Nintendo has just released a trailer for the finals of the U.S. Inkling Open tournament for the original Splatoon which takes place on April 29th, and will be streamed live through Twitch. You can find Nintendo’s full description of the event below.

Last weekend, over 100 teams competed in the Splatoon U.S. Inkling Open Qualifiers, an online tournament hosted by Battlefy, using the Splatoon game for Wii U. This Saturday, April 29 at 11 AM PT the top 16 teams will compete in the finals. These teams will battle in a single-elimination tournament across different game modes, including Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control, and Rainmaker. The winning team from the Splatoon U.S. Inkling Open will be invited to a Splatoon 2 pre-release exhibition tournament at E3 2017. Tune-in this weekend to twitch.tv/inktvsplat at 11 AM PT to see who will be victorious and win a trip to E3 2017!

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Fire Emblem Heroes – World of Radiance maps footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments

Fire Emblem Heroes recently received an update which included the World of Radiance maps and characters. Check out some footage of these new maps below.

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The smaller changes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 12 Comments

Aside from the new Battle Mode, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is similar to the original game on Wii U in many ways. However, Nintendo did implement some subtler changes that you may not have been aware about – including new Time Trials, additional tournament icons, and more. GameXplain takes a look at these and more changes below.

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Another commercial for The Snack World

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Level-5 prepared a new commercial today for The Snack World, its upcoming Japanese 3DS game. Watch the advert below.

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Yellow Version – Zelda: Breath of the Wild collaboration video

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 4 Comments

The arcade game Taiko no Tatsujin: Yellow Version has been updated with new Nintendo collaboration content – specifically from Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Kirby. A video for the Zelda costume and music is posted below.

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Lots of Fire Emblem Echoes footage in English

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Several new videos are live for Fire Emblem Echoes showing the game’s English build. The full set is attached below.

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Blaster Master Zero – Gunvolt DLC footage

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

During a live stream hosted earlier today, Inti Creates showed off upcoming Blaster Master Zero DLC with a first look at Gunvolt. We’ve posted the recording below.

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe load times video comparison (Switch vs. Wii U – digital and physical)

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments

Update: GameXplain has replaced its original video with a new one that includes physical and digital on both platforms. We’ve added that in below.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is known to feature faster load times over its Wii U predecessor. We previously shared a video showing that the Switch release is in fact faster than the older version. However, GameXplain has now taken it a step further by showing both the physical and digital versions of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Like most Switch games, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will load the fastest digitally. The physical version is no slouch though, only falling a couple of seconds behind. Both options also beat out Mario Kart 8 on Wii U – especially when it comes to the initial boot.