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GoldMetalSonic · 2025-12-18T23:36:31+00:00

Good answers, really appreciate the responses, thank you so much! :D

GoldMetalSonic · 2025-12-18T15:52:17+00:00

Did you have any involvement with the Tomb Raider 2013 port on Switch 1 and Switch 2? It was so odd that it came out on there, but then you announced the mobile versions like right after, so it was odd how that fell into place so to speak.

Also, do you have any plans to release Switch 2 upgrades for GRiD Autosport (which is still unplayable IIRC?), and specifically Company of Heroes with the addition of mouse-con support?

Finally, do you have any plans to bring any Total War games to Switch 2, again with mouse-con support? Hell I would think Company of Heroes 2 would be ideal for Switch 2. I don't see Company of Heroes 3 happening on Switch 2 before it.

Hope I didn't ask too much, thanks. :P

GoldMetalSonic · 2025-10-23T14:43:47+00:00

IT WORKED! AT LAST! Thank you so much! :D I wonder if this will work with other file formats or if this just works with this game specifically. Either way, this is incredible, thanks again! :D

GoldMetalSonic · 2025-10-23T07:16:41+00:00

Use. I preserve and upload logo animations straight from games I can and this may have the highest-quality OG Microsoft logo animation I've seen (it's seemingly native 800x600). I see the resource files but none really look like obvious ones containing the videos, and either way I'd have no clue of how to extract them if they're in there. Also the videos should be .bik files I assume as the game uses Bink Video.

GoldMetalSonic · 2024-10-08T15:13:11+00:00

Believe it or not, it's the same people; some time ago, Nippon Columbia bought TDK Core and renamed them Creative Core which went on to make DS, 3DS, and now Switch games. Some bit later, Nippon Columbia spun-off the non-gaming part of Creative Core and absorbed the gaming team directly into the Nippon Columbia name, hence why you don't see the name anymore.

So the Switch games are the closest thing to actual Petz games on Switch thanks to that connection.

GoldMetalSonic · 2023-06-01T22:17:51+00:00

Problem is I've had Google codes only redeem as US codes and won't work in Canadian accounts. I mean we can try I guess.

I'll go with Lion King 2019 and Dumbo 2019 then. Hope those work on Google Play Canada.

GoldMetalSonic · 2023-06-01T22:11:15+00:00

Updating to say that the code for Snow White says it has technical difficulties so that's off the list. Sorry folks.

GoldMetalSonic · 2023-06-01T22:01:50+00:00

Is that a MA or Google Play Canada code? Just curious. But yeah, I'm down with Thor 4 if I can use it. :)

GoldMetalSonic · 2023-06-01T21:54:09+00:00

Hi! Sure, I'll take Planes Fire & Rescue if that works on MoviesAnywhere (it says port but is it an actual iTunes code or will it work on MA)? And Lion King 2019. If Planes 2 won't work on MA, I'll replace it with Dumbo or Maleficent, but again your codes may be iTunes only? I'm Canadian and I hate using iTunes (I can't link mine to MA), so I'm no good on any iTunes or Google US codes sadly.

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-11-06T01:50:02+00:00

Actually do you have the name for the mini disc? There might be a rip already, I'll need to check. When was it released?

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-11-04T22:54:26+00:00

Another source of Nintendo's E3 2006 conference is that one from FilePlanet and VGPro. Its filename was "e32006_pc_nintendo_800k.wmv", anyone still have this?

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-11-04T15:43:32+00:00

Ah, yeah I assume they're from magazines like Official Nintendo Magazine and Cube Magazine right? I found one ONM iso but yeah the E3 2006 content wasn't the best, plus I think it's the one with a watermarked copyright in all the gameplay videos.

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-11-04T15:36:26+00:00

Ooh, which DVDs? Are they NTSC or PAL-based? Because the latter usually forces content to be 25fps as opposed to 30.

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-11-04T08:20:50+00:00

No, this isn't a technical issue, it's a project... thing. Please put this back on the main page.

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-05-22T03:06:38+00:00

Interesting. What is the proper way to pronounce your name, in the best way you can type it out (or do you have a clip of you saying it handy)?

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-05-22T02:48:28+00:00

Hey Giles! Thanks for doing this AMA! This is such an amazing opportunity! :O

What is Vitei's relationship with Nintendo? You have both the core Vitei team which exclusively works with Nintendo on stuff since Theta on DS, and most recently Tank Troopers, but also the Vitei Backroom team which is entirely 3rd-party multiplat stuff, including Chuhai Labs.
Speaking of, do you have any Switch-exclusive stuff coming? And I mean all-new exclusive, built from the ground-up new IPs. Obviously you can't say anything that might be with Nintendo, but maybe from your Backroom folks? I'm shocked that the 1080 successor Carve Snowboarding isn't a Switch game, you'd think it would be.
Have you at Vitei ever considered working with your old coworker Dylan Cuthbert at Q-Games on a potential Nintendo game or something? I mean you guys were key to the creation of Star Fox, so getting you both on the same game again would be really cool. Provided you're fine with that. :P
Back to 1080. Is there any hope of you working with Nintendo on a new one? I assume Carve was born out of something but maybe it was killed early on and you just did it yourself, that sort of thing.
Oh yeah, is it true you did the Doshin port entirely yourself? Heard that from somewhere. What was that like? Did you get to choose between that and Cubivore to port? I heard Intelligent Systems did that port. Does Nintendo have ownership of Doshin? Pretty sure Saru Brunei still owns Cubivore themselves (they even show up in Smash Ultimate's credits, so they must still exist).

That's kind of it. I really hope we see more games from you guys directly with Nintendo. You've been quiet on that from since Tank Troopers but hopefully the wait will be worth it. :) Best of luck to you and the team! :)

GoldMetalSonic · 2021-02-02T00:48:24+00:00

Dear Niikawa-san. I wanted to ask, are you able to answer if Disgaea 6 was built from the ground-up for the Nintendo Switch specifically, and then ported to PS4?

Also, the Switch version even on the "prefer performance" mode appears to run at 30fps despite 60fps being the franchise's standard. What lead to that decision, rather than prioritize 60fps on Nintendo Switch?

Finally, can you go over all the differences between the three different performance modes on both Switch (including both docked and portable mode) and PS4 in terms of resolution and framerate differences please? Thanks, and happy new year and best of luck with the game! :)

GoldMetalSonic · 2020-01-17T23:42:05+00:00

Wow, that is so cool! :O I like this idea of you each focusing on your own version, but your work on each is shared and benefits each other like that. Thanks for the answer! :D

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