2K Sports now says WWE 2K18 is coming to Switch this fall
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments
NBA 2K18 won’t be the only game from 2K Sports on Switch this year. A few days ago, the publisher confirmed plans to bring WWE 2K18 to the platform.
Originally, 2K Sports said that the game would be available on October 17 alongside other systems. But unfortunately, a new “Fall 2017” release window has been given. If there is a delay, hopefully WWE will follow on Switch soon after the initial launch.
Level-5 says Layton’s Mystery Journey is the same on 3DS and mobile, talks new protagonist Katrielle and Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
MCV recently chatted with Level-5 Abby’s director of games marketing Lucy Pozniak. Pozniak spoke about the upcoming Layton’s Mystery Journey as well as Switch.
First, about the new star Katrielle, Pozniak noted:
“We have a new hero, [Layton’s daughter] Katrielle, who’s opening up her detective agency. In addition, whereas previous titles have had bigger, more overarching story puzzles or a main mystery to solve, this one is broken into 12 chapters and it’s about solving different mysteries within those chapters.”
Layton’s Mystery Journey won’t just be on 3DS. The game is actually debuting on mobile first – July 20 worldwide. However, the experience will ultimately be the same regardless of the device you’re playing on, Pozniak said.
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Splatoon 2: Splatfest World Premiere results (cake vs. ice cream)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 77 Comments
The results are in for Splatoon 2’s first Splatfest for the cake vs. ice cream event. In the end, it was Team Ice Cream that came out on top.
Aside from popularity, the battles themselves were very close. Below are the full results:
Popularity: Cake – 24%, Ice Cream – 76%
Wins (solo): Cake – 49%, Ice Cream – 51%
Wins (team): Cake – 53%, Ice Cream – 47%
Overall: Cake – 1, Ice Cream – 2
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Director says Kingdom Hearts III on Switch “maybe” possible after the game’s initial launch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 225 Comments
Square Enix has been showing a ton of support for Switch thus far. But if there’s one big hole missing in the company’s lineup, it would be Kingdom Hearts III.
IGN asked director Tetsuya Nomura about the possibility of Kingdom Hearts III coming to Switch. He started out by saying that the system “is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware,” though other platforms are the focus currently. After the initial launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One though, Nomura did say that “maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”
Nomura’s full words:
“The Nintendo Switch is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware, but if we lightly say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll be on the Nintendo Switch,’ I’m sure people will come back and say, ‘But what about the PS4 and Xbox One? We want them out first. Don’t focus on other platforms.’ So for now, we want to focus on what platforms we’ve already announced we’re going to be releasing Kingdom Hearts 3 on. And so after, perhaps, maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”
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Off-screen Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Switch footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Footage has emerged giving us a new look at Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Switch running on Switch. Take a look at the latest off-screen gameplay below.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 adds Spider-Man inspired by Spider-Man: Homecoming, first footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will let you play as a variety of Spider-Man characters. There’s Spider-Man Noir. Spider-Man 2099. Spider-Gwen.
If that wasn’t enough, yet another Spider-Man was announced during a special session at D23 Expo today. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will also feature a Spider-Man inspired by Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Here’s a first look:
GameStop hosting Splatoon 2 event next Saturday, get a free color changing cup
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
Tying in with the launch of Splatoon 2 next week, GameStop will be hosting a special event. The game itself will be playable, and those who give it a shot will receive a color changing cup.
GameStop’s Splatoon 2 event will be held next Saturday. You can stop by between 12 PM and 3 PM local time. In order to get the cup, you’ll need to play Splatoon 2 at GameStop.
We’ll let you know about specific GameStop locations hosting the event when we have them.
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The Longest Five Minutes, Penny-Punching Princess boxarts
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 5 Comments
Amazon has posted the boxarts for NIS America’s upcoming Switch games. The packaging image for The Longest Five Minutes is attached above, and the one for Penny-Punching Princess is below.
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses producer interested in making a Nintendo All Star concert
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Jason Michael Paul, with his company Jason Michael Paul Productions, has been running the Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert for years. Paul does have interest in branching out into other areas of Nintendo music, though the decision ultimately lies with the big N itself.
In an interview with Vooks, Paul mentioned that he’d like to work on a “Nintendo All Star concert”. Apparently he’s even “presented these ideas for years and years.” The premise is what you’d expect – a whole concert of music from Nintendo franchises in a single concert.
Paul said:
“(laughs) Of course, it’s all on Nintendo! I’ve already presented these ideas for years and years. Now so hopefully I’ll get my shot to be able to do that and hopefully I’ve done the Legend of Zelda franchise justice enough to be to be handed the torch to be able to do that because the idea of creating a Nintendo All Star concert is definitely something I would love to do. It would basically be all of Nintendo’s IP being presented all in one concert, it would be phenomenal.”
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Bandai Namco will talk about Dragon Ball FighterZ possibly coming to Switch after Xenoverse 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 75 Comments
Switch is getting its first Dragon Ball game soon, though not the newest one. Bandai Namco is bringing Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 in September.
Bandai Namco and Arc System Works unveiled the brand new Dragon Ball FighterZ at E3 last month. Switch was not included as one of the confirmed platforms. However, in one interview, Dragon Ball FighterZ producer Tomoko Hiroki indicated that a Switch release might be possible if fans showed interest.
