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Last week, Konami announced a new update for Super Bomberman R. The company is adding Grand Prix mode as well as the Jehuty, Anubis, and Reiko Hinomoto Bombers. More information has been shared about the update in recent days.

First, here’s an official overview of Grand Prix mode from Konami:

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Project Octopath Traveler devs on the early silence, development progress, more

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments

Square Enix held a special session for Project Octopath Traveler at the Tokyo Game Show last week. Nothing new was on display as only the demo was shown, but developers were on hand to speak about the game.

Among what was discussed was why it took so long for Project Octopath Traveler to resurface following the announcement in January, where the game is at in terms of development, and more. You can find the full rundown below, courtesy of Reddit’s scottwo.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 gameplay

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

A nice chunk of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 gameplay was shown during a session at EGX a few days ago. Have a look at the full recording below.

More: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive

Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters footage

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

With Nintendo handling publishing, Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters landed in North America and Europe on Friday. Check out some footage of the new version below.

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Japan’s best-selling games of August 2017

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 8 Comments

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of August 2017. You can check out the full results below.

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Claws of Furry lined up for Switch

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

A Kickstarter campaign for Claws of Furry just wrapped up yesterday. The action game, in which you go on a mission to save your abducted Ninja Master and fight enemies in beat’em up fashion, even had a Switch stretch goal. Unfortunately though, developer Terahard fell well short of its £10,000 target.

The one bright spot is that Terahard intends to develop Claws of Fury for Switch despite the fact that the Kickstarter didn’t achieve successful funding. A release in January is currently planned.

As for the game itself, here’s an overview:

Claws of Furry creates a blend of today’s fast pace action with classic arcade Beat’em up badassery. With a leveling system of over 40 skills and multiple modes, from Rogue-like to Arena, it’s up to the players how they build their Ninja Cat and what adventure they will follow. Fear not the rogue-like though; the character progress is not lost, since the skills that are unlocked transfer to each new character, making the player’s cat stronger in every playthrough. Still you don’t like rogue-like? We got you covered, with the Pussycat mode you can play the game with checkpoints in every level, in a classic linear adventure. This will not make it much easier though, fast reflexes and a keen eye are required in order to survive the journey to free your Master. You don’t have to take this journey alone though; you can have a group of up to four people in local co-op!

And a trailer:

More: Claws of Furry, Terahard

Doom direct-feed Switch screenshots

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 17 Comments

We’ve seen footage of Doom running on Switch, but only with off-screen videos. Fortunately, some screenshots have appeared giving us a clear look in direct-feed. Take a look at the images below.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Wii Shop Channel shutdown FAQ from Nintendo – why the store is closing and more

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii Shop Channel | 41 Comments

It’s the end of an era for Nintendo, as the Wii Shop Channel is announced to be closing in 2019. This was the first notable store built in to a Nintendo console.

Following up on the news about the closure, Nintendo published an official FAQ about the Wii Shop Channel’s end. The company comments on why it will no longer be supporting the store, among other topics. You can read the full FAQ below.

Pokken Tournament DX sold through 41% of its initial shipment in Japan

Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments

Pokken Tournament DX sold a little over 50,000 copies in its first week in Japan. It didn’t light the sales charts on fire, but it wasn’t a flop, and it was also one of the best-selling games of the week.

Media Create further adds that Pokken Tournament DX sold through 41.39 percent of its initial shipment, which may seem on the low side. However, the game sold about 75 percent of the Wii U version. For that release, the original Pokken Tournament sold 70,000 copies in its first week with a sell-through rate of 36.65 percent.

Media Create points out that both Pokken Tournament DX and the original title have low sell-through rates in their first week. But since the Wii U version went on to sell 179,000 copies, the sales tracker believes DX could continue to sell over time, especially during the holiday season.