Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 DLC out in North America and Europe on Thursday
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 players in the west won’t have to wait much longer for the game’s DLC. Inti Creates confirmed today that all of the new content is slated for Thursday in both North America and Europe.
Continue on below for all of the information about Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC. That includes prices for the individual content.
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Dragon Quest Heroes II graphics comparison + frame rate test
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 80 Comments
With Dragon Quest Heroes I+II having shipped in Japan, Digital Foundry is taking a look at the second game by comparing it to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions.
Dragon Quest Heroes on Switch comes somewhat close to the PS4 edition. However, the Switch version struggles significantly on Nintendo’s platform. The frame rate takes a dip while you’re in battles, and the performance seems to be dragged down even further when playing in portable mode.
Digital Foundry’s full analysis is in the video below.
Wargroove introduces Queen Mercia
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Chucklefish kicked off its series of development blogs with an introduction for Queen Mercia. Mercia is one of the game’s Commanders, who act as in-game avatars and units.
Here’s the full rundown:
“The Commanders are at the heart of Wargroove – a cast of exciting and energetic characters who each have their own distinct personalities and motivations. As well as acting as your avatars in-game, your Commanders will also be able to fight alongside your army as powerful units on the field. Be careful though, for if they fall, the battle is lost! Here’s a look at the first of our Commanders.
Queen Mercia is the young daughter of King Mercival II, the legendary and beloved ruler of the Cherrystone Kingdom. She is well-meaning, but inexperienced in the matters of diplomacy. Much more comfortable on the battlefield than on the throne, she hopes she can use her energetic and fearless spirit to rule the country she has now inherited, and gain the respect of those around her.
In battle, Mercia charges in with her mighty greatsword. It probably isn’t a great idea to underestimate her based on her friendly demeanour…”
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Bomberman 64 hitting the European Wii U Virtual Console on Thursday
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Bomberman 64 is making its way to the European Wii U Virtual Console on Thursday, Nintendo’s website confirms. It will be the US version of the game.
Here’s an overview:
“How many jobs are there out there where one gets paid to toss bombs around, blowing up everything in your path? The evil Altair has wrested control of the Omni Cube (which allows its holder to possess the tremendous power of the universe), and it’s up to Bomberman to get it back.”
And a trailer:
Bomberman 64 was rumored to hit the European Wii U Virtual Console this week after it was listed by ShopTo. That was apparently correct after all.
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Creeping Terror coming west
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Sushi Typhoon Games brought the adventure game Creeping Terror to the Japanese 3DS eShop a little while back. Today, the company announced that the downloadable title will be published in the west.
Creeping Terror will actually be playable at PAX later this week. Its appearance at the expo hopefully means that it will be ready sooner rather than later.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia teaser site open
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The teaser site for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is live. You can access the North American version here, and the UK version here. Both are pretty much the same.
Fire Emblem Echoes’ full site should be going up in the near future. For now, you can look at some screenshots and read up on some of the game details.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on having fun with falling and dying
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 32 Comments
Many would agree that Breath of the Wild is the toughest Zelda game in years. That’s something the development team accepted early on.
Last week, director Hidemaro Fujibayashi spoke about the game’s difficultly with The Verge. Nintendo observed that many players were falling off of Hyrule’s towers while development was ongoing, resulting in deaths. The team ended up making some tweaks, but in the end, they accepted the fact that many players would fall and die.
Fujibayashi said:
“When we saw that, we also didn’t see it as something negative. There’s actually kind of a fun to be had from falling and dying. You learn to be careful and to be cautious. And we felt that that gave a lot of players the emotional preparedness to take on the rest of the world. So we ultimately decided that we should let them die.”
LEGO Worlds trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Warner Bros. published a new trailer for LEGO Worlds today, and also reconfirmed that it’s on track for Switch later this year. See the video below.
Switch sells 105,000 units on release date in France, best launch for a console in history
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments
Sales data is in for Switch in France. According to Le Figaro, the new system sold 105,000 units when it released last Friday.
Similar to the Americas, Switch had a record-breaking launch in France. It’s not only the best result ever for a new Nintendo console, but also the biggest launch for consoles as a whole.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was picked up by nearly all new Switch owners in France having sold 96,000 copies. Given that number, it’s an attach rate of over 91 percent. Breath of the Wild also sold 34,000 copies on Wii U.
Farming Simulator 18 arrives on 3DS in June
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A new Farming Simulator is planned for Switch, but the series is still continuing on 3DS as well. Focus Home Interactive and Giants Software announced today that the title is due out in June on the handheld.
Here’s an overview:
“Become a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 18! Immerse yourself in a new engaging Southern US environment, harvesting wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet, potatoes and, for the first time, sunflowers. Take care of your livestock with new animals to breed and transport, as pigs are now joining the indispensable sheep and cows! Also take part in forestry – an activity new to the Nintendo 3DS version. Sell your products on a dynamic market to expand your farm. As your career progresses, gain access to a huge selection of over 50 farming vehicles and machines. These are faithfully recreated from over 30 of the biggest names in the industry, including, for the first time, AGCO’s most respected brands: Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra.
With a deep and powerful simulation experience, Farming Simulator 18 brings an array of new features for virtual farmers who enjoy harvesting fields from the palms of their hands!”
Farming Simulator 18 will be sold both in stores and on the eShop when it arrives in June.
Source: Focus Home Interactive:
