GungHo’s first Switch game will be released in the west, CEO on Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 7 Comments
GungHo Online Entertainment is officially working on a new game for Switch. We don’t know what it is exactly, but the project was teased as an “action game for all ages with a lighter, comical tone.”
GungHo’s Switch title won’t just be for Japan. President and CEO Kazuki Morishita has confirmed plans for the west, and the company may have other titles for the console as well.
Morishita spoke about this and more in an interview with Nintendo Life. Aside from Switch, he touched on Puzzle & Dragons as well as working with Nintendo on Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.
You can read some comments from Morishita below. The full interview is located here.
Bethesda on working with Nintendo on the Zelda collaboration for Skyrim on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 236 Comments
One of the more unexpected Nintendo-related E3 announcements took place during a third-party conference. During its presentation, Bethesda debuted a new trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Switch and unveiled a special Zelda collaboration. The game will let players walk around in Link’s outfit from Breath of the Wild, sword and all.
Geoff Keighley spoke with Bethesda VP of PR / marketing Pete Hines about the collaboration at E3. He said:
“… talked to the Breath of the Wild folks, and they were big Skyrim fans themselves and loved the idea. We really wanted to kind of do an integration with them – their open world thing, our open world thing. It was a lot of fun. They were great with proividing us with all kinds of assets to make it feel like a cool, unique thing for Skyrim.”
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming to Switch this holiday. A specific release date has not yet been announced.
Rumor: A look into what happened with MercurySteam’s Metroid pitch for Wii U and 3DS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Rumors, Wii U | 58 Comments
It was rumored a couple of years ago that MercurySteam attempted to pitch a Metroid game for Wii U and 3DS. Then in 2016, the studio denied that report. What makes things really interesting is that, last week, Nintendo and MercurySteam announced Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS.
So what happened here? Liam Robertson, who reported on the rumor originally, shared his latest findings in a new video.
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Switch sales surpass one million units in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
Depending on which sales tracker you go with, Switch has now surpassed one million units sold in Japan. Media Create has it just under that amount for the week ending June 18, though it’s surely gone past that mark by now. Dengeki also officially says sales are over one million.
Switch took sixteen weeks to reach one million, according to Dengeki’s data. Sales for Wii and Wii U were at 1.85 million and 820,000 units respectively at the same point.
Reggie – more Switch announcements to come, Animal Crossing mobile talk, lack of indies at E3, shutting down AM2R, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch | 138 Comments
Yet another interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was posted today. This time, Waypoint published its own conversation with the executive. While the two sides were speaking, Reggie touched on Switch’s lineup and somewhat teased future announcements, Animal Crossing for mobile, why indies weren’t showcased at E3, shutting down AM2R, and more.
We’ve shared some of the comments from Reggie below. Waypoint has the full interview here.
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Takahashi on Xenoblade Chronicles 2 themes and going all out, interested in smaller projects, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
GameSpot has joined other outlets with its own interview with Monolith Soft co-founder and president Tetsuya Takahashi. The discussion features talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 2, including the game’s theme and how it’s a culmination of all Takahashi has done and wanted to do in the past with previous titles. Some general industry topics are tackled here as well, including interest in working on smaller projects in the future if there’s an opportunity.
Continue on below for some notable excerpts from the interview. Head on over to GameSpot for the full discussion.
Level-5 will continue with Mystery Journey as a new series, more Switch talk, looking into a movie
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Nintendo Life published a new interview with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino. Hino had much to say about Layton’s Mystery Journey, including how he wants to make “Mystery Journey” a new series, supporting Switch in the future, and a possible new movie.
We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting comments from Hino below. You can read the full interview here.
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Nintendo says Switch shortages aren’t intentional, talks NES Classic Edition and fan games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 88 Comments
A new interview with Nintendo senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta is up from Ars Technica. The two chatted about the Switch stock situation, the NES Classic Edition, and fan games.
Continue on below for Scibetta’s comments. You can also read the original article here for a little bit of discussion about 3DS.
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First look at Europe’s exclusive Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 65 Comments
Whereas Metroid: Samus Returns will have a special edition in North America, Europe is receiving something that is much more special. Nintendo provided a first look at the Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition today.
The Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition will naturally include a copy of the game. Other than that, Nintendo is including a steelbook in the style of a Game Boy cartridge, download code for Metroid II on the 3DS Virtual Console, artbook, soundtrack CD, gold “S” pin badge, and Morph Ball 3D keyring,
[Review] Ever Oasis
Posted on 7 years ago by Vincent Ward in 3DS, Reviews | 39 Comments
System: 3DS
Release date: June 23, 2017
Developer:: Grezzo
Publisher: Nintendo
At E3 last year, Nintendo showcased a brand new 3DS game from Grezzo. An action RPG curated by the team that gave us the Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask remakes, Ever Oasis gives us a look into the developer’s own original ideas and concepts and very much showcases what they can do. Is this creative idea enough to revive life into the 3DS, or should everybody find their own oasis back on the Switch?
