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

Tony Rosato, known in the world of Nintendo as the voice of Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Super Mario World cartoon, has passed away. Rosato died on Monday of a heart attack. He was 62 years old.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

An update for Yo-kai Watch 2 can now be found on the eShop. After applying version 1.1, new language options will be available. Nintendo has patched in both Spanish and French.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments

tinyBuild will publish Punch Club in North America next week, according to a listing on the eShop. It’s due out on January 19 for $9.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Train hard, find love, deliver pizza, punch crocodiles, fight and rank up in the leagues.

Welcome to Punch Club, the Boxing Management Tycoon where you choose your own path, and find out who murdered your father.”

Punch Club is described as a fighter management sim mixed with RPG and tycoon elements. It places an emphasis on the story, of which there are “multiple different narrative branches and game endings to discover”.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 27 Comments

Most North American retailers are expected to open Switch pre-orders on Friday. This includes Nintendo NY, the big N’s store located in New York City.

According to a tweet issued just a few minutes ago, Nintendo NY will accept a “limited quantity” of Switch pre-orders on Friday beginning at 9 AM. A specific number wasn’t mentioned, so you may want to line up early if you’d like to reserve a unit there.

The tweet reads:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments

Nintendo has dished out another new Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot, giving us a beautiful environment image. Take a look at it above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 47 Comments

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment are coming to Switch, Yacht Club Games has announced.

Going forward, Shovel Knight will be known as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. When Yacht Club Games makes the change, you’ll be able to purchase each campaign as standalone games on Switch (and other platforms not counting Wii U and 3DS).

The breakdown from Yacht Club is as follows:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments

Switch ads have already been appearing at retailers like GameStop and Target. Along with these two, Walmart is beginning to show some promotional material for the new console as well. We’ll likely see additional ads at retailers soon following this week’s presentation with more up-to-date information – like a final release date.

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

A new Nefarious trailer is online showing how the game reverses roles, and you’re technically the boss fight. It’s your goal to kidnap the princess and thwart the hero. Check out the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 15 Comments

Stephen Dinehart IV has worked on games such as Company of Heroes, F.E.A.R. 3, and more. Last September, he mentioned signing an NDA indicating that he’s on board as a Switch developer.

Dinehart followed up on that by writing about Switch and Nintendo in general as part of a new LinkedIn blog post yesterday. What he had to say was quite interesting, to say the least.

Throughout the post, there’s talk about Nintendo’s involvement with VR – such as how the company technically dabbled with it first with Virtual Boy. He later says that with Switch, “it’s only natural that one of the first players in the home VR market would once again stake its claim.” He closes out by saying the system “is one step in evolution you won’t want to miss.

Below are some notable excerpts from the post:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments

The first wave of new Mario toys included with McDonald’s Happy Meals in the UK are here. Six more will be rolled out over the next three weeks. Check out an unboxing video of the first wave courtesy of Nintendo Life below.

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