Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – Joker’s reveal, getting some rest, and more
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We now have a full translation of the latest column Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai published in this week’s issue of Famitsu. In it, he discusses Joker’s reveal at The Game Awards, plans for a bit of rest, reducing the team size for the development of DLC, and a brief comment on online play.
Here’s our full translation:
Downwell launches January 31 on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Devolver Digital has set a release date for the Switch version of Downwell. Thanks to the company’s Discord channel, we have confirmation that it’ll arrive on January 31.
We have the following overview and trailer for Downwell:
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Switch “Indie Hits 2018 Edition” videos
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Nintendo has put out a couple of videos highlighting some of the top indie games on Switch this year. We have them below.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey story trailer
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Nintendo has readied a new trailer for Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey. Watch it below.
Media Create sales (12/17/18 – 12/23/18)
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 – 278,701
PS4 – 57,948
New 2DS LL – 19,096
PS4 Pro – 17,845
New 3DS LL – 7,116
Vita – 3,939
2DS – 724
Xbox One X – 195
Xbox One – 182
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 281,213
PS4 – 62,580
PS4 Pro – 19,014
New 2DS LL – 14,510
New 3DS LL – 5,132
Vita – 2,647
Xbox One X – 847
2DS – 395
Xbox One – 204
And here are the software charts:
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Fire Emblem Heroes kicks off new Grand Conquests event
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Fire Emblem Heroes has kicked off its latest event. Players can participate in Grand Conquests, in which three armies fight over territory during the course of three battles. The continent of Elibe from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade is where battles are fought this time.
The latest Grand Conquests event in Fire Emblem Heroes will be live until January 1.
The King of Fighters 2002 is this week’s NeoGeo game on Switch
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The King of Fighters 2002 is coming to Switch this week as the system’s latest NeoGeo game, Hamster has announced. It will be the 100th entry in the ACA NeoGeo series.
Here’s a brief overview:
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster
Clannad coming to Switch
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Clannad is in the works for Switch. That’s according to the latest issue of Famitsu, which shares the initial news. Touch screen and Joy-Con usage will be supported.
Here’s an overview of the visual novel:
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Famitsu review scores (12/25/18)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate getting a Mario-themed Spirit Board event
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will soon be cycling in one of its regular Spirit Board events. Starting on December 28, Nintendo is kicking off a new theme focusing on Mario.
While active, you’ll be able to find more Spirits centered around the Mario franchise. Defeating them will also net you more rewards than usual.
The Mario-focused Spirit Board event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will last for five days.
