Arcade Archives Plus Alpha coming to Switch this week
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Hamster will be bringing Plus Alpha to Switch this week as its latest Arcade Archives title, the company has announced. A worldwide release is set for April 16.
Plus Alpha was originally made by Jaleco in 1989. The shoot ’em up game supports up to two players.
Pricing for Arcade Archives is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Source: Hamster PR
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Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure opening movie
Posted on 4 years ago by Elias in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Today from Arc System Works, we have the opening movie for Kowloon Youma Gakuen Ki: Origin of Adventure. The game releases on June 4th in Japan. You can see our previous coverage of the game, or take a look at the movie itself below. Note that it’s completely reconstructed while retaining all the details of the original PlayStation 2 release, including aspect ratio.
Together! The Battle Cats trailers show off new Battle Mode, physical version
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Ponos has uploaded a pair of trailers for Together! The Battle Cats. Along with a look at the new Battle Mode, the company is also showing off the upcoming physical version. Both videos can be found below.
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Latest Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament is all about the Screw Attack
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo will be holding another tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this week. This time around, the theme is built around the Screw Attack. Jumps that players are accustomed to will become this particular attack instead.
The new tournament goes live on April 17. Similar to previous events, it will be held for thee days.
Kingdom Majestic boxart, pre-orders open
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Retailers have started to open pre-orders for Kingdom Majestic, including Amazon and GameStop. We also have a look at the boxart above.
Kingdom Majestic features Kingdom New Lands and Kingdom Two Crowns. Additionally, both will come with all content released for both titles since their original launches.
Kingdom Majestic launches June 18.
Upcoming Japanese eShop releases – April 23, 2020
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of April 23, 2020. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
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Overwatch – Echo launch trailer
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Echo is now available in Overwatch as the shooter’s latest hero. For a look at the official launch trailer from Blizzard, continue on below.
Switch firmware update version 10.0.0 seems to include preliminary support for a new hardware model
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo issued a major update for Switch last night, upgrading the firmware to version 10.0.0. You can read about all of the new features here.
Aside from what Nintendo officially shared, version 10.0.0 also appears to make some notable additions behind the scenes. Dataminer Mike Heskin, after poking through the update, reports that Nintendo has added preliminary support for a new hardware model, which is known as “nx-abcd”. Heskin further states that “3 of the 5 new DRAM profiles are for this new hardware type and there’s evidence of a secondary display of sorts being added exclusively on this model.”
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said earlier this year that there are no plans to release a new Switch model in 2020. The company has somewhat struggled to keep up with demand for the system as of late – particular in Japan – in light of the coronavirus.
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Bravely Default II producer apologizes for Bravely Second, feels some parts didn’t meet fan expectations
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Several years after the franchise’s absence, Square Enix is finally returning to the Bravely series. Bravely Default II marks the first entry on Switch, and will launch later in 2020.
In an interview with Famitsu, producer Tomoya Asano spoke about the last title, Bravely Second, and had some interesting words to share. Asano actually apologized for the 3DS title since he feels some aspects “didn’t meet the many expectations fans had.”
Asano mentioned, as translated by DualShockers:
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Future Connected story takes place one year after the main game
Posted on 4 years ago by Daire(@OrangeLight7895) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has confirmed via Twitter that the upcoming epilogue featured in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Future Connected, is set one year after the events of the main game.
Future Connected is a brand new story featuring Shulk and Melia, but no specifics of the epilogue have been shared yet. It was previously revealed that it can be accessed at any point during Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition releases May 29th 2020.