More maintenance has been added to this week’s schedule. Minecraft will first be down tonight for a couple of hours while the new update is added. Switch / Wii U / 3DS will also be impacted by maintenance tomorrow.

The full schedule is as follows:

Minecraft (Switch / Wii U)

– 6 PM PT (July 25) – 8:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 9 PM PT (July 25) – 11:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 2 AM in the UK (July 26) – 4:30 AM in the UK (July 26)
– 3 AM in Europe (July 26) – 5:30 AM in Europe (July 26)

Switch / Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 9 PM PT (July 27) – 2 AM PT (July 28)
– 12 AM ET (July 28) – 5 AM ET (July 28)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 28) – 10 AM in the UK (July 28)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 28) – 11 AM in Europe (July 28)

Source

More: maintenance

Lost Sphear launches January 23 in North America and Europe

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

Square Enix announced today that Japan is getting Lost Sphear on October 12. The western release is following later, though the wait won’t be terribly long.

Lost Sphear is set to launch in North America and Europe on January 23, 2018. An exclusive physical version will be sold through the Suqare Enix Online Store. By pre-ordering, you’ll receive two music tracks as a gift.

Source: Square Enix PR

More: Lost Sphear, Square Enix, Tokyo RPG Factory, top

Penguin Wars remake announced for Switch

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

Penguin Wars was originally made as an arcade title in 1985 before reaching additional platforms, including Game Boy. A remake of the title is now in development for Switch, according to the latest issue of Famitsu.

Penguin Wars has two players facing off against each other. Both participants start out with five balls on their side of the table. Ultimately, all ten balls need to end up on one side of the table to declare a winner.

More: City Connection, Penguin Wars, top

Minecraft’s latest patch on Switch enables 1080p display when docked

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch eShop | 10 Comments

A new patch for Minecraft on Switch releasing soon contains one pretty significant change: the game now allows for a resolution of 1080p to be output when the Switch is docked. Previously, the limit, even when docked, was 720p.

Below are the full patch notes for Minecraft’s latest update on Switch:

More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, Mojang

Famitsu review scores (7/25/17)

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

The Great Ace Attorney 2 (3DS) – 9/9/8/8
Levels+ (NSW) – 8/7/8/8
Mama ni Game Kasareta (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
So Many Me (PS4) – 7/8/8/8
Super Ping Pong Trick Shot (NSW) – 6/6/6/7

More: Famitsu, Famitsu scores

Namco Museum: new trailer

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch eShop, Videos | 2 Comments

Namco Museum will be released in just a few days, on July 28th. Bandai Namco have released a new trailer for the game, which gives a nice overview of the various games and modes that are included. Give it a watch:

More: Bandai Namco, Namco Museum

Super Mario Odyssey – Forest Kingdom gameplay

Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 5 Comments

Gamespot has uploaded some footage of the Forest Kingdom from the San Diego Comic Con 2017 Super Mario Odyssey demo. You can check out the video below.

More: Super Mario Odyssey

Switch releasing in Argentina on August 15th

Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 16 Comments

The Nintendo Switch is coming to Argentina and will be making sales through the regional distributor. It will have region-appropriate power supply and be released on August 15th for 13,500 pesos. Preorders open July 28th and those who preorder will get 50% off their choice of game including Breath of the Wild, Ultra Street Fighter II, 1-2 Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Splatoon 2.