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The Big List of Nintendo Switch Games
It’s time to retire the “Big List of Nintendo NX Games” name and say hello to “The Big List of Nintendo Switch Games.” While I’m sure you’ve spent the last few hours analyzing and re-analyzing the “First Glimpse” trailer for Nintendo’s new console/handheld hybrid, let’s take a deeper look at some of the games we know are in development for the Switch, and some we suspect might be. (more…)
Developer behind SteamWorld series is developing a new game for the Nintendo Switch
Just when you thought the Nintendo Switch spiggot got turned off for the day, Image & Form has confirmed they’ve got a game in development for Nintendo’s next console. If you’re unfamiliar with Image & Form, they’re the developer behind the retro-styled side-scroller SteamWorld Dig and strategy game SteamWorld Heist.
Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson sat down with Nintendo Life today to talk a bit more about the project, which is still shrouded in mystery:
Nintendo Life: So, what game are you developing? We have to try and ask that!
Sigurgeirsson: Can’t comment on that, except it’s going to make a lot of people happy.
Nintendo Life: When did development start?
Sigurgeirsson: Earlier this year. It’s an idea we have had for quite a while and Switch will be the perfect platform for it.
Nintendo Life: What features of your game, and separately the NX hardware, are you most excited about?
Sigurgeirsson: I’m confident that Switch will be a hit for Nintendo, since they’re once again reinventing the gaming industry. As for our own game: it’s an Image & Form title, and it’s going to be our finest work to date. If you liked anything about our past games you’ll absolutely love it.
Sigurgeirsson and Community Manager Julius Guldbog also sat down to talk a little about their experience with the Switch in the latest episode of Image & Form’s behind-the-scenes video show, “The Engine Room.” You can find the video after the break. (more…)
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Tagged SteamWorld Dig 2
Here’s a closeup of the controller and screen for the Nintendo Switch
We still don’t know how much it’ll cost, but here’s our first up close and personal look at the Nintendo Switch. The top-loading Dock will connect to your television and players will be able to play their favorite games by sliding the detachable controllers into the Joy-Con Grip for a traditional feel or the display screen for a handheld experience.
“Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s President and COO. “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”
Presumably, the Pro Controller will be sold separately, but I’m hoping there’s an option for a dust cover for the Dock.
Publishers and developers like Activision, Electronic Arts, Capcom, and more sign on to support Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch’s “First Glimpse” video already gave us a look at Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and 2K’s NBA 2K17 running on the new hardware, but Nintendo has actually lined up dozens of publishing and development partners for the platform. From the biggest names (Activision, Electronic Arts, WB Games, Capcom) to smaller indies (Inti Creates, PlatinumGames, Arc System Works), your favorite game creators will definitely be well-represented on the Nintendo Switch:
Publishers/Developers Supporting the Nintendo Switch
- 505 Games
- Activision
- Arc System Works
- Atlus
- Bandai Namco
- Bethesda
- Capcom
- Codemasters
- DeNA
- Electronic Arts
- Epic Games
- FromSoftware
- Frozenbyte
- GameTrust
- Grasshopper Manufacture
- Gungho Online Entertainment
- Hamster Corporation
- Inti Creates
- Koei Tecmo
- Konami
- Level-5
- Marvelous
- Maximum Games
- Nippon Ichi
- Parity Bit
- PlatinumGames
- Sega
- Silicon Studio Corporation
- Spike Chunsoft
- Square Enix
- Starbreeze Studios
- Take-Two Interactive
- Telltale Games
- THQ Nordic
- Tokyo RPG Factory
- TT Games
- Ubisoft
- Ubitus
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
To help create the console’s game lineup, Nintendo also announced Switch support from a variety of engine makers and middleware tools:
Engines/Middleware Supported by the Nintendo Switch
- Audiokinetic
- Autodesk
- CRI Middleware
- Epic Games
- Firelight Technologies
- Havok
- RAD Game Tools
- RecoChoku
- Unity Technologies
- Web Technology Corp
We’ll have more news about the Nintendo Switch’s unveiling throughout the day.
Nintendo NX is a console/handheld hybrid officially known as Nintendo Switch
All the rumors are true. Nintendo’s NX console is actually a console/handheld hybrid known as the Nintendo Switch.
Set to launch in March 2017, games for the Switch will be released on cartridges and players will be able to “switch” between playing on their TV with the Switch Dock or taking them on the road with a tablet-sized screen and controllers that click into place on the edges. A “Pro Controller” option will also be available, and certain games will feature a Wii-style “Remote + Nunchuk” control scheme for gaming on the go (with a kickstand for the screen). If you’d prefer a more traditional setup, the controllers can be attached to a Joy-Con Grip to better emulate a regular controller.
So what else did we learn? For starters, beloved Bethesda RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be available for the Switch. 2K’s NBA 2K17 also made an appearance in the video.
Nintendo themselves gave us a quick glimpse at a brand new Super Mario 3D game, as well as remasters of (or possibly sequels to) Splatoon and Mario Kart 8. And, of course, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was also on display.
The final launch date and price will be announced at a later date, but I’m sure we’ll learn much more about the Switch throughout the day. And there’s always the Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal to look forward to in about an hour.
Nintendo Japan releases four Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailers ahead of NX unveiling
Nintendo will unveil their NX console in less than an hour, but did you know that the consolemaker secretly uploaded three new Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailers yesterday? Courtesy of Nintendo Japan, the trailers are titled “Risk,” “Revitalization,” “Weather,” and an untitled fourth clip.
Link explores the Temple of Time in “Risk,” and he also climbs Hyrule’s highest peaks and snowboards back down on his shield. Our hero takes care of some business in “Revitalization,” bashing monsters and putting his bow skills to good use. At one point, he even lights a club on fire and uses it to deliver a flaming knockout blow to an enemy.
“Weather” is a nearly static four-minute shot of a ruined boat that’s sitting in front of an equally dilapidated building with a formidable castle and Death Mountain loom in the background. Finally, the untitled trailer features an extended time-lapse of the game’s day-night cycle. All four trailers can be found after the break.
And don’t forget about the many (many, many, many) mini-trailers Nintendo has released for the game over the past few months.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be released for the NX and Wii U sometime next year (more…)
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Tagged The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo will unveil the NX on October 20 at 10 AM Eastern Time
It’s happening! It’s finally happening! Nintendo has announced they will officially unveil their mysterious NX console on October 20, which is tomorrow by the way, with a special “Preview Trailer”:
Be among the first to discover #NX. Watch the Preview Trailer at 7am PT/10am ET! pic.twitter.com/R2QTzjyLUo
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 20, 2016
The “Preview Trailer” will go live at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time), giving Nintendo fans a whole hour to freak out before Rockstar delivers the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 at 11:00. Are the two connected somehow? Nobody knows… but we’ll find out for sure in just 13 hours.
Rumor: Beyond Good & Evil 2 is a “standalone reboot” that’ll launch in 2018 exclusively for the Nintendo NX
Many people already suspected that Beyond Good & Evil 2 might drop the numeral and go the prequel route after Director Michel Ancel uploaded an image from the recently-announced game of Uncle Pey’j as a young piglet. A new rumor report from Let’s Play Video Games seems to confirm that suspicion and a number of other details about the long-in-the-works followup.
Citing an anonymous source “familiar with the negotiations on the project,” Beyond Good & Evil 2 will actually be a “standalone reboot” that expands on the cliffhanger ending from the first game while also delving deeper into the backstories of Pey’j and main character Jade:
According to our source, the currently planned direction for the game is that it will partially retell Jade’s origin tale from Beyond Good & Evil, flesh out Peyj’s backstory, then continue to extrapolate on the ending of the original game. The intention is that players who have not played the original will be able to jump into the new game, which will feature a subtitle rather than a number at the end of its title, and understand both who Jade is and what drives Pey’j. It also seeks to provide closure to fans of the original wondering what the cliffhanger at the end meant for the series’ ongoing plot.
Several other tipsters have also informed Let’s Play Video Games that Ubisoft will release Beyond Good & Evil 2 (or whatever it ends up being called) exclusively for Nintendo’s NX console in Summer 2018. A new trailer is supposedly being prepared to deliver the news, and it’ll likely make its public debut alongside Nintendo’s unveiling of the NX.
But… all together now… we still have no idea when Nintendo will announce its plan for the NX.
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Tagged Beyond Good and Evil 2