Nominees announced for Gamescom Awards 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 15 Comments
The nominees are in for this year’s Gamescom Awards. In terms of Nintendo games, Super Mario Odyssey and Mario + Rabbids are nominated in several categories. Metroid: Samus Returns is also given a nod as well.
We’ve posted the Nintendo-related nominees below. Winners will be announced this Thursday.
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EA, Zoink bringing Fe to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 22 Comments
The Zoink-developed Fe is on the way to Switch, EA just announced at its Gamescom 2017 media briefing.
Here’s a brief overview:
Fe is a new type of wordless platformer full of sounds. Through Fe, a small cub that suddenly awakes in the forest, players will discover a world they will never want to leave as they use sound to communicate, connect with nature, identify friendly and unfriendly creatures and interpret their own narrative along the way.
Fe isn’t the only new Switch game from Zoink. The studio is also working on Flipping Death for Nintendo’s console.
Fe will be available on Switch in early 2018. View a trailer for the game below, along with today’s full announcement.
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Miitomo surpasses 10 million downloads on Android
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Miitomo has reached a new milestone on Android. Since the original launch last April, the app has been downloaded over 10 million times.
The Android page for the game says that downloads are sitting between 10 million and 50 million downloads. Since the page was only just recently updated, we can assume it’s closer to the lower end of that range.
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Sushee, Square Enix on why Fear Effect is being remade
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
An interesting announcement was made earlier today. The PlayStation game Fear Effect is receiving a remake, and it’s coming to Switch.
GamesIndustry caught up with a few people involved following the announcement. The site spoke with Sushee CEO Benjamin Anseaume, creative director Thibaut Romaggi, and Square Enix London indie development director Phil Elliot. They all touched on why the remake is happening, and their approach to the project.
Read some comments from Anseaume, Romaggi, and Elliot below. The full interview is located on GamesIndustry here.
Monolith Soft reflects on moving from Namco to Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 31 Comments
Monolith Soft wasn’t always a Nintendo studio. The company was more closely tied with Namco, but became a Nintendo subsidiary in 2007.
As part of Monolith Soft’s overhauled website, an interview was published with co-founder and executive producer Hirohide Sugiura. A portion of the talk covered Monolith Soft shifting from Namco to Nintendo, and what that whole situation was like. You can read the translation below, courtesy of Siliconera.
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Video: All Mario + Rabbids Ubicollectibles figurines unboxed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
MyGamingBoulevard has posted a video unboxing the Mario + Rabbids Ubicollectibles figurines. We saw a couple of these over the weekend, but the full set is now here. Check out the unboxing video below.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 on Switch will be the same as other versions, supports split Joy-Con
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
Switch owners won’t have to worry about LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 being gimped in any way. TT Games has said that the Switch release will be “feature for feature” the same as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.
The developers are also implementing the split Joy-Con setup on Switch. That means two players will be able to play LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 with just one Joy-Con controller each. This is in contrast to LEGO City: Undercover, which required a separate Pro Controller or additional pair of Joy-Con.
Fire Emblem Heroes – Valter Grand Hero Battle footage
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Fire Emblem Heroes updated once again last night with a Valter Grand Hero Battle. Get a look at some footage in the video below.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – “Journey to Chronopolis” Gamescom 2017 trailer
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Warner Bros. issued the official LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Gamescom trailer today, known as “Journey to Chronopolis”. Watch the video below.
Bandai Namco bringing Gotouchi Tetsudou to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
A few years ago, Bandai Namco created the board game Gotouchi Tetsudou (Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey All Around Japan) for Wii U and 3DS. That same game is now crossing over to Switch.
Bandai Namco announced Gotouchi Tetsudou for Nintendo’s new console today. Some new elements are planned, including the appearance of Angel Ojapon, voice acting (Masako Nozawa, the voice of Goku is lending her talents), new events, and new mini-games.
Bandai Namco intends to release Gotouchi Tetsudou for Switch in Japan this winter. We have plenty of information in our Wii U / 3DS announcement post here.
