New Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo up for pre-order at Best Buy
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Best Buy is taking pre-orders for the upcoming Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Revali, Daruk, Mipha, and Urbosa are included. All figures can be reserved here.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar animated intro
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
THQ Nordic published the animated intro for the Switch game Battle Chasers: Nightwar today. Watch it below.
Curve Digital bringing Human: Fall Flat and The Flame In the Flood to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
Curve Digital announced its first Switch game yesterday. A Knight’s Quest, developed by Sky9 Games, will be on the system next year.
Following up on that title, Curve has announced two more games for Switch. Human: Fall Flat and The Flame In the Flood are both heading to Switch.
NVIDIA says Switch is “doing incredibly well”, lots of praise for Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 45 Comments
NVIDIA reported its latest financial results yesterday, and the company had a rather good quarter. Part of that was due to Switch, which has taken off in its first few months.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang commented on Switch’s performance during a financial call with analysts and investors yesterday. Huang noted that the system is a “major component” of the company’s business along with self-driving car platforms and AI.
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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – more details on Lycanroc Dusk Form, launch distribution confirmed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
Official information has been sent out about Lycanroc Dusk Form in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. Among the information delivered is news about a launch distribution.
It takes a special Rockruff to evolve into a Dusk Form Lycanroc, and once again, neither this Rockruff nor the new form of Lycanroc can be caught in normal gameplay. However, players will be able to obtain the unique Rockruff as part of a special distribution via Nintendo Network between November 17 and January 10. More news about how you can obtain the special Rockruff will be shared soon.
The latest information about Lycanroc Dusk Form can be read in its entirety below.
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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – Lycanroc Dusk Form trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
A trailer has just been published showing the recently-revealed Dusk Form version of Lycanroc. Have a look at it below.
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Dragon Quest III out for 3DS in Japan on August 24
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Square Enix has nailed down a release date for Dragon Quest III on 3DS. In Japan, the classic RPG will launch on August 24.
The first Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II previously arrived yesterday. The two games are priced at 600 yen and 850 yen respectively. For Dragon Quest III, Square Enix is upping the price to 1,500 yen.
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Disgaea 5 Complete has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 28 Comments
Nippon Ichi has reported its latest financial results. In the company’s report, it’s confirmed that Disgaea 5 Complete has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide.
This number was to be expected given what we previously knew about the game’s performance. While it started slowly in Japan, Disgaea 5 Complete had been off to a strong start in the west. NIS America president Takuro Yamashita said a few months ago that pre-orders were at 110,000 copies in the west. 78,000 units had been reserved in the US, along with 36,000 copies in Europe.
More: Disgaea 5 Complete, Nippon Ichi, NIS America, sales
Lawsuit filed against Nintendo over Switch’s detachable controllers
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 73 Comments
Nintendo may soon have a new legal battle on its hands. Gamevice, an accessory maker, claims that the big N has violated one of its patents used in the Wikipad.
Gamevice says that Switch and its removable Joy-Con controllers are similar to the Wikipad products. The company is looking to be compensated for damages and a ban on Switch sales.
Here’s a look at one of the devices in question:
Engadget, who reported on the story, asked for comment from Nintendo and Gamevice. Thus far, neither has commented on the situation.
Japanese Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney boxart, $1,365 bundle
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 34 Comments
A few days ago, Capcom announced that Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is on the way to 3DS. Like the last few Ace Attorney games, it’s digital only in North America. Capcom is going all out in Japan, however.
Amazon provides a look at the Japanese boxart for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney on 3DS. Unsurprisingly, it’s pretty identital to the DS original.
Aside from the standard game, Capcom is preparing the Ace Attorney 1 – 6 Premium Edition pack. Priced at 150,000 yen ($1,365), it contains all six main Ace Attorney games, an Ace Attorney 4 mini soundtrack CD, an original box, a set of 15 postcards, a box for those postcards signed by art director Takuro Fuse, a sheet signed by Ace Attorney designer Shu Takumi and a 7 gram pure gold memorial plate. The bundle is exclusive to E-Capcom.
Thanks to Fan for the tip.
