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

FDG Entertainment has two games on Switch right now: Oceanhorn and Blossom Tales. Between them, they’ve collectively sold over 100,000 copies.

FDG just announced the news on Twitter:

Oceanhorn and Blossom Tales have both done very well on Switch. The former sold more copies on Switch than on all other consoles combined while the latter sold double the amount of units on Switch launch day vs. lifetime sales on Steam.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment

Ice Cream Surfer previously arrived on a Nintendo console. Back in 2014, Dolores Entertainment published the game on Wii U.

Ice Cream Surfer is now coming to Switch as well. Dolores Entertainment announced the news on Twitter, indicating that a release is coming soon.

Here’s more on Ice Cream Surfer:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Japanese mobile game company Colopl. According to an official statement from Colopl, Nintendo claims that five tech patents have been violated. One of these includes using a touch panel to manipulate a joystick.

Nintendo is currently seeking $40 million in damages. When a verdict is delivered, we’ll let you know.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

It’s been awhile since Pokemon Shuffle received a new update on 3DS, but the latest patch can now be downloaded. Version 1.5.0 has been introduced with a few new features.

Here’s the full rundown:

– New Trainer Rank system: gives you various rewards based on the number of Pokemon that you have captured
– These include Mega Speedups, Raise Max Levels and even Mega Stones
– 30 ranks in total
– New gifts obtained via checking in regularly with it cycling through 15 different gifts: Hearts + 5, Moves +5, Exp. Booster S, Hearts + 5, Skill Booster S, Mega Start, Hearts + 5, Disruption Delay, Exp. Booster M, Raise Max Level, Hearts + 5, Exp. Booster L, Time + 10, Hearts + 10, Jewel
– Can now use Jewels to unlock batches of stages if you have yet to complete them so your progression is not hindered if you can’t do some stages
– Use the team you used last time if you then change it, using a special arrow on the selection screen

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii | 9 Comments

Last week, Nintendo reported that Switch has become the fastest-selling home gaming console in the US. Over 4.8 million units have been sold in the country thus far.

Nintendo is also finding similar success in Italy. The Big N says that Switch is selling faster than the Wii through the system’s first ten months, matching the same feat in the US.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 1 Comment

Nintendo uploaded a new piece of Splatoon 2 art to celebrate this weekend’s global Splatfest. We’ve attached the image above.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

A new video has surfaced for Switch’s new Japanese rhythm game Gal Metal featuring Marty Friedman, who was the Megadeth lead guitarist. Have a look at it below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 18 Comments

Pokemon GO will soon be ending support for Apple devices that cannot upgrade to iOS. These include iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c models.

In a statement, Niantic said that the move “is a result of improvements to Pokémon GO that push the application beyond the capabilities of the operating systems on such devices.” When the change takes place on February 28, you won’t be able to access your account from the impacted device, or use PokeCoins or other items in your Bag.

You can read the full statement from Niantic and listing of impacted devices below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

GameStop loves its bundles, so it’s no surprise to see a couple of new options in this area for the Super NES Classic Edition. At the moment, you can nab the hardware along with the SNES YoK Wireless Controller. It comes in both red and blue options.

If interested, you can place an order here. The full set costs $95.

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

Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “Easy there, cowboy! A Miitomo Western #2”.

Available items include:

– Western shirt
– Cactus print dress
– Sheriff’s badge
– Cowgirl outfit

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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