Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia commercials
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 10 Comments
Nintendo uploaded a trio of commercials for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Find them all below.
Player creates flying contraption in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and ascends to the world’s highest point
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments
Early on, one popular means of flying in Zelda: Breath of the Wild was done with Octo Balloons. YouTuber mety333 has taken things a significant step further by creating a unique contraption.
mety333 took a metal box and placed it on top of a minecart. Then with the power of Magnesis, he was able to fly across the map and even reach its highest point.
As you can see, there are still plenty of interesting discoveries to be made in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What will players think of next?
Zelda: Breath of the Wild player takes on two of the game’s toughest enemies at once, avoids all damage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 23 Comments
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has one type of enemy in particular found in various places of the world that aren’t the easiest to overcome. But YouTuber GamingCrusader decided to up the challenge by not only taking on two at once, but also avoiding all damage entirely. Head past the break for more.
LEGO City Undercover Switch update out now (version 1.0.1)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 27 Comments
LEGO City Undercover is out today. Alongside the release, Warner Bros. and TT Games have prepared a patch for the game. Players can now download version 1.0.1.
Unfortunately, it’s unclear what the update entails. It’s hefty though, requiring 479MB of space. We’ll let you know if we hear anything further about the update.
Animal Rivals targeted for Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments
Switch has another party game coming its way. According to developer Blue Sunset Games, Animal Rivals should be on the platform.
The studio wrote in a tweet:
@destructoid We are aiming to hit @rNintendoSwitch with our @AnimalRivals too @destructoid 🙂
Party games are the best 😀 pic.twitter.com/0YMKJeFylc— Blue Sunset Games (@BlueSunsetGames) April 4, 2017
We’ve included an overview and trailer for Animal Rivals below so that you can see what the title has to offer.
“Animal Rivals is a classic Party Game, but prepared to meet current standards and offer unique gameplay. The players will have a chance to play as different funny animals, that fight for the Animalonia’s throne. Each animal has his own desires and reasons to fight and uses their own way of fighting. But the tournament itself is not easy – contenders need to use their speed, cleverness and intelligence. Animal Rivals is perfect game for 4 players, that love to compete locally, just like in classic party games. It exists to provide players just what they need. Game presents a uniqe art style mixing the cartoonish looks and satire approach. So both the old and young gamers will find something for themselves. Great and healthy competition, challenges and fun are what Animal Rivals is!”
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De Mambo footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
De Mambo is one of several indie titles slated for Switch. Get a look at the upcoming eShop game below, courtesy of Nintendo Life.
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Official overview for Mega Man animated series
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments
Dentsu Entertainment announced last night that the upcoming Mega Man animated series will kick off in 2018. Additionally, the show will air on Cartoon Network.
An official English announcement has since come in, providing an overview of the series. It includes the first mention of a character called Suna Light.
Here’s the full interview:
“Aimed at kids 6 to 11, as well as their parents who grew up loving the video games, the new Mega Man animated series will feature exciting new technologies and robots, as well as the introduction of Mega Man’s alter-ego, Aki Light. Aki is a normal, upbeat, schoolboy robot who has nano-core technology that allows him to transform into the mega powered super hero Mega Man! With his Mega Buster arm cannon and iconic helmet, Mega Man battles the wickedest villains Silicon City has to offer. Beloved characters, such as Mega Man’s robotic dog, Rush, will return – while new characters, like Mega Miniâ„¢ and Suna Light, will make their debut!”
This latest announcement also confirms that the Mega Man animated series will air on Family CHRGD in Canada.
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Cave Story+ launching on Switch in June
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 33 Comments
Update (4/4): Now up for pre-order on GameStop.
Original (4/3): A couple of months ago, Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez shared an image of Switch’s Home Menu. It depicted the icons of a few games: The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, 1001 Spikes, Hydra, and Cave Story. We pretty much knew that last game was happening, but now it’s been made official.
Cave Story is coming to Switch as Cave Story+. Like The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, it will have a physical release.
Along with upgraded HD graphics, the game will have seven play modes such as Wind Fortress and Boss Rush, more than twenty boss battles, fifteen levels, ten unique weapons, and four unique endings.
Switch is getting Cave Story+ on June 20. Pricing is set at $29.99.
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Pokemon Duel – Fire Gym Cup footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments
Pokemon Duel was updated today with the Fire Gym Cup. For a look at the latest content, have a look at the following video:
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Digital Foundry tests Zelda: Breath of the Wild version 1.1.1 on both Switch and Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments
We’ve seen a few videos comparing the performance of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s before and after the new 1.1.1 patch came out last week. Digital Foundry now has its own video up as well, and explores both versions of the game – Switch and Wii U.
We once again see that Zelda has been given a noticeable boost on Switch. On Wii U though, the improvements aren’t quite as pronounced.
Here’s the full analysis: