Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 13 Comments

Square Enix has high hopes for Dragon Quest XI. When Square Enix delivered its latest financial results earlier in the week, CFO Kazuharu Watanabe mentioned that the company is looking to achieve sales of five million copies.

Kazuharu’s comment did not refer to one specific version of the game. Dragon Quest XI will be on 3DS and PlayStation 4, and eventually Switch as well. Kazuharu also did not say if the sales target only applies to Japan, though it may be unlikely for the RPG to head overseas within the next fiscal year.

Dragon Quest IX was the last big seller in the franchise at 4.3 million. However, when counting sales in the west, that amount is closer to 5.3 million.

Even if Dragon Quest XI sells more than IX, it might be difficult for it to surpass the DS game in terms of pure profit. After all XI has different versions involved and its scope is much larger.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments

Inti Creates made it known last month that the company would be announcing two new games at BitSummit. We now have confirmation that both projects will be on Nintendo platforms, and more specifically, on Switch. Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu confirmed the news during a lecture at Tokyo Sandbox 2017.

BitSummit will take place on May 20 and May 21 at the Miyako Messe in Kyoto. Along with Inti Creates’ games, other indie titles will be showcased as well.

Thanks to n128 for the tip.

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Update (5/13): The new Pokemon GO update is now live.

Original (5/9): The next Pokemon GO update is in the process of being rolled out. On iOS, players will have access to version 1.33.1. The Android version will be updated to version 0.63.1.

Two main points make up the latest update. First, when you tap on a medal, it will now show your progress toward the next medal tier. Brazilian Portuguese language support is added as well.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

The latest live stream for the Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) trading card game was held today. Arguably the biggest piece of news was the announcement of series 11. The Sacred Stones will finally be featured in addition to Fire Emblem Warriors. More cards from Shadows of Valentia will be included, too.

Also during the live stream, fans were treated to a sneak peek of sorts for the Fire Emblem 0 collaboration DLC in Shadows of Valentia. In-game models for Shade, Emma, Yuzu, and Yuzu were shown.

Kirie from Serenes Forest captured a ton of different images from the live stream, posted below. Along with what we already mentioned, there was talk and cards shown for series 10 and more.

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Nintendo Treehouse is back with another update on its official Tumblr page. For the latest entry, dungeon crawling in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is discussed in detail. You can read it in full here.

This is the second Tumblr update for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia coming from the Nintendo Treehouse. A few days ago, combat was the focus in a new post. 

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

The string of strong eShop releases continues on Switch next week. This coming Thursday, Drool will be putting out its unique rhythm game Thumper. To download the title, you’ll need 697MB of free space on internal memory or a microSD card.

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Nintendo has readied a new Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia commercial for its UK audience. Take a look at the advert below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 4 Comments

ACA NeoGeo Garou: Mark of the Wolves came out on Switch earlier this week, so the official Hamster YouTube account has decided to put up a new trailer to show of some gameplay. Have a look at it below.

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

Snake Pass is a significant game on Switch having been the first Unreal Engine 4 title on the platform. On the whole, it stacks up quite well against other versions. Technical director Pete Harrap posted a blog this week that not only offers insight into getting Snake Pass up and running on Switch, but also looks back on overall cross-platform development.

The image attached above is a “super early” look at Snake Pass during an internal game jam. Ultimately, the company decided to move forward with the project after selecting it out of a number of different pitches.

Harrap’s post later goes into Switch development specifically. Here’s what Snake Pass looked like on the system after just two days:

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

Blaster Master Zero introduced a new update last week. With the addition of the EX Character Mode stemming from version 1.2, Inti Creates is letting players experience the game with brand new characters. Each one will have new abilities and weapons.

Gunvolt from the Azure Striker Gunvolt series is the first character to be made available. He’ll be free until May 17. After that, you’ll need to fork over $2 for the character.

If you’ve yet to purchase Blaster Master Zero on Switch, you can obtain the DLC regardless. Simply visit the game’s eShop listing and scroll down to the “Downloadable Content” area. Select “EX Character Gunvolt”, and then the “Free Download” button. That’s it! Then if you decide to pick up Blaster Master Zero later on, Gunvolt will be available.

Thanks to Yaroo for the tip.

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