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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
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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 …
Read More »Capcom gains credited to Monster Hunter Switch
Capcom has reported a 17.5 per cent net sales jump and 191.5 per cent increase in operating income for the first half of its current fiscal year. The success was driven by the company’s Digital Contents business, which includes games and mobile. Sales at the division were up 23 per …
Read More »Switch exclusive Kamiko hits 110,000 sales
Digital Switch exclusive Kamiko has sold over 110,000 copies, co-founder and CEO of Circle Entertainment Chris Chau has told Nintendo Life. Developed by two-person Japanese outfit Skipmore and published by Flyhigh Works with assistance from Circle Entertainment, the game has been one of the console’s early digital hits, joining the …
Read More »Sony Music Entertainment’s new Unties indie label will publish games on PC and Switch
Sony has announced a brand-new games publishing label that’s set to bring indie games to a number of different platforms – including the Nintendo Switch. Rather than come under the expertise of Sony Interactive Entertainment, however, the new Unties label will be operated by Sony Music Entertainment and will largely …
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