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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 15 Comments

My Nintendo has updated with new rewards in both North America and Europe. Stateside, Nintendo has added in Zelda rewards including a Zelda: Breath of the Wild 3DS theme, wallpaper, and discounts. European users can now use their points on a Kirby Battle Royale theme as well.

Here’s the full roundup of rewards:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 32 Comments

When a new game launches, fans tend to pick apart the files and codes in hopes of finding hidden secrets. That’s exactly what happened this week with Sonic Forces. Dataminers went to work and found a couple of interesting things that could be added to the game in the near future.

First, a “Sanic” t-shirt has been found. Sanic has become a meme over the years after one fan drew his interpretation of the character in the Windows Paint app. It would be… interesting to see that design in Sonic Forces, to say the least.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 9 Comments

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Super Mario Odyssey
2. Stardew Valley
3. Doom
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Sonic Forces
7. Overcooked: Special Edition
8. Sonic Mania
9. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
10. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
12. Monopoly
13. Golf Story
14. Fire Emblem Warriors
15. Snipperclips
16. Arcade Archives Mario Bros.
17. Morphite
18. Splatoon 2
19. The Jackbox Party Pack 4
20. Uno

Source: Switch eShop

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 4 Comments

The North American Switch eShop has added in a listing for Rocket League. Thanks to the new page, we have the game’s file size. Rocket League will take up 4.8GB of space.

Psyonix is bringing Rocket League to Switch next Tuesday on the eShop. A physical version will also be distributed at some point in the future.

Source: Switch eShop

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

The End Is Nigh, an upcoming is coming to Switch on December 12, co-creator McMillen has announced. McMillen just posted the news on his personal Twitter page a short while ago.

The brief tweet reads:

Nicalis will be publishing The End Is Nigh, a platforming adventure game, on Switch. It will be sold both physically and digitally.

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

Google Play has produced a new Japanese commercial for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Watch the advert below.

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

Last month, Mario took a trip around the US to celebrate the launch of Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo says that the journey “spanned over 3,800 miles, 74 cities, 1 gigantic mushroom and made over 200,000 people smile.” View a video recapping Mario’s adventures below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

A few new games out came out this week on the various eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 56 Comments

If you’ve purchased Doom on Switch today, you should be able to have your game at version 1.1. Bethesda prepared a day-one update.

The patch includes Multiplayer functionality, additional game fixes, and audio for supported languages other than English. The update should clock in at around 8GB.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 46 Comments

Many years ago, during the Wii era, Factor 5 worked on Star Wars Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron. Unfortunately, it never saw release. Now all of these years later, Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht wants to see it return.

In an interview on IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat, Eggebrecht spoke about his aspirations of wanting to bring Star Wars Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron to Switch. For those who are unaware, it was a compilation featuring modified versions of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike under a new graphics engine at 60 frames per second and new content.

Here’s what Eggebrecht had to say about a potential Switch release:

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