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Nov 7, 2017
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ans of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have long been waiting for the second and last DLC. The Champions Ballad DLC has finally received a release window. The long awaited download pack will be release in December. The European Switch eShop has listed the DLC for a release this Holiday season. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s new DLC pack features a new dungeon, new original story, and plenty of new challenges.
Check out the upcoming free Zelda update featuring a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Zelda Breath of the Wild crossover right here.
- Nov 7, 2017
[dropcap]Z[/dropcap]elda Breath of the Wild fans are in for a treat this season. The next DLC pack is around the corner. Furthermore Nintendo has recently announced a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Zelda Breath of the Wild crossover. During Nintendos latest Xenoblade Chronicles 2 direct, the big N revealed a special treat for Zelda fans. The crossover will allow Breath of the Wild fans to unlock a new costume. That outfit is inspired by Rex, the hero of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The free update will be available later this year.
You can check out the latest Nintendo Direct featuring Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on Nintendo Switch below. The game is expected to be released on December 1st. You can pre-order it right here. If you want to learn more about the next Zelda: Breath of the Wild Download pack check out the latest right here.
- Nov 6, 2017
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]arming Simulator Switch is almost here. With a release slated for November 7th, fans of the farming simulation game will get to take their experience on the go. We received some brand new Switch gameplay video to celebrate the release. Checkout the Farming Simulator Switch Gameplay Footage below. If you are a fan of the series, or just like to farm, the game will be released on the eShop and on cartridge tomorrow Nov 7th.
About Farming Simulator Switch
Take on the challenges of the modern farmer! Explore a huge open world including a detailed North American environment, loaded with farming activities, over hundreds of acres of land. Drive over 250 authentic farming vehicles and equipment from over 75 manufacturers, including brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra.
Harvest many types of crops, tend to your livestock, take part in forestry work, and sell your products to expand and invest in your farm! Transport your goods in trucks and trailers, or load and drive trains to reach your destination.
Main Features
- Develop your farm in 2 huge environments, a North-American and a Eastern-Europe environments
- Harvest a large variety of new crops (sunflowers, soybeans, and many more)
- Transport your goods with trucks and trailers, or try out the newly-added drivable trains
- Take care of your livestock, including pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens.
- 250 faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools from over 75 manufacturers
- Nov 6, 2017
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eam17 and developer Sold Out have announced a partnership. The two sides are working together, in order to bring games like Overcooked, W.M.D, Yoku’s Island Express and Worms to Switch in physical form. Now GamesIndustry spoke with Garry Williams, the CEO of Sold Out. Interestingly an Overcooked Switch Physical Release is now highly possible in the very near future. Many fans of the game have asked for a cartridge version of the popular cooking game.
Williams has also mentioned that selling retail games on Switch can be a challenge. Check out parts of his interview below.
“There are many companies who have managed to earn really good revenues through Nintendo hardware sales to consumers. When I worked for Imagineer in Japan we made some very welcome revenues making Sim City SNES, many of us also did well on GameCube, Wii and DS. The opportunities are there. Nintendo does not exclude you, it just asks you to ‘up your game’. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.”
“The boxed retail model is a tough model on Switch so you need to feel pretty certain your title works before entering the market. Luckily for us, the Team17 Switch releases are tried, tested and proven on the Nintendo decks. Overcooked, for example, is a double BAFTA-winning title and already successful on the Nintendo format.”
“Sold Out is not in the business of ‘vanity publishing’. If we were not certain we could generate profits, we would not enter the Switch boxed retail market. Nintendo simply delivers the platform for success and it is up to third-party publishers to decide how best to either get on board or to watch the sales juggernaut leave the depot.”
- Oct 31, 2017
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]icalis announced a release date for the long awaited Ittle Dew Switch 2+. The game will be released for Switch this holiday season. The puzzle adventure game is schedule for a release on November 14th.
“Continuing the saga of sassy adventurer Ittle Dew and her deadpan sidekick (the flying fox named Tippsie), Ittle Dew 2+ is a sprawling action-adventure game that takes place entirely on a mysterious, faraway island. Left stranded on the shore after their raft breaks, Ittle and Tippsie explore the terrain in search of treasure, weapons, puzzle-solving tools and the eight scattered pieces of another raft that can allow them to escape the island.”
Ittle Dew 2+ will be sold digitally as well as physically for $29.99. The first batch of the physical game will include a copy of the game as well as a full color booklet, and a map of the island. Check out the latest gameplay trailer below.
- Oct 30, 2017
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]usiness magazine Forbes has published an interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of North America. Reggie discussed the upcoming on recently delayed Nintendo Switch Online services. Furthermore he went into explaining the Switch shortages as well. Check out parts of the interview below.
Switch Supply Shortages
Let’s rewind the clock. So we announced that for the month of March, we would sell two million units. [That] was the guidance we provided. And if you go back and look at the analyst reports and comments from the experts in the industry, they framed that as wildly optimistic. Wildly optimistic. Some of the projections that I saw for the first calendar year pegged the volume somewhere in the range of five million units globally. The reality is, just in the month of March, on a global basis, we sold through 2.7 million units. So the reality is that Nintendo had a well defined supply chain. We were prepared to deliver against that supply chain. We had estimates of demand. But the reality is that the demand came in well in excess of even our high end estimates, so we were then in a position of playing catch up. And we’ve been playing catch up ever since. We’ve stated publicly we’ve continued to improve the supply chain, the production continues to ramp up… but that’s what happened. When you look at the realities of supply we dramatically over-delivered for launch in terms of March launch month, but the demand has been well in excess of even our high end estimates.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey importance
It was absolutely critically important to have strong Nintendo IP at the launch, and we were extremely fortunate for that to be Legend of Zelda. In particular, in the Americas that I have responsibility for, Zelda is a franchise that is very well developed. Obviously a game that many talk about as potentially one of the best ever created in this gaming industry. It was a fantastic way to kick off the launch of Nintendo Switch. And Super Mario Odyssey is gonna be a great bookend to that. But I would say this. We have a plethora of great IP, and we were fortunate to deliver on the steady cadence of content. I can tell you that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was just as critically important. The multiplayer aspect of that game really is something that gave us an added element, versus Zelda which is a single player experience. That was critically important. Continuing to drive Splatoon 2 as a very important franchise for us, was critically important. The launch of new IP in ARMS was critically important. So I would reinforce that for us, yes a new Zelda, a new Mario game within the first 10 months of launching a new system is great –but it’s the steady cadence of high quality content which is really the Nintendo secret sauce.
Nintendo Switch Online Services
I’m not going to tell you exactly what it’s going to look like. We’ll share more about that next year. But what I can tell you is that our vision is to have a robust online environment that not only provides the mechanism for you to have your multiplayer experiences and matchmaking, those elements are minimum. Our goal is to provide that extra Nintendo twist, and that’s what makes our company historically so effective. We don’t do things the same way everyone else does. We relish being different. We see that difference as an element that makes us more compelling to the consumer. And so having that differentiated experience is what we are focused on and we’ll unveil more next year as we’re closer to the launch of the service.
Nintendos back catalogue
Again, [as far as] details around Nintendo Online and what that service is, we’re gonna deal with that separately. Regarding our back catalog, we are in an incredibly fortunate situation that we have a robust back catalog. Not only robust in number, but robust in truly best of all time types of games. Our strategy today is to leverage that with the NES Classic and SNES Classic. And we believe what we’re offering at a set price is a fantastic value for the consumer. And a way not only for adults like myself to relive playing the Super NES and all of the great games on that platform, 21 of them, but that it provides an opportunity for new players to experience all of this great content. And we think that is a fantastic way to do it. It’s both rekindling nostalgia but also creating a passion for Metroid, creating a passion for intellectual property that newer players may just not have ever tried. And we think that is a really effective strategy. So that’s what we’ve done with the NES, that’s what we’ve done with the SNES. Again, what the future looks like we’ll talk about in a different setting. But we believe monetizing our content, exposing it to consumers in that way is a great execution of our strategy.
- Oct 27, 2017
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]atsume announced that Harvest Moon light of Hope will release in early 2018 on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4. The popular farming simulation will release on PC much earlier than the console ports. The publisher will release the latest Harvest Moon game on November 14th for PC. The game will exlusivly be available via steam for $29.99.
Not only will Harvest Moon Light of Hope be available on PC months before the Switch and PS4 version, but it is also the first time the franchise becomes available on PC. For more information and gameplay footage check out the latest right here.
ABOUT LIGHT OF HOPE
In celebration of Harvest Moon’s 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!
Looking for a fresh start and some new surroundings, you set off on a voyage to begin your new life! Unfortunately, the weather has different plans, as your ship is hit by a monsoon, and goes down! You drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, where a young doctor named Jeanne saves your life.
The town has essentially been deserted, but you’re never one to back down from a challenge! It will be up to you to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, you will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town, your new home!
• Collect important materials to rebuild the town and restore the lighthouse!
• Complete requests from villagers to unlock new areas and items!
• New and unique festivals, including the Dog Racing Festival!
• Learn to grow and mutate crops with user friendly UI and tutorials!
• Play as a boy or a girl, get married, and start a family! - Oct 25, 2017
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]atsume is working hard on making Harvest Moon: Light of Hope the best game in the series thus far. Many fans of the series are waiting impatiently for more details on the farming simulator. Harvest Moon Switch will be released in early 2018 according to a recent press release by Natsume. Furthermore the game will cost $30 on steam, it is safe to assume that the price on Nintendo Switch will be in the same ballpark. Below are some additional information and a trailer for the upcoming Harvest Moon game.
In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, players begin the game as they set out looking for a fresh start and new surroundings. During their voyage, their ship is hit by a monsoon and goes down. As they drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, it will be up to the player to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, players will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town!
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope includes new features such as repairing, which enables the player to repair destroyed homes and unlock new shops, characters, farming tools, and farming land. The Farming Friend is another new addition, which helps players grow abundant crops. The game also introduces a retro plus feel, with classic SNES inspired graphics alongside some modern features in honor of the 20th anniversary. And in addition to these new features will be some familiar faces from previous Harvest Moon titles.
