Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Star Fox 2 is a monumental release for Nintendo. It took years upon years for it to be officially released, which the Super NES Classic Edition is finally offering.

Speaking with USgamer, Nintendo confirmed that the original master will be in Star Fox 2. Q-Games’ Dylan Cuthbert, who worked on the original project, also had this to say:

“StarFox 2 was fully localized as far as I’m aware and went through the full QA process. It was one of the rare occasions where even though the game wasn’t going to be released Nintendo decided to spend the final few months properly finishing it off–I suppose because it was canceled so close to the end and after all the announcements, they wanted something to show for their efforts. It showed pretty good foresight I think, and I’m sure the [SNES Classic] will earn back its development cost and then some!

As for the English translations– because it was canceled so close to the end we had already received all the English as far as I’m aware (although there might have been a few modifications and additions during QA as there tends to be). It would have been translated internally at NOA so the turnaround would have been very quick.”

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

The Takeover is making its way to Switch. That’s according to a note included on the official Twitter account.

The Takeover is developed by Pelikan13, who was the original creator of The 90’s Arcade Racer (now seemingly known as ’90s Super GP, and it’s Switch-bound). It takes inspiration from classics like Streets of Rage, and plays as a beat ’em up.

Here’s a brief overview:

The TakeOver is at heart and old school beat ’em up inspired by games like Final Fight and Streets of Rage. Although the gameplay is based on these classic games it offers an extended combo system, fast gameplay and modern visuals. Using a combination of full 3D backgrounds and high definition pre rendered sprites the game is designed with Full HD in mind.

And a trailer:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

The Nintendo UK has started taking pre-orders on all sorts of Pokemon games.

First, you can reserve Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver here. These are the boxed versions that have a download code inside for the 3DS Virtual Console releases.

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon are also up here. Figures are included as pre-order bonuses.

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

Ubisoft has now come out with a new Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle trailer specifically focusing on Rabbid Peach. Watch it below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments

Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is launching on Switch later this month. It was always planned as a physical title in Japan, but we now have confirmation that North America is receiving the same treatment.

Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack here. The listing shows that Nighthawk Interactive will be publishing. Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is coming to Switch digitally at the end of this month, but we may have to wait a little bit longer for the packaged version. Amazon lists a tentative date of October 31.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

The Super NES Classic Edition website has updated with some pre-order news for North America. In total, six retailers will be accepting reservations. These include Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Toys “R” Us, and Walmart.

Both Best Buy and Amazon took pre-orders earlier today… at some ridiculous times, especially for those on the East Coast like myself. We did not report on those, and I’m terribly sorry for that. Nick was having some issues on his end, and Matt isn’t really familiar with the pre-order situation as our European correspondent – not to mention the tons of Gamescom news that dropped earlier today keeping him busy. We were also expecting Nintendo to provide specifics about the pre-order situation, but that didn’t happen, and as much as I’d like to be, I can’t be watching over things the full 24 hours each day – or I’d probably die.

With all of that said, we’ll be keeping track of pre-orders as best we can. GameStop pre-orders may actually begin later today. Employees are being told to expect a “special announcement that will require immediate attention”, so stay tuned.

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

At Gamescom this week, Nintendo is showcasing the European Metroid: Samus Returns Legacy Edition at its booth. Take a closer look at the full contents below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 14 Comments

During the Twitch Gamescom stream earlier today, EA stopped by to show off the Switch version of FIFA 18. Technically, this is the first direct-feed footage we have of the game as opposed to it being off-screen. Check out the gameplay below.

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

OlliOlli and OlliOlli 2 may have a chance of coming to Switch. On Twitter, Roll7 put out a tweet noting that the team is thinking about porting both titles to Switch. It could be considered “even more seriously” if the tweet below receives 500 likes.

The first OlliOlli came to both Wii U and 3DS in 2015. The sequel never made it to any Nintendo platform, however.

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

Much like what Nintendo does with E3, a My Nintendo mission has been added for European users in celebration of Gamescom. You can nab 20 Platinum Points rather easily.

If you head on over here, you only need to find Cappy. Do that and the points will be yours.

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