? Let us know in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Any interest in Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon?
Koei Tecmo wants to make Switch games that can be played by numerous people, take advantage of features
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 33 Comments
Koei Tecmo has been one of the biggest supports of Switch in Japan thus far. The company has released a number of games, with more on the way. Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon recently debuted, with other projects like Attack on Titan 2 and Atelier Lydie & Suelle in the pipeline.
Koei Tecmo’s Keiko Erikawa commented on the status of Switch . The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki passed along some of the CEO’s remarks.
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Nintendo of Canada rep says Metroid Prime: Federation Force “got a bad rap”, game “was a great package”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 167 Comments
Metroid Prime: Federation Force is arguably the black sheep of the franchise. From the initial reveal to release, things did not go well for the game. Unfortunately, it was just not received warmly in the slightest.
Nintendo of Canada communications manager Andrew Collins commented on the game’s reception as part of an interview with EP Network. In his view, Federation Force “was a great package” and fans were particularly critical since Samus wasn’t the focus.
Collins’ full words:
Kate Higgins on singing Mario Odyssey’s “Jump Up, Super Star!” and playing Pauline
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 7 Comments
In the English version of Super Mario Odyssey, Kate Higgins plays the role of Pauline and is behind the “Jump Up, Super Star!” song. Higgins has been involved with many anime including Naruto, plus a bunch of different games like Fire Emblem Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Sonic.
With Higgins’ important role made known, Game Informer caught up with her for some interview questions. Higgins spoke with the publication about recording for Nintendo’s new song and voicing Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey.
Read what Higgins shared on these topics below. Game Informer has the full interview here.
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Reggie – Next Zelda DLC date soon, classic games for Switch, Miiverse closing, My Nintendo rewards
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Kotaku caught up with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who touched on a whole bunch of topics in an interview. These include the release date for the next Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC (coming soon), if we’ll see classic games on Switch, the closing of Miiverse, and the lack of My Nintendo rewards for Switch.
Read what Reggie had to say below. You can find the full article on Kotaku here.
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Rumor: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp took so long since it was redone from scratch, took time to prepare events
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Rumors | 5 Comments
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp wasn’t originally supposed to take this long. Originally, Nintendo first spoke about the game in 2016. So why are we only seeing it now?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Pocket Camp was redone “at least once during the development process to ensure quality.” That’s according to the publication’s sources involved with the game’s creation.
The Wall Street Journal further notes that Nintendo “also had to prepare a full slate of limited-time events happening within the app to keep players coming back frequently”. It took some time for Fire Emblem Heroes to really get started on that front, which caused some people to lose interest. For Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it sounds like Nintendo wanted to keep players busy from the get-go.
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Nintendo says empathy, movements are important for Mario games
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
What is the key to Mario? In Nintendo’s view, empathy is at the top of the list.
Speaking with CNN, Super Mario Odyssey Yoshiaki Koizumi said:
“One thing that has always been constant is this idea of empathy. It’s the idea that anyone can pick up and play the game, and they have an intuitive understanding and feel for how the game works.”
