Animal Crossing: New Horizons reviews roundup
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
The first reviews for Animal Crossing: New Horizons are just now starting to drop. We’ve rounded up a number of the early verdicts below.
Nintendo announces Indie World Showcase for March 17
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 34 Comments
Nintendo will host a new Indie World Showcase tomorrow, March 17, the company has announced. It will feature “roughly 20 minutes of info on indie games” for Switch.
It’ll be held at the following times:
Puzzle game NecroWorm due out on Switch this month
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 Comments
Walkabout Games’ puzzle title Walkabout Games is arriving on Switch this month, the developer has announced. It will launch digitally via the eShop on March 26.
Here’s an overview of NecroWorm, along with a trailer:
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Gamescom 2020 still on track, coronavirus situation still being regularly monitored
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
With major events like GDC and E3 having either been postponed or outright cancelled, all eyes are now on Gamescom. The show has the luxury of taking place much later in the year with a late August event planned, but it’s unclear what state the world will be in from the coronavirus.
On Twitter today, Gamescom provided an official update. Things continue to proceed at planned, but it was stated that organizers will “follow the recommendations of the responsible authorities regarding major events, evaluate them on a daily basis, and make our decisions after careful consideration.”
The full statement reads:
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Vertical bullet hell shoot ’em up Red Death out on Switch this week
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
Publisher Eastasiasoft and developer Panda Indie Studio have announced that Red Death, a vertical bullet hell shoot ’em up, is making its way to Switch this week. The game’s launch is scheduled for March 19.
Here’s an overview of Red Death, along with a trailer:
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MotoGP 20 – first official gameplay video
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Milestone today put out the first official gameplay video for MotoGP 20, its upcoming racer planned for Switch. We have it below.
Famitsu’s most wanted games – March 15, 2020
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is in the top five while Animal Crossing: New Horizons receives over 1,000 votes.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 27 and March 4.
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Switch eShop deals – Anodyne, Enter the Gungeon, Guacamelee!, Overcooked, South Park, Superhot, more
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Anodyne, Enter the Gungeon, Superhot, plus the Guacamelee!, Overcooked, and South Park games.
Here are the full highlights:
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New sales data is in from the UK for the month of February 2020.
Switch was the best-selling console of the month, with the console’s neon version performing the best. However, GamesIndustry points out that the system’s sales are flat year-on-year. If we’re only looking at physical software sales, Nintendo would place first with a 19.6 percent share. The Dark Samus amiibo was also the most successful toys-to-life product.
Here’s a look at the best-selling games of February:
Hindsight 20/20 PAX East 2020 footage (Switch handheld)
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 1 Comment
At PAX East 2020, the single-player action-adventure game Hindsight 20/20 was playable on Switch. View some footage from the demo below.
