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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

MEL Magazine has a huge article up looking back on GoldenEye 007. Lead environment artist Karl Hilton, gameplay / engine programmer Mark Edmonds, and developer David Doak were brought in for the retrospective piece.

The interview has a number of highlights, some of which we have below. There’s talk about toning down the violence with Nintendo being concerned about the amount of killing, how using Oddjob is cheating in their view, and huge success including Nintendo being unable to keep up with the initial demand.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Earthworms is due out for Switch this Friday via the eShop. For a look at the game, check out the following video:

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Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled River Survival as Super Mario Party’s newest mode. Nintendo of America just shared its own video, which we have below.

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Nintendo shared a new piece of art to promote this weekend’s Splatfest in North America. During the event, players will fight flatware: forks or spoons. We’ve attached the art above.

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The next patch for Rocket League will go live next week, Psyonix has announced. Players will be able to download the Progression Update, which “is focused on how and when you earn XP and how you play with your friends online,” starting August 29.

Below are the full details straight from Psyonix:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with his latest column. In it, he goes over information revealed during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month.

Sakurai wrote about the inclusion of Simon, Richter, Chrom, Dark Samus, and King K. Rool, going a bit into why they were added. He also covers modes plus the huge amount of stages and music.

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NIS America is showing off the latest games for SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. Today, we’re introduced to Athena and Athena.

Here’s an overview for both:

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Amazon Germany has added in a listing for an exclusive Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun bundle. The retailer doesn’t have any information on what’s included at present, but it presumably includes the Taiko Drum Set.

Pre-orders for the bundle can be placed here. This one can be imported to the US, by the way.

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At CEDEC 2018 earlier today, Nintendo held a session about the making of Switch’s interface. Developers spoke about their approach for the OS’s creation.

The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki was in attendance, and passed along some of the details that were shared. Here’s the full roundup:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Crossed Swords is this week’s NeoGeo game on Switch. As for next week, it’ll be Football Frenzy. The latest issue of Famitsu confirms the release.

As the name implies, Football Frenzy is an arcade football experience. The game will cost the usual $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

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