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• Roller Coaster Tycoon Switch GDC 2018 Gameplay Interview - YouTube — Roller Coaster Tycoon Switch GDC 2018 Gameplay Interview
• Japanese Nintendo ー Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Wii U and Mobile. — Nintendo Co., Ltd. have applied for NINE trademarks in Japan for ‘downloadable videogame programs’ including the above Octo image, as well as (in alphabetical order and all as English words): Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers, Luigi’s Mansion, Mario & Luigi, Metroid, Metroid Prime, Smash Bros., Wario Land and WarioWare. This is the second new trademark for Wario Land within the last year.
• Nintendo: Indies Helped Power Switch's Success - Rolling Stone — “In July of last year we knew of about 150 titles from third-party coming out,” Baker said. “By the end of 2017, 320-some-odd games had come out on the Switch. It was a significant jump in terms of expectations. There is an even higher number (we know of ) for this year and we expect that to be surpassed as well. “While we’re really fortunate with the reception, we know it’s our responsibility to recognize that there is a lot of content coming and that we need to find ways to improve discoverability.” “We have enough content now that we don’t have to wait every six months to promote a new batch of indie titles,” he said. “We can increase the cadence of Nindies videos.”
• Nintendo Switch System Updates and Change History | Nintendo Support — General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience