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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, News, Switch | 8 Comments

Two of Zordix’s Switch racers are receiving physical releases. Over on EB Games Australia, the retailer lists Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom for the console.

The fact that both of these games are heading to Switch isn’t news. However, what we didn’t know before is that both will be offered at retail.

The boxart for Aqua Moto Racing Utopia is above. Snow Moto Racing Freedom’s packaging can be seen below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has a huge musical talent on board in Grant Kirkhope. Kirkhope worked on many N64 classics back in the day, including Banjo-Kazooie. He’s also more recently been involved with the likes of Yooka-Laylee.

In this month’s issue of GamesMaster, Kirkhope talked about his approach to making music for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Instead of trying to emulate Nintendo’s style with Mario music, he instead “had to try to come up with some kind of way of getting that crazy Rabbids thing into this Mario game – and a little bit of me in there as well”. The game may start out sounding a bit “Nintendo-ish”, but later evolves, and Kirkhope believes that players will be surprised as they reach the end.

Kirkhope told GamesMaster:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

UK retailer GAME is planning a pre-order bonus for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. If you reserve the game, you’ll be given a free Rowlet, Litten or Popplio figurine. Note that the figurine will be randomly selected.

You can pre-order Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon on GAME here. Both launch on November 17.

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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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.

“Fun in the sun! Summertime Style” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

– Demon ninja hood
– Demon ninja armor
– Ninja bomber jacket
– Deadly blossom hairband
– Deadly blossom ninja suit
– Kunai necklace
– Shuriken
– Ninja dog scarf (set)
– Ninja dog outfit (set)
– Arabesque bandana
– Scrollwork jacket

The returning stage will be available until August 22 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

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

A video went up last week showing the first 30 minutes from Nights of Azure 2. A second gameplay is now available showing another half hour of footage. Check it out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments

THQ Nordic sent out the opening animation for Battle Chasers: Nightwar last week. At the end of the video, a message appears stating that the Switch version of the game will be launching “slightly later”.

So here’s something interesting. Airship Syndicate posted an update about the Switch version on Kickstarter, and suggested that there may not actually be a delay. While the team has “hit a few issues that are slowing things down,” a delay is not officially set in stone. And if it does happen, the Switch version likely won’t be pushed back too significantly. The Kickstarter post adds “we’re doing everything in our power to make the October 3rd launch date”.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments

Last week, Psyonix vice president Jeremy Dunham stopped by IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat show for a lengthy discussion about Rocket League. Dunham went in-depth about the process of putting the game on Switch, and shared quite a lot of interesting information.

For a while, Psyonix was unsure if Rocket League would be on Switch since the system’s architecture is different from the likes of PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. But the team is happy due to the warm reception. Nintendo has also shown continued excitement in having the game on its console, and Dunham says they’ve been “fantastic to work with.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii | 4 Comments

Earlier this month, YouTuber MrBean35000vr made a significant discovery about Mario Kart Wii. It turns out that Nintendo had been planning a Mission Mode at one point, similar to what was included in Mario Kart DS.

MrBean35000vr returned with another video today. He’s shared new findings, including all of the functional objectives left behind in the game’s code. You can get a look at that and more in the video below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 63 Comments

Metroid: Samus Returns isn’t entirely new, but it’s still technically the first 2D entry in the series we’ve had in years. Before the 3DS remake, it wasn’t until Metroid: Zero Mission on the Game Boy Advance that Nintendo revisited the 2D gameplay.

Fans will be happy to hear that series producer Yoshio Sakamoto still wants to work on the series going forward. In this month’s issue of Game Informer, Sakamoto said that he’d love to make another 2D Metroid so long as the opportunity presents itself and the fans show interest. Part of this seems to be based on Samus Returns’ reception – and the amount of people purchasing the game.

Sakamoto said:

“Through the development of Metroid: Samus Returns, I was able to really grasp the possibility and fun of a 2D Metroid. Like when I finished the first game, if there is another opportunity to make another Metroid, that is something that I would love to do. Of course, that really depends on how much people really want to buy a 2D Metroid.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

During the Pokken Tournament World Championships, it was announced that a demo is planned for Pokken Tournament DX. We currently have this tweet to go by:

That’s the only information we have, unfortunately. No word on what will be included in the demo, and when it will be available.

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