A portion of a Nintendo Life interview with developer MotionTwin...
NL: Is there an ultimate goal, or is it essentially endless?
MT: There is an ultimate goal, although at the moment we haven't actually finished the game so you won't be able to find it because it doesn't exist, but we're getting there. Basically, what you're aiming to do is beat The Hand of the King, which is the final boss, and once we've finished you'll discover what happens after that.
At the moment on the main path there are three bosses, as well as another hidden boss, so really you're just trying to go as far as you can. For the average player, beating The Hand of the King will probably take about 20-25 hours to get to that point. If you're a psychopath you can finish the game in two hours once you know it inside and out, as the actual run to the final boss is about 45 minutes in a straight line.
NL: Have there been any elements of the Switch's unique hardware that you've been able to take advantage of?
MT: HD Rumble, obviously, that's probably the big one. Right at this particular point in time, we're sticking with the same features for everything, but what we want to do is when we get through the first certification process is look at what else we can add to make the most of the Switch. HD Rumble is really great for this game because if you're taking damage from the left or the right you can feel which side you're being attacked from. There's a lot of feedback you can get into the hands to make the game feel a lot more natural.
If you're playing on a bus or something, visual feedback is a little less obvious, so having that physical feedback is a really great way to give the player more information. The thing I really love about the Switch though, is sometimes I'll take the dev kit home with me, and just being able to play it on the way home, get in and plonk it onto the TV, sit back and relax, it's nice.
from GoNintendo
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