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Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

According to its Twitter, Astro Bears Party will be launching on the Switch come September 28 at a price of $4.99. This news applies to both North America and Europe.

Astro Bears Party is a “competitive game featuring bears in space suits,” sure to turn some eyes in its direction.

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

Thumper has received its first discount on the Switch eShop. In both North America and Europe, the game can be purchased for 25 percent off. The sale lasts for one week only.

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

For the first time, Sonic fans will be able to create their own original character in Sonic Forces. Producer Shun Nakamura spoke about the feature in an interview with Polygon.

Nakamura indicated that customization won’t be “as in depth as Fallout or some of those other extremely complex creation mechanics.”

Nakamura explained:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch | 7 Comments

The coveted Xenoblade Pro Controller for Switch is up on Best Buy’s website right now. You can pre-order it for $74.99.

The controller is being made to commemorate the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on December 1.

A link has been provided to the Best Buy page here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch | 43 Comments

Playtonic Games has added to their website an update post on the progress of Yooka-Laylee on the Switch. The indie developer has stated that it currently cannot commit to a release date due to some bugs in the current Unity engine. The arrival of Unity 5.6 should fix these issues, according to Playtonic.

The full statement is as follows:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch | 0 comments

Online play of unspecified software will be disabled during a time of server maintenance tomorrow. Switch games may be impacted during the downtime.

Here’s the schedule:

– 5:50 PM PT (September 26) – 7:30 PM PT (September 26)
– 8:50 PM ET (September 26) – 10:30 PM ET (September 26)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (September 27) – 3:30 AM in the UK (September 27)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (September 27) – 4:30 AM in Europe (September 27)

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

Golf Story will release this week on Switch, according to a listing included on the European eShop. The game is currently on track for September 28.

Here’s the listing in question:

We’ll follow up with Sidebar Games to confirm the eShop’s listing accuracy, as well as confirmation regarding the North American date.

Thanks to Shonenfan for the tip.

Source: Switch eShop

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

Nintendo previously made it known that Miitomo suffered from a couple of issues on iOS 11. An update was sent out today in order to address those problems.

These points in particular are now fixed:

– When sharing answers or QR Code patterns to Facebook, an unrelated error message appears and the answer or QR Code cannot be shared.
– When sharing answers, Miifoto images, or QR Code patterns to Twitter, an unrelated error message appears and the answer, Miifoto, or QR Code cannot be shared.

Also, as a general note for all iOS users, Nintendo has implemented various small bug fixes.

Source: Miitomo

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch | 33 Comments

Nintendo has announced the Fire Emblem Warriors DLC for North America and Europe, which was first revealed at the Tokyo Game Show this weekend.

Here’s the full rundown of DLC with pricing:

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

Attack on Titan 2 was announced for Switch during the Tokyo Game Show this past weekend. Koei Tecmo followed up with news for the west today, confirming that the Switch version will also be released in North America and Europe.

We have the following overview as well:

A.O.T. 2 delves deeply into the fascinatingnarrative of Attack on Titan’s second season and offers players exhilarating action and new challenges, as it introduces the newly improved omni-directional mobility gear offering advanced freedom of movement and targeting precision to counter enhanced Titan movements.

Players will be able to try their new moves against these fearsome Titans as they control characters from a Titan-sized roster! Outside of battle they will be able to deepen their relationships with their fellow squad-mates while gaining greater insight into life within the walls thanks to more advanced RPG elements.

Attack on Titan 2 will launch for Switch physically and digitally in early 2018.

Source: Koei Tecmo PR

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