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

It was initially suspected that the Mercedes-Benz DLC would be returning in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe after a certain set of tires were spotted in a recent trailer. If you needed any additional confirmation, new footage has emerged showing the extras in action.

You will have to put in a little bit of work to obtain the Mercedes-Benz DLC in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For the 300 SL Roadster, you’ll need to collect 750 coins. The GLA Tires unlock at just 60 coins.

Here’s some footage of the Mercedes-Benz DLC in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 21 Comments

The North American Wii U Virtual Console is being updated this week with two surprise Rayman games. Tomorrow, Ubisoft will be putting out both Rayman 3 and Rayman Advance on the eShop.

Here’s an overview of Rayman 3:

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

With Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia having dropped in Japan, tons of footage is already appearing online. You can view over an hour of gameplay below with two new videos.

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

Nintendo UK has a new interview up with Ghost Town Games about Overcooked: Special Edition on Switch. The studio’s Phil Duncan and Oli De-Vine spoke about bringing their popular game to Nintendo’s new platform.

Duncan started out by discussing Overcooked origins on Switch. The team was actually thinking about a Wii U port, but that changed when Switch surfaced.

According to Duncan:

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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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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 has launched in Japan. Footage is starting to come in as a result, starting with the full Japanese intro below.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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