Hero-of-Time Posted August 23 Posted August 23 This has popped up on various European retailer websites. Given the release date looks to be November, I wonder if this is a possible announcement in an up and coming Nintendo Direct. I had a good time playing it back during the Wii era. 1
Julius Posted August 23 Posted August 23 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: This has popped up on various European retailer websites. Given the release date looks to be November, I wonder if this is a possible announcement in an up and coming Nintendo Direct. I had a good time playing it back during the Wii era. Man, I always wanted MySims, MySims Agents and MySims Racing back on the Wii, they were plastered all over my copies of Pokémon World Count me curious if this is getting ported! Feel like my sister would love this especially. Edited August 23 by Julius
Dcubed Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Surprised more developers haven’t treated Switch as a dumping ground for cheap Wii ports. Feels like the obvious thing that these western publishers would do.
Dcubed Posted September 3 Posted September 3 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/second-mario-rabbids-lead-exits-ubisoft-milan/ That’s another poach from Ubisoft Milan to NOE’s secret unannounced new game studio
Julius Posted September 3 Posted September 3 Wasn't really sure where to put this, but there's been a bit of a shake-up at the top of Nintendo of Europe as President Stephan Bole has stepped down, with Luciano Pereña taking the reins. There have been some other leadership changes made, too. From Nintendo Life: Quote Nintendo of Europe has announced a few changes to its management structure after Stephan Bole stepped down from his role as President. Bole served as President for NoE for six years after succeeding Satoru Shibata in 2018, and has being an employee at the company for more than 35 years. According to the announcement, Bole has "decided to leave the company and call an end to his full-time professional career". Nintendo has announced that Luciano Pereña has now succeeded Bole as CEO and President, marking a step up from his previous role as Nintendo of Europe's Chief Financial Officer. [...] That's not all though, as Laurent Fischer has been announced as the new Chief Operating Officer, with Tom Enoki stepping in as Senior Managing Director. The former joined Nintendo France's marketing team in 1998 and has been serving as Chief Marketing Officer since 2018, while the latter joined the senior management team of NoE in 2022. Nintendo has recently completed an operation in which all of its European entities have been merged into a single operation known as 'Nintendo of Europe SE'. All of the individual offices remain open and active, but Nintendo states that the move would allow for "improvement in business efficiency and acceleration in decision making". So...does anyone actually remember ever seeing Bole turn up anywhere of note? I remember Shibata used to show his face from time to time such as at the Switch Presentation in January 2017, but can't remember seeing Bole's face anywhere before after looking him up
Hero-of-Time Posted September 3 Posted September 3 Shibata was great. Bole? Don't recall ever seeing him once. 1
drahkon Posted September 3 Posted September 3 Just now, Hero-of-Time said: I love that scene. His delivery of "Hoooow daaare youuuu Detective Diaz?" kills me every time 2
Dcubed Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) RGD has released an updated video on Project Indy with a few new tidbits of information! Notably it mentions the use of a downclocked version of the Wii U's Latte GPU, which could switch between different MHz speeds depending on whether or not it was being used as a handheld or console, some more detailed tech specs (including some parts that actually did get repurposed in the current Switch we have today), as well as the notion that the New3DS' Super Stable 3D feature was originally developed for the Indy, before being retrofitted into the New3DS instead! As an added bonus, there's also a little mention of some details behind the cancelled portable Gamecube here too, as well as what may have been a Wii U Pro of sorts! Edited September 8 by Dcubed 1
Dcubed Posted September 18 Posted September 18 WTF!?!? This is a First Party Playstation Japan Studios production!! Sony still fully own the IP! That's nuts! So they're now willing to port their abandoned Japan Studio IP over to the Switch? Can we have Wild Arms please?
Cube Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Dimps (yes, the handheld Sonic guys) were the main developer for the original, Japan Studio just provided a bit of support. Dimps got permission from Sony to use the IP themselves and are doing the remaster themselves, which is why Namco are publishing. The developer of Wild Arms could potentially do the same thing, though. 1
Dcubed Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Cube said: Dimps (yes, the handheld Sonic guys) were the main developer for the original, Japan Studio just provided a bit of support. Dimps got permission from Sony to use the IP themselves and are doing the remaster themselves, which is why Namco are publishing. The developer of Wild Arms could potentially do the same thing, though. You could say a lot of the same about Japan Studio's IP in general though? The majority of their output was co-developed with outside studios. Off the top of my head, you have Level-5 (Dark Cloud 1-2, Rogue Galaxy, White Knight Story, Jeanne D'arc) Cattle Call (Arc the Lad) Matrix Software (Alundra IP) Media.vision (Wild Arms) Marvelous (Soul Sacrifice) NanaOn-Sha (Parrappa The Rapper/Umjammer Lammy/Vib Ribbon) Everybody's Golf (Clap Hanz, Camelot for the first game) You even have several modern studios that splintered off from Playstation, such as Playrise Digital (former Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool), and Gen Design (former Team Ico/SOTC) that could potentially bring back other forgotten Playstation IP (such as WipeOut). This move opens up a lot of doors all of a sudden! Edited September 18 by Dcubed
Hero-of-Time Posted September 18 Posted September 18 No wonder they got shut down. Looks like they couldn't do anything on their own.
Hero-of-Time Posted September 18 Posted September 18 A month or two back I posted how Nintendo of Japan had released this summer's Nintendo Switch magazine. I loved the look of it and so decided to track them all down. My first shipment from Japan arrived today. They are awesome. Really makes me miss the era of gaming magazines. I still need to find the others. I'm always impressed by Japanese sellers on eBay. Everything was packed amazingly well and in mint condition. Had these been from the UK they probably would have been pages missing and stinking of smoke. 1 2
Julius Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) Thanks for sharing those @Hero-of-Time, they look great! Love that cover of Link chomping on some water melon slices love the little note too. What's that fabric-looking thing? 16 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I'm always impressed by Japanese sellers on eBay. Everything was packed amazingly well and in mint condition. Had these been from the UK they probably would have been pages missing and stinking of smoke. I've heard a lot about this, and I think if I'm unable to locate a JP version of Suikoden II on PS1 at an event in the coming months, I'm really going to need to look into a Japanese seller on eBay – it's the only place I've been able to track the thing down! Meanwhile, back when I got my PS3 and bought all those secondhand games, I ended up with a steelbook instead of a standard case (bleh), all the clear PS3 cases looked like they could do with a clean (blech), and you're right, they absolutely reeked of smoke. Still have nightmares about cleaning that DualShock 3 EDIT: huh, just realised as I've been thinking about getting a backup DS3 anyways but the quality and price are all over the place here – why don't I just import one from Japan? *chin stroking intensifies* Edited September 18 by Julius 1
Hero-of-Time Posted September 18 Posted September 18 9 minutes ago, Julius said: Thanks for sharing those @Hero-of-Time, they look great! Love that cover of Link chomping on some water melon slices love the little note too. What's that fabric-looking thing? Not really sure. Think it's a little tea towel given as a free gift from the seller. 1
Dcubed Posted September 21 Posted September 21 (edited) It's finally here!!! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFWJYXTX?th=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFX1XFFH?th=1 At long last! We have finally reached the coverted 2TB Micro SD card! The maximum of the SDXC format, and the maximum that the Switch and all other currently commercially available devices can support! Finally! An upgrade worth considering for me... maybe not at the current price though Going beyond 2TB will require SD Cards to move to the SDUC (Ultra Capacity) format, which isn't commercially available yet, nor supported by any currently available electronics device (Supports up to 128TB at 4GB per sec). I suspect that Switch 2 will be the first device to support it, because there isn't really any other choice of mobile storage format that can give you the storage speed that you need to keep up with PS5/Series X games (unless Nintendo start shipping games on SSDs lol). Edited September 21 by Dcubed 1
BowserBasher Posted September 21 Posted September 21 That’s a lot of Mario Kart replays saved every Thursday 2
Ashley Posted September 23 Author Posted September 23 Nintendo has patented a mysterious new device: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24251736/nintendo-mmwave-device-24ghz-fcc-filing 1
Dcubed Posted September 23 Posted September 23 4 hours ago, Ashley said: Nintendo has patented a mysterious new device: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24251736/nintendo-mmwave-device-24ghz-fcc-filing Ooh! Sounds like some sort of motion detecting sensor to me… Could the Switch 2 dock be sporting some interesting motion capture tech this time around?
BowserBasher Posted September 24 Posted September 24 Watch it not be related to Switch 2 but the new museum or the theme parks.
Ashley Posted September 24 Author Posted September 24 9 minutes ago, BowserBasher said: Watch it not be related to Switch 2 but the new museum or the theme parks. My bet is it is required to connect to your phone to do voice chat. I know the technology isn't about that, but this is Nintendo and they'll do what they can to make voice chat difficult
Dcubed Posted September 24 Posted September 24 (edited) 28 minutes ago, BowserBasher said: Watch it not be related to Switch 2 but the new museum or the theme parks. I would’ve thought this initially, but the fact that it has a designated product number (CLO-001), like what all of their retail products have, is what gives me pause here. Edited September 24 by Dcubed
Dcubed Posted September 25 Posted September 25 (edited) I think I know what this product is now. Let’s just say that the reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated! Quote Watch it not be related to Switch 2 but the new museum or the theme parks. I’m just going to say that you are half right here @BowserBasher Edited September 25 by Dcubed
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