Video: Nintendo Switch Online vs. NES Classic Edition emulation comparison
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GameXplain has put together a video comparing the emulation behind the new Nintendo Switch Online service and the NES Classic Edition. Watch it below.
First 4 Figures teases Spyro statue with trailer
Posted on 5 days ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in General Nintendo | 0 comments | 0 Likes
First 4 Figures released a short trailer announcing the upcoming release of a Spyro figure ahead of the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy coming to Switch. Reservations open on Friday, September 28 at 10:00 a.m. EST. You can view the teaser trailer below.
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Best Buy taking pre-orders for amiibo restock
Posted on 5 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Best Buy has opened pre-orders for a few new amiibo that will be restocked soon. Pac-Man is up first on October 19, with Captain Falcon, Marth, and Ganondorf following December 7.
Pre-orders are open here. Currently this restock appears to be Best Buy-exclusive.
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My Nintendo adds discount vouchers for Nintendo Switch Online NES controllers in Europe
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Do you have any extra My Nintendo Gold Points lying around? Do you plan on picking up the new NES controllers for Nintendo Switch Online games? If so, you might be interested to hear about a new offer currently live on My Nintendo in Europe.
The rewards site has added in three different vouchers that can be used to lower the price of the controllers. The values are £1.00, £3.00, and £5.00, which cost 100, 300, and 500 Gold Points respectively. Vouchers can be used to discount the controller price when orders open on the official store.
Here’s the full notice from Nintendo:
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Photos emerge from Sonic the Hedgehog movie set
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Update: Perhaps Jim Carrey isn’t pictured after all? IGN’s Amanda Flagg says we’re actually looking at Frank C Turner. If we hear otherwise, we’ll let you know.
Original: Filming of the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie is underway, and we have a new set of photos showing Jim Carrey and James Marsden in their roles. The two are playing Ivo Robotnik / Dr. Eggman and Tom Wachowski (a sarcastic sheriff) respectively.
Below are the photos:
The Sonic the Hedgehog film debuts on November 8, 2019.
Nintendo restores the “N” in its logo at headquarters in Japan
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Following the recent typhoon in Japan, Nintendo had the logo at its Japanese headquarters disturbed. The “N” was completely knocked off, leaving only “intendo”.
A little over a week later, the Big N’s logo has been restored to its proper glory. As pictured above, the logo now reads as it did previously.
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PlatinumGames reportedly came close to working on a new Okami game in recent years
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Did You Know Gaming? and Liam Robertson have published a new report on how a true sequel to Okami with many of the original developers nearly took place.
In late 2015, representatives from PlatinumGames and Capcom were said to have started meeting. Founder and former Platinum president Tatsumi Minami was said to be leading the discussions. With Capcom wanting to revive some of its IPs, there was interest in working together between the two sides.
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Suda51 says strong Killer7 Steam sales could lead to a Switch port, wants a Travis Touchdown amiibo
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Killer7 first debuted on the GameCube way back in 2005. All of these years later, it’s seeing a re-release, though only on Steam at present.
No announcements have been made, but Killer7 may have a chance of appearing on Switch as well. Director Suda51 indicated in an interview with Nintendo Wire that it could happen if the title does well on Steam.
Nintendo Minute – “Playing Undertale on Nintendo Switch for the First Time”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off Undertale on Switch. Check out the full episode below.
Sonic Mania Adventures production manager briefly teases new animation series, then doesn’t
Posted on 1 week ago by Devin in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments | 0 Likes
Although production of the Sonic Mania Adventures series of animated shorts was presumed to have been completed over a month ago, it appears as though a new project might be in the works at SEGA. Confirmation of this may not have come as officially as the company would have liked, however, as the watchful eyes of the internet may have caught the series’ production manager slipping.
During a visit to SEGA’s headquarters yesterday, the production manager shared the Instagram post below with a rather clear indication that a new Sonic animated series is in the works in-house at SEGA.
