Xenoblade Chronicles 2 devs on the art style, past series relations, world size, gameplay length, what’s next
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 121 Comments
Game Informer recently went hands-on with Xenoblade Chronicles 2. As part of that, the site spoke with a couple of developers. Executive director Tetsuya Takahashi and producer Koh Kojima both had some rather interesting things to say about the big RPG and more. The two discussed Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s change in art style, teases pertaining to relations to past Xeno games, the size of the world, how long it’ll be, and Monolith Soft’s future.
You can read Takahashi and Kojima’s comments about these topics below. Game Informer has more with the developers and an in-depth preview of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 here.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Champions’ Ballad DLC slated for December
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments
It’s been somewhat of a mystery as to when The Champions’ Ballad DLC for Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be launching. The only concrete window Nintendo has given is “Holiday 2017”.
The European Switch eShop seems to have a clearer answer. On a listing for the DLC, Nintendo says that The Champions’ Ballad is planned for December.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s new DLC pack features a new dungeon, an original story, and more new challenges. Hopefully we’ll be getting more details in the weeks ahead.
Source: Switch eShop, Via
Switch accounted for 12% of Ubisoft’s sales in first half of fiscal year, 19% in latest quarter
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments
Ubisoft published its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year for 2017-2018. It was for the period ending September 30.
One notable excerpt from the report is for the breakdown of sales by platform. During the sixth month period, Switch accounted for 12 percent of all Ubisoft sales. That number increased to 19 percent for the quarter between July and September, buoyed by Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. That number pretty much never surpassed more than a few percentage points during the Wii U era, so it’s certainly a good sign.
Ubisoft also said today that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the games that helped drive the company’s growth.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 character trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 69 Comments
Nintendo has released a new character trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Have a look at today’s video below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct – full presentation
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The full Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct is now online for those who couldn’t catch today’s presentation live. You can watch the whole thing below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass announced
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Update: Nintendo’s recap announcement for the Direct confirms a price of $30.
Original: Nintendo has announced an Expansion Pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. By purchasing it, you’ll gain access to new content due out over the next year.
Here’s the full lineup of content:
Support items for your journey – December 2017
New quests for the main game – January 2018
New rare Bade – Spring 2018
New Challenge Battle Mode – Summer 2018
New Story and Adventure – Fall 2018
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass was just made known during today’s Nintendo Direct. A side quest involving Rex’s costume for Zelda: Breath of the Wild was also announced.
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Dual audio confirmed for Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will have dual audio, Nintendo has confirmed. The news was just shared during today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct.
Nintendo intends to offer this option as free DLC at launch. It will allow users to play the game either with English or Japanese voices.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct live stream, blog
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Today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will be beginning shortly. Nintendo intends to start the presentation at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.
You can watch the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct as it happens below. We’ll also have a live blog going after the embed.
Kimishima on Switch’s stock woes, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 24 Comments
Last week, Nintendo delivered its latest financial results. The news was accompanied by the regular financial results briefing held by president Tatsumi Kimishima. Kimishima weighed in on the issues with Switch supply, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, and more.
We’ve rounded up the full Q&A in its entirety. You can read all of Kimishima’s comments below.
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Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again – development progress and team, the game’s crazy backstory, more
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Many outlets have had a chance to speak with Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Suda51. Famitsu was included, and was given an opportunity to learn more about the Switch game. In one of its issues, the Japanese magazine published a two-page interview with Suda51.
During the interview, Suda51 provided a status update on development progress, some of the staffers working on the team, and background information for things like the Death Drive Mk-II. We have a full translation below.
