Round Up: Nintendo Life 2020 - A Year In Interviews

Throughout 2020 we here at Nintendo Life have spoken to many game developers and industry types, large and small, who have brought their work to Switch. Whether those games have gone on to sell millions or gotten a little lost in the abyss of the Switch eShop, it's always fascinating to get behind-the-scenes insights about what goes into making the video games we've (mostly) enjoyed this year.

We've highlighted a handful of the features below in our Best of 2020 series, but we thought it worth collecting every interview we've published this year in one place for your perusal and consideration. Feel free to scroll through the catalogue below (or the same selection with lead images) at your leisure as you relax with a nice beverage before getting stuck into 2021!

January 2020

• Feral Interactive On The Pleasures And Pitfalls Of Porting To Switch
• 17-BIT's Jake Kazdal On The Journey From Nintendo Game Counsellor To Making Games In Japan
• Super Mario Faker - The Man Behind An Unobtainable Dream Factory
• Chiptune Band Anamanaguchi Shares Insight Into Its Latest Album And Dream Smash Bros. Fighters
• HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed Developer On Raiding The Toy Box To Fill Switch's FPS Gap
• Hyperkin Explains Why Its Next Console Is Bringing The Game Boy To Your Living Room
• Liberated Developer On The Challenges Of Creating A Truly Playable Comic Book

February 2020

• Media Molecule Veterans On Bringing Co-Op Coming-Of-Age Adventure Knights & Bikes To Switch
• Cosmic Defenders Dev On Partnering With Natsume And Life As A Tokyo-Based Indie
• Warface Producer On Switch Port Parity, Crossplay And The Element Of Surprise
• Super Rare Games On 2 Years Of Switch Releases And The Future Of Physical Media
• WayForward On Vitamin Connection's Switch Exclusivity, Challenges And Influences

March 2020

• NES Creator Masayuki Uemura On Building The Console That Made Nintendo A Household Name
• Oxenfree Developer On Mixing Up Demons, Drinks, And Drama In Afterparty
• Capcom On Bringing Shinsekai: Into The Depths To Switch
• First Impressions Of Sea Of Stars, The Next Project From The Messenger Dev Sabotage

April 2020

• Switch Developers Open Up About The Impact Of COVID-19
• Ex-Rare Composers David Wise And Grant Kirkhope On Writing For Yooka-Laylee, Their Inspirations And Working From Home
• Now Is A Great Time To Support Your Local Retro Computer Museum
• Nihon Falcom President On Trails Of Cold Steel III And Bringing The Long-Running JRPG Series To Switch
• Trials Of Mana Producers On The Challenges Of Remaking A Classic 16-Bit RPG
• Firesprite Games On Bringing The Persistence, A First-Person Sci-Fi Roguelike, To Switch From PlayStation VR

May 2020

• Sam Barlow On Bringing Telling Lies To Switch, His Directing Style, And His Next Project
• Spirit Of The North Developers On The Challenges Of Bringing Their Fox To Switch
• Blue Fire Mixes Zelda, Dark Souls And Platforming - Exclusive Gameplay Footage And Character Reveal
• Moving Out - SMG Studio On 'Pre-Gaming' Apartment Moves And Collaborating Across Continents
• XCOM 2 Collection Port Specialists Virtuos On Bringing The Series To Switch

June 2020

• Fallout Creator On The Outer Worlds, Working Partnerships, And The Games He Plays These Days
• The Making Of Streets Of Rage 4, By The People Who Made It Happen
• Golf With Your Friends Dev On Community Feedback And The Secrets Of A Great Hole
• Biped Producer On The Cute Co-op Platformer's Journey To Switch
• Shantae And The Seven Sirens Director On WayForward's Design Approach To This Metroidvania Series

July 2020

• Burnout Paradise Remastered Dev On Optimisation, Resisting Temptation And Nailing 60 FPS On Switch
• Lego Super Mario Lead Designer On 3D-Printed Prototypes, Aborted AR And Meeting Koji Kondo
• Missile Dancer Dev Terarin Games On Shmup Design, Future Plans And Embracing Western Players
• I Am Dead Drops On Switch This September, And We Speak To The Devs To Find Out More
• Warface Devs On The Challenges Of Bringing CryEngine To Switch
• Minecraft Dungeons Producer On Collaborating With Mojang And Expanding One Of Gaming's Biggest IPs

August 2020

• Evergate Developer Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of The Upcoming Puzzle-Platform Adventure
• A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Ary And The Secret Of Seasons

September 2020

• Bounty Battle Dev On Building A Smash-Style Brawler With Indie Game Heroes
• Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memories Directors On Retelling The Series' Story And Working With Disney
• Behind The Music Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
• Jankenteam On Reviving Alex Kidd For A Whole New Generation Of Players

October 2020

• Skyforge Developer On Bringing The Fantasy Sci-Fi MMORPG To Switch
• Torchlight III Character Class Guide - Best Builds And Tips, Straight From The Devs
• Nintendo And Velan Studios On Bringing Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Into The (Real) World
• "There Would Be No Control On Switch Without The Cloud," Says Remedy
• No More Robots Boss On How Switch eShop Is Pushing Publishers To Game The System
• Horace Developers On Die Hard, Britishness, And Finding The Right Genre Label
• Moon Studios On Ori And The Will Of The Wisps' Journey From Xbox To Switch

November 2020

• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Developer On "Restoring And Finishing An Old Painting"
• DOOM Eternal Finally Gets A Switch Release Date - We Speak To Port Wizards Panic Button

December 2020

• Atelier Ryza 2 Producer On Exploration, Censorship, And The Potential For Seeing More Ryza

Let us know below which of the interviews above you particularly enjoyed, as well as which developers you'd like to hear from in 2021.