Sonic Forces demo out now on the Japanese Switch eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 20 Comments
SEGA has brought a demo for Sonic Forces to the Japanese Switch eShop. It’s a 573MB download.
If you have a Japanese Nintendo account, you can access the demo from any region. Simply visit the Japanese eShop and hit up the usual “Coming Soon” section. Sonic Forces now has its own page where you can download the demo.
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Scans roundup – Death Mark, World End Syndrome, Atelier Lydie & Soeur
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 1 Comment
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include the new Switch games Death Mark and World End Syndrome plus Atelier Lydie & Soeur: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. Scans of all games are below.
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp made with Unity
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 4 Comments
Super Mario Run was made with Unity. The same can be said of Nintendo’s latest game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
Unity confirmed the news on Twitter:
Villagers unite! Get ready to collect bells & shake trees. Live stream about @animalcrossing for mobile begins soon. #madewithunity https://t.co/aVQLxeP2vN
— Unity (@unity3d) October 25, 2017
We’ve started to see Nintendo experiment with various engines in recent years. The new Yoshi game for Switch, for example, runs on Unreal Engine 4.
Minecraft maintenance taking place later this week, shop maintenance next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 0 Comments
Update: Switch maintenance also scheduled for today / tomorrow. The schedule is as follows:
– 5:50 PM PT (October 25) – 9 PM PT (October 25)
– 8:50 PM ET (October 25) – 12 AM ET (October 26)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (October 26) – 5 AM in the UK (October 26)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (October 26) – 6 AM in Europe (October 26)
Original: Two more periods have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule. Minecraft will be impacted later this week, with shop maintenance scheduled for next week.
The times are as follows:
Minecraft (Switch / Wii U)
– 11:50 PM PT (October 26) – 1:30 AM PT (October 27)
– 2:50 AM ET (October 27) – 4:30 AM ET (October 27)
– 7:50 AM in the UK (October 27) – 9:30 AM in the UK (October 27)
– 8:50 AM in Europe (October 27) – 10:30 AM in Europe (October 27)
Wii U / 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel
– 1 PM PT (October 30) – 5 PM PT (October 30)
– 4 PM ET (October 30) – 8 PM ET (October 30)
– 9 PM in the UK (October 30) – 1 AM in the UK (October 31)
– 10 PM in Europe (October 30) – 2 AM in Europe (October 31)
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Skyrim, Fire Emblem Warriors – “Close Call” commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 11 Comments
Nintendo has prepared a new North American commercial to promote Xenoblade Chronicles 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Fire Emblem Warriors. See it below.
LEGO Worlds getting big update on Switch tomorrow with Monsters DLC, more patches coming
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Warner Bros. and TT Games have a whole bunch of plans for LEGO Worlds going forward. Tomorrow, the game will be getting another big patch on Switch with features, changes, and improvements. Another patch is also planned by the end of this year, with even more support coming in 2018.
TT Games outlined everything that’s to come tomorrow as well as in the future. You can find the full rundown below.
Media Create sales (10/16/17 – 10/22/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 30 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 31,092
PS4 – 25,075
New 2DS LL – 8,449
PS4 Pro – 6,203
New 3DS LL – 6,187
Vita – 3,535
2DS – 1,367
New 3DS – 195
Xbox One – 69
PS3 – 50
Wii U – 40
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 40,803
PS4 – 16,933
New 2DS LL – 10,569
New 3DS LL – 8,369
PS4 Pro – 5,773
Vita – 3,938
2DS – 1,565
New 3DS – 242
Xbox One – 71
PS3 – 65
Wii U – 58
And here are the software charts:
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A half hour of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 1 Comment
Since Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been pushed out in Australia, folks are beginning to get their hands on the game. Watch a half hour of footage below.
Pokemon Duel update out now (version 4.0.6)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 Comments
Pokemon Duel has received its latest update. On iOS and Android, version 4.0.6 has been released.
Today’s update isn’t terribly exciting. The official patch notes only make mention of bug fixes. That seems to be all.
Source: iOS / Android
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Blossom Tales (Switch) debut trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 20 Comments
FDG Entertainment released the first trailer for Blossom Tales on Switch, where it will be a console exclusive. Check out the trailer below.