Two years later, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a fantastic remake
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Believe it or not, it’s been an entire two years since the last Kirby game. Nintendo has forgotten about Kirby. Jokes aside, the pink puffball had an incredibly productive 2022. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the first true 3D platformer in the series, was released to critical acclaim. Later that year, we got the less-critically-acclaimed Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and then only a couple months later we get Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe. That’s a huge number of Kirby games in less than a year, though they were all clearly created by different development teams. Whereas Kirby and the Forgotten was a huge step in a new direction for the series, Return to Dream Land Deluxe didn’t need to be. We know there will be another 3D Kirby game in the hopefully not-too-distant future, and Return to Dream Land Deluxe served as a return to the franchise’s roots for those introduced to Kirby via Forgotten Land. Indeed, Kirby and the Forgotten Land sits on top as the best-selling Kirby game in the franchise at around seven million units sold.
Vanpool, dev behind Dillon’s Rolling Western, is shutting down
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to a notice posted on Vanpool’s website, the studio is closing down. The company will be dissolved as of May 31, 2023 – which is today.
Vanpool is perhaps best known for the Dillon’s Rolling Western series on 3DS. The first game came out in 2012, followed by The Last Ranger in 2013 and finally Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers in 2018. It has since been working on the Kirby series with HAL Laboratory – specifically Super Kirby Clash, Kirby Fighters 2, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
Nintendo producer wants more people to play Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers, interest in making an RPG with Dillon
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Did you know that Nintendo brought Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers to the 3DS in May? Perhaps not, as it definitely went under the radar. It was eShop-only in North America, and with Switch soaking up the limelight right now, the game’s producer believes that folks may not be aware that it was released.
In an interview with Kotaku, Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe spoke about wanting more people to play Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers. He also spoke about interest in creating another title with Dillon as an RPG.
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers – “Grock and Roll” launch trailer
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Nintendo has posted one last Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers trailer to promote today’s launch. Get a look at the video below.
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers devs on the influences of Gorons from Zelda and Mad Max
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In an interview with Nintendo World Report, Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe and Risa Tabata as well as Vanpool’s spoke about the origins of the franchise and some of its influences.
When originally making Dillon’s Rolling Western, one of the first concepts was to have Goron tribe characters from The Legend of Zelda. Tanabe and Tsuda explained:
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers – “On a Roll” teaser trailer
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Nintendo published a new teaser trailer for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers called “On a Roll”. Have a look at the short video below.
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers devs on lowering the difficulty, interest in Switch and Star Fox collaboration
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Nintendo Life caught up with a few of the developers behind Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers for an interview discussion. Producer Kensuke Tanabe and associate producer Risa Tabata from Nintendo as well as Vanpool’s Jun Tsuda participated.
We have a few excerpts from the interview below. There’s some talk about why the difficulty has been lowered this time, as well as interest in Switch and having a collaboration with Star Fox.
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers footage
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Earlier today, Nintendo sent out a demo for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers on the North American 3DS eShop. Have a look at some footage below.
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers – “Getting Up to Speed” intro trailer
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Nintendo has published a new “Getting Up to Speed” intro trailer for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers, out this month on 3DS. See it below.
New Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers footage
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Nintendo has updated the official Japanese website for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers with some new gameplay clips. We’ve compiled the footage into one video below.
