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Nintendo’s latest product combines toys and video games in unprecedented and innovative ways. Results were varied and at times, fascinating.
Read More »Nintendo Labo: so much more than the games, thankfully
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Nintendo proud of media reaction that Labo is ‘very Nintendo’
Joy-Con always planned to have wide variety of uses ‘besides being a game controller’
Read More »Is Black Ops 4 Call of Duty’s 2018 title? And could it really be coming to Switch?
It's a safe choice but it might struggle to follow Call of Duty WWII
Read More »9m units of Mario Odyssey lead incredible nine months for Nintendo
Sales were up 175.5 per cent year-on-year for the nine-month period ended December 2017, with the Switch shifting 12.13m units
Read More »Nintendo speaking at GDC 2018 about ARMS and Splatoon 2 development
Producers Hisashi Nogami and Kosuke Yabuki will discuss global appeal cross-genre design learnings
Read More »GDC ‘state of the industry’ survey shows huge growth in Switch interest among developers
Number of developers interested in developing for Switch has risen sharply in less than a year since launch
Read More »GAME’s UK Christmas takings up 2.9% thanks to Switch, VR and Xbox One X
Christmas 2017 was undoubtedly a happier period than last year. GAME today reported that its GTV figure (Gross Transaction Value) over the peak trading period (1st November to 6th of January) was up by 2.9 per cent. Something it attributed to a stronger hardware lineup and superior games. Martyn Gibbs, …
Read More »Nintendo delays 64GB game cards to 2019
Nintendo has recently informed developers that 64GB game cards, allowing developers double the current maximum of 32GB to work with, will not be available for the Switch until 2019. This comes from a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. Currently, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One …
Read More »IKinema RunTime development tools arrive on Switch
Inverse kinematics middleware now available for devs creating games for Nintendo’s latest console.
Read More »Rime developer address Switch port complaints
Tequila Works has spoken out to explain some of the performance issues that plague the delayed Switch version of the game. Complaints have included a perceptibly low resolution when played in portable mode, and frequent framerate drops. “RiME runs at 30 FPS in 720p throughout most of the game while …
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