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December 9th, 2019, 18:44 Posted By: wraggster
The Switch is having an extraordinary year, with Nintendo's console and its software line-up cleaning up in pretty much every market. Switch Lite seems to be quietly racking up additive sales without cannibalising those of its older (and more expensive) stablemate, while games like Pokémon Sword and Shield are giving the platform a pretty amazing run at a Christmas season from which the other console platform holders have largely absented themselves.
Last year, Nintendo got a little over-enthusiastic in its full year projections for Switch and had to revise its figures down slightly. Now the pendulum has swung, and it seems almost certain that its current targets are a significant underestimation of the bumper year it's actually having.
Unsurprisingly, that's all been having a positive effect on Nintendo's share price, which after an undeservedly rough 2018 is up around 47% so far this year. It's not just about Switch, though; the company's mobile game strategy seems to be settling into something profitable and sustainable -- though not quite the cash-printing machine that some investors had rashly hoped for -- and there have been positive moves to expand and capitalise upon its IP by opening Nintendo stores in prime locations, loosening its grip to permit popular adaptations like this year's Detective Pikachu movie, and prepping the much-anticipated Nintendo theme park in Osaka to open in time for next year's Olympics tourist boom.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-china-opinion
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December 5th, 2019, 21:57 Posted By: wraggster
@XorTroll has just released the first major update for his Switch HOME menu reimplementation, uLaunch! Version 0.2 introduces a brand new feature called Quick Menu, which allows for easy and immediate access to various functions & sub-menus without using the touch screen, and can be brought up anytime by pressing (Z)L,(Z)R or the analog sticks. Two new applets (album and controller settings) as well as a power menu have been added to uLaunch, all of which can be accessed from the aforementioned Quick Menu. Many new entries are now available in the settings, including several toggles for the Switch's hardware and software features (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc) and console-specific info (Serial Number & MAC Address).
Last, but not least, a new PC companion application, uViewer, has also been released! This app works both as a replacement for the previously released QForegroundViewer, as it incorporates all of its screen streaming functionalities in itself, and also includes an entry creator, thus allowing you to easily make your own custom entries for uLaunch. An uViewer DLL plugin for RetroArch is also available, which can be useful if you wish to create ROM forwarders.
As usual, the official changelog can be read below:
Quoted from uLaunch 0.2 Changelog: - Main menu
- Added a new way to open menus without touchscreen: presenting the quick menu! Just hold L/R-stick, then move it while being held to select a menu, leave the stick and profit!
- Changed the web browser touchable menu item with the controller applet one, for what it's worth.
- Settings menu
- New settings were added:
- Console information upload (enable/disable)
- Automatic titles' download (e/d)
- Console auto-update (e/d)
- Bluetooth (e/d)
- 3.0 USB (e/d)
- NFC (e/d)
- Wireless LAN (e/d)
- MAC address
- Serial number
- Added controller menu applet (as a menu touchable icon, as mentioned above) support to change/manage players and controllers!
- Added album applet (as part of the aforementioned quick menu) support to view your captures!
- Added a power menu (as part of the aforementioned quick menu) to quickly power off, reboot or sleep the console!
- QForegroundViewer has been refactored into a major application: uViewer!
- New entry creator menu (custom entry creator to be accessible from main menu), customizable with plugins!
- This includes a custom RetroArch-themed DLL plugin, easily loadable by uViewer, to make ROM forwarding really easy!
- Added a new way to open menus without touchscreen: presenting the quick menu! Just hold L/R-stick, then move it while being held to select a menu, leave the stick and profit!
- General
- Custom icons in entry JSONs can now be used with normal titles too, not just homebrew.
- Custom name/author/version texts in entries are no longer restricted to 511/15 characters.
- Certain parts of the code/functionality were slightly improved (speed might be slightly faster in certain laggy moments)
Have fun with a brand new HOME menu!
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December 5th, 2019, 21:52 Posted By: wraggster
The 3DS has received a new update and, shockingly enough, the changelog doesn't mention stability for once! Firmware 11.13.0-45 has been released in all regions for both New and Old consoles and it is aimed towards fixing a bug with the system's StreetPass functionality. Sure enough, initial reports show that the only updated sysmodules are StreetPass, friends and Web browser data, alongside your usual NVer/CVer changes. The official release notes can be read below:
Ver. 11.13.0-45U (December 2nd, 2019)
- Resolved an issue where StreetPass would not work in some cases.
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Not much else is known at the time and consoles that have already been hacked via boot9strap should be able to update just fine but, as usual, you may want to refrain from installing the new firmware version until someone else gives the all clear - especially if you own a stock console that you wish to mod. This post will be kept up-to-date with any other useful hacking & homebrew related info.
Source (Console: New / Old)
Official Nintendo release notes
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo...leased.553504/
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December 5th, 2019, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster
And, after the 3DS got its recent system update, this time it looks like it's the Switch's turn. Firmware 9.1.0 has been released by Nintendo for all regions and the changelog states it's meant to fix an issue with the colour animation not showing correctly when attaching a Joy-Con to the console... alongside with the usual stability. However, there may also be something else under the hood, as @SciresM has warned that TrustZone might have received an undocumented change, so current CFWs may break if you install the update.
Ver. 9.1.0 (Released December 4, 2019)
General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience, including a solution for the following:
- Resolved an issue where the color animation was not displaying correctly when attaching a Joy-Con controller to the Nintendo Switch console.
Needless to say, given those premises, it may be best to avoid updating for the moment if you're running a CFW or if you wish to mod your console. Not much else is known at the time of writing - this post will be updated with any useful hacking and homebrew-related info.
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December 5th, 2019, 21:46 Posted By: wraggster
The wait is over, when it comes to new NES and SNES titles, for those that pay for Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo will be bringing more retro games to its service, after previously adding a collection of Super Nintendo games back in September. These new additions include four SNES games, and two NES, which are listed below.
- Star Fox 2
- Super Punch Out!
- Kirby Super Star
- Breath of Fire II
- Crystalis
- Journey to Silius
Super NES
- Star Fox 2 – This 3D rail-shooter and second installment of the Star Fox series was first designed for Super NES, but went unreleased until it appeared on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system in 2017. This time, Emperor Andross is on a crusade to conquer the Lylat system and the Star Fox team itself. After a long wait, Star Fox is back in action.
- Super Punch-Out!! – Featuring the tight gameplay and humor the series is known for, this sequel to the NES classic sees Little Mac return to the ring with the World Video Boxing Association belt once again at stake.
- Kirby Super Star – That awful King Dedede is at it again – he’s stolen all the food in Dream Land. It’s up to Kirby to get it back and ultimately save Popstar from being taken over. There’s never a dull moment as Kirby dashes, flies and fights!
- Breath of Fire II – Set 500 years after the original, take on the role of Ryu, the last member of the Dragon Clan. A cast of unusual and exciting companions join you in your adventures across a wondrous land full of magic and mystery.
NES
- Crystalis – An epic story for action-RPG fans is ready to unfold. Set in a world where civilization lies in ruins, the young protagonist awakes from cryogenic sleep and the adventure begins. Collect the Sword of Wind and venture into the unknown.
- Journey to Silius – Join Jay on his run-and-gun mission to take down the mechanical army responsible for his father’s death. Defeat endless waves of attack robots and fulfill his father’s dream of developing a space colony in the Silius Solar System.
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The most notable addition in this lineup is Star Fox 2, which was previously exclusive to the SNES Classic. All six of these games will be made available for the Nintendo Switch on December 12th.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo...cember.553627/
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December 5th, 2019, 21:41 Posted By: wraggster
The Nintendo Switch just saw its best single week of sales in the US ever over Thanksgiving, with both the Switch and Switch Lite selling a combined total of 830,000 units.
Per Nintendo, this brings total Nintendo Switch US sales up to 17.5 million units, 1.5 million more than the last reported milestone of 15 million back in mid-October. Globally, the Switch has sold over 41 million units.
Additionally, this was the best Cyber Monday the Nintendo Switch has seen yet, this being its third on the market.
Software sales also got a bump over Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. In the Americas, Pokemon Sword and Shield have now sold a combined total of over 3 million units. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has reached 8.5 million, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is up to 8 million, Super Mario Odyssey to 6.5 million, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe reached 1.5 million.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ales-week-ever
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December 4th, 2019, 21:49 Posted By: wraggster
For many years, the FlashBoy series of flash carts has been a great way for people to play Virtual Boy homebrew on real hardware, as well as hacks, translations or simply the few super rare games which the average fan could never get their hands on otherwise.
Obviously, the discontinuation of the FlashBoy Plus earlier this year left a big hole. And, being the huge undertaking that it is, Kevin Mellott's upcoming MultiBoy32 multi cart is still rather far away on the horizon. So, aside from second hand units or a sometimes shady repro market, there currently is simply no way for Virtual Boy fans to enjoy homebrew on the real hardware. Let's face it - emulation can only get that close but never be as good as the real thing.
Luckily, to fill the gap, Kevin Mellott has recently announced the HyperFlash32, a new one-game-at-a-time flash cart with 32 MBit of flash memory. Apart from a single VUEngine video player demo, which is 128 MBit in size, that is enough space to hold everything the Virtual Boy#s library has to offer, even the largest homebrew game for the system, the infamous Hyper Fighting.
While sounding like just a bigger capacity FlashBoy replacement at first, new details shared by Kevin demonstrate that the HyperFlash32 is much more than that, in an impressive way. Here's a quick overview of what the flash cart will have to offer, as of the current state of development:
- 32 MBit flash memory, holds one game at a time
- 32k x 8 nvSRAM, no save battery required
- SRAM contents can be dumped to/read from SD card
- PC connection via USB
- Fully custom, a bit longer than usual, cart shell incomporating an ingenious triple-layer PCB design
- E ink display shows label of currently loaded game, possibly multi-color
- Three capacitive buttons built into the cart shell allow for flashing games from an SD card, without the need for a PC
Find all the juiy details and early images in this thread.
https://www.planetvb.com/modules/new...hp?storyid=465
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December 4th, 2019, 21:29 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo and Tencent have finally revealed the launch details for Switch's long-awaited debut in China.
The console will be officially released in mainland China on Tuesday, December 10th, Seeking Alpha reports. It will be made available in retail stores, as well as through major online companies such as TMall and JD.com.
The Chinese Switch will be priced at 2,099 yuan (approximately $300) and will come with a demo of New Super Mario Bros U Delxue, as well as a one-year warranty.
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad shared more details from the official news briefing via his Twitter.
There are at least 18 third-party titles currently being localised for the Chinese market, after which they will be submitted for approval. This range includes Just Dance, Hollow Knight, Mario + Rabbids, Octopath Traveler, Tools Up, Mario & Sonic at the Toyko 2020 Olympic Games, Daemon X Machina and an exclusive Rabbids Party game.
Several other developers are working on official versions of their games to be localised and approved for China, including Bandai Namco, Sega, Konami, Square Enix, Level-5 and Tencent's own internal developer Next Games.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...hina-next-week
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November 27th, 2019, 21:45 Posted By: wraggster
Compared to Android, emulation offerings on iOS aren’t as numerous and well-supported even though the hardware of some iOS devices is pretty powerful. However, things seem to be changing as Dolphin may finally be coming to the platform in one way or another!
[h=3]PR for Experimental Support published[/h]
On Sunday, developer OatmealDome published a pull request to Dolphin’s GitHub which would see experimental iOS support in the emulator’s official codebase if accepted.
Want to run Animal Crossing for the GameCube on your iPad? Well, now you can!
This pull request was accompanied by a decent deal of documentation, the main points of which are:
- The effort behind the pull request was made in order to initiate discussion as to whether iOS is a platform that Dolphin ought to support
- The build system is based on the Android one with image assets being taken directly from there
- Currently, the interface is a rudimentary state although touch controls do work.
- If work on this port goes forward, the interface needs a good deal more work and the codebase will transition to Swift from Objective-C as much as possible
- The Vulkan backend is used for rendering although an unusable OpenGL one is still provided for now.
It’s important to note that due to the memory requirements of Dolphin, a jailbroken device is effectively required (or modifications to the bootloader) since it needs an entitlement which lets access more memory than Apple allows 3rd party applications to use. This pull request was made possible through the amalgamation of previous pull requests that were denied mostly due to the aforementioned memory issue which is effectively fixed now.
Supported devices include:
- Apple A9/A9X devices which include the iPhone 6S(+), iPad Pro 1st generation (9.7/12.9”) and iPad 5th generation
- Apple A10/A10X devices which include the iPhone 7(+), iPad Pro 2nd generation (10.5”/12.9”), iPad 6/7th generation and the iPod Touch 7th generation
- Dolphin will probably run best on 2nd generation iPad Pros as they have 4GB RAM (other supported devices have 2/3GB) and the best GPU, outperforming even that found in the A11 by a good margin.
- Apple A11 devices which include the iPhone 8(+) and iPhone X
http://wololo.net/2019/11/26/news-do...-pull-request/
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November 27th, 2019, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster
No$gba Release Notes
27 Nov 2019 - version 3.00
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dsi/teak/help: mmio info from wwylele's .md files and lauterbach .per files
dsi/teak/help: tested/added/clarified more/undocumented teak mmio details
3ds/teak/help: fixed errors in CFG11_SHAREDWRAM_32K_CODE/DATA descriptions
3ds/help: rev-engineered CSND sound/capture specs (mostly same as NDS sound)
3ds/help: rev-engineered most NDMA startup modes and CDMA peripheral IDs
3ds/help: basic notes on New3DS NFC hardware (Near-field communication)
3ds/help: basic specs for New3DS QTM io expander (whatever that is used for)
3ds/help: more or less working specs for New3DS C-stick and ZL/ZR buttons
3ds/help: full specs for accelerometer, and for both gyroscope chip versions
3ds/help: full specs for irda chip (yet no info on irda-software protocol)
3ds/help: full specs for corelink dma registers (still need opcodes though)
3ds/help: scanned SPI bus and I2C bus (with some new device id findings each)
3ds/help: added many i2c irq-sources (routed through gpio registers)
3ds/help: added comprehensive list of unknown lcd-i2c registers
3ds/help: removed lots of dirt from the official arm11 mpcore interrupt specs
3ds/help: rev-engineered event/fault irq numbers for XDMA, OldCDMA, NewCDMA
3ds/help: tested I2C+ARM camera access (and identified left and right cameras)
3ds/help: major rewrite of mcu chapter (focusing on actual info without blurb)
tsc/help: added TSC flowcharts for touchscr,microphone,nds-mode and basic init
mic/help: rev-engineered microphone, moved mic from unknown to sndex chapter
3ds/help: rev-engineered I2C clock config and manual/fifo SPI clock rates
dsi/help: added 8mhz spi bus clock (not 3ds specific) (enable via scfg_ext7)
3ds/help: added complete New3DS XL Component List (and semi-complete Old3DS)
3ds/help: added basic MMU virtual memory table specs (in arm cp15 chapter)
3ds/gpu/help: completely rewritten Top/Bottom Screen/Framebuffer Setup chapter
3ds/gpu/help: added notes on unknown read/write-able bits in PICA registers
3ds/gpu/help: added list of unknown/unused/undocumented PICA registers
3ds/gpu/help: added specs for finalize/interrupt registers PICA(0000h..0035h)
setup/controls: allows to use DEL/BS keys (toggles between none and that key)
3ds/cdma/xdma/help: added summary of all Corelink DMA registers and opcodes
help/emu/disass: supports invalid arm/libgcc BX PC opcode (thanx scott norton)
3ds/help: better gpio specs, and various details here and there
3ds/help: added stubs with R/W masks for most unknown arm9/arm11 io ports
3ds/debug: assembler/disassembler supports all new ARMv6/ARMv6K opcodes
3ds/debug: start_direct can now load FIRM files to memory (for disass)
3ds/memory: started allocating some 3ds-specific memory (AXI, WRAM, etc)
3ds/arm11/help: arm/thumb opcode encoding specs for new ARMv6/ARMv6K opcodes
3ds/bptwl/help: added notes on (limited) bptwl i2c register emulation
3ds/mcu/help: RL78 opcodes, registers, flags, memory map, SFR I/O map
3ds/cpu/help: added notes on branch prediction affecting waitbyloop timings
3ds/config11/help: rev-engineered details for new3ds clk/mode change register
wifiboot: uploader uses non-blocking tcp socket (for abort by keystroke)
3ds/disass: added RL78 disassembler (for 3DS.mcu or New3DS.mcu firmware image)
debug/help: included no$gba debug help in gbatek (moved to bottom of text) |
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November 26th, 2019, 18:21 Posted By: wraggster
One of the first ever ROM hacks (not translation) made by S.D.A., which replaces the original Mario/Luigi designs with the ones from the Mario Bros. minigame on Super Mario Bros. 3 (which can be played only when in 2-player mode).
The inspiration of this hack was right by the minigame’s sprites, especially because it features the same mechanics of the original game which this patch is based on. So, by confronting the sprites and the games, S.D.A. finally found an idea and said: “Why not hacking those minigame characters in the original Mario Bros?”. And that’s how this hack was made.
This news was released right for its 100th download in total, being the second project so far that passed this number, among the author’s first French translation of SMB1.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4651/
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November 26th, 2019, 18:20 Posted By: wraggster
The Pokemon Company has filed suit against at least three unknown US individuals for leaking early images of Pokemon Sword and Shield monsters and gameplay info.
Forbes reports that a lawsuit filed in the western district court of Washington at Seattle targets three unknown US residents who took "illicit pictures of pages from an unreleased strategy guide" for Sword and Shield and distributed those images across Discord and 4chan over the course of 15 hours in early November.
The suit goes on to argue that these images, which included images of the game's Gigantamax forms for Machamp, Eevee, Garbador, and Kingler as well several other new Pokemon and characters, constituted valuable trade secrets that disrupted The Pokemon Company's plans to market the game leading up to its launch.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...shield-leakers
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November 25th, 2019, 18:37 Posted By: wraggster
Moving to the Nintendo 3DS scene, two noteworthy homebrew releases have dropped this week despite the console being over 8.5 years old. The first of these is a port of DevilutionX, a Diablo I source port which recently saw its way to hacked PSVita consoles. The 3DS port has been made by GBATemp user MrHuu and currently, it only comes with shareware support if you want a pre-compiled CIA file although you can compile the latest build yourself if you want to play the full game. The developer notes that the port runs slow on original 3DS consoles so for a playable experience, it’s recommended you try it out a New 3DS device as a Reddit user has pointed out that performance is quite poor on the Old 3DS. That being said, there have been various commits to the port’s code on GitHub meaning that development is still going on which might fix bugs and improve performance somewhat, especially on lower-powered 3DS hardware, in the future!
To learn more about DevilutionX for the 3DS,follow this link to its GBATemp Thread and you can download it from its GitHub release page.  Fancy browsing the web on a browser from last decade on your DSi/3DS? Well, now you can with Twilight Menu++
Moving on to the second piece of homebrew, we have an update to TwiLight Menu++ bringing its version number to 11.1.0. This release includes:
- Support for the Nintendo DS Browser by emulating the Memory Expansion Pack via the extra RAM on the DSi/3DS (the DS only has 4MB RAM built-in while the latter have 16MB and 128/256MB)
- With this, you can browse the internet using Presto 1.0, the engine found in Opera 8.5!
- An updated version of GBARunner2
- On the 3DS and DSi, this can be run on CycloDS iEvolution
- Box art can be disabled on the 3DS and DSi by caching it to RAM
- An AP-patch for randomised Pokemon Black was added
- You no longer need to manually turn off heap sink for 6 games including 999 and Sonic Rush
- Some bug fixes
To grab TwiLight Menu++ 11.1.0, follow this link. You may read more about it on its GBATemp thread.
http://wololo.net/2019/11/22/news-oc...1-1-0-release/
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November 25th, 2019, 18:33 Posted By: wraggster
Like the PlayStation 1, the Sega Saturn is around 25 years old but while the former can be emulated on pretty much anything with decent results including the New 3DS, the Saturn didn’t fare as well when it comes to emulation.
The reasons behind this are numerous although the main two are because of the system’s architectural complexity and lack of interest from developers since the console was nowhere as popular as its rivals from Sony or Nintendo.
However, some development on creating the definitive emulator for the console is still ongoing and it’s mostly centered around Yaba Sanshiro (uoYabause) which has now earned a Switch port with a twist thanks to its main developer devMiyax. Contrary to other emulators, this port doesn’t run in Horizon OS and it isn’t available as a RetroArch core for Lakka either but it comes as a stripped-down Linux distribution, based on Lakka, that you flash on an SD Card.
 With this port, you can play titles like NiGHTs on your Switch!
As per comments from Reddit user ‘R3tro-PK’, this port works much better than the Yaba Sanshiro cores on Lakka/Horizon OS and from some testing, the following titles are playable at full-speed:
- Burning Rangers
- This title is pretty demanding
- Nights into Dreams
- Sonic R
To grab this port of Yaba Sanshiro and play some Saturn games on your Switch, follow this link which also contains donation links. It must be noted that the image provided has numerous known issues such as sleep not working and not being able to change the volume so don’t expect a flawless experience. Obviously, not all titles supported by Yaba Sanshiro will run at full-speed. Thankfully, the source code is available so we might see some fixes eventually.
http://wololo.net/2019/11/24/news-ni...to-linux-soon/
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November 25th, 2019, 18:31 Posted By: wraggster
The latest entry to the Pokémon franchise has taken up three spots in the top ten of the EMEAA charts this week.
Despite Nintendo not reporting digital sales figures, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are No. 1 and No. 3 respesctively, while a special pack including both games ranks at No. 9.
Yesterday The Pokémon Company revealed that Pokéon Sword and Shield have becoming the fastest-selling games to date on the Switch, shifting six million units during the first week.
Meanwhile, combined digital and retail sales saw Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order arrived at No. 2 this week.
Record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been knocked off the top spot after just one week, and currently sits at No. 4.
FIFA 20 still enjoys a solid position in the charts over a month since launch, ranking at No. 5 while Death Stranding has fallen from an opening week position of No. 2 to No. 6 this week.
Grand Theft Auto V is the only game not released within the last two months to appear in the charts, down a few spots from the week prior, to rank No. 10.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-emeaa-top-ten
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November 22nd, 2019, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster
It's time once again for a brand new Cemu update! The newly released version of the popular Wii U emulator, 1.15.19 to be precise, introduces some rather interesting account management-related features. Accounts behave very much like on a real Wii U, and that means they will each have separate save files for every game: a feature that can prove to be useful if you wish to have multiple saves in a game that doesn't provide different slots or if you share your computer with other people. A new tab has been added to the emulator's "General settings" window where you can create, edit, delete and switch between different accounts, however, if you think getting into the settings every time to change the active user profile is tedious, a sub-menu that lets you do just that in a much quicker way has also been added in the "Options" menu. On a last note, this system is compatible with accounts created on a physical Wii U console too, so you can also dump and use them in Cemu if you wish to do so!
As usual, a couple of minor bug fixes have been included as well. You can read more about them in the official changelog:
Quoted from Official changelog: # Cemu detailed changelog for 1.15.19
# Patreon release date: 2019-11-15
# Public release date: 2019-11-22
general: Added account management
- You can create and delete accounts in the general settings
- The currently selected account can be changed in the settings or via a shortcut in the menu
- Each account has separate save files
- Compatible with accounts dumped from a Wii U
general: Game list entries can now be renamed (#208)
general: Fixed a bug where game list entries would not be remembered if Cemu was closed right after refreshing the list
RPL: Fixed a rare memory corruption that could lead to crashes when any game was launched
Note:
(#xx) refers to bug tracker issues resolved by this change. See http://bugs.cemu.info/projects/cemu/
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November 22nd, 2019, 22:56 Posted By: wraggster
The pop-up Pokémon store will return to London for the Pokémon World Championships next year.
According to The Pokémon Company, more than 30,000 people visited the pop-up store at the Westfield Shopping Centre during the four weeks it was open. It was open throughout October, to coincide with the launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
While the specific venue for the Pokémon World Championships has yet to be confirmed, The Pokémon Company said that the store would be onsite for the event.
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November 22nd, 2019, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster
In many regards, the problem that developers of Pokémon games face is one that other developers would give their right arm for. They are working on a franchise that has done a remarkable job of holding its audience and its cultural relevance for decades, mixing a slow and careful evolution of the core games with more bold moves in other media and companion games (the most notable, of course, being Pokémon Go) in a way that has effectively retained older players while continually bringing younger players into the fold.
That's a remarkable legacy, but it does create challenges of its own -- not least of them being, with a major series overhaul like Pokémon Sword and Shield, the question of how to ensure the series meets the demands of those very disparate audiences, from adults who first played Pokémon in the '90s to tweens who'll encounter it for the first time with this game."All those people who have played Pokémon games since the '90s have grown up and gone in different directions in terms of their tastes"
What makes this particularly tricky is that we're not talking about a binary split in the audience between adults and kids. That rather misleading over-simplification has done the rounds over the past week, as a small but vocal group of adult fans have taken issue with a number of perceived issues with the new games, from complaints about graphical fidelity to annoyance at the decision to prune back the increasingly long list of creatures which has grown with each game in the series to date. These supposed flaws and others are occasionally blamed upon, or explained away by, the primary focus of the series being children -- with Nintendo and developer Game Freak thus deprioritising things that the adult audience finds important.
That's not entirely the case, though, because the reality is that the "adult audience" for a game like this is not one monolithic group. The real complexity, and challenge, lies in the fact that there are many different and diverse audiences encompassed in that simplistic term, because all those people who have played Pokémon games since the '90s have grown up and gone in quite different directions in terms of their tastes, preferences and gaming habits.
Some of them, perhaps even most, are fairly casually engaged with games overall, don't play many console games and will buy a new Pokémon title for a nostalgia hit - or perhaps even to introduce their own kids to the franchise. Some are just core fans of the franchise who buy each installment and make it a key part of their gaming identity; and others still have migrated into 'core' gaming (with all that entails) while still wanting to engage with Pokémon for nostalgia, or to revisit the formative role it played in their interests. There's a wide and varied spectrum between all of those points, with many players falling in every imaginable position along it.
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