Fate/Samurai Remnant debut gameplay trailer, release date
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Original (6/19): Koei Tecmo has issued the first proper gameplay trailer for Fate/Samurai Remnant. Additionally, we have a new set of details.
You may recall that the Switch title was announced at the very end of 2022. The action RPG also comes from Type-Moon and Aniplex.
Here’s a bunch of information about the game:
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Switch surpasses lifetime Wii sales in the US
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
Lifetime Switch sales have now surpassed those of the Wii in the United States. That’s according to the latest data from Circana, with the milestone having been reached in July.
According to GamesIndustry, “Switch lifetime sales now trail Xbox 360 by less than one million units, and PlayStation 2 by fewer than five million.” Nintendo’s console should certainly be over 40 million units sold in the United States at this point.
[Rapid Review] Samba de Amigo: Party Central
Posted on 10 months ago by Edan(@@Virtualboi92) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 29, 2023
Developer: SEGA
Publisher: SEGA
Look, I don’t want to seem ungrateful – but out of all of the franchises SEGA could have thawed from cryo-sleep in 2023, Samba de Amigo was not the one I would have expected. The fan-favorite rhythm action celebration of Latin American music and culture last graced our consoles a whopping 15 years ago, and even that was just a Wii port of an even older title. Nevertheless, SEGA has seen fit to resurrect the franchise with a brand new entry exclusive to Switch, and they’ve even attached series creator Shun Nakamura as the game’s director and producer. You would hope that this pedigree coupled with the the console’s maraca-adjacent control method would result in a pleasantly breezy party-game smash – the reality however, is anything but with Samba de Amigo: Party Central.
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[Review] Sea of Stars
Posted on 10 months ago by Elias in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 29, 2023
Developer: Sabotage Studio
Publisher: Sabotage Studio
Another successful Kickstarter project, Sea of Stars was fully funded only seven hours after being live on the platform. Canadian-based developer Sabotage Studio mapped out several stretch goals only to see them continuously blown away. Now with the release of this retro-inspired turn-based RPG, a nostalgic wind blows for older gamers that remember the golden age of SNES and SEGA Genesis titles – RPGs that Sea of Stars pays homage to in myriad ways. As a prequel to their previous game, The Messenger, Sea of Stars expands upon Sabotage Studio’s ability to tell a story, and this time they’ve taken a bit more of a lofty approach. Going from an action platformer to a storied RPG is quite a change, after all.
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Double Dragon Collection, Super Double Dragon, Double Dragon Advance announced for Switch
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (7/28): Arc System Works is going all out with the Double Dragon series having announced Double Dragon Collection, Super Double Dragon, and Double Dragon Advance for Switch. The full set will launch on November 9, 2023.
Here’s a rundown of each release:
Star Ocean: The Second Story R comments on visual style and how it’s different from HD-2D
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When Star Ocean: The Second Story R was revealed, some may have thought that the game is using an HD-2D art style like Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy. But while the two are similar in some ways, they’re actually different.
Producer and director Yuichiro Kitao clarified things in a recent interview with Famitsu. Kitao explained that the backgrounds “were made with real time 3D, and the characters were drawn with a special shader in a way that really sticks in the player’s memory.”
Pokemon Company COO says Game Freak “excels” at new Pokemon designs, younger staff joining and contributing ideas
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company chief operations officer Takato Utsunomiya has again commented on Pokemon designs and Game Freak specifically.
Utsunomiya recently said in an interview that coming up with new ideas on that front “is an area that Game Freak really excels in.” Another aspect of creativity stems from the fact that younger staff are now becoming a part of the company and are “creating new Pokemon or coming up with new ideas for Pokemon”.
More: interview, Pokemon, Takato Utsunomiya, top
[Rapid Review] Vampire Survivors
Posted on 10 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: August 17, 2023
Developer: Poncle
Publisher: Poncle
Every now and then a game will be released that breaks away from the labels that we use to define titles and will become a thing entirely unto itself. Vampire Survivors is one such game, having been met with massive success when it first launched last year. Part rogue-like, part bullet-hell, and entirely self-contained, it has already inspired several other titles that have tried to capture its unique magic. It is magic, I am very pleased to say, that is a perfect fit for the Switch, and a game that is more than worth your time.
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Pokemon Company on pressure of keeping younger generations interested
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company chief operations officer Takato Utsunomiya has weighed in on the pressure of keeping the younger generation interested in the franchise.
Part of the reason why Pokemon has been so successful is that kids that originally grew up with the games, anime, trading cards and more are now adults and remain fans today. Getting new fans on board helps maintain that popularity.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC out this month, Karai revealed, new trailer
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Original (8/16): A final release date has just been announced for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC. On Switch and other platforms, it’s scheduled for August 31, 2023.
That’s not the only news about the DLC today. Also revealed is that Karai of the Foot Clan will be playable.
Here’s everything you need to know about the DLC:
