Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments

Thanks to a listing on the Japanese Switch eShop, we can confirm next week’s NeoGeo game on Switch. Hamster will be releasing The King of Fighters ’96 in all regions on December 28.

Here’s a brief overview:

“The King of Fighters ’96 is a fighting game released by SNK in 1996. A total of 27 playable characters are available. New game mechanics such as the Emergency Evasion, short and mid-hops make their entry for the first time in the legendary Series, adding a new depth to the fights. The story focuses on the second chapter of the Orochi trilogy.”

ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’96 will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Atelier Lydie & Suelle, VS. Super Mario Bros., and WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom. Scans of all games are below.

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New characters are in the works or Mighty Gunvolt Burst. Inti Creates has announced Ray (Mighty No. 9), Copen (Azure Striker Gunvolt), and Kurona (Gal*Gun 2) DLC.

All three of these characters will be available on December 28. They’ll be sold as a DLC pack for $1.99.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 10 Comments

Digital Foundry has returned with a new technical analysis of a Switch game. For its latest investigation, Rocket League is the focus.

Having Rocket League run at 60 frames per second was the top priority. As a result, the team needed to make some compromises to the visuals.

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Heart & Slash joins the Switch eShop starting this week. The video below contains 18 minutes of footage, which will give you a good idea what you can expect from the game.

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Niantic is boosting Pokemon GO with some new functionality. If you have a device that’s running iOS 11 on iPhone 6s or newer, you’ll be able to experience AR+.

AR+ allows for all sorts of improvements and features. For example, Pokemon are now fixed to a point in space, and they’ll run away if they become aware of the Trainers getting too close.

Here’s the full lowdown on AR+ in Pokemon GO from Niantic:

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Tiny Metal makes its way to Switch tomorrow, and a new trailer is here to celebrate the upcoming launch. Have a look at the video below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments

The latest sales figures from Japan were reported today. Thanks to those numbers, we have an interesting stat about Super Mario Odyssey. After eight weeks, it’s actually the best-selling 3D Mario game ever, beating out Super Mario 3D Land, both Galaxy games, and everything else.

Here’s how the numbers stack up for all of the 3D Mario titles after eight weeks:

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Headup Games prepared a new gameplay trailer for Bridge Constructor Portal. See today’s trailer below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch | 73 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 221,210
PS4 – 45,161
New 2DS LL – 31,653
New 3DS LL – 19,115
PS4 Pro – 17,804
Vita – 9,049
2DS – 4,324
Xbox One – 2,175
New 3DS – 421
Xbox One X – 132
Wii U – 75
PS3 – 44

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 164,908
PS4 Pro – 45,163
PS4 – 40,524
New 2DS LL – 27,074
New 3DS LL – 15,059
Vita – 8,483
2DS – 3,192
Xbox One – 406
New 3DS – 248
Xbox One X – 75
Wii U – 70
PS3 – 48

And here are the software charts:

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