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Level-5 CEO Reveals The Inspiration For Professor Layton And The Risks Of Self-Publishing

Posted: 08 Mar 2021 02:30 AM PST

"There was a lot of risk involved with the project".

Since arriving in 2007, Professor Layton's had quite a successful history. From humble beginnings in a Curious Village to Ace Attorney crossovers, it's been a few years since a new entry in this puzzle-adventure series has appeared, but that hasn't stopped Level-5 CEO and Professor Layton producer Akihiro Hino reminiscing about it.

Speaking recently with Yahoo Japan (translation credit to Nintendo Everything), Hino talked about Level-5's early beginnings. When asked about comparisons to book series Atama no Taisou, he shed some light on his initial inspirations for Professor Layton.

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UK Charts: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Bounces Back As March 31st Withdrawal Looms

Posted: 08 Mar 2021 02:10 AM PST

Other Switch titles rise up the chart, too.

Last week saw some key Switch titles slump slightly in the UK charts, but fast forward seven days and things are looking a little more encouraging, despite the absence of any new major physical releases.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury holds onto the top spot, despite shedding almost 20% of its sales compared to last week. The fact that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is being withdrawn from sale at the end of this month is perhaps a key reason for its rise up to sixth place – last week, it was sitting just outside of the top ten.

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Review: Blizzard Arcade Collection - Dig Into The Vaults Of The Creator Of Warcraft And Overwatch

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 10:00 AM PST

Is it dominating the race or about to blow?

Blizzard Entertainment turns 30 this year and, to mark the occasion, BlizzCon last month saw the announcement of Blizzard Arcade Collection. This birthday package rummages out three SNES classics from the early years of the company, blows off the dust, spruces them up a bit, shuffles in some artefacts of company history, then wraps them in colourful paper and ties the whole thing up with a big, sparkly bow – then unabashedly slaps on a brand new price label. So are these games the gifts that keep on giving? Or are we hoping they kept the receipt?

The three games in question are 1992's The Lost Vikings, 1993's Rock 'n Roll Racing and 1994's Blackthorne. These were the relatively humble beginnings before Warcraft came out in 1995, and started the snowball for Blizzard's million-selling, multimillion-selling and tens-of-millions-selling mega-franchises that are cultural touchstones for generations of gamers. World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo and Overwatch: unimaginable achievements for the three UCLA graduates we see in the 'Early years' photo gallery, renting a bare office and taking lunch breaks on the floor with no furniture. But here we are in 2021, Blizzard aged 30, and the three vintage games are getting a modern makeover.

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Memory Pak: Taking My First Starter Pokémon All The Way To The Elite Four

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 06:30 AM PST

Making my parents proud by beating a video game.

My first Pokémon was a Chikorita named Chicky, and I loved that tiny green horse-thing with all my heart. I came to Pokémon a little later than many of my friends and peers, having missed out on Pokémon Red and Blue by not owning a Game Boy, but I spent many hours watching others wander around Lavender Town's creepy little graveyard, or showing off Pikachu's smiling face in Pokémon Yellow.

I knew I wanted to be a part of this craze, so by the time I finally got my hands on a Game Boy Color, I made sure to tell my parents to get me Pokémon Gold. My little brother got Pokémon Silver, and we shared ownership of a Link Cable. It was a magical time.

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Review: Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX + - A Slightly Disappointing Port Of A Modern Arcade Classic

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 04:00 AM PST

The Life Aquatic.

Editor's note: G-Darius HD and Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX + are currently available individually on the Japanese Switch eShop, but are also part of the Darius Cozmic Revelation physical package. For a guide on how to download games from the Japanese eShop, click here. For a guide on where to purchase Japanese eShop credit, click here.

You could, should you be so possessed, slap on a pair of swimming goggles, stick your head into a giant fish tank filled with koi carp, and attempt shoot wasabi peas at the inhabitants using a straw. Or, you could save yourself the mess – and a potential visit from the RSPCA – by sending your piggy bank to the Nintendo eShop and asking them to empty it in exchange for yet another round of Darius gaming. At ¥4180 (approximately £28/$40), equal in price to sister release G-Darius HD, you may be debating whether to pick up Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+ or just wait for the physical combination in the forthcoming Darius Cozmic Revelation. Before you make a decision, let's have a little history lesson.

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Japan's 35 Best-Selling Switch Games In The First Four Years, According To Famitsu

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 03:45 AM PST

Animal Crossing is out in front.

The Nintendo Switch reached its fourth anniversary earlier this week. As of 31st December 2020, the hybrid system has shifted 79.87 million units worldwide and software sales are now at 532.34 million units.

Although Nintendo has already released its top ten software sales data for the financial year 2020/21, the famous Japanese publication Famitsu has now broken down data further in its latest issue - sharing the best-selling Switch games over the first four years of the system's life in Japan.

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