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Shigeru Miyamoto Won't be Retiring Anytime Soon

Just the other day, legendary Mario and Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto [https://switchaboo.com/2017/12/22/legend-shigeru-miyamoto/] was honoured by the Japanese government to receive the Person of Cultural Merit. In a recent interview with Japanese news site Sankei (translated by @Cheesemeister3K [https://twitter.com/Cheesemeister3k/status/

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Shigeru Miyamoto Won't be Retiring Anytime Soon

Just the other day, legendary Mario and Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto [https://switchaboo.com/2017/12/22/legend-shigeru-miyamoto/] was honoured by the Japanese government to receive the Person of Cultural Merit. In a recent interview with Japanese news site Sankei (translated by @Cheesemeister3K [https://twitter.com/Cheesemeister3k/status/

Metroid

Former Halo Artist is now working for Retro Studios

Kyle Hefley worked at 343 games working as a senior designer on the Halo franchise where he worked on armoured super soldiers and alien warriors in Halo 4, Halo 5 and Halo: Infinite. He also worked on the Master Chief design itself in Halo 5. In addition to the Halo

Metroid

Former Halo Artist is now working for Retro Studios

Kyle Hefley worked at 343 games working as a senior designer on the Halo franchise where he worked on armoured super soldiers and alien warriors in Halo 4, Halo 5 and Halo: Infinite. He also worked on the Master Chief design itself in Halo 5. In addition to the Halo

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Apple's New AirPods Look Like Bellsprout

Apple just recently announced their new AirPods and Twitter is having a field day comparing them to things. The main comparison is with the Pokemon Bellsprout, but it doesn’t end there… > Apple AirPods Pro I’m sure at least one other person has noticed by now but in

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Apple's New AirPods Look Like Bellsprout

Apple just recently announced their new AirPods and Twitter is having a field day comparing them to things. The main comparison is with the Pokemon Bellsprout, but it doesn’t end there… > Apple AirPods Pro I’m sure at least one other person has noticed by now but in

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Obsidian Were 'Very, Very Surprised' That They Could Get The Outer Worlds Running on Switch

The Outer Worlds only just released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One and it’s been very well received with a current PS4 Metacritic [https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-outer-worlds] score of 86%. When the team at Obsidian were in the thick of the game’s development, they were

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Obsidian Were 'Very, Very Surprised' That They Could Get The Outer Worlds Running on Switch

The Outer Worlds only just released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One and it’s been very well received with a current PS4 Metacritic [https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-outer-worlds] score of 86%. When the team at Obsidian were in the thick of the game’s development, they were

Bubble Bobble

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Collector's Edition Announced; Strictly Limited

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is not far off with a release date of November 19 in Europe but just four weeks before, Strictly Limited Games and Taito have announced a physical and collector’s edition. Check it out: > Stuttgart, publisher Strictly Limited Games, specializing in the release of strictly

Bubble Bobble

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Collector's Edition Announced; Strictly Limited

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is not far off with a release date of November 19 in Europe but just four weeks before, Strictly Limited Games and Taito have announced a physical and collector’s edition. Check it out: > Stuttgart, publisher Strictly Limited Games, specializing in the release of strictly

Creature Keeper

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Creature Keeper

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Fervir’sCreature Keeper. The game is slated to release in 2021 and when asked about a Switch release, here’s what was said: > I hear you on that Switch port. I’m planning something.

Creature Keeper

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Creature Keeper

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Fervir’sCreature Keeper. The game is slated to release in 2021 and when asked about a Switch release, here’s what was said: > I hear you on that Switch port. I’m planning something.

Game Freak

Pokémon Sword/Shield is Planned to be the Best Pokémon Game Yet

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are less than a month away from release and series director, Shigeru Ohmori, spoke to Game Informer about how he wanted these games to be the best Pokémon game yet. Here’s what he had to say: > We set out with the idea of

Game Freak

Pokémon Sword/Shield is Planned to be the Best Pokémon Game Yet

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are less than a month away from release and series director, Shigeru Ohmori, spoke to Game Informer about how he wanted these games to be the best Pokémon game yet. Here’s what he had to say: > We set out with the idea of

Digerati

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition Announced for Switch

If you’ve never heard of Sunless Skies, that may be because it was only released this year on PC, Mac and Linux. But now, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has been announced for consoles, including Nintendo Switch. Here’s the rundown: > Indie publisher Digerati and developer Failbetter Games are

Digerati

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition Announced for Switch

If you’ve never heard of Sunless Skies, that may be because it was only released this year on PC, Mac and Linux. But now, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition has been announced for consoles, including Nintendo Switch. Here’s the rundown: > Indie publisher Digerati and developer Failbetter Games are

Falled Angel

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Fallen Angel

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Matrioshka Games’Fallen Angel. The game is slated to release in June 2020 and when asked about a console release, here’s what was said: > We want to do a simultaneous launch with Switch,

Falled Angel

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Fallen Angel

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Matrioshka Games’Fallen Angel. The game is slated to release in June 2020 and when asked about a console release, here’s what was said: > We want to do a simultaneous launch with Switch,

Brain Age

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training Confirmed for Australia and New Zealand

Not long ago, Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training was confirmed to release in Japan on January 3rd 2020 and now, the brain-teasing puzzle game has been confirmed by Nintendo Australia themselves on that very same day. Here’s the rundown: > Get ready to challenge your brain in a variety

Brain Age

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training Confirmed for Australia and New Zealand

Not long ago, Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training was confirmed to release in Japan on January 3rd 2020 and now, the brain-teasing puzzle game has been confirmed by Nintendo Australia themselves on that very same day. Here’s the rundown: > Get ready to challenge your brain in a variety

Best Friend Forever

Interview with Starcolt - Best Friend Forever

At PAX Aus 2019, we were fortunate enough to be able to speak with Calliope from Starcolt about their upcoming game Best Friend Forever. Alex: Hello everyone, I’m Alex from Switchaboo and I’m with Calliope talking about Best Friends Forever. How are you, Calliope? Calliope: I’m great,

Best Friend Forever

Interview with Starcolt - Best Friend Forever

At PAX Aus 2019, we were fortunate enough to be able to speak with Calliope from Starcolt about their upcoming game Best Friend Forever. Alex: Hello everyone, I’m Alex from Switchaboo and I’m with Calliope talking about Best Friends Forever. How are you, Calliope? Calliope: I’m great,

Kickstarter

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Sacrifice Your Friends

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Astrolabe Interactive’sSacrifice Your Friends. The game is slated to release in March 2020 on PC and consoles. Here’s the game’s overview: > Sacrifice Your Friends is a chaoticparty brawlerwith a funny and

Kickstarter

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Sacrifice Your Friends

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Astrolabe Interactive’sSacrifice Your Friends. The game is slated to release in March 2020 on PC and consoles. Here’s the game’s overview: > Sacrifice Your Friends is a chaoticparty brawlerwith a funny and

Hall of Fame

Reggie Fils-Aime Inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame

Former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime, has just been honoured for his achievements throughout his career by being inducted into the Video Game of Fame with a Walter Day Life Time Achievement Award. The International Video Game Hall of Fame also put together a video showcasing Reggie’s moments