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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 24 Comments

With just a day remaining until the official launch, SEGA has lifted the review embargo for Sonic Mania. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts below.

IGN – 8.7 / 10
GameSpot – 9 / 10
Game Informer – 8.5 / 10
Kotaku – N/A
Eurogamer – Essential
Polygon – 7 / 10
Destructoid – 8 / 10
Videogamer – 7 / 10
GamesBeat – 93 / 100
USgamer – 4 / 5

We’ll have our own review of Sonic Mania ready to go later this week.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 11 Comments

Boiling Bolt was thought to be coming to Switch after it was discovered that Playdius included the system’s logo on an official page. However, the developer has stated outright that there are no plans currently to put the game on Nintendo’s console.

For what it’s worth, Switch is now gone from Playdius’ page for Boiling Bolt. The mixup likely came about due to an unfortunate error. 

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 2 Comments

Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for Atelier Lydie & Soeur: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. View it above.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

The Pokemon Company and Snap Inc. have partnered on a custom Pikachu Snapchat Lens. Those who use the app as of today can use the Lens to see Pikachu’s ears, nose, and bright-red cheeks appear over their face. Users can then open their mouth to hear Pikachu’s iconic voice as it jumps onto the screen and strikes a pose.

The Snapchat Lens will only be available for a limited time. The Pokemon Company did not provide a specific end date, however.

Source: Pokemon PR

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments

Following up on the news that Mewtwo began to appear for Pokemon GO players in Japan a few hours ago, Niantic has shared some news about how the Legendary Pokemon will be distributed in other regions.

Mewtwo will be appearing in a new Exclusive Raid Battle feature. It’s similar to regular Raid Battles, but players are invited to join these events. Invitations can be received by recently completing a raid and defeating the Raid Boss at the Gym where the Exclusive Raid Battle will be taking place. These invitations include advance warning of when the Exclusive Raid will take place.

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

Amazon UK is again accepting orders for the Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition. If you’re interested, you can place an order here. Sonic Mania officially launches worldwide tomorrow.

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

Thanks to Gematsu, another round of details are in for Atelier Lydie & Soeur: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. We’ve compiled all of the various tidbits below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

Nintendo has posted another brief GIF to the Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account. The latest update focuses on the action of crouching.

Crouching can be used to avoid enemy attacks. Additionally, you can move through tight spaces that you wouldn’t be able to access normally.

The GIF, posted below, also gives us a new look at New Donk City at night.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. ARMS – Nintendo
6. LEGO City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Super Bomberman R – Konami
8. Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom

Wii U

1. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. Splatoon – Nintendo
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo

3DS

1. Miitopia – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. Hey! Pikmin – Nintendo
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 4 Comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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