Super Metroid programmer recalls sneaking in a reference to a girl he was dating
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 32 Comments
Shumpalations has translated a classic interview with Yasuhiko Fujii. Fujii previously worked at Nintendo, and more specifically, on Super Metroid as a programmer.
At one point, Fujii was asked if there were any scenes in Super Metroid that were his ideas. That prompted him to recall how he snuck in a reference to a girl he was dating by the movement pattern of a certain group of Evir enemies.
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Splatoon 2’s Blackbelly Skatepark map to be temporarily closed for a revamp
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
Blackbelly Skatepark is the latest Splatoon 2 map to be getting a revamp. Nintendo has announced that the stage will be going down for renovation work beginning 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET / 12 AM in the UK / 1 AM in Europe. Until December 5, players won’t be able to access Blackbelly for online battles.
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Pokemon GO teases first look at PvP
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 10 Comments
Player versus player battles has been one of Pokemon GO’s most-requested features since launch. Very soon, Niantic may finally be delivering on fans’ wishes.
Niantic has been posting a few different teases on the Pokemon GO Twitter account today, culminating with the image above. It gives us what appears to be our first look at PvP. While we don’t really have much in the way of details yet, hopefully we’ll be learning more soon.
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Fortnite delays account merging feature to early 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 Comments
Originally, Fortnite was intended to have a new account merging feature go live this month. With November just about over, players might be curious as to why we haven’t seen it yet. Epic Games provided an update on its website today.
Because of “ongoing technical concerns,” the functionality has been delayed. Epic now intends to have it ready sometime in early 2019.
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Video: European eShop highlights – November 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 Comments
Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from November 2018. You can watch it below.
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Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura shares special art to celebrate upcoming Smash Bros. Ultimate launch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 29 Comments
Over the past few days, we’ve seen a number of special art pieces posted online by Nintendo and other companies to celebrate next week’s launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Square Enix came forward today with its own today, designed by Tetsuya Nomura. Above you can see Cloud hanging out with Link and Mario
Kirby Star Allies finished with new content updates
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
Kirby Star Allies has received a few major updates since launching earlier this year. HAL Laboratory has added several new Dream Friends, a new challenge mode, and more. Now the team is ready to move on.
In a blog post shared on HAL’s website today, director Shinya Kumazaki confirmed that Kirby Star Allies won’t be receiving any further content updates. That means the Dream Friends roster is set and updates are pretty much finished. We’ll likely see a patch if any bugs are detected, but as far as content is concerned, Kirby Star Allies is complete.
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Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists details and screenshots – Judith, Shallistera, Iris, and Norn
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
After magazines had the scoop earlier this week, Koei Tecmo and Gust have provided official details on a few characters in Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists. The latest update covers Judith, Shallistera, Iris, and Norn. Find the information and screenshots below, courtesy of Gematsu.
ACA NeoGeo Neo Geo Cup ’98: The Road to the Victory footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 Comments
Neo Geo Cup ’98: The Road to the Victory was added to the eShop yesterday as yet another NeoGeo game for Switch. We’ve included some footage in the video below.
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The First Tree footage
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New footage has arrived giving us a look at The First Tree on Switch. Get a look at the gameplay in the video below.
