Switch eShop currently down, plus upcoming maintenance
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Switch, Switch eShop, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 26 Comments
Update 4: All of the eShops are back up.
Update 3: Hearing reports that the Switch eShop may have gone down again, or is still down for some. Will continue to monitor.
Update 2: Switch is back up. So currently, Wii U and 3DS are the only systems impacted as of 1:40 PM ET.
Update: Bumped to the top. Wii U and 3DS eShops are now down as well.
Original: Since early this morning, the Switch eShop has been offline. Nintendo hasn’t said what the cause is, but one possibility is an influx of traffic. It’s Christmas after all, and there could be a whole lot of people receiving the system as a gift today.
Nintendo has only said the following about the situation:
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Japanese developers and industry members vote on the best games of 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 31 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a year-end feature with tons of developers and industry members. Representatives from Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo, PlatinumGames, and other companies were asked to rank their top five games played from January to December. Others participated as well such as several voice actors.
The ranking for all platforms is as follows:
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Neostream interested in bringing Little Devil Inside to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 7 Comments
Do you remember Little Devil Inside? Neostream funded the action-adventure RPG on Kickstarter way back in May 2015.
When the campaign originally ran, Wii U support was achieved. However, things are quite different these days, and Switch has essentially replaced the older console. A release on Wii U is probably unlikely at this point, but the developer did recently tell Inven Global that they’re interested in a Switch version after the initial PC launch.
Neostream still has a long road ahead as the QA phase for Little Devil Inside is planned for the end of 2018. Perhaps we’ll see it on Switch sometime in 2019? In the meantime, here’s the latest video which was just shared last week:
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Style Savvy: Styling Star launch trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments
Nintendo is celebrating Christmas with the release of Style Savvy: Styling Star in North America. Take a look at the launch trailer below.
Save me Mr Tako will be released “as soon as possible next year”, Boss Mode to be included
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
At the end of August, it was announced that Nicalis will be publishing Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San on Switch. Originally, the plan was to have it ready sometime this year. With 2017 just about over, unfortunately, we’ll have to wait until 2018 for Save me Mr Tako.
In a blog update, Deneos states that Save me Mr Tako “is now almost ready for submission”. Additionally, “it will be released as soon as possible next year.”
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L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega hitting the Japanese Switch eShop this week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
L.F.O.: Lost Future Omega was announced for Switch earlier this year. Today, Mebius confirmed that it’s slated for December 28 in Japan.
In L.F.O., the music played has its sound synced based on the player’s actions and the changes on screen. Some of the sounds from the previous stage can be chosen to be brought to the next stage. Therefore even reaching the same stage may result in different arrangements based on the routes chosen in the playthrough.
Nintendo hiring for a Splatoon 2 level designer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Here’s something that’s a bit interesting. Today, Nintendo posted a new job listing on its website for a Splatoon 2 level designer. The game has obviously been out for awhile, but Nintendo is still updating it new content and patches.
The designer will be involved with the adjustment of stages, weapons, and rules. These include adjustments to existing levels.
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D3Publisher’s Switch lineup
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 5 Comments
D3Publisher currently has a total of four games lined up for Switch. In the latest issue of Famitsu, the magazine outlines the full lineup.
Two visual novels, The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya and The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya, will be out this winter. D3Publisher is also planning tennis and billiards games for late-January and mid-February respectively. Finally, D3Publisher’s The Escape Trick series will be making an appearance this winter.
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Famitsu review scores (12/25/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Pinball FX2 VR (PS4) – 8/7/8/8
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (XBO) – 8/8/8/8
Dragon Fang Z (Switch) – 7/8/7/6
Ultimate Chicken Horse (PS4) – 7/8/8/6
Gungrave VR (PS4) – 7/7/8/6
Brawlout (Switch) – 8/7/7/7
Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 (PS4) – 7/7/7/8
One More Dungeon (Switch) – 8/7/7/7
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Valkyria Chronicles 4: new info on characters, advanced classes, Potentials, Orders, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
The official Japanese Valkyria Chronicles 4 website has been updated with some new info on the game’s characters as well as some gameplay systems such as Orders, the various classes, Potentials and more. The folks at Gematsu have kindly translated all this new info.
Characters
Angelica Farnaby
An energetic civilian girl suffering from memory loss. The army’s physician took her in and offered her protection, but she proposed to earn her keep by helping with daily chores such as cooking and cleaning. Her cheerful and kind personality has made her very popular with the soldiers.
