Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 61 Comments

Over 4,500 developers participated in the Game Developers Conference’s fifth annual State of the Industry Survey. The results are now published in full, revealing some optimism for Switch.

50% of participants believe Switch will outsell Wii U. 37% weren’t ready to make a guess, while the remaining 14% believe it’ll perform worse than the previous console.

Developers were also asked whether Switch’s feature of being a hybrid portable/home console would catch on with the public. Those results are as follows:

– 19% strongly agreed it would
– 11% said consumers wouldn’t care
– 48% suggested they might
– 23% indicated they didn’t know how it would be received

Perhaps the one bit of concerning news is that just 3% of surveyed developers are working on Switch games. That’s just slightly above Wii U’s 2%.

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At least so far, LEGO City Undercover on Switch seems to be identical to its Wii U counterpart from a pure content perspective. However, Amazon has revealed a new feature for the upcoming version of the game. Two player co-op is supported so that “friends can explore the sprawling open-world metropolis that is LEGO City”, according to the listing.

You can see the Amazon listing for yourself here. Pre-orders will likely open sometime tomorrow.

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The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.

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Vox has a video up in which Shigeru Miyamoto’s design philosophy is explained. It comes packed with a few comments directly from Miyamoto himself. Check it out below.

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Warner Bros. today released the first trailer for the new version of LEGO City Undercover, coming to Switch and other platforms. View it below.

LEGO City Undercover will be out on Switch this spring.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Virtual Console

F-Zero X – $9.99

3DS Download

Shift DX – ?

eShop Sales

Great deals this week include Rubik’s Cube, Tadpole Treble and Buddy & Me: Dream Edition, plus several more! Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments

Ben Goldhaber, Twitch’s Director of Content Marketing, has sent out information about the upcoming Switch streams. Goldhaber states on his Twitter page that Nintendo is allowing members of the site to “co-stream” the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 and Treehouse Live. That means users can stream both events on Twitch without any sort of penalty, such as a takedown.

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

If you’d like to keep track of yet another stream related to Switch, you may want to keep an eye on what Famitsu is planning tomorrow. Several hours after the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, the Japanese magazine will be hosting its own event for about an hour.

It’ll take place at the following times:

– 4 AM PT
– 7 AM ET
– 12 PM in the UK
– 1 PM in Europe

I can’t really say how noteworthy this will be, but I figured we should mention it in passing. It will be a report on the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, so it could just be a few folks talking about what was shown. We’ll find out soon.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments

Another round of Switch accessories have appeared, this time coming from PDP and seemingly others. Images show Zelda and Mario-themed cases and skins, grips that turn Joy-Cons into “normal” controllers, an accessory for charging multiple Joy-Cons, Traveler Pack, and “Deluxe” Travel Case.

Here’s a look at the latest accessories discovered:

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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we now have a look at the top 50 best-selling games of 2016. Get a look at the results below.

The All-Formats UK Top 50 Boxed Chart 2016

GamesIndustry has plenty more information about the UK market in 2016 aside from the top 50. For more information, visit the source link below.

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