Monolith has “no plans” to bring Middle-Earth: Shadow of War to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 103 Comments
For those of you hoping to play the upcoming Middle-Earth: Shadow of Warr on your Switch, it seems you’ll have slay Orcs and Uruk-Hai elsewhere. In an interview with GameSpot, creative Vice President of Monolith Productions Michael de Plater said that the studio currently has “no plans” to bring the title to the Nintendo Switch at this time.
GP: You’ve confirmed Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Pro support. But can you get this on the Switch?
VP: No plans for the Switch at this time.
Unfortunate, but one can always hope that the game will be ported in the future.
Fan goes skydiving with his Switch in Nintendo tribute video
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in Videos | 13 Comments
In a truly bizarre but undeniably cool display of Nintendo fandom, a fan decides to take to the skies with his Switch, jumping out of a plane while playing Breath of the Wild. In the fan made tribute video to the Switch, YouTuber Юзя shows off his love for the console by traveling to various locations with his Switch. The video, called “Banana Switch,” has a nice Donkey Kong Country theme going for it and is well worth the 2 minutes you’ll spend watching it.
You can check it out below.
The Girl and the Robot file size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
The Girl and the Robot finally graces Wii U this week. On Thursday, the game launches in North America. Note that the eShop download is 1872MB.
Some My Nintendo members receiving survey with 30 Platinum Points
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments
Select My Nintendo members are starting to receive a message in their inbox about an opportunity to take a survey. Upon completion, you’ll be awarded 30 Platinum Points. The survey will be around until September 6.
Just to reiterate, it’s not going out to everyone. It is being sent to members in both North America and Europe (thanks LordofGamez)
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Ultra Street Fighter II graphical style video comparisons (HD vs. classic)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 4 Comments
Update: Added in more comparison videos below.
Ultra Street Fighter II features two graphical styles in one that players can choose from. In the video below, Nintendo World Report compares the two with Guile’s stage.
Ackk Studios once again says Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut is still happening
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
AckkStudios has long been working on a couple of projects for Wii U. The first, YIIK, is starting to near the end of development and is also now on the way to Switch. The other is Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut.
In February, AckkStudios said that Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut is still happening. Nothing has changed since then, as the game is in the pipeline. It will receive the studio’s full attention once YIIK is fully complete. Of course, it remains to be seen where it’ll end up – likely Switch at the very least.
Shakedown: Hawaii will feature Arcade Challenges
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
Retro City Rampage featured over 40 Arcade Challenges that players could tackle. In the spiritual successor Shakedown: Hawaii, Vblank Entertainment is bringing the idea back.
Vblank posted a brief teaser this weekend showing one of these challenges in action. Below, you can get a look at Pedestrian Target Practice, which has you mowing down civilians.
Inti Creates trying for physical Azure Striker Gunvolt for Switch in the west, talks Mighty Gunvolt Burst
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop | 8 Comments
Inti Creates made two announcements last week. The first is that the Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is coming to Switch, while Mighty Gunvolt Burst is in the works for both Switch and 3DS.
USgamer spoke with Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu following the news. For Azure Striker Gunvolt, Aizu spoke about how the Striker Pack came to be on Switch and confirmed that they’re trying to release a physical version in the west. Aizu also confirmed that Mighty Gunvolt Burst will be adding more characters and spoke about how Mighty No. 9 isn’t a direct influence on the game.
Read up on these comments from Aizu below. You can find USgamer’s full piece here.
Humanitarian Helicopter currently free on the North American eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
If you’re looking for a free game on Wii U, you may want to give Humanitarian Helicopter a look. It’s currently showing as free on the North American eShop. You can claim it from Nintendo’s website here.
Note that you won’t get any Gold Points on My Nintendo with this one, even though it was originally $10. Nintendo may have cleared up the “glitch” where points were being given out when games were being made available for free.
Thanks to Vinicius for the tip.
Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 should be at least a half hour long
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 37 Comments
Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 will be hosted on June 13. With the video presentation, we’ll be given a look at Super Mario Odyssey and other upcoming Switch games.
You can set a reminder for the Nintendo Spotlight by adding the event to your calendar through the official website. When doing so, Nintendo fills in an hour-long slot. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the presentation will last an hour since calendars tend to work with 30-minute increments. You can at least expect it to be 30 minutes long.
For reference, Nintendo’s E3 2015 presentation was just over 48 minutes. The 2014 edition was about 47 minutes.
