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Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear at number one with an additional 260,784 units sold at retail in Japan alone

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have officially reappeared in the top 10 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 12/12/22 – 12/18/22 [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 260,784 (3,963,266) [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 68,927 (3,566,641) [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear at number one with an additional 260,784 units sold at retail in Japan alone

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cFrEoiziDA Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast [Work Ethic] I've spoken previously about writing proposals, but this time I'd like to talk about … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about maintaining momentum when writing proposals

The official Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide for 2022 is now live, consisting of a slew of Nintendo-themed gift ideas featuring Pokémon Scarlet, Pokémon Violet, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch Online membership cards and much more. Limited-edition bundles are also featured, so be sure to check everything out for yourself! … Continue reading Official Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide now available for 2022 featuring Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, games with Mairo and friends, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, My Nintendo Store stuff and much more

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafG03n89MY The Potential of One Button [Planning & Game Design] The simplest approach to a game's controls is to distill them down to … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about the potential of games that literally only use a single button

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk2npGxEQRo Jobs in Game Development [Team Management] I'm asked about this topic often, so today I'll be introducing some of the various roles … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai introduces some of the various roles on a game development team

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have officially reappeared in the top 10 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 12/5/22 – 12/11/22 [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 277,676 (3,702,482) [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 143,650 (New) [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear at number one with an additional 277,676 units sold at retail in Japan alone

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DKndKkHw8 Making Lead-ins Instant and Impactful [Animation] The first part of an attack animation is called the lead-in. While these might look like … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about the lead-in, which is the first part of an attack animation

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVsVTgJKuzU Let Players Cheat the System [Game Essence] Today, I'll talk about the need for leniency on the part of game developers. Making … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about the need for leniency on the part of game developers