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Nights of Azure 2 players in Japan can now access the game’s first piece of DLC for free. It’s the side story “Étranger in the Kingdom of Sweets”.

Below are a few details:

– Aluche is drafted into helping Eleanor, one of her Lilies and a master chocolatier
– Explore the recently discovered Kingdom of Sweets in order to find the ‘Legendary Cocoa Butter’
– Can be accessed any time after Chapter 3 of the main story has been completed
– Players have to talk to Eleanor about the Kingdom of Sweets and advance the story by entering the hotel lobby afterwards

This DLC is not yet live in the west. If / when it’s made available in North America and Europe, we’ll let you know.

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Nintendo UK has gone up with a new commercial for Kirby Battle Royale. Have a look at the advert below.

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My Nintendo has updated with a pair of wallpapers in North America. Both are based on Fire Emblem Warriors and cost 50 Platinum Points each.

If you’re interested, you can order the wallpapers here. They’ll be on the site through the end of March.

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Rockstar Games published a trailer for the new versions of L.A. Noire launching next month. We’ve included it below.

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Moon Hunters is among the new games available on the Switch eShop today. Take a look at a bunch of footage in the two videos below.

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Digital Foundry managed to get its hands on the final retail copy of Super Mario Odyssey. Today, the outlet published its technical findings pertaining to the game.

Digital Foundry first points out how Nintendo took great care in paying attention to Super Mario Odyssey’s smaller details. When rolling down a hill, for example, Mario will be covered in dirt. It’ll then wash off if you jump into a nearby pool of water. Mario also has real momentum this time, so he’ll slow up / speed down properly as he runs up / down hills.

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

Hamster has no plans to slow down with NeoGeo releases on Switch. During a live stream held on Niconico today, the next wave of classic titles were announced,

Seven more NeoGeo games are on the way. We can look forward to Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior, Street Hoop, Fighter’s History Dynamite, Soccer Brawl, World Heroes, Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy, and The Last Blade.

Release dates have not been specifically announced, but these are the next games on tap. They could be released sequentially each week, though that’s not officially confirmed just yet.

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Just Dance 2018 – €59.99
Nights of Azure 2 – €59.99
Super Mario Odyssey – €59.99 (available October 27)
This is the Police – €29.99

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

Now that the embargo has lifted, a ton of footage is starting to surface for Super Mario Odyssey. We have a few of the videos below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 64 Comments

Nintendo has lifted the review embargo for Super Mario Odyssey, and a number of verdicts are starting to pour in. We’ve rounded up some of the reviews below.

IGN – 10 / 10
GameSpot – 10 / 10
GamesBeat – 100 / 100
Videogamer – 10 / 10
Kotaku – N/A
GameXplain – Mind-blowing
Nintendo Life – 10 / 10
Polygon – 9.5 / 10
Game Informer – 9.75 / 10
Eurogamer – Essential
Destructoid – 9.5 / 10
VG247 – N/A
GiantBomb – 5 / 5
Nintendo World Report – 10 / 10

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