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

Nintendo has laid out all of the important details about the Splatoon 2 and ARMS tournaments planned for E3 2017. Both will be streamed on the company’s official E3 site, YouTube channel, and Twitch account.

The 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational will be hosted first on June 13. It’ll take place at the following times:

– 2:30 PM PT
– 5:30 PM ET
– 10:30 PM in the UK
– 11:30 PM in Europe

The 2017 ARMS Open Invitational will follow on June 14 at the following times:

– 3:30 PM PT
– 6:30 PM ET
– 11:30 PM in the UK
– 12:30 AM in Europe (June 15)

Additional details about both tournaments including teams, prizes, announcers, and more can be found in the official announcement below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch | 21 Comments

More Fire Emblem Warriors details are in from the latest issue of Famitsu. Serenes Forest went to the trouble of translating the extra information, which primarily covers the new characters and story plus some additional tidbits.

Here’s a summary:

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

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
2. Ultra Street Fighter II
3. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
4. Thumper
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. NBA Playgrounds
7. Has-Been Heroes
8. Disgaea 5 Complete
9. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
10. Snipperclips
11. Puyo Puyo Tetris
12. Kamiko
13. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
14. The Jackbox Party 3
15. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
16. 1-2-Switch
17. I Am Setsuna
18. Blaster Master Zero
19. ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug
20. FAST RMX

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 68 Comments

Nintendo announced a new Fire Emblem game for Switch a few months ago. We’ve yet to see a single image from the game, but it’ll apparently be worth the wait. Nintendo’s Kenta Nakanishi told USgamer in a new interview that “it’s going to be looking beautiful with great graphics”.

That’s not the only thing Nakanishi recently said about the project. This past weekend, we reported him noting that Switch “should be able to offer a completely different Fire Emblem, breathing life into our characters like never before.”

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

Some long awaited content finally appears to be heading to Pokemon GO this summer. In an interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo, Niantic VP of Strategic Partnerships Mathieu de Fayet indicated that the game will be updated with Legendary Pokemon as well as player-versus-player battles.

Fayet’s statement is translated as follows:

“Because of the huge success, we had to delay some planned news. Now, we are working in announcing new updates for this summer (Northern Hemisphere), like giving more value to the choice of teams, launching Legendary Pokémon and battles between the players. One thing which we learned with ‘Ingress’ is that the game sustains itself if we are capable to create social interactions between the trainers, and we are working on that.”

Although not an official confirmation, things are definitely looking good hear. Niantic did also recently teased that this summer would be “legendary”. 

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

Despite it only being a demo, a new update is going out for the ARMS Global Testpunch. Nintendo is now distributing version 1.1.0.

According to the official Twitter page, the update paves the way for the new content being added to the ARMS Global Testpunch this weekend. Players will be able to play in Hoops and Skillshot, as well as the new Ramen Bowl stage.

Thanks to Cameron for the tip.

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

Ripstone hosted a live stream on Twitch earlier today covering the announcement of Ironcast on Switch. If you missed it, you can watch the full thing below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Capcom is hosting a big sale on the North American Wii U and 3DS eShops. Various games across the two stores have been discounted by up to 75 percent off. Monster Hunter, Ace Attorney, and Resident Evil are among the franchises included.

Here’s the full rundown of discounts:

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

It won’t be much longer until Plantera DX hits the Switch eShop – at least in Japan. A listing added to the store today confirms a release date of June 8. The game will cost 500 yen.

We have these screenshots from the listing:

We reviewed Plantera when it came to Wii U and 3DS earlier in the year. The Switch version features new content including additional animals and characters, improved visuals and new music.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Switch, Videos | 37 Comments

The Switch durability tests aren’t finished just yet. UnlockRiver shared a new one today, which has the system being dropped from a ridiculous 1,000 feet.

Believe it or not, the Switch unit did survive. One of the Joy-Con controllers broke off, but it’s easily replaceable. The unit as a whole still worked amazingly enough.

Here’s the full video from UnlockRiver: