Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments

The physical version of Axiom Verge was dated for October 17 awhile back. Unfortunately though, a delay is happening. Creator Tom Happ estimates that the physical copies will be pushed back by “a couple of weeks”. Both Switch and Wii U will be affected.

There might be one bright spot here. Happ put out a tweet asking fans if they’d like the digital version to release on the eShop as planned. Based on the Twitter poll, that may very well happen.

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Japan’s second Splatfest in Splatoon 2 is currently underway. It’s the McDonald’s-themed event featuring french fries and Chicken McNuggets.

For the Splatfest, Nintendo has put up a new Shifty Station layout making its debut for the first time. You’d have to imagine that it will eventually head west. For now, check out some footage below.

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At Nintendo NY earlier today, a special Nintendo Back-to-School Celebration was held. We have some photos with their descriptions from the Big N below.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Gemarla G., with her family Glenn, age 5, Gavin, age 7, Grace, age 3, and husband Gary G., from Queens, NY, had their photo taken with Mario at the Nintendo NY store during the Nintendo Back-to-School Celebration.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans Gavin G., age 7 and Glenn G., age 5, from Queens, NY, gather at the Nintendo NY store for the Nintendo Back-to-School Celebration. Fans played games, received Nintendo school supplies, signed a pledge to work hard this school year and had the chance to have their photo taken with Mario.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Alessandro A., age 4, from Woodside, NY, greets Mario at the Nintendo NY store during the Nintendo Back-to-School Celebration.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans gather at the Nintendo NY store for the Nintendo Back-to-School Celebration. Fans played games, received Nintendo school supplies, signed a pledge to work hard this school year and had the chance to have their photo taken with Mario.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 39 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild reached a major milestone in Japan this past week. Based on the latest data from Media Create, it has now outsold Twilight Princess.

Media Create has Breath of the Wild selling a total 576,067 units on Switch. You can add another 133,024 copies for the Wii U version. We should also note that Media Create hasn’t provided an update for the Wii U version in quite some time, so the sales there should be even higher.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, News, Switch | 102 Comments

Update (9/9): Following European pricing, we have official confirmation that L.A. Noire is $10 more on Switch. GameStop shows it’s $50 for the Switch version. It’ll be $40 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Original (9/7): Rockstar Games made a notable announcement today, revealing L.A. Noire for new platforms, including Switch. Now we have the game’s boxart above. It’s technically the European version, but the US version will simply swap out the the PEGI rating for the ESRB version.

We also have an update on pricing. On Switch, L.A. Noire will cost €49.99 / £44.99. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are €39.99 / £34.99. We don’t have US pricing yet, but $49.99 is likely a safe bet.

L.A. Noire will be another instance in which a Switch game costs $10 more at retail compared to other platforms. Nintendo has never commented on the situation officially, but the cost of producing cartridges is likely a factor.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

TILMENDOMiNATiON has an early look at Puzzle Box Maker, coming to Switch later this year. View 15 minutes of footage below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 4 Comments

GameXplain has put its own video together comparing Metroid: Samus Returns and Metroid II: Return of Samus. See how the Game Boy original and the new 3DS remake stack up against each other below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 40 Comments

Advance Wars has been dormant for many years. The series thrived during the Game Boy Advance and DS eras, but it’s been a long while since the last entry. The last time Nintendo and Intelligent Systems created a game in the franchise was in 2008, when we saw Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

As part of an interview concerning Fire Emblem Heroes, TouchArcade asked Intelligent Systems’ Kouhei Maeda about the possibility of a new Advance Wars for mobile. Maeda worked on the scenarios for Advance Wars games back in the day.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

Warner Bros. has started to publish spotlight videos for the new packs coming to LEGO Dimensions on Tuesday. We have a series of videos for Beetlejuice and The Powerpuff Girls below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment

In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top ten European eShop downloads for August.

Sonic Mania topped the charts, with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle following close behind. The latter game was available for just a few days in August.

The full list is as follows:

1. Sonic Mania
2. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
3. Overcooked Special Edition
4. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
5. Splatoon 2
6. I Am Setsuna
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8. Snipperclips
9. Infinite Minigolf
10. Retro City Rampage DX

If you’re interested, you can find the previous results for July here.

Source: Switch News

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