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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo has passed along a guide of sorts that recaps its activities at E3 this year. It goes over the different competitions, streaming events, and opportunities for people attending the show.

One big piece of news confirmed is that Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee will be playable. We also have a look at the exclusive Switch pin that will be given to some attendees spotted playing the system.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

NBA 2K19 is official. The game will launch in September for Switch, and depending on which version you buy, you’ll have a chance to play it a few days early.

LeBron James will star on this year’s cover. 2K wanted to partner “with the most iconic athlete of this generation” to celebrate developer Visual Concept’s 30th anniversary, VP of marketing Alfie Brody said.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

With just a week to go until Nintendo’s big E3 presentation, the name of the event has been officially confirmed. It’ll be called Nintendo Direct: E3 2018.

As previously mentioned, the presentation will highlight the new Super Smash Bros. game as well as other Switch titles. It’ll be held at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has kicked off the second half of the Digby’s Artful Retreat. Players will find a new kind of flower as well as new tasks. More rewards can be unlocked by helping Digby collect bumblecubes.

In other news, the Artful Retreat Pack is still available for purchase. The pack holds items that will help you capture bumblecubes.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo has poster another brief preview video of a stage in Splatoon 2’s upcoming Octo Expansion. This one is all about rail grinding:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Arc System Works has published the opening movie for Jake Hunter Detective Story: Prism of Eyes, the mystery adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch. Watch it below:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Videos | 0 comments

We’ve got quite a bit of Fire Emblem Heroes news today. First up, the Heroes & Legends Voting Gaunlet has entered into its final round. Gunnthrá and Alfonse were victorious in round 2, and they new face off against each other.

The Bound Hero Battle: Seliph & Julia is now available in Special Maps. It’ll last for six days. For the same duration, there’s also a Summoning Focus with the following 5-star focus units: Seliph: Heir of Light, Deirdre: Lady of the Forest and Julia: Naga’s Blood.

Finally, Nintendo posted a preview video of the upcoming Scattered Fangs Summoning Focus. It features Heroes from Fire Emblem: Blazing Blade: new arrivals Legault, Karla as well as a pegasus-riding Nino. Canas can also be glimpsed in the video, which means he will be available through other means. The Summoning Focus starts on June 8th.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo and HAL Laboratory posted a short clip on Twitter offering a look at Dark Meta Knight in Kirby Star Allies. View it below.

Dark Meta Knight will be added to Kirby Star allies this summer as a new Dream Friend. He’ll be joined by Daroach in a free update.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Freedom Planet appears to be making its way to Switch. GalaxyTrail just posted a photo on Twitter, showing what looks to be the original game running in portable mode.

GalaxyTrail said at the start of the year that the team was looking into bringing Freedom Planet to Switch along with its sequel. Hopefully this is the first step towards that.

Thanks to dondom95 for the tip.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

A second new Mario Tennis Aces wallpaper is up for grabs on My Nintendo. This time, it’s a design featuring Mario with a trophy. The wallpaper can be used with PCs, smartphones, and tablets.

You can find the reward on My Nintendo here. Like other wallpapers, it costs 50 Platinum Points.

Thanks to Ben C for the tip.

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