Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 20 Comments

Update (3/29): Reminder: this will be going live in just under a half hour. Both will be here.

Original (3/28): Two highly sought after pieces of Nintendo hardware will be restocked on Best Buy’s website tomorrow. Consumers will be able to purchase the Switch and NES Classic at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.

Best Buy is cautioning buyers that quantities will be limited. Naturally, that means neither will be in stock for very long.

You’ll be able to pick up a Switch and the NES Classic Edition on Best Buy’s site right here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 35 Comments

Following up on the Snake Pass Switch vs. PS4 comparison posted last night, the folks over at Digital Foundry have come out with their own analysis of the two versions. Switch manages to stack up pretty well on the whole.

On Switch, a few graphical effects are missing and the game runs at a native 1200×675 resolution while docked (in comparison to the PS4’s 1536×864). Both versions are locked at 30 FPS. Unfortunately, the Switch release has some frame-pacing issues, but it’s nothing overly major and could be addressed in a future patch.

Here’s the full analysis from Digital Foundry:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

Capcom has detailed its lineup for WonderCon 2017 this weekend. The publisher will have various titles on display, but in terms of Nintendo titles, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers will be playable.

A “Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Panel” will be held on Saturday between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM. Capcom promises “an exclusive look at the latest news and updates surrounding the year-long celebration of Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary” plus “updates on all current and upcoming products, news on the Capcom Pro Tour, and a few surprises as well”. There’s a chance that some news about Ultra Street Fighter II will be shared here.

WonderCon 2017 will take place between March 31 and April 2.

Source: Capcom PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey, Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2, Kamiko, Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker, and The Alliance Alive. Scans of all games can be found below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Update 2 (3/29): Currently available again. If you’re interested, place an order here.

Update: Now out of stock.

Original (3/28): Amazon UK has just opened pre-orders for the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition. You can reserve it here. If Amazon Germany and Amazon France are any indication, this will sell out pretty quickly.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

Warner Bros. sent out a new LEGO City Undercover trailer today showing what the game has to offer in terms of vehicles. Watch it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 42 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 78,441
New 3DS LL – 29,771
PS4 – 25,472
Vita – 7,574
2DS – 6,722
PS4 Pro – 5,261
PS3 – 2,930
New 3DS – 2,866
Wii U – 411
Xbox One – 115

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 49,913
New 3DS LL – 33,352
PS4 – 28,805
Vita – 8,004
2DS – 6,131
PS4 Pro – 5,823
New 3DS – 2,796
PS3 – 2,212
Wii U – 368
Xbox One – 135

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Circle Entertainment brought SubaraCity to the European 3DS eShop last week. Tomorrow, it’ll be available in North America.

Circle sent out the news with some screenshots via a tweet:

SubaraCity is a city making puzzle game played by tapping blocks of the same color, and buildings on the blocks can be combined into bigger ones when connected. The goal is to continue developing your city and making it as large as possible.

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

Just like the first game, Splatoon 2 features gear. There are three categories: headgear, clothes, and shoes. The Splatoon 2 Twitter account teases new gear keeping in line with the fashion trends taking place in Inkopolis Square.

Every piece of gear has an ability. With abilities, it’s possible for the same kind of gear to be unique. With the two years that have gone by since the first Splatoon, it sounds like some abilities are new or have changed.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment

It won’t come as much of a surprise, but CI Games says there are no plans to have Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 on Switch. However, level designer Tomasz Pruski told finder.com.au that the company is “definitely looking at it for future products.”

Pruski noted:

“So we will not be releasing Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 on Nintendo Switch, but we are definitely looking at it for future products. We met with them [Nintendo] and talked about the possibilities. Sniper is not our only IP, so we’re looking to put different games on there. But nothing is official as of now.”

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