Next Up Hero in the works for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
Next Up Hero is in development for Switch, Digital Continue and Aspyr have announced. Digital Continue was founded by Joe Tringali, the co-founder of Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell.
In the game, you’ll play as one of nine heroes and battle enemies with an assortment of weapons. The hook here is that when you die, an Echo of your hero is left behind. That Echo can then be used by the next hero as an AI companion.
Next Up Hero is currently slated for early 2018. View additional information and a trailer below.
So you think can slay all the monsters and win eternal glory, is that it? Bad news, hero. In the Spiral Shards, we can only send in one hero at a time to fight the Ceaseless Dirge. At some point, a flaming blue fireball, mech mortar rocket, or giant spike of doom is going to hit you in the face, and you’re going to die. That’s when the fun begins.
When you die, you’ll leave behind an Echo of your hero on the battlefield. The next hero in line will be able to resurrect your Echo as an AI battle companion. Take turns continuing each other’s games, fighting and dying with friends until you have an entire army of Echoes by your side. Everyone dies. Heroes continue.
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Takahashi – Switch production line improved, collaborations, Mario Odyssey’s innovation will be HD Rumble, much more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 27 Comments
Le Monde published a new interview with Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi today. Takahashi discussed Switch shortages and how the production line has now improved, possible future collaborations, how Super Mario Odyssey’s innovation will come from the use of HD Rumble, and more. Takahashi was even asked about the futures of Wave Race and 1080°.
We’ve rounded up the more notable comments from Takahashi below. Note that the responses were translated with Google, so it’s a bit rough around the edges. Still, you should be able to get a pretty decent idea as to what was said.
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European Kirby’s Blowout Blast launch trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 1 Comment
Nintendo of America published a launch trailer for Kirby’s Blowout Blast yesterday. Now Nintendo of Europe has done the same as well, with some different footage included. You can see the trailer below.
First English Layton’s Mystery Journey trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments
Level-5 released a new Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy trailer. The video, posted below, features the very first English voice acting.
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Gray Switch in stock on Amazon for Prime members
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Update: System has sold out.
Original: Amazon has restocked the Switch, though only for Prime members. If you’re looking for a system and have subscribed to the service, you can try placing an order here. Stock is likely not going to last long.
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Rocket League dev says Nintendo has been open and helpful, Switch will be close to other versions, cross-play will be safe
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
One of Nintendo’s big E3 announcements last month was the reveal of Rocket League for Switch. Psyonix’s VP of publishing Jeremy Dunham spoke more about the game in an interview with GamesIndustry.
Dunham started out by saying that the Switch version “is a bit of a passion project” and noted how “Nintendo has been very open with giving us whatever resources that we need”:
“It is a bit of a passion project for us and we want to make sure it is done exactly the way we want it to be done. Nintendo has been very open with giving us whatever resources that we need, answering any questions that we have, allowing us to do cross-network play, which is a big deal and very important to us and they had no problem with that at all. That was the very first question I asked them. I said: ‘If we are going to commit to doing this, would you guys allow us to do cross-platform?’ And they told me that if it is important to us, then we will do cross-platform. There wasn’t even any hesitation.”
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Nights of Azure 1 vs. 2 comparison trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 12 Comments
Gust sent out a new Nights of Azure 2 trailer today showing how the game improves upon the original.
Here’s the video:
As for what was shown, here’s an outline:
- 1. More Beautiful Girls
- Nights of Azure – Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl
- Nights of Azure 2 – Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl x Beautiful Girl
- 2. Servans Play a Bigger Role
- Nights of Azure – (See video)
- Nights of Azure 2 – Servans can transform into weapons, as well as be used for map-related mechanisms
- 3. Story Volume Increased
- Nights of Azure – (See video)
- Nights of Azure 2 – Story supervised by Production I.G.’s Junichi Fujisaku
- 4. Stages Loaded with Gimmicks
- Nights of Azure – (See video)
- Nights of Azure 2 – Numerous gimmicks are set
- 5. A Complete Growth Element
- Nights of Azure – (See video)
- Nights of Azure 2 – Various customizations are available
UK Splatoon 2 commercial
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Nintendo UK has uploaded a new commercial for Splatoon 2. Give it a look below.
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GameStop holding ARMS demo event on Saturday, giving away a sleeve pair
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Although ARMS is already out, GameStop is holding a demo event for the game this weekend. Customers can stop by this Saturday, July 8 to try out the Switch game. If you do attend, you’ll be given a free ARMS sleeve pair while supplies last.
GameStop’s event will take place between 12 PM and 3 PM local time. The listing of locations can be found below.
More Zelda books coming to the West
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
At the Zelda Masterclass panel at Japan Expo in Paris, it was revealed that more Zelda behind-the-scenes books will be making their way to the West.
First up is Hyrule Encyclopedia, which is an extensive visual guide to the world of The Legend of Zelda, containing tons of art and information about the various items, enemies, locations etc across the series. It is currently set to be released in September in France, though we’d be surprised if it wasn’t released at the same time in other countries and languages.
