Niantic CEO reflects on Pokemon GO Fest 2017’s issues and how the company will avoid similar problems this year
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Pokemon GO Fest did not go well for Niantic last year. Due to technical issues, many of the events that had been planned couldn’t take place or were severely impacted. Many players who stopped by couldn’t even log in due to an abundance of traffic and other problems.
Despite Pokemon GO Fest not going over well in 2017, Niantic is trying things again this year. The company announced earlier today that the big event is returning to Chicago in July. Following the news, IGN caught up with Niantic CEO John Hanke, who reflected on all of the problems that occurred last year and how the company has learned from its mistakes.
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[Interview] Blade Strangers director teases Story Mode, talks making an accessible but deep fighter, more
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At E3 last year, a surprising crossover fighter was announced for Switch. Studio Saizensen is working together with Nicalis on Blade Strangers, a game that features characters from Cave Story, Code of Princess, Sayonara Umihara Kawase, and more.
We recently had a chance to speak with director Toshinobu Kondo to learn more about Blade Strangers. Kondo talked with us about topics such as the game’s Story Mode, trying to create an accessible but deep fighter, and more. We also asked about keeping online lag to a minimum and making use of Switch’s features.
Our full discussion with Toshinobu Kondo can be found below.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – May 2018
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This past week, a new month rolled right on in. Now that we’re in May, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Are you playing through the new Switch version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes translated scans cover the bosses, game worlds
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Famitsu recently had a feature Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, and shared some new information about the game. The Japanese magazine first covered the boss names. Aside from that, Famitsu shares details about the different types of worlds you’ll be entering and how they’ll play. Find the full translated scans below, courtesy of 3_21stars.
Pokemon designers talk Pikachu – why it was a “rare character” in-game, canned evolution called Gorochu, more
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Siliconera has translated more comments from the new interview with Pokemon illustrators / designers Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida, and Koji Nishino on Yomiuri. The three spoke about Pikachu in-depth, including why it was more of a “rare character” to find, a canned evolution called Gorochu, and more.
Here are a few excerpts:
Nintendo Download (5/3/18, Europe) – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Nihilumbra, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – €59.99 (available May 4)
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Nintendo Download (5/3/18, North America) – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Raging Justice, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $59.99 (available May 4)
Professional Construction – The Simulation – $39.99
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition – $27.00 (available May 8)
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Grezzo working on the Luigi’s Mansion 3DS remake
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Grezzo is developing the 3DS remake of Luigi’s Mansion, according to a new classification from Australia.
The remake was announced during the last Nintendo Direct in March. At the time, many assumed that Next Level Games was leading the project since it looks to be using the same engine as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. While the studio could still be involved in some capacity, the Australian rating indicates that Grezzo is in charge.
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Pokemon designers on the creation of Pikachu, inspired by a squirrel
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Yomiuri Shimbun has gained new insight about the creation of Pikachu after speaking to some of the original game’s developers, including illustrators Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori.
All those years ago, Nishida was asked to create a “cute monster” that met two conditions. In addition to it being an “electric type” with electric attacks, it also needed to have two stages of evolution.
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Furukawa on what he’ll be prioritizing as Nintendo president; company revolves around “new and innovative content”
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Assuming he’s approved in a couple of months from now, Shuntaro Furukawa will be promoted to president of Nintendo. He’ll be taking over for Tatsumi Kimishima, the current president.
At Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week, Furukawa was asked about his goals at the company. He pointed to maintaining Switch’s momentum, expanding mobile efforts, looking at projects like Super Nintendo World and movies, and “how we can lay down new pathways that positively enhance our dedicated video game platform business.”
