Additional Switch maintenance taking place tonight
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has scheduled more maintenance specific to Switch for tonight. Certain network services may be impacted for a little over two hours.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 4:45 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 7:45 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 12:45 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 1:45 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – a look at the new pink boost
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
As previously mentioned, Mario Kart 8 features a new pink boost after the blue and yellow sparks appear. GameXplain takes a closer look below.
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – full Japanese intro
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has launched in Japan. Footage is starting to come in as a result, starting with the full Japanese intro below.
Scans roundup – Marvelous Switch games, The Snack World, Layton’s Mystery Journey, The Great Ace Attorney 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Marvelous’ Switch games, The Snack World, Layton’s Mystery Journey, and The Great Ace Attorney 2 (plus a single Pokemon Sun/Moon scan). Scans of all games can be found below.
Latest Capcom TV featuring The Great Ace Attorney 2, Ultra Street Fighter II
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Capcom TV aired a short while ago. The Great Ace Attorney 2 and Ultra Street Fighter II were the main highlights, but Capcom naturally took the opportunity to show off the already-released Monster Hunter XX. The full recording of the show can be found below.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption – Samus Aran figma releases in October, pre-orders open
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
The Samus Aran figma based on her appearance in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption isn’t too far off. It now has a targeted release window of October, and pre-orders opened today.
You can pre-order the figure on Play-Asia here. Good Smile is also taking reservations here while it’s up on AmiAmi here.
Here’s a closer look at the new Samus Aran figma:
Media Create sales (4/10/17 – 4/16/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 64 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 45,673
New 3DS LL – 18,115
PS4 – 17,067
Vita – 5,592
PS4 Pro – 4,855
2DS – 4,475
New 3DS – 1,234
PS3 – 432
Wii U – 271
Xbox One – 142
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 45,509
New 3DS LL – 25,719
PS4 – 25,006
Vita – 7,780
2DS – 6,240
PS4 Pro – 5,051
New 3DS – 1,995
PS3 – 1,724
Wii U – 449
Xbox One – 187
And here are the software charts:
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Rumor: Nintendo to launch SNES Mini later this year
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 52 Comments
If a new report from Eurogamer is to be believed, Nintendo will be following up on the NES Classic Edition / NES Mini with a new product. This year, the site claims that the SNES Mini will be launching.
Eurogamer’s article doesn’t have much in the way of details. However, the site says the hardware is “a major reason why last year’s NES mini did not see a reprieve from discontinuation”.
If Eurogamer is to be believed, the SNES Mini will be ready by Christmas.
Monster Hunter XX trailer introduces Detective Conan collaboration
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Monster Hunter XX’s new Detective Conan collaboration is live in Japan. To highlight the event, Capcom released a trailer, posted below.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – log-in bonus and special quests live as Fire Emblem Echoes tie-in
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 4 Comments
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has nearly launched in Japan. To celebrate, all Fire Emblem Heroes players can take advantage of a log-in bonus of five Orbs while logging in until the early hours of May 8.
Special quests are also planned for the same period. By clearing them, you can earn one or more of the Pegasus Sisters who appear in Fire Emblem Echoes.
Pegasus Sisters are as follows:
