Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 made it to Switch earlier this year. Now the first two entries in the series are being made available on the system as well starting tomorrow.

In order to download The Jackbox Party, you’ll need 1.2GB of space. The sequel takes up 675MB in case you’re curious.

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Believe it or not, a Puyo Puyo-esque game mode is tucked away inside Sonic Mania. You can unlock Mean Bean Mode, though it’ll take some work. You’ll just need to get gold and silver medals in the Blue Sphere extra stages first.

Here’s some footage of the mode:

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Another option has opened up for New 3DS XL Samus Edition pre-orders in the UK. As of now, Amazon is taking reservations. You can place a pre-order right here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

We’ve seen stores such as GameStop restock Switch this week. Similarly, Toys “R” Us is carrying the console in stores as well. The retailer cautions that supply is “limited”, but it’s encouraging that more retailers are beginning to receive more regular stock.

Toys “R” Us wrote on Twitter earlier today:

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Pokemon Duel newest content update saw the addition of today’s Dragon Gym Cup. Take a look at some footage below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 81 Comments

In the latest issue of EDGE, EA Worldwide Studios executive vice president Patrick Söderlund spoke about the possibility of the company further supporting Switch. The same interview also had some talk about Söderlund and Switch on a more personal level.

EDGE asked Söderlund if Switch has blindsided the games industry, in particular due to how Wii U performed. His response was “a little”, before adding that he was “puzzled” by the system when he first saw it. Söderlund admitted though that Nintendo probably understood something he didn’t, and now feels that it’s “a pretty special machine”.

Söderlund said:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 27 Comments

The July 2017 issue of Nintendo Dream had a massive interview about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kenta Nakanishi (Nintendo), director Toshiyuki Kusakihara (Intelligent Systems), and producer Masahiro Higuchi (Intelligent Systems) participated in the discussion.

Among the topics discussed were the use of realistic proportions (which will be carried over into the upcoming Switch title), why Alm is left-handed, and a whole lot more. We’ve picked out some of the notable excerpts below. You can read the full interview on Kantopia.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

Walmart currently has both kinds of Switch units in stock. You can place an order for the gray version here, or the neon version here. Neither may last very long, but it’s definitely worth giving a shot. 

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Prior to Switch’s launch earlier in the year, GameSeek was taking pre-orders for just £198.50. That same low price is being brought back.

As long as you’re registered with GameSeek, you should be able to take advantage of the offer. Ultimately you’ll be saving £80 on the RRP. It’s one of the cheapest prices available for Switch in the UK.

GameSeek says the offer is going live now, but it actually looks like we’re just over three days away. Regardless, you can keep track of the product page here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments

Game Informer published another piece of content from its month long coverage of Pokemon coverage. This time around, a video has gone live with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori showing design documents, and sketches from Sun/Moon’s development. Watch the video below.

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