Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 93 Comments

Famitsu once again has quite a bit of Switch coverage in this week’s issue. Among the games covered is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, including an interview with producer Kosuke Yabuki (director on the original, also the producer of Arms by the way).

First, Yakubi commented on why Mario Kart 8 is being brought to Switch. He explains that the system can be played as a console, on the go, by sharing controllers, and can be experienced online. As a developer, Yabuki thought it would fit well with Mario Kart, and wanted to offer a Mario Kart to fans as soon as possible. So therefore they started developing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe using Mario Kart 8 as basis.

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

Later this month, RCMADIAX will be publishing yet another game on the Wii U eShop. Wall Ball is scheduled to come out in Europe on February 23 for €1.49.

Here’s a look at the eShop listing:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments

Update: Here’s the official blurb:

“Inspired by the classic video game series, “Castlevania” is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. The animated series is from Frederator Studios, a Wow! Unlimited Media company, written by best-selling author and comic book icon Warren Ellis and executive produced by Warren Ellis, Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert, and Adi Shankar.”

Original: Believe it or not, a new show based on Castlevania is coming to Netflix. Not much is known at present, as it was buried in a press release about Netflix’s upcoming programming slate.

The one thing we can say is that the show will premiere sometime in 2017. Other than that, there’s literally nothing to go on. Hopefully we’ll have some more information and a look at it soon.

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

One of Nintendo’s regular image posts for Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been shared on the series’ official Facebook page. Today’s screenshot shows Link standing over a tree stump with a leaf engraving. Check it out above.

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Update: Bumped to the top. All of the amiibo are now up. Visit this page.

Original: Amazon Canada is beginning to take pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Currently, both Link figures and the Zelda one are up. You can reserve each one here.

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If you pre-order Mario Sports Superstars from the Nintendo UK store, you’ll be entitled to a special bonus. Orders come with the gym bag pictured above. Reserve the game here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 10 Comments

Square Enix sent out a new set of Dragon Quest Heroes I-II screenshots today. You can find all of the images below.

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There’s not too much new here, but we do get a look at the title screen where you can choose which Dragon Quest Heroes game you’d like to play. Also, Dragon Quest III’s protagonist will have a costume in Dragon Quest Heroes I while Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III’s protagonists have costumes in Dragon Quest Heroes II.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 176 Comments

According to Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata, the developers working on Square Enix’s RPG have interest in Switch. Unfortunately though, there aren’t any plans to port the game over at present.

Tabata is unsure as to whether or not Final Fantasy XV would run on Switch. He says that tests really haven’t been done to see if it would be possible.

Here’s the full exchange between DualShockers and Tabata:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Mario vs Donkey Kong will make its way to the North American Wii U Virtual Console this week. That’s according to a listing on Nintendo’s website confirming a release date of February 9.

Here’s an overview:

“Donkey Kong just made off with all the Mini-Mario toys, and now it’s up to Mario to chase his long-time nemesis and retrieve the stolen goods.

Leap and battle through increasingly difficult levels as you use switches, conveyor belts, hammers, and more to overcome the hordes of enemies that block your way.

You need brawn…and brains! Figure out the best path, then break out new Mario moves like the handstand to track down keys, collect gifts, and navigate perilous platforms across barrels of levels.

Before battling Donkey Kong at the end of each world, collect all the Mini-Marios and lead them to safety!”

Mario vs Donkey Kong will cost $6.99.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 53 Comments

Past Zelda games have allowed players to give Link any sort of name they desired. In Breath of the Wild though, the character’s name is set. During a chat with German YouTuber lookslikeLink, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed that you won’t be able to change Link’s name. That’s because he wants players themselves to feel like they’re becoming Link.

Aonuma was also asked if Breath of the Wild ended up the way he imagined it. To that, he said the game turned out just the way he imagined it from the beginning. Aonuma found it difficult to stop working on the project since the team continued to put more content into the world to explore. He hopes that players will have enjoy discovering all the things in the game for themselves.

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