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Copymizer
Denmark2075 Posts
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Faruko
Chile34157 Posts
Miitopia also looking pretty good | ||
ShloobeR
Korea (South)3802 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States42201 Posts
On May 20 2021 22:34 ShloobeR wrote: I've never played any of the Mario Golf games but that looks pretty awesome, will definitely give it a go Mario Golf 64 was a lot of fun, especially the mini-golf | ||
Laurens
Belgium4458 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41064 Posts
Nintendo Co. plans to begin assembly of its new Switch as soon as July and release the upgraded replacement for its four-year-old game console in September or October, people familiar with the matter said. The new console, likely to be priced higher than the $299 original, may be announced ahead of the E3 conference starting June 12 to allow publishers to showcase their full range of Switch games at the global event, the people said, asking not to be named because the plans are not yet public. It will be sold alongside the $199 Switch Lite, with the standard Switch phased out over time. Assemblers will start shipping the new model -- whose commercial name is known only to a handful of people within the Kyoto-based company -- as early as July and production is planned to ramp up to a peak in the October-December quarter. This is despite widespread semiconductor shortages that have affected the supply of everything from automobiles to TVs, headphones and games consoles, including the Switch itself. A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment. Nintendo has to compete for gamers’ attention with a new console generation introduced by rivals Sony Group Corp. and Microsoft Corp. in November. Their PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X machines beef up the visual fidelity, speed and performance of their predecessors, and both have been in extremely limited supply since launch. The Switch maker’s response will be to upgrade its flagship console with a 7-inch Samsung Display Co. OLED display and faster Nvidia Corp. graphics silicon making it capable of 4K output when docked to a TV, Bloomberg News previously reported. What Bloomberg Intelligence Says An upgraded Switch can be extremely valuable in extending the lifecycle of the platform. Both Sony and Microsoft have had success with mid-cycle upgrades as a means to drive growth from live services and, as this becomes a greater driver for Nintendo, not fragmenting the user base across different platforms would be advantageous. -- Matthew Kanterman, analyst Pricier components and rising labor costs in China are likely to push the new Switch’s price up from the $299 that the console has been at since its launch in March 2017. Though the final retail price is not yet known, suppliers expect their per-unit revenue from business with Nintendo to increase. Nintendo shares rose for six straight days ahead of Thursday, bringing it closer to all-time highs on apparent expectations of an imminent announcement of the new hardware. Suppliers are confident they can fulfill Nintendo’s orders despite the ongoing chip shortages. Its production lines are better prepared for the potential component shake-up and the parts Nintendo is using are subject to less competition than those in its rivals’ more powerful consoles. Still, the company’s ability to meet consumer demand won’t be guaranteed, as a dearth of display driver ICs and Bluetooth chips have led to production of the incumbent Switch stopping and starting several times, the people said. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said at its earnings press conference earlier this month that demand for the Switch remains high and the company wasn’t able to produce as many units as it wanted. Source | ||
tamago037
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blunderfulguy
United States1412 Posts
On May 06 2021 18:40 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Creative juices gogogo: I didn't see this until now, I guess it got pushed aside from all the other gaming news (or more likely I just don't have time to pay attention as much anymore). When Super Mario Maker came out I was hoping for an expansion or sequel that was more like this, so I'm super happy to see it. And it looks like it can do way more than just making Mario games. Though I wonder how Nintendo is handling sharing/publishing. It'd be cool to see some modern Nintendo games (or PlayStation or XBox) that are compatible with this hybrid game/engine so people can mod their console games and make custom maps. Knowing Nintendo, that's probably still a long way off. Fingers crossed I guess, and this is still cool on its own. Edit: Imagine custom courses and co-op commander style games for the Mario Golf game that was just announced. Or Wario World or Mario Strikers mechanics applied to custom Mario Party minigames or Super Mario Odyssey levels made using an advanced version of this Game Builder Garage thing. Just imagine that for a second. (I hope somebody high up in Nintendo is imagining it.) | ||
Turbovolver
Australia2279 Posts
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NewSunshine
United States5651 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41064 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States42201 Posts
On June 03 2021 00:49 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1400089827501092867 My body is ready. | ||
BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES48983 Posts
This is the only context where this quote should be allowed | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42201 Posts
On June 05 2021 02:07 BLinD-RawR wrote: This is the only context where this quote should be allowed It was a risk that I felt was worth taking I definitely miss Reggie Fils-Aimé. | ||
Tictock
United States6051 Posts
On June 01 2021 07:42 NewSunshine wrote: I'm excited to pick it up and start fiddling with it, but my experience with these sorts of game makers tells me it'll be more focused on being easy to use than it will be about depth of possibilities. I think that's ok, but it does leave my creative bones itching for more. These products tend to be geared toward children to encourage them to explore programming later in life by giving them a very friendly hand holding experience. If Nintendo did that game maker right it could have some depth to still make cool things, but usually the tools are very constrained. Lego Mindstorms is the closest thing this reminds me of, but I doubt this will be as robust. | ||
ShloobeR
Korea (South)3802 Posts
That seems like a pretty weird decision to me, I wonder what the justification is, I can't imagine the storage space required is very high since all the assets are contained locally except low-res 2D sprites. | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States42201 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES48983 Posts
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Emnjay808
United States10625 Posts
Will be the easiest console purchase I make in my life. | ||
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