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

TumbleSeed was on display at PAX East a few days ago, and Nintendo World Report has shared extensive gameplay. View 31 minutes of footage below.

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

The region-free nature of Switch not only has benefits for gamers, but developers as well. SteamWorld Dig 2 maker Image & Form revealed in a Reddit AMA yesterday that the team is only required “to submit one version of the game for the entire world”. That appears to be a major improvement from Wii U and 3DS, which requires extensive work to cover various regions.

Image & Form community manager Julius Guldbog wrote:

“Now that Nintendo has embraced region-free publishing we save lots of time since we only need to submit one version of the game for the entire world (instead of multiple versions to cover all regions). It saves us months of paperwork!”

Switch truly is region free in every way possible. Cartridges can be played on the system no matter the country they originated from. On top of that, system owners can access the eShop for any region so long as they’ve made a Nintendo Account that corresponds to it.

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

Following up on yesterday’s NPD report, a pair of charts have been published showing which games sold the best in the United States last month. We have a look at the results for both Wii U and 3DS below. 

Wii U

1. Super Smash Bros.
2. Paper Mario: Color Splash
3. Minecraft
4. Yoshi’s Wooly World
5. Super Mario Maker
6. Pokken Tournament
7. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U
8. Splatoon
9. Super Mario 3D World
10. Mario Kart 8

Portables

1. Poochy and Yoshi’s Wooly World
2. Pokémon Sun
3. Pokémon Moon
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Super Smash Bros.
6. Mario Kart 7
7. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
8. Pokémon Omega Ruby
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
10. Mario Party: Star Rush

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 52 Comments

Nintendo sent out a brief Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailer focusing on the strong critical reception the game received. Have a look at it below.

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

The second video in the Nintendo Switch Rally series is now online. In this episode, teams compete in the upcoming game Arms. Check it out below.

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 25 Comments

Game Informer caught up with four developers on its latest podcast to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Ken Levine (BioShock), Jake Kazdal (Rez and Galak-Z), Jake Rodkin (The Walking Dead and Firewatch), and Aaron Lind (Battleborn and ArenaNet) participated, and spoke very highlight of the new game. Listen to their thoughts below.

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

De Mambo was something that we found out about for Switch before the developer actually made an announcement. That changed today, with developer The Dangerous Kitchen making things official.

Even though the Nintendo release was just announced, De Mambo will be on Switch first. Doing so provides the team with “far more exposure than other platforms”.

The Dangerous Kitchen wrote in a blog post:

Nintendo approached us at Bitsummit 4 last year and after many laborious discussions about how much money we wanted to pay them to allow us to be on the (at that time) NX, they decided to not accept our fanboyish money and instead allow us entry into the Kingdom of leave-luck-to-Heaven.

The Switch is the perfect home for De Mambo, something that Nintendo themselves saw, and so we couldn’t let this once in a lifetime opportunity slip away— who else has their first game available in the launch period of a new console!? But, there is one caveat to all this. We are focusing on the Switch version first, before the other versions.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

The original Ittle Dew graced the Wii U eShop a few years ago. As we learned during the Nindies Showcase last month, the sequel is coming to Switch in the near future.

Ludosity shared a release window for the Switch eShop release on Twitter earlier today. There’s no specific date yet, but it should be available this summer. Ludosity also ruled out bringing the first Ittle Dew to Switch.

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

GameStop stores will be selling Switch units once again by next Wednesday, the retailer has confirmed. It’s the standard system that goes for $299.99. You won’t be forced to purchase a bundle as is the case on GameStop’s website.

Eric Bright, senior director of merchandising for GameStop, noted in a statement:

“GameStop continues to see strong demand from customers who are looking to purchase the Nintendo Switch system. We are meeting this demand by securing additional systems as fast as we can to ensure customers are able to purchase this innovative gaming technology. The customer enthusiasm and response we have seen so far has been incredible as we continue to sell through our supply of systems. We strongly suggest any customer who is still looking to purchase a Nintendo Switch, visit one of our stores as soon as they can. This new allotment will go fast!”

If you’re looking to secure a Switch, be sure to check with your local store regularly. Consoles will likely sell out quickly.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 2 Comments

Hyrule Encyclopedia, the latest book celebrating Zelda’s 30th anniversary came out in Japan earlier this month. The series’ official Twitter account shared some photos of it yesterday. A few sample pages are posted below.

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