Nintendo Direct 9-13-17 September 14, 2017
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I know we jumped the gun a little bit yesterday by posting up about the Project Octopath Traveller demo release on the Nintendo Switch, but that was due to the fact that Nintendo waited a bit longer than usual to post the entire Nintendo Direct video up after its initial stream. Thankfully, the entire video is now up for everyone to view.
Without further ado, here is a look at the recent Nintendo Direct. It details new and upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS. Featured games in this video include Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Project Octopath Traveller, and it culminates in an all-new preview of Super Mario Odyssey. Enjoy.
Project Octopath Traveller Demo Announced September 13, 2017
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When the initial lineup of Nintendo Switch were first revealed, the game that impressed me the most was Square Enix’s Project Octopath Traveller. Developed by the same team that made the Bravely Default games for the Nintendo 3DS, I felt the game had a unique art style that really stood out.
Today, during the Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo revealed the newest trailer for Project Octopath Traveller and announced there will be a demo out on the Switch later tonight! Take a look at the new trailer!
Nintendo Switch owners will be able to download the Project Octopath Traveller demo for free later tonight. Square Enix is asking demo players to fill out a brief survey after completing it.
Project Octopath Traveller is coming in 2018 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
Let’s Play Catherine Parts 1-3 September 13, 2017
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Very few games in my life have left as big an impression on me than Catherine by Atlus. On the one hand the game is an artistic puzzle game where you have to arrange unusual blocks to climb to the top of a seemingly never ending tower. On the other hand, it is a strongly written narrative giving the player the full control on its potential resolution.
We have been meaning to do a live Let’s Play of Catherine for quite some time now and now that the game is Backwards compatible on the Xbox One, the time has finally come for us to play it to 100% completion. That means we will be going for every Gold Trophy on each puzzle, every factoid and no unnecessary fatalities. Will we succeed? Watch and find out.
All gameplay footage is provided with full video commentary.
Catherine is out now for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Xbox 360 version is backwards compatible with the Xbox One and the PS3 version can be streamed on the PlayStation Now service.
Sky Announcement Trailer September 13, 2017
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During the Apple TV 4K reveal, the head of thatgamecompany, famous for the games Flower and Journey, took the stage to reveal Sky. Here’s the official trailer.
It looks incredible.
Sky is coming to iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
iPhone X Announced September 12, 2017
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the iPhone X.
It looks great doesn’t it? The iPhone X features a 5.6″ OLED infinity display and an all new camera system. The traditional TouchID-equipped Home Button has been replaced with a face recognizing scanner. Here’s a closer look under the hood:
The iPhone X will start at a price of $999 US for a model with 64GB of storage. An iPhone X with 256GB storage will also be available. The iPhone X is expected to be released in November 2017.
iPhone 8 Announced September 12, 2017
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Let’s be honest, the iPhone is the best smartphone on the market. It actually has an intelligently designed interface with great features and performance. Today, Apple has just announced the newest and latest iPhone coming to the market, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
The iPhone 8 offers a 25% louder speaker over the iPhone 7, an entirely new camera system that is designed specifically for Augmented Reality (AR), and an all new wireless charging feature. Here’s the full list of improvements in .08 seconds.
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will start taking preorders on September 15th. The price of the iPhone 8 starts at $699 and the price of the iPhone 8 Plus starts at $799.
Apple Watch Series 3 and WatchOS 4 Announced September 12, 2017
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Earlier today during the September Apple Keynote Event, Apple announced the latest upgrades coming to the Apple Watch.
First up, Apple announced the all-new WatchOS4. It’ll feature a completely redesigned interface with greatly improved health and fitness capabilities, a redesigned music app, and new watch faces. It’ll be released to current Apple Watch owners on September 19th!
Apple also announced the newest Apple Watch, Apple Watch Series 3.
The new watch will come with a dual-core processor offer a built-in cellular modem, allowing its owner to take phone calls and listen to streaming music. Oh and it will come with all the previous hardware features of Apple Watch and Apple Watch Series 2 including the heartrate monitor, BlueTooth, GPS and water resistance.
Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular support will be released on September 22nd
Pokemon: I Choose You Theatrical Trailer September 7, 2017
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The next Pokémon animated feature film has been announced and it will be receiving a limited theatrical release in November! Pokémon: I Choose You is an expanded retelling of the original story arc from Pokémon: The Animated Series, culminating with an epic encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. Without further ado, here’s the official trailer!
Pokémon: I Choose You will be getting a limited theatrical release in November 5th and November 6th. Fans who attend the event will be given an exclusive TCG promo card and QR code that could be used in Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon.
Gaming History You Should Know – The Sony PocketStation September 3, 2017
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When the Nintendo Switch was first released, it only offered its players an internal storage solution for their games and save files. Nintendo it seemed had no way to offer their customers the chance to bring their save files onto another Switch console. Many people recommended to Nintendo they should expand the Switch’s operating system to allow players to copy their save files onto SD cards. This concept of being able to copy your game files onto external memory for the purpose of using them on another console is being called revolutionary.
I don’t currently own a Nintendo Switch so I can’t comment if this functionality has been added at the time this editorial was published, but if Nintendo does implement it, they will only be continuing with a long standing tradition in console functionality. Would you be surprised if I told you that Sony had offered the ability for their players to save all their game data to a proprietary memory device which would work on every PlayStation console? You aren’t? Well, what if I told you Sony later enhanced those memory cards to offer more than just game storage, but they could serve as a rudimentary interactive digital device. I’m talking of course about the Sony PocketStation.
When it comes to gaming, storage is a problem, and when console games started shipping out on read-only optical media, storage became a big problem. Before the days of internal hard drives and cloud syncing your save files, users would need to buy proprietary memory cards for game data storage. In more recent years, most consumers have decided upon a specific standard of external memory storage, the SD Card, and newer mobile devices have been engineered to support that format. However in the 90s, if you wanted to keep a record of your game you needed to buy a proprietary memory card.
As the PS1 started to begin its decline in anticipation for the impending release of the the PS2, Sony did a little experiment. Devices like the Tamagotchi had a major success in the mid to late 90s. A Tamagotchi was a small digital device that fit in your pocket featured a black and white screen and several interface buttons. The objective of the game was to use them to keep and maintain a digital pet. They were pretty primitive by today’s standards but at the time they were cheap to manufacture and companies like Sony took notice about their success and capabilities. In the late 90s Sony released a device called the PocketStation in Japan.
The display tech for the PocketStation was similar to a 90s era Tamagotchi or more recently a Pokéwalker. It could save your PS1 game data like a Memory Card, but when you weren’t using it as a memory device, it also functioned as a personal digital assistant capable of playing exclusive minigames. It didn’t need a PS1 to function, but you would need a PS1 and a compatible game to load and save minigames on it.
Without further ado, I’ll let the great guys over at CGR Undertow show off their unit!
The PocketStation was revolutionary for its time but it was too successful in Japan. Sony couldn’t meet their nation’s heavy demand for it post release and because of that they never had enough of a supply to release it in the US, even though US games like Final Fantasy VIII supported it. Nothing like it was ever made for the PlayStation 2. While the PocketStation had only a brief release period, it was clear that the concept behind it had a future as Sega created a similar device, the VMU, to be the standard Memory Card for the Dreamcast.
While the PS1 and the Pocketstation have long since been eclipsed by newer technologies, its legacy endures to this day. I have heard that the US Steam version of Final Fantasy VIII includes the PocketStation’s extended capabilities as a bonus feature. I would seriously like to see these additions included if Sony ever decides to bring FFVIII to the PS4. I’ve also seen Japanese trailers for PS1 games on Vita promise that the Vita will offer full PocketStation support for legacy games.
Hope you enjoyed this look to the past to see just how far into the future we’ve really come. Don’t forget to take a look at Classicgameroom.com for more great classic PC and console game reviews.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes PAX West Trailer September 2, 2017
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My favorite game for the Nintendo Wii is the original No More Heroes. I picked it up new based on the recommendation of a friend of mine and ended up loving every second. NMH‘s director, Suda51, took the stage when the Nintendo Switch was first revealed to announce a new Travis Touchdown game would be coming to the console. Sadly, Suda51 didn’t provide any details about the new Travis Touchdown game after announcing it and I’ve been waiting anxiously to hear more about it ever since.
A new trailer has just been shown for the game at PAX West. Now it looks like this next game will be using Unreal Engine 4 and all I can say is…YES! Take a look!
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
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