Infinite Minigolf missing on the North American Switch eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments
After recently launching on Switch, Infinite Minigolf has gone missing on the North American eShop. It’s still up in both Europe and Japan, however. It’s currently unclear why Infinite Minigolf was taken down stateside.
Infinite Minigolf was originally on track for July 25. It ended up releasing a few days later instead – specifically July 28.
Thanks to Jared C for the tip.
Source: Switch eShop
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Gray Shy Guy, cut from Super Mario Bros. 2, put back into the game
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Before Nintendo shipped Super Mario Bros. 2, the game was originally going to include a gray Shy Guy. Its description in the manual notes that the enemy “moves slowly but he’ll persistently chase after the player if he sees them.” We don’t know why the gray Shy Guy was removed, though it was seemingly done at the last minute.
This same enemy is now being rediscovered with the help of Game Genie. Twitter user bmf54123 came up with the codes XTXPLIKO XTXPGIYK AANPEXAA ZEVNIGPA to have the gray Shy Guy appear in Super Mario Bros. 2. Destructoid apparently had issues, but was able to get things working with the alternate codes XTXOAIYK XTXPYIKO AANPKXAA ZEVNIGPA.
Here’s a look at the gray Shy Guy in action:
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Monster Hunter Stories demo footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
A demo for Monster Hunter Stories landed on the 3DS eShop in North American and Europe today. We’ve included some footage below.
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Penny-Punching Princess Limited Edition up for pre-order in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
NIS America has opened pre-orders in Europe for yet another limited edition on Switch. The special package for Penny-Punching Princess is up here.
Inside, you’ll find the following:
- Penny-Punching Princess for Nintendo Switch
- OST on “Credit Card” 2GB USB drive
- Key chain
- Lapel pin
- Collector’s box
Thanks to axel for the tip.
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters 2000 footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
The King of Fighters 2000 made its way to the eShop today as the newest NeoGeo title for Switch. Have a look at some footage below.
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Game Freak on making Pokemon – designs rarely canned, approach to evolutions, why eyes have changed, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 24 Comments
Game Informer published the next piece of its Pokemon-related coverage after taking a trip to Game Freak’s offices in Japan. The latest entry focuses on the actual creation of Pokemon.
Game Freak co-founder and Pokemon director / producer Junichi Masuda had plenty to say about this subject. He noted that designs are rarely scrapped, how the team thinks about evolution, why the eyes for Pokemon have changed over the years, and more.
You can read up on Masuda’s words below. Find the full article from Game Informer here.
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DrinkBox says Severed on Switch “was one of the easiest releases we’ve ever done”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments
DrinkBox surprised us this week by stealthily putting Severed on Switch. Fortunately, the process of porting the game over was very smooth.
DrinkBox co-founder and Severed producer Graham Smith told 4colorrebellion:
“Bringing the game to the Switch was an extremely smooth process, in fact, it was one of the easiest releases we’ve ever done as a studio. The only major difference between the Wii U and Switch versions of Severed is that now you can take it with you on the go!”
DrinkBox isn’t talking about future Switch games at this time. Smith did note though, “I can say that now that our game engine is running on the Switch, it should make it easier for us to bring games to the platform in the future.”
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Nintendo shows an impressive speedrun of a Splatoon 2 level, new wallpaper
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Nintendo posted a video yesterday showing a speedrun of the “Octozeppelin Invasion” level in Splatoon 2’s single-player campaign. The stage was completed in just over a minute using a variety of techniques. It’s pretty impressive, to say the least.
We also may as well mention here that Nintendo has issued a new Splatoon 2 wallpaper on its Japanese website. You can access it here.
Thanks to KobobKC for the tip.
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Monster Hunter XX Switch vs. 3DS video comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 7 Comments
A new video from Arekkz Gaming gives us a look at how Monster Hunter XX compares between the new Switch version and the 3DS original. Watch it below.
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European Samus Edition New 3DS XL packaging
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, New Nintendo 3DS | 1 Comment
Earlier this week, Nintendo unveiled the special Samus Edition New 3DS XL. We now have the European packaging, attached above.
Here’s the North American equivalent for comparison: