Nintendo has released a new commercial for Animal Crossing: New Horizons earlier than expected! The commercial has been unlisted on YouTube but may still be watched below. The Animal Crossing: New Horizons direct airs on February 20th at 9 AM ET and this commercial should start playing across various platforms afterwards. Here’s the new commercial:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons releases on March 20th for Switch. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Polyphony Digital and Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi are aiming high for the next Gran Turismo game. Although the next entry in the series hasn’t been announced yet, fans are expecting it for the PS5. Every generation of the PlayStation home console has received Gran Turismo games and PS5 will be no exception.
GT Sport has already been used to show off 8K resolutions although the PS4 could never reach that feat. The PS5 will support such a resolution but Yamauchi and Polyphony are aiming for frame rate. They will be pushing graphical fidelity of course, but the gap between PS4 and PS5 in visuals will not be a leap like in the past. Yamauchi says that graphical leaps from PS1 to PS2 just aren’t possible anymore. However, the team wants to aim at delivering high graphical showcases with 120fps and even 240fps on the PS5. That way, perception and motion are heightened for a greater experience. Here’s Yamauchi’s official words on the matter, courtesy of GTPlanet:
“Rather than a spatial resolution that you’re talking about, I’m more interested in the advancements we can make in terms of the time resolution. In terms of frames per second, rather than staying at 60 fps, I’m more interested in raising it to 120 fps or even 240 fps. I think that’s what’s going to be changing the experience from here on forward.”
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Crea-ture Studios skateboarding sim Session, revealed on the Xbox stage at e3 in 2018, finally gets the release window we’ve been waiting for, and it’s coming to us this spring!
In a tweet from Crea-ture, they reveal that they have teamed up with a studio to help port the game to Xbox this spring.
Because we’re asked to be more transparent and fill you in on what is going on with console development we are dropping radio silence to tell you some exciting news about the timeline now being SOLIDIFIED and why, doubled the team and tripled the focus!
Xbox is almost here: pic.twitter.com/symAlbglNS
— creā-ture Studios (@actionofcreate) February 19, 2020
As a huge fan of skateboarding games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Grind Session, and the Skate franchise, it’s amazing to finally see a fresh skateboarding sim finally hitting consoles.
Session is an upcoming skateboarding video game developed by Montreal independent developer Crea-ture Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. It was released into Steam Early Access on 17 September 2019. The project was successfully funded via Kickstarter in November 2017, within three days of its opening.
Good news Yacht Club fans! Yacht Club Games has just announced that they will be having a live-stream next week, February 26th at 9am PT / 12pm EST! This live-stream will detail news on Shovel Knight, and Cyber Shadow! They are also hinting at some other surprises that we have never seen before! You can tune in on either Twitch or Youtube to watch it!
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has unfortunately cancelled their participation at PAX East 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. An official statement by Sony is available below from their PlayStation blog post:
UPDATE: Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment made the decision to cancel its participation at PAX East in Boston this year due to increasing concerns related to COVID-19 (also known as “novel coronavirus”). We felt this was the safest option as the situation is changing daily. We are disappointed to cancel our participation in this event, but the health and safety of our global workforce is our highest concern.
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Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, showcasing characters featured in the game. This game keeps the authentic styling of the legendary manga while showing off the frantic soccer action that the series is known for. Check it out below:
Lastly, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions releases for PS4, Switch and PC this year. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Nintendo and Team Ninja have announced that the third DLC pack for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 releases on March 26th! The DLC pack features the Fantastic Four joining the alliance to take on Doctor Doom.
Assemble your Ultimate Team with some heroic new additions. The Fantastic Four will join the alliance to take on the man in the iron mask himself, Doctor Doom, when MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order DLC Pack 3 – Fantastic Four: Shadow of Doom releases on 3/26! #MUA3 pic.twitter.com/2ZZwCdLTEs
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 19, 2020
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is available now for Switch. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Three Fields Entertainment has announced that Dangerous Driving 2 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC this holiday! The creators of Burnout have been listening to fan interest for a Switch version of their original game. As a result, the sequel is coming to Switch and will be playable at PAX East 2020. In addition, Three Fields Entertainment is using feedback given to Dangerous Driving and improving upon Dangerous Driving 2. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game courtesy of Gematsu:
Dangerous Driving 2 is the arcade racer for everyone, featuring slick driving that rewards racing fans wanting to test their lightning reflexes at eye watering speeds. Set within a dynamic open world, players can choose how they want to race, either by competing in a host of thrilling events against AI opponents or going for a cruise in freedrive mode and testing the limits of the game’s emergent crash mechanics with huge multi-vehicle pile-ups. This world can be explored solo or in split-screen multiplayer, while those looking to challenge the best drivers around the globe can take the action online.
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If you were hoping for Smash Ultimate to continue after Fighters Pass 2, prepare to be disappointed.
In his column for this week’s Weekly Famitsu, leaked by Ryokutya and translated by translator PushDustIn, director Masahiro Sakurai states there won’t be any DLC after the next six fighters are released as the game will be more or less done.
Interestingly, he also mentions that Nintendo are the ones that decided which characters are considered for Smash, and that he did not.
Famitsu Column for Sakurai has leaked.
Here are some takeaways:
6 additional fighters are being made for Smash Ultimate. After that, there are no other plans so Smash Ultimate is almost finished.— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
Nintendo decided the characters for the DLC. Sakurai did not.
(will translate additional details in an hour, gotta run)— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
More details from Sakurai’s column are pending, so be sure to stay tuned at Final Weapon for all the latest Japanese gaming news!
Update 2/18 11 PM: More news from Sakurai’s Famitsu column has been translated courtesy of PushDustIn.
Talking about his work on Smash Ultimate, Sakurai says that given how hasn’t been able to work on anything else, he wouldn’t be able to work on any new projects. He doesn’t mind this though, as he wants to keep working to make others happy.
In regards to the future of Super Smash Bros., he states that he doesn’t know what will happen as no future entries are planned, although he mentions that a new game likely won’t come out until there is new hardware released. He says that adding content to Smash Ultimate extends its life gradually, so he plans to give Fighters Pass 2 his all.
While working on Smash Ultimate, Sakurai can't work on anything else. It's coming to a point where Sakurai won't be able to direct any new game idea. But Sakurai is okay with that. Sakurai wants to keep working to make other people happy.
— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
Sakurai and Nintendo aren't planning any future entries in the Smash series right now. So he doesn't know what will happen.
Adding content to this game little by little extends Smash Ultimate's life. So Sakurai plans to give it his all for the last 6 fighters.
— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
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PlatinumGames has come out and said they will be having a major announcement in Japan’s Weekly Famitsu next week, February 27th! We don’t know what exactly they will announce, but it could very well be one of the Platinum 4 games. Thanks to Ryokutya!
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