Earthlock Switch footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
After previously releasing on Wii U, a revamped version of SnowCastle’s RPG Earthlock lands on Switch this week. Take a look at some footage below.
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Switch owners can use My Nintendo Gold Points when purchasing digital games starting today
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Update: With this update, the Switch eShop has also been updated to show how many gold points can be earned from a digital purchase.
Original: Nintendo recently announced that it would be possible to use My Nintendo Gold Points when purchasing digital games on Switch. This is going into effect starting today, which should be as soon as maintenance ends (roughly 90 minutes from now).
The way this works is that Switch owners can get 5% back on digital purchases and 1% back on games bought physically. You’ll be able to apply Gold Points to purchases during checkout on the eShop or on Nintendo’s website. 1 Gold Point amounts to 1 cent. Another way of putting this: if you pay $59.99 for a game on the eShop, you’ll earn 300 Gold Points, which can be $3.00 towards your next purchase.
Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:
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Detective Pikachu dev on wanting to make “something totally different”, incorporating voice recording and facial capture
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
It goes without saying, but Detective Pikachu is a very different kind of Pokemon game. Pikachu has a voice, and the character acts in a completely different way than fans are used to.
USgamer spoke with Hiroyuki Jinnai about the new game. One of the aspects discussed is how the team wanted to offer “something totally different” with this version of Pikachu.
Pokemon GO – windy weather and double XP promotion has started
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Pokemon GO recently wrapped up a week of legendary Raid Battles. Since Rayquaza was defeated more than Kyogre and Groudon combined, Pokemon that prefer windy weather will now hatch more often from Eggs. This promotion period will last until March 16.
Raid Battles at Gyms near you will also favor appearances by Pokemon that prefer windy weather. Double XP will be in effect until March 16 as well.
More: Niantic, Pokemon GO
Curve Digital: Switch community is “thriving”, system “is a fantastic platform for indie games”
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Curve Digital has released Human: Fall Flat and The Flame in the Flood on Switch, with more titles to follow. The company has previously announced that games such as Bomber Crew, Smoke and Sacrifice, and For the King are on the way.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Curve’s Rose Buhain said, “The Switch community is absolutely thriving.” Buhain added that the platform is “a fantastic platform for indie games.”
More: Curve Digital, interview, Rose Buhain, Stuart Dinsey
Japanese Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Extra Pack 2 commercial
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Bandai Namco issued a new commercial for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s new DLC. Find an advert for Extra Pack 2 below.
Rocket League update out now (version 1.42 / 1.0.4), full patch notes
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A new update is out now for Rocket League on Switch. Psyonix is officially calling it version 1.42, though Switch shows it as version 1.0.4.
In any case, we have the full patch notes below. Along with the DC Super Heroes DLC, bug fixes have been implemented.
More: Panic Button, Psyonix, Rocket League, title update
Detective Pikachu – official overview of the first three chapters and more
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Thanks to an update from The Pokemon Company, we have fresh information about the 3DS game Detective Pikachu. New details have been provided about the game’s first three chapters and more.
Here’s the full lowdown:
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North American Kirby Star Allies commercials
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Nintendo has uploaded a couple of new Kirby Star Allies commercials for North America. We have both of the adverts below.
Zen Studios no longer working on Pinball FX3 Switch performance patch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Zen Pinball spoke about a performance patch for Pinball FX3 on Switch a few months ago. The plan was to get the game running at 60 frames per second during portable play, and to hopefully increase docked resolution to 1080p.
We haven’t heard about the update since then, and it sounds like Zen Studios has pulled the plug on those original plans. Community representative Gabor Hajdu passed along the following note to one fan:
