Game industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto talks Nintendo Switch Pro launch in 2020, new Pokémon GO-style AR game, Super Smash Bros. mobile and more

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The folks at GamesIndustry.biz recently interviewed Tokyo-based game industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games about some of his predictions for 2020. Read on below for some of his thoughts: Switch Pro launch - There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Nintendo will launch a "Switch Pro" in 2020, my guess is … Continue reading Game industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto talks Nintendo Switch Pro launch in 2020, new Pokémon GO-style AR game, Super Smash Bros. mobile and more

Shuntaro Furukawa reveals immediate positive impact Pokémon Let’s Go and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had on Nintendo Switch

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Japanese publication Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun recently interviewed Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa about Nintendo Switch performance. Furukawa revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales passed five million globally in its first week of being on sale. He also said the Switch is the home console seeing the fastest software sales so far in Nintendo's history. He … Continue reading Shuntaro Furukawa reveals immediate positive impact Pokémon Let’s Go and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had on Nintendo Switch

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee were created using Silicon Studio’s Yebis 3 middleware

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Tokyo-based company Silicon Studio has revealed that Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee were created using its Yebis 3 middleware. This was initially thought to be an engine, but it turns out that Yebis 3 is in fact middleware. This tidbit was pointed out by Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games Inc. Pokémon … Continue reading Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee were created using Silicon Studio’s Yebis 3 middleware