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

Update: Bumped to the top. The Trail: Frontier Challenge will launch in the Americas on March 8.

Original: Last year, The Trail: Frontier Challenge from Kongregate and 22cans released on Steam. Much like with Outlast yesterday, out of nowhere, the exploration-driven simulation game has now unexpectedly landed on Switch. This case is even stranger as we previously had no idea that The Trail would be making its way to Nintendo’s console.

The Trail: Frontier Challenge is a reworked version of 22cans’ mobile title that first appeared a couple of years ago. Peter Molyneux, the creator of Fable, Populous, Black & White, and other games, founded 22cans in 2012.

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

Nintendo isn’t done with updates for Super Mario Odyssey. It’s unclear if the game will be getting any additional free modes or paid DLC in the future, but there are at least new costumes on the way.

Thanks to last week’s update, which added Luigi’s Balloon World, we may have a pretty good idea as to what Nintendo has planned. Dataminers have plucked through the files from version 1.2.0 and have found many new hats and costumes – complete with their descriptions.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 39,696
PS4 – 29,392
New 2DS LL – 6,693
PS4 Pro – 5,383
Vita – 5,017
New 3DS LL – 3,693
2DS – 850
Xbox One X – 139
Xbox One – 135

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 41,496
Switch – 39,303
PS4 Pro – 8,006
New 2DS LL – 5,778
Vita – 4,959
New 3DS LL – 3,423
2DS – 959
Xbox One X – 133
Xbox One – 57

And here are the software charts:

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

Outlast was added to the Switch eShop today. Its sequel, Outlast 2, isn’t too far behind. The European and Australian eShops now have a listing that shows a release date of March 27 (expect it on the same day in North America).

Outlast 2 will cost £26.99. It’ll take up 9.6GB of space.

Below are the first screenshots from Outlast 2 on Switch:

And a lengthy overview:

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

Update: Bumped to the top. Outlast: Bundle of Terror is out now in North America as well.

Original: We knew that the Outlast games would be coming to Switch at some point. Yet strangely, out of the blue, Outlast: Bundle of Terror has popped up on the European eShop and can be purchased right now.

It’s unclear if this is a mistake, but it’s rather odd for this to appear randomly. In any case, we have some screenshots of the game on Switch below, along with an overview.

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

Natsume passed along new information about Wild Guns Reloaded today, including a release month. The game is scheduled for April and will be released physically and digitally.

Pre-orders are live at GameStop here with other retailers to follow. In case you’re curious, pricing is set at $29.99.

As previously mentioned, Wild Guns Reloaded has new features on Switch including Beginner Mode and Boss Rush: Time Attack. Further details on these modes and general information about the game can be found below.

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

The Zoids franchise has been around for over thirty years, involving model kits, anime series, and more. The series is now being revitalized once again as Zoids Wild.

Announced today, Zoids Wild will encompass into new model kits, anime, manga, and more. Most interesting of all, at least for us, is an entirely new game for Switch.

Unfortunately, details about the title are nonexistent at present. But given how the Zoids Wild cross-media project will be debuting in Japan this summer, we could be receiving details soon. Takara Tomy also has interest in expanding the new series overseas, though it’s unclear if this will apply to the Switch game.

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

Update: Added in the official embed below.

Original: A new trailer for Pokemon the Movie 2018 just aired on the Japanese variety show Oha Suta. The film, which premieres on July 13, is going by the name Pokemon: Everyone’s Story for its release in Japan.

We’ve posted the video below. When the official upload comes in, we’ll replace the embed here.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Sonic the Hedgehog was originally envisioned as a very different character. Naoto Ohshima, who designed the Blue Blur, told John Szczepaniak in the latest entry of his Untold History of Japanese Game Developers series that Sonic was originally going to be a human boy.

Ohshima said:

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

Following the initial reveal in Weekly Jump last week, Bandai Namco has officially announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy for Switch. It’s coming out pretty soon as a release is planned for April 26 in Japan. Pricing is set at 6,800 yen.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy will support the Joy-Con (including the Joy-Con Grip) and Switch Pro Controller. Using just a single Joy-Con is not supported, however.

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