Rumor: Switch dev files provide new system details, images, specs
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 59 Comments
Update: Added in details about Nintendo’s expanded online network and library called Network Extension (NEX).
Original: Earlier today, a new thread popped up in the Switch section of Reddit with very interesting information and images about Nintendo’s new hardware. Someone seemingly managed to get a hold of several files, in-development images, and new shots of Switch (when it was known as NX) revealing additional information about the system, including specs. While some of the content might be outdated, there’s no question that a good deal here is still relevant and applies to Switch’s retail version.
There are three files online at the moment. We have an NX overview, system features guide, and SDev Kit quick start document.
Reddit user dreamsomebody compiled the following information based on what’s surfaced:
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Sonic panel to be hosted at SXSW 2017, Project Sonic 2017 and Sonic Mania reveals planned
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
SEGA hasn’t had much to say about Project Sonic 2017 since the original announcement last July, but we are finally receiving an update soon. A Sonic panel will be hosted at SXSW 2017 next month, and a “new reveal” is planned for the game as well as Sonic Mania. An “exclusive behind-the-scenes look” is promised for both titles.
Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka will be on hand for the panel along with SEGA’s Aaron Webber and Mike Pollock plus voice actor Roger Craig Smith. Surprises are also teased.
The Sonic SXSW 2017 panel will be hosted on March 16 for about an hour beginning at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM in the UK / 12 AM (March 17) in Europe.
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Screenshots of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads (02/16/2017)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
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Nintendo announces Zelda: Breath of the Wild GDC 2017 panel
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A panel for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be held at GDC 2017, Nintendo announced today. Game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa, and technical director Takuhiro Dohta will be on hand for the panel, named “Change and Constant – Breaking Conventions with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”. The event “will provide an in-depth look at how these convention-breaking changes were implemented.”
Nintendo will host the panel between 11 AM to 12:30 PM local time on March 1 at the Moscone Center. It doesn’t sound like a live stream will be offered, but it will be shown on the GDC Vault site the following week.
Source: Nintendo PR
Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/12/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch moves up several spots while a number of new Switch games also appear for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 26 and February 1.
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Ultra Street Fighter II – special first-person mode confirmed, art gallery also in
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 33 Comments
Boxes for upcoming Switch games have started to show up in Japan. One of these includes Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, which has been floating around on places on 2ch. The box provides a couple of important details about the game.
First, it’s now officially confirmed that Ultra Street Fighter II will have a new first-person mode. This was originally teased in the game’s debut trailer last month. It’s a unique game mode called “Unleash! Ha”DO”ken”, and is specialized for use with the Joy-Con controllers in a first-person view.
Niantic adding new features to Pokemon GO soon, wants to hold events, tracker not returning
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 16 Comments
At the start of July, Pokemon GO will be celebrating its first anniversary. The game has no doubt been an incredible success so far over the past several months, but players have been waiting on new features, including the ability to trade Pokemon.
Speaking with Waypoint, Niantic CEO John Hanke did say that new features are due out soon in “an abbreviated form”, with more complete versions to follow later.
Hanke told the site:
“It has far surpassed our expectations in just turning everybody onto the potential for games that break out of the screen. But the priority for Pokémon Go now is to build in those things that reward co-operative gameplay, and make experiences available that offer more depth than just the capturing mechanic.”
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More Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 4 Comments
Amazon Japan has updated its listing with another round of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia screenshots. Get a look at the images below.
A look at another part of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s menu
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
Eagle-eyed Zelda fans have spotted another section from Breath of the Wild’s menu that seems to tie in to a certain game mechanic. Just to potentially avoid spoilers and be extra safe, we’ve posted the image after the break.
Splatoon 2 producer talks a ton about weapons, mobile app usage, graphics, HD Rumble, more
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Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami shared a bunch of information about the game in an interview with 4Gamer last week. Famitsu published its own interview with Nogami in the magazine’s latest issue, and surprisingly, had a ton more to say.
First, Nogami went in-depth about what’s planned for Splatoon 2 in terms of weapons. He also further clarified how Switch’s new mobile app will work for online play, spoke about improving the visuals this time around, and confirmed HD Rumble. If that wasn’t enough, Nogami also noted that Splatoon on Wii U won’t have its online play discontinued anytime soon.
You can continue on below for our full translation (note: some small parts omitted due to being covered in the 4Gamer post, old, or not being relevant to anything). Strap yourselves in, since this is a pretty lengthy one.
