J.B. Harold Murder Club coming to the Japanese Switch eShop next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
J.B. Harold Murder Club is a Japanese murder mystery adventure game that originally came out in 1986. Many years later, in 2008, it was brought over to DS. Now it’s reaching another platform as well.
Mobius will be bringing J.B. Harold Murder Club to Switch next week. It’s due out on August 10 for 864 yen.
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Video: European eShop highlights – July 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from July 2017. You can watch it below.
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Super Bomberman R update out now (version 1.4.1)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
The latest update for Super Bomberman R is now available. If you’ve purchased the game, version 1.4.1 can now be downloaded.
Konami says that the new update “fixed the bug in which the player’s movement speed would increase in the Power Zone stage.” Some other small bugs were addressed as well.
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Dragon Quest XI sells over 2,000,000 copies in Japan within first two days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News | 69 Comments
Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest has sold a total of 2,080,806 copies in Japan within the first two days of the game’s release. The 3DS version of the game sold 1,130,468 copies, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 950,338 copies.
The copies sold also include the sales from the Dragon Quest XI Double Pack Hero’s Sword Box, New Nintendo 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition, and PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Loto Edition.
Dragon Quest XI is out now in Japan but will also be releasing next year in the west under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.
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Ubisoft initially toyed around with making Mario + Rabbids a musical game or a first-person shooter
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is not your typical game. It makes sense then that during early development, Ubisoft considered a few different genres for the title.
Creative director Davide Soliani told Glixel that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was initially considered as a musical, or even a first-person shooter. He said:
“We started to scratch them out, one after the other. We went through a musical game, a first-person shooter game; but really the team is composed of mainly tactical fans.”
Soliani had also mentioned that, early on, a group of five people came up with 13 ideas. Most of these are a mystery.
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 95
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (8/9/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on August 2. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Wii U Download
Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes – 500 yen
* This schedule is not fully set. More games may be added to the list.
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Retro City Rampage DX Switch file size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
Retro City Rampage is known for being a small game. When it comes to Switch, that won’t change. Retro City Rampage DX will take up just 24MB of space.
My Nintendo updated with new Kirby rewards and more in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Another set of rewards have just been added in, including discounts for Star Fox 64 3D, Pandora’s Tower, EarthBound Beginnings, and more.
My Nintendo has been updated once again in North America with the latest round of rewards. Kirby and more are represented in today’s update.
For Kirby, Nintendo has added in a Kirby: Right Back At Ya! video and theme for 3DS along with a wallpaper. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has also received wallpapers, and a couple of Miitomo rewards are available.
The full lineup of rewards is as follows:
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Pirate Queen’s Quest DLC footage – Mermaid Falls
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
More footage is in for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero’s upcoming Pirate Queen’s Quest campaign. An area featuring Mermaid Falls is attached below.
