Dredge release date set for March, new trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Dredge, a fishing adventure game made by Black Salt Games, now has a release date. Team17 picked up the project for publishing and has confirmed that it will launch on March 30, 2023.
It’s been quite some time since we last heard about Dredge. It was revealed in July 2021 and was originally planned for last year.
Here’s an overview of the game:
More: Black Salt Games, Dredge, Team17
Fire Emblem Heroes update announced (version 7.2.0), patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicolas in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced the next update coming to Fire Emblem Heroes. The update, version 7.2.0, is set to release on February 5 in North America and February 6 in Europe.
This new version will feature a new pity system for Summoning Events, the Focus Charge feature. The update is otherwise pretty standard, offering new weapons and skills to existing characters and making a few other minor adjustments.
The patch notes for Fire Emblem Heroes version 7.2.0 are as follows:
Monster Hunter Rise sells over 12 million copies worldwide
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicolas in News, Switch | 0 comments
A new sales update for Monster Hunter Rise has just been disclosed by Capcom. We now know the game has sold over 12 million units worldwide across all versions of the game, which is being commemorated with the artwork featured above.
Monster Hunter Rise initially released on Switch in March 2021, receiving its Sunbreak expansion (which recently reached another sales milestone) in June 2022. The game was also released on PC in January 2022 and just recently received Playstation and Xbox ports a few weeks ago, which likely contributed to it reaching this new milestone.
More: Capcom, Monster Hunter Rise, sales
Mario Kart Tour announces Exploration Tour, Piranha Plant Cove
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Nintendo has just announced the next event coming to Mario Kart Tour, that being the brand-new Exploration Tour. As per usual, this Tour will feature new driver and kart elements and a new Mii Racing Suit, but the main highlight here is a brand-new track, Piranha Plant Cove. This track was teased earlier today and features large underwater temples for racers to drive through.
Nintendo has put out a couple of trailers for the new Tour and Mii Racing Suit, which you can watch below.
More: DeNA, Mario Kart Tour
Knockout City to shut down in June
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Velan Studios announced today that it will shut down Knockout City in just a few months. On June 6, 2023, the servers will be closed and the game will be no longer playable.
Regarding the decision, director Jeremy Russo said it was a “difficult” one to make, “but a necessary and important one for our studio.” An FAQ on the official site further explained that “a lot of our systems supporting long-term player retention are in need of significant changes” which is “virtually impossible to do” as a smaller studio with a limited team size that would also want to introduce new content. “This means stopping development on the Knockout City, and exploring new possibilities in future experiences, whether in Knockout City or a different world,” the FAQ states.
More: Knockout City, Velan Studios
Famitsu software sales (1/23/23 – 1/29/23) – Top 30
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 40,759 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 37,265 / 4,776,300
3. [PS5] Forspoken – 29,055 / NEW
4. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 28,422 / 173,000
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,844 / 3,848,543
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,138 / 5,128,314
7. [NSW] Disgaea 7 – 10,359 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,399 / 3,025,019
9. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 8,231 / 986,742
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 6,041 / 2,836,256
7 Days to End with You gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
We have a closer look at 7 Days to End with You thanks to new gameplay. 13 minutes of footage has shown off the puzzle title and visual novel hybrid.
More information can be found in the following overview:
More: 7 Days to End with You, Lizardry, Playism
Nintendo of Canada GM apologizes for Pokemon Scarlet / Violet performance issues, improvements promised again
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In an interview with Financial Post, Nintendo of Canada general manager Susan Pennefather commented on the performance issues players have experienced in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.
The biggest problem facing the two games currently concerns the frame rate. During normal gameplay, the action can chug and dip quite heavily. Some have also encountered glitches and general wonkiness while out in the open world.
Speaking with Financial Post, Pennefather had this to say:
The Pathless Switch launch trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Annapurna Interactive and Giant Squid shared a new launch trailer today for the Switch version The Pathless. After its debut in November 2021, it just reached Nintendo’s console.
Get caught up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Legendary Entertainment says Detective Pikachu 2 is still in the works
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
If a brief statement from Legendary Entertainment is to be believed, the Detective Pikachu 2 movie hasn’t been cancelled and is still on the way. A representative told Polygon that it’s still “in active development.” However, The Pokemon Company did not indicate who is currently working on the project when asked for a comment.
Detective Pikachu 2 was originally announced in 2019, even before the release of the first one. Oren Uziel, who wrote 22 Jump Street and a draft of Sonic the Hedgehog, also wrote an outline and screenplay for this film but representatives say he’s no longer involved. Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, writers for the original Detective Pikachu, have also suggested they’re not on it.
