Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 15 Comments

The official Japanese ARMS Twitter account is back with another update on the upcoming Switch game. New messages shared today give more insight into Mechanica.

Mechanica, otherwise known as “Rocket Girl”, works at the “Scrap Yard” factory. She’s a mechanical design engineering prodigy, and has dreamed of participating in the ARMS Grand Prix ever since she was a child. Although she can’t directly use ARMS, she’s able to do so through an exoskeleton that she herself created.

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

This week’s issue of Famitsu features an interview with Senran Kagura series producer Kenichiro Takaki. In it, Takai talks a bit about Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura, which was announced for Switch last week.

Here’s a recap of what Takai shared with Famitsu, courtesy of Gematsu:

– HD Rumble is a particularly fascinating feature of Nintendo Switch
– I expect that we’ll be able to do various things that we couldn’t do with the rumble function before
– As for what kind of things we’ll be able to do in Shinobi Refle using HD rumble, right now I’ll leave that to your imagination
– We’re basically aiming for a pure and wholesome Senran Kagura, and our main objective is to convey the feelings of the characters through HD rumble
– The story will be charmingly stupid
– You’ll be able to enjoy a different story than before
– As an affordably priced, download-only game, this is a concept title based on HD Rumble
– Asuka will be the only character to appear
– Asuka’s graphics are being rebuilt from the ground up
– I want to beautifully express the portrayal of light despite its anime style
– We’re considering making use of Switch features other than HD rumble
– Switch is considerably easy to develop for
– Other titles being considered that use Switch’s features

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

Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “An unpredictable experience! Exploration Adventures #1”.

Available items include:

– Explorer’s hat
– Junior explorer outfit
– Lion hood
– Lion costume

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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

Last week, Mebius publihsed Unholy Heights on the Japanese Switch eShop. A new trailer for the game shared today is below.

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

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star was revealed for Switch last week. In Japan, Marvelous is preparing a special version of the game.

A first look at the Japanese Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Limited Box was provided on the game’s official website today. In addition to a copy of the game, a special box designed by Aruko Wada and travel pouch are included.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Amazon Canada is taking pre-orders for many of the amiibo featured in last week’s Nintendo Direct. Skyward Sword Link, along with various Smash Bros., Splatoon 2, and Pikmin figures are live. Get them here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 22 Comments

Fire hopping was pretty prevalent in Mario Kart 8 on Wii U. Basically, the technique allowed players to extend mini turbos. The underlying idea is to hop in alternating directions during the turbo.

With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe nearly here, you might be wondering if fire hopping has returned. GameXplain tested things out, and based on what they’ve seen, it looks like the technique is gone. We don’t have an absolutely definitive answer, but this appears to be the answer right now.

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

As Shin’en promised a few days ago, FAST RMX’s new update is now live. Players can download version 1.2.

The update adds in two new features. FAST RMX now has a brand new time attack mode, and it’s also now possible to easily connect with friends online.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment has been out on Switch since the system launched at the start of March. However, Wii U and 3DS will soon be receiving the expansion as well.

Specter of Torment is set to release as a free update to Shovel Knight this Friday on Wii U in North America. 3DS will follow next Tuesday.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on April 26. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

Wii U Virtual Console

Dragon Egg – 617 yen
Hiso Kihei Kai Serd – 617 yen
Moto Roader MC – 823 yen

3DS Download

The Game 15 – 300 yen
Neko Atsume – 800 yen

New 3DS Download

Box Up – 300 yen

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