Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 68 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has received a new update. Version 1.2.0 is out now on both Switch and Wii U.

As detailed in today’s announcement covering Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack, players can experience the game in one of nine audio languages: Japanese, English, French (France), French (Canada), German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, and Russian, with a different language used for on-screen text. Note that on Wii U, you’ll need to download the Voice Pack from the eShop.

Nintendo also says it implemented a number of fixes in today’s update, but didn’t elaborate on details.

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

Continuing the process of converting Switch owners into die-hard fans of the NeoGeo, Hamster Corporation is releasing Blazing Star on the eShop tomorrow. It’s actually out now in Japan, but Nintendo’s site lists it for May 2 in North America. It will probably be available in Europe this week as well.

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

Nintendo is back with the continuation of the Squid Sisters Stories for Splatoon 2. This new initiative intends to tell the tale of Callie and Marie following the final Splatfest.

Read up on the next addition to the story below. For previous entries, head on over here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 136 Comments

Nintendo has just revealed brand new details about what’s in store for the first DLC pack in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, titled “The Master Trials”.

The Master Trials will encompass several new features and additions. This includes the new Trial of the Sword, in which enemies appear one after another in 45 rooms. Completing it will allow the Master Sword to always be in its glowing state. Hard Mode, Hero’s Path Mode (tracked routes), Travel Medallion (create temporary new travel point), Korok Mask (find Korok locations more easily), and new equipment are also planned.

Read up on today’s full announcement for full details below. We also have several pieces of screenshots and art.

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

Minecraft: Wii U Edition added the Beast Track Pack a few days ago. New maps for the Glide Mini Game were added: Kraken, Dragon, and Yeti. You can view a promo for the latter map below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 5 Comments

One of the standout features of Switch is HD Rumble. When developers use the functionality, the vibration feedback can feel more realistic.

HD Rumble has been used in several Switch titles thus far, and it’ll also be included in tomorrow’s new eShop game TumbleSeed. Polygon caught up with programmer David Laskey and composer / sound designer Joel Corelitz

To begin, the two discussed how HD Rumble separates itself from regular rumble:

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

The North American My Nintendo website updated today with three Street Fighter-centric discounts. All three take 40 percent off the original asking price.

On 3DS, the Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition discount can be obtained for 60 Gold Points. Street Fighter Alpha 2 on New 3DS and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers on Wii U are 30 Gold Points each.

These discounts are available on My Nintendo until August 3.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 273 Comments

In its first day on the market, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold over 459,000 copies in the U.S., Nintendo announced today. That figure accounts for combined packaged and digital sales.

Nintendo says that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is now “the fastest-selling game in the long-running Mario Kart series.” Mario Kart Wii previously held the record with about 433,900 copies in 2008 during its first day.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe currently has an attach rate of 45 percent. Nearly one in two Switch owners in the U.S. bought a copy of the game.

Today’s full announcement:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 15 Comments

We have another small update on the rumored 3DS version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Over the past few days, it’s been going by the name “Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga DX”. However, that wasn’t the final title apparently.

The 3DS release now appears to be going by Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. That’s based on data scooped up from the 3DS eShop server. The “Bowser’s Minions” part should explain the presence of a Goomba spotted in the game’s icon.

We’ve been categorizing these posts as rumors to be on the safe side, but many are expecting an announcement at this point. Nintendo may have something to say about it at E3 in June.

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Ahead of tomorrow’s launch on the Switch eShop, we’re posting one more video of TumbleSeed. Get another look at the game with GiantBomb’s video below.

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