SEGA on the decision to make Super Sonic DLC in Sonic Forces free forever
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 32 Comments
SEGA recently announced that the Super Sonic DLC in Sonic Forces will be made free forever. That wasn’t the original plan, however.
The Super Sonic DLC launched at the end of December for free. After about a month, it was intended to cost $2. SEGA ended up reversing that decision a couple of weeks ago.
More: SEGA, Sonic Forces
Miyamoto on how the animated Mario movie with Illumination came to be, now working on the screenplay
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 31 Comments
During Nintendo’s financial results briefing, the company made the new animated Mario movie with Illumination official. Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri will be co-producing. At the Q&A portion of the briefing, Miyamoto shared more details on how the partnership came to be.
Miyamoto started out by saying that he’s been considering an animated movie for many years. However, in his view, creating games and movies aren’t really that similar.
More: interview, movie, Shigeru Miyamoto, top
Miitomo – returning Miitomo Drop stage theme (2/3/18)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Folklore in the forest! Fairy Fashion” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:
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Pre-order Dragon Quest Builders at GameStop, get exclusive slime DLC
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
GameStop has revealed a pre-order bonus for Dragon Quest Builders. If you reserve the game, you’ll gain access to exclusive Slime DLC.
GameStop is offering the following:
– King Slime Light
– Slime Eyes and Mouth
– Slime Light
The items above will work in Dragon Quest Buidlers’ free-build mode.
You can pre-order Dragon Quest Builders at GameStop here.
Hollow Switch handheld footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 10 Comments
Forever Entertainment has shared a brief video showing Hollow running on Switch with an off-screen handheld video. Check it out below.
Hollow for Nintendo Switch – Handheld footage #NintendoSwitch #Nintendo #NintendoeShop #Switch #SwitcheShop #NewRelease @NinSwitchNews @NinEverything @nintendolife @nintendalerts @NintendoEurope #Hollow #HollowSwitch #HollowHorror #HollowGame pic.twitter.com/bLbGym2rrK
— HOLLOW (@HOLLOWSciFi) February 3, 2018
More: Forever Entertainment, Hollow
Battle Chef Brigade dev planning “some fun surprises” for this year
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Trinket Studios may not be finished with Battle Chef Brigade. When asked about the possibility of updating the game with online support, the developer said that “some fun surprises” are planned for this year.
Trinket said:
Thanks so much! We have some fun surprises for this year, though since there are only three of us, we can't do it all at once 🙂
— BattleChefBrigade (@BattleChefGame) February 3, 2018
No word yet on what Trinket Studios has in store. If we hear about anything, we’ll be sure to bring the news to you.
Song of Memories confirmed for physical release in the west
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
The localization of Song of Memories was announced this week. In both North America and Europe, the game will be published by PQube.
Fans of physical releases will be happy to hear that Song of Memories won’t be an eShop exclusive. It will be sold at retailers, and Amazon UK has already opened pre-orders here. We also have the game’s boxart above.
More: Future Tech Lab, PQube, Song of Memories
Amazon UK: Splatoon 2 Switch Pro Controller for £49.99
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
The Splatoon 2 Switch Pro Controller has been discounted on Amazon UK. These tend to go for £65, but the retailer currently has it for £49.99.
Orders for the Splatoon 2 Switch Pro Controller can be placed here. Note that this cannot be imported to the US.
The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya makes a surprise appearance on the North American Switch eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
Last week, 10 Second Run Returns came to the North American Switch eShop without any notice. It hadn’t been mentioned in the Nintendo Download report or anywhere else recently.
This has now happened for the second week in a row. Despite missing from the Nintendo Download press release, The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya appeared on the North American eShop. The visual novel can be purchased for $19.99.
Here’s some additional information and a trailer:
Latest Switch eShop discounts in North America, Ace Attorney titles for 3DS on sale
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 3 Comments
Some new sales went live on the North American Switch and 3DS eShops this week. On Switch, Perception has been discounted for the first time, and there are some other decent offers as well. For 3DS specifically we’re highlighting the fact that all of the Ace Attorney games are on sale, including Apollo Justice.
Here’s the full roundup:
