Famicom Detective Club dev wants to make a new entry in the series
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After more than three decades, Famicom Detective Club finally returned last month. Nintendo teamed up with Mages to produce brand new remakes. The Missing Heir as well as The Girl Who Stands Behind both made it to Switch – and in the west for the very first time.
Now that Famicom Detective Club is back after such a long period, could we see an entirely new game? Makoto Asada, who worked on the remakes as a producer, would at least be interested in making that happened.
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Nintendo Minute – “Mario Golf: Super Rush – Wario VS Waluigi Speed Golf SHOWDOWN”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta [play Mario Golf: Super Rush and face off in Speed Golf as Wario and Waluigi. Check out the full episode below.
Nihon Falcom 40th anniversary event announced for next week
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s been announced that a special event will be live streamed next week in celebration of Nihon Falcom’s 40th anniversary. Fans can expect a free virtual concert from Falcom jdk BAND that features tracks spanning four decades of Nihon Falcom’s game history, a special message from president Toshihiro Kondo, and new announcements plus surprises.
The event will be held on the following days / times:
Sakamoto on the future of Metroid, says there’s “some kind of new episode that is waiting in the works”
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After two decades, the Metroid series is finally receiving a brand new 2D entry. Metroid Dread continues the plot that’s been on hold ever since the days of the Game Boy Advance with Metroid Fusion.
We’ve heard Yoshio Sakamoto mention that the current story arc with end with Dread. But what about the future? Fortunately, it sounds like there’s still plenty of room for the series to grow.
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Amazon Australia leaks new LEGO Super Mario set
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
There’s still a lot planned with the LEGO Super Mario concept. A Luigi set was announced earlier this year, and we just heard about a third character pack series. An additional set has now surfaced as well.
Over on Amazon Australia, the retailer leaked what looks to be another LEGO Super Mario product. We’ve placed the images after the break just in case you’re looking to avoid being spoiled.
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Nintendo Direct reportedly had highest peak viewers of any E3 2021 presentation
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Based on data from Stream Hatchet, Nintendo saw the highest peak viewers of any presentation held during E3 2021. 3.1 million viewers tuned in for the Nintendo Direct at its biggest point. That’s based on data collected from Twitch and YouTube Gaming.
Here’s a look at the full top five:
Nintendo asks fans to not co-stream E3 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation in Japan
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo Directs are always big events, and many enjoy co-streaming. For those that are unaware, this involves having the broadcast running live on an outlet like YouTube while showing reactions in real time.
Co-streaming hasn’t been an issue with Nintendo Directs previously, but at least for today’s presentation, fans could run into issues. The company has advised fans against “mirroring Nintendo Direct footage and sound” while the stream is happening. Videos with reactions are fine, but anything containing audio and visuals can only be posted once the broadcast is finished, assuming they fall in line with the Big N’s previous guidelines.
Of course, this news only applies to Japan. Nintendo has not made any statements for other regions at this time.
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Limited Run Games E3 2021 press conference live stream
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
LRG3, Limited Run Games’ annual E3 press conference, will be starting soon. The presentation begins at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM in the UK / 10 PM in Europe. It will cover over 25 announcements regarding “new games, physical editions of cult favorites, and reprints of classic titles.”
You can watch LRG3 2021 as it happens below. We’ll be sure to report on any notable Switch news as it happens.
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LEGO Super Mario Character Packs – Series 3 revealed
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The LEGO Adventures with Luigi set is due out in August. Aside from that though, more products will be introduced as part of the LEGO Mario line.
Ten new LEGO Super Mario Character Packs will be released as part of Series 3. The lineup includes:
GameStop announces new Zelda poster promotion
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
GameStop has announced a new poster promotion for The Legend of Zelda. If you spend $30 or more on products based on the series or trade towards a Switch system, it can be yours. This is a double-sided GameStop-exclusive poster.
GameStop doesn’t say when the promotion ends, but it should be valid for at least the next week.
Source: GameStop email
