NINTENDO SWITCH WORLD PREMIERE DEMONSTRATES NEW ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES FROM A HOME GAMING SYSTEM

Detachable Controllers Reinvent Gaming

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 20, 2016 – In an introductory video released today (http://www.nintendo.com/switch), Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch.  In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose.  The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

At home, Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch Dock that connects the system to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room.  By simply lifting Nintendo Switch from the dock, the system will instantly transition to portable mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you.  The portability of Nintendo Switch is enhanced by its bright high-definition display.  It brings the full home gaming system experience with you to the park, on an airplane, in a car, or to a friend’s apartment.

Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch.  One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options.  They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con Grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller.  Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers.  Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

“Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO, Nintendo of America.  “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”

Developers can design their games supporting a variety of play styles, which gives gamers the freedom to choose an experience that best suits them.  Some of the publishers, developers and middleware partners announcing support for Nintendo Switch are as follows:

• °505 Games
• °Activision Publishing, Inc.
• °ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
• °ATLUS CO., LTD.
• °Audiokinetic Inc.
• °Autodesk, Inc.
• °BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
• °Bethesda
• °CAPCOM CO., LTD.
• °Codemasters®
• °CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
• °DeNA Co., Ltd.
• °Electronic Arts
• °Epic Games Inc.
• °Firelight Technologies
• °FromSoftware, Inc.
• °Frozenbyte
• °GameTrust
• °GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC．
• °Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
• °HAMSTER Corporation
• °Havok
• °INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
• °KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
• °Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
• °LEVEL-5 Inc.
• °Marvelous Inc.
• °Maximum Games, LLC
• vNippon Ichi Software, Inc.
• °Parity Bit Inc.
• °PlatinumGames Inc.
• °RAD Game Tools, Inc.
• °RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
• °SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
• °Silicon Studio Corporation
• °Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
• °SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
• °Starbreeze Studios
• °Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
• °Telltale Games
• °THQ Nordic
• °Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
• °TT Games
• °UBISOFT
• °Ubitus Inc.
• °Unity Technologies, Inc.
• °Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• °Web Technology Corp

Today’s video incorporated short glimpses of representative gameplay to demonstrate the liberating nature of the Nintendo Switch home gaming system.  Full game demonstrations, the list of launch window titles, as well as launch date, price, product configuration and related specifics, will be shown and announced prior to the March launch.   

# # #

Fuente: Comunicado de Prensa

Nintendo había anunciado hace algunos días, que estaban próximos a revelar un nuevo personaje para este popular juego de combates, y que poco a poco se estaban acabando estos videos de presentación que son tan entretenidos. Pues el día lunes la sorpresa fue revelada pero no fue solo uno el anunciado.

Técnicamente se presentaron 2 personajes nuevos y adicionalmente se mostraron versiones femeninas de 1 de estos peleadores y de otro anunciado previamente. El Capitán Falco (F-Zero) un veterano de la franquicia retorna a la batalla con sus clásicos movimientos

También se presentó a Robin (Fire Emblem) que para quienes no lo conocen es el protagonista del último juego de esta saga de la estrategia por turnos en el 3DS. Este personaje puede usar hechizos elementales de manera limitada y tiene una espada.

Con respecto a las versiones alternas, se mencionó que Lucina también se une a la batalla, pero esta parece solo ser una versión femenina del previamente anunciado Marth, pero en el video se presentó como una nueva luchadora, y también se confirmó que se podría escoger una versión femenina de Robin. Por supuesto les dejo el tráiler para que se deleiten con los anuncios.

Hace algunas semanas Nintendo anunció que en Japón se pondría a la venta una edición en disco de Wii Sports Club que incluiría los 5 deportes base del juego original con sus respectivas mejoras para la consola. El día de hoy la compañía ha informado que esta edición también estaría disponible para Europa y América.

Hasta el momento Wii Sports Club solo se podía obtener de manera digital y adquiriendo cada uno de los deportes de manera individual por cerca de 10 dólares, o alquilarlo por 2 al día. El disco que saldrá a la venta el 25 de Julio por 40 dólares en nuestro continente incluye los 5 deportes (tenis, golf, baseball, bolos y boxeo) y sirve para llenar un vacío en la lista de juegos anunciados para la consola, pues algunos jugadores no son muy amigos aún de las compras digitales.

La versión digital también estará disponible casi un mes antes el 26 de Junio, y los amigos de Europa recibirán el juego físico el 11 de Julio.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fore! Love! Strike! Home run! TKO! All five of these phrases are going to echo through the homes of Wii U owners everywhere when the five-sports-in-one packaged version of Wii Sports Club hits stores on July 25 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. With Wii Sports Club, the millions of people who fell in love with Wii Sports can now hop off their couches and get active with new versions of the five original classic sports – Tennis, Bowling, Golf, Baseball and Boxing – enhanced with online multiplayer and optimized for play with the Wii U GamePad controller.
Wii Sports Club feels like a new experience, with the addition of crisp high-definition graphics and Wii MotionPlus technology, as well as creative uses of the Wii U GamePad. For example, in Wii Sports Club – Baseball, the pitcher aims a fastball, change-up or curveball by moving the GamePad around in real space and pressing a button to throw. If the ball gets hit in the air, the player holds the GamePad to track and catch the fly ball – just like they would with a baseball glove! In Wii Sports Club – Golf, players place the GamePad on the floor. The ball will appear on the GamePad controller’s screen and then “fly” to the TV screen when players take their golf swing using the Wii Remote Plus controller.
Using the game’s new online multiplayer mode, players no longer have to wait for a reunion or holiday gathering to play with friends and family members who live far away. Gamers from all over the country who own the game and have a broadband Internet connection can play Wii Sports Club together. Players also can join a club to represent their regions and build online communities with fellow club members by sending tips, pep talks and other messages via Miiverse.
There are so many new features in Wii Sports Club that players will feel like they are playing the game for the first time. The added GamePad features elicit the same “You have to try this!” reactions generated after playing the original Wii Sports.
Digital versions of all five Wii Sports Club games will also be available in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U starting at 6 p.m. PT on June 26. For more information about the game, visit http://wiisportsclub.nintendo.com.