Biden campaign creates official yard signs for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
Animal Crossing and the 2020 United States presidential election are colliding as part of a new initiative from the Joe Biden campaign. A number of Biden-Harris signs have been created for the Switch title, which are free to download. The set features the official Biden-Harris logo, Team Joe logo, “Joe” Pride logo, and an image of aviator sunglasses shaded in red, white, and blue.
Christian Tom, director of digital partnerships for the Biden campaign, told The Verge:
Fan creates handheld Wii in the form of Wiiboy Color
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Switch is the first Nintendo console that lets users play anywhere they go. With prior systems, you were limited to portable play or a television. We’ve seen past Nintendo consoles go the handheld route with fan modding, which now includes the Wii as well.
Credit goes to GingerOfMods, who has created the Wiiboy Color. It was made by 3D printing a custom Game Boy Color shell and using various components. These include joysticks from a Switch, face buttons from a DS Lite, circuitry from a GameCube controller, and a car back up camera screen. The back features two triggers, Z-buttons, and a cooling fan. Circuit boards were re-designed from an existing Wii.
Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Wii recreated in Zelda: Breath of the Wild with original mini-game
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
The popularity of Zelda: Breath of the Wild really hasn’t waned since launching over three years ago. That’s especially true within the modding community, which has come out with a rather interesting project.
Modder named Waikuteru has completely recreated Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Wii. It’s not just as simple as bringing in the track though, as it exists inside its own mini-game. Players ride the Master Cycle Zero and avoid obstacles as they head towards the finish line.
Here’s a look:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons mail system used by police in Taiwan to return lost Switch system to its owner
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
Police in Taiwan have managed to use the in-game mail system from Animal Crossing: New Horizons to return a lost Switch system to its owner.
A man going by the name Mr. Jheng visited a local ATM with the console, but accidentally left the device there. It was later brought to the police, and though the officer that received the turn in was unaware of Animal Crossing, his colleagues informed him about how the mailing feature works.
The following message was then sent to one of the friends who had purchased the lost Switch (courtesy of Chinese Nintendo):
Microids bringing My Baby to Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
Microids has made one of the more random game announcements for Switch that we’ve seen in recent times: My Baby. The new title will launch on July 9, and will even have a physical release. We have the boxart above.
Microids said that My Baby will let you “create your dream baby, pick up their perfect outfit and customize their room as you like it”. It also sounds like you’ll be taking care of them based on screenshots shared today.
Speaking of screenshots, here are a couple of images:
Video: Watch Nintendo Russia surprise families seeing Frozen 2 with free Switch systems
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Sometimes on daily talk shows, hosts hand out surprise gifts for everyone in attendance. Nintendo (along with a couple of sponsors) recently did something similar.
Over in Russia – or more specifically Moscow – a packed theater of families seeing Frozen 2 were treated to the surprise of receiving free Switch systems. Each group was given the console, an accessory set, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a gift. Of course, the news went over pretty well inside the theater.
Here’s a look at how it all went down:
Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs on the food, game, and character they’d want to have on a deserted island
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo has shared a new off-beat video with Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami. Below, they comment on the one food, game, and character they’d want to have on a deserted island.
More: Aya Kyogoku, Hisashi Nogami, interview
Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discover that you can catch fish much faster by whistling
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the game that keeps giving. Well over two years since the game’s launch, players continue to discover new aspects that were previously unknown or at least not widely publicized.
The latest example of this has to do with fish. Did you know that it only takes whistling to catch fish much more quickly? Reddit user charlieboy95 shared this finding with the community, which was quickly met with surprise.
Here’s a look:
Fans think they’ve spotted the equivalent of Outset Island in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a bunch of references to past games in the series. Some are more subtle than others, but fans think they’ve found a possible new one.
Over in Lurelin Village, players have started to notice that the layout is similar to Outset Island from The Wind Waker. You’ve got the big ladder with a watchtower similar to Aryll’s Lookout, buildings in similar locations, and more.
Here’s a closer look:
Super Mario Odyssey’s dog model was ported straight from Nintendogs + Cats
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
Here’s a random little tidbit about Super Mario Odyssey. The dog you encounter in the game’s various worlds actually has a connection to another Nintendo title. As it turns out, the model is a direct port of the Shiba Inu model from Nintendogs + Cats.
Twitter user CometMedal shared the factoid on Twitter. You can see the Super Mario Odyssey on the left below, while the Nintendogs + Cats version is on the right.
