Raw Thrills says Nintendo was “super excited” for Cruis’n Blast, open to possible Switch connectivity
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 22 Comments
Earlier in the year, Raw Thrills brought Cruis’n Blast. Nintendo’s logo is featured on the arcade machine in part because the Cruis’n name was licensed from the Big N.
In a recent interview with Arcade Heroes, Raw Thrills CEO Eugene Jarvis spoke about the Nintendo side of things for Cruis’n Blast. On the topic of how involved Nintendo was in the process, Jarvis stated:
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sold through 70% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 28 Comments
Media Create reported debut sales for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in Japan a few days ago. From December 1 to December 3, the game sold just under 100,000 copies. We have some additional news about how the game did.
Dengeki points out how the first Xenoblade sold 71,000 units in its first week before going on to move 149,000 copies in total. Xenoblade Chronicles X, released on Wii U, had debut sales of 86,000 copies and 130,000 units total.
More: Dengeki, Monolith Soft, sales, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Gear.Club Unlimited making of video – tracks and environments
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Microids published another making of video for Gear.Club Unlimited this week. In the latest entry, Eden Games talks about the tracks and environments in the game. View the video below.
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Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #5 results
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
The latest Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2 is over, and the results are in.
Players were asked if they prefer wearing warm inner wear or warm outerwear during the winter. The event pitted Heattech and Ultra Light Down up against each other in collaboration with UNIQLO.
Those who sided with outerwear prevailed in the end by a score of 2-1. Team inner wear managed to win solo battles by 1%, but outerwear secured slight edges in popularity and team battles. Overall, it was very close.
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Best Buy: B1G1 50% sale on Nintendo-published 3DS games now live – 40 titles
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments
Best Buy has kicked off its new 3DS game sale for the week. If you buy one select title published by Nintendo, you can get another for 50% off. You can save even more if you happen to be a member of the Best Buy Gamer’s Club.
All of the included games can be found here. Highlights include Metroid: Samus Returns, Monster Hunter Stories, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, and more. There’s about 40 to choose from in total.
Capcom on the long wait for Mega Man 11
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 20 Comments
Announced earlier in the week, Mega Man 11 is in development, and is heading to Switch in late 2018. It’s been seven years since the last entry in the series. It was way back in 2010 when Mega Man 10 landed on WiiWare.
In this month’s issue of Game Informer, Mega Man 11 producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya spoke about the long wait for a new Mega Man. Part of the problem was when Keiji Inafune left. Mega Man was something Inafune championed and he led the franchise, so after his departure from Capcom, a bit of a hole was left behind.
More: Capcom, interview, Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, Koji Oda, Mega Man 11, top
Nintendo on Switch’s initial success, demographics, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
Yoshiaki Koizumi talked a whole lot about Super Mario Odyssey in a recent interview of 4Gamer. But towards the end of the interview, there was some general talk about Switch as well. Koizumi was not only the producer of Mario Odyssey, but also Nintendo’s latest console on the whole.
As the general producer of Switch, Koizumi thought sales have progressed faster than thought, since he assumed it would take about one or two years for the concept to permeate by having players bring the console outside to introduce it to others. But since it has spread so quickly, he believed they have conveyed it in the right way.
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Miitomo – returning Miitomo Drop stage theme (12/9/17)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Louc and in your face! Decourageous Fashion” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:
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[Let’s Talk] The Game Awards 2017 reactions
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 26 Comments
Just like that, The Game Awards have come and gone. All of the winners have been chosen, and many announcements were made along the way. Nintendo played a very big part in it all.
To get things started, The Champions’ Ballad DLC was properly unveiled for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If that wasn’t enough, it launched right after The Game Awards ended.
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Danmaku Unlimited 3 expected towards the start of 2018 on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments
The bullet hell game Danmaku Unlimited 3 was announced for Switch back in June. Originally, Doragon Entertainment hoped to have it ready this year. However, it’s now looking like an early 2018 release is the new plan.
Developer Sunny Tam told one fan on Twitter:
Should hit within the first couple months of 2018, sry for the delay!
— Sunny Tam (@SunnySyTam) December 9, 2017
We have more information about Danmaku Unlimited 3 below.
