Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 27, 2023
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch eShop, Wii U | 0 comments
We have an updated Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 27, 2023 is now available. Wii U and 3DS are being thrown into the mix, and there’ll be some downtime for the Switch eShop.
Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of August 27, 2023:
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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Colorgrave brought Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils to Switch this week, and new gameplay has now surfaced. You can get a look at the latest 2D platformer on the system.
Here’s an official overview with more information:
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R update out next week (version 2.1.0), patch notes
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is set to receive a new version 2.1.0 update, and we have the patch notes. It will be going out alongside the new Leone Abbacchio DLC.
Many balance adjustments are included here. Various characters will have changes implemented and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
Luna-3X finally resurfaces with debut trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
We finally have an update on Luna-3X, which was previously known as LUNAXXX.
The title, which is being led by Pygmy Studio, was one of the first games we heard about for the console as it was announced in May 2017. We later learned that original Chibi-Robo director Kenichi Nishi is involved. Years have gone by without any news.
More: Luna-3X, Pygmy Studio, Red Art Games
Arcade Archives Bosconian gameplay
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Hamster added Bosconian to its Arcade Archives this week on Switch, and we have a new round of gameplay. The classic Namco title was shown off during one of the company’s regular live streams.
Here’s an official overview, via Hamster:
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Black Skylands gameplay
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A whole bunch of gameplay has arrived for Black Skylands, which recently made it to Switch. 44 minutes of footage is here for the Steampunk adventure title.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
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Switch file sizes – Sonic Superstars, MythForce, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Sonic Superstars, MythForce, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Star Ocean: The Second Story R comments on visual style and how it’s different from HD-2D
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When Star Ocean: The Second Story R was revealed, some may have thought that the game is using an HD-2D art style like Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy. But while the two are similar in some ways, they’re actually different.
Producer and director Yuichiro Kitao clarified things in a recent interview with Famitsu. Kitao explained that the backgrounds “were made with real time 3D, and the characters were drawn with a special shader in a way that really sticks in the player’s memory.”
Pokemon Company COO says Game Freak “excels” at new Pokemon designs, younger staff joining and contributing ideas
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The Pokemon Company chief operations officer Takato Utsunomiya has again commented on Pokemon designs and Game Freak specifically.
Utsunomiya recently said in an interview that coming up with new ideas on that front “is an area that Game Freak really excels in.” Another aspect of creativity stems from the fact that younger staff are now becoming a part of the company and are “creating new Pokemon or coming up with new ideas for Pokemon”.
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[Let’s Talk] Where should Xenoblade go from here?
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
One of the news topics circulating this week is Xenoblade Chronicles series director Tetsuya Takahashi saying that if there’s another entry in the franchise, it would probably be pretty different. In a way that seems like something obvious to mention, but it’s also an interesting point of discussion.
There are many similarities across the Xenoblade games, but plenty of differences as well. Perhaps the most unique of the bunch was Xenoblade Chronicles X, which put a focus more on quests and less of a story plus rideable mechs. For the most part though, the series has been about exploring big worlds, getting wrapped up in the world and story (unless you want to discount X), appreciating the music, and taking on enemies in the real-time action-based battle system.
Having said that, where should Xenoblade go from here? What would you like to see in a theoretical new game? Let us know in the comments.
