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

We’ve confirmed with Sidebar Games that Golf Story will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The big expo kicks off on Thursday for business partners / the press, though it will be open to the public this weekend.

Sidebar Games has been very busy as of late, understandably so. The developer has been partially preoccupied with preparing Golf Story’s TGS demo as well as “some other things”. However, we were told that “there isn’t much left to do now”.

As far as a release date goes, Sidebar Games is keeping quiet on that front. The last official window we have is September. We asked about a final date, but Sidebar Games wasn’t ready to share that information with us just yet.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 20 Comments

Another 3DS update is now available. Nintendo has just issued the latest firmware, version 11.6.0-39.

Those expecting new functionality will be left disappointed. Nintendo says of the update: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.

These patch notes have actually been the exact same for the past two years. The last notable update was in March 2015 when Nintendo added a Home Menu Layout setting so that users could save and load up to eight layouts with different theme and software icon arrangements.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments

It took slightly longer than expected, but the new Cave Story+ update has gone live in North America.

After applying the patch, you’ll see the addition of co-op. Two players can play through the game together locally.

Nicalis confirmed that the update has been pushed out on Twitter:

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

State of Mind will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show, Daedalic Entertainment has announced. Those who stop by the expo will be able to experience the game running on Switch.

State of Mind is a 3D adventure with two areas that can be explored: the dystopian Berlin of 2048, and the utopian sprawl of the virtual world of CITY 5. The game has a number of playable characters and narrative layers, an immersive story, and multiple choice dialogue that influences the world.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 16 Comments

Project Octopath Traveler reemerged during last week’s Nintendo Direct following its initial announcement in January. Amazingly, a demo of the game even hit the eShop.

Nintendo UK highlighted the demo’s availability in a news post on its official website today. Towards the end, Nintendo says that Project Octopath Traveler is launching in Spring 2018.

Could this be an error? Absolutely. We’ll just have to wait and see. We’ve only heard on the record that Project Octopath Traveler is planned for 2018, but if Nintendo UK is correct, it’ll be releasing closer to the start of 2018 rather than towards the end of the year.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments

A new Pokemon GO update is now officially live on both iOS and Android. For the former platform, the game has been updated to version 1.45.0. Android users have access to version 0.75.0.

Patch notes are as follows:

– Items received from spinning Gym PokéStops and completing Raid Battles are now displayed in the Journal.
– Improved Pokémon Collection screen search functionality enables Trainers to search using “Defender” and “Legendary.”
– Resolved a bug that caused Pikachu hats to disappear from the in-game model and icon.
– Resolved a bug that caused some icons to disappear when scrolling through the Pokédex.
– Various bug fixes and performance updates.

In other Pokemon GO news, players can begin wearing a free Global Goals shirt in the game. Here’s a quick look:

Source: App Store / Google Play

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

Update: Even more stuff up for pre-order here. Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition, Mario Odyssey amiibo, Doom, Mario Party: The Top 100, orange / white New 2DS XL, and more.

Original: Amazon Canada has started up pre-orders for the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition. If you’d like to place an order, you can do so here. The game launches on December 1.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 28 Comments

NBA 2K18’s launch hasn’t been entirely smooth. One big issue players have encountered pertains to corrupted and lost save data. It’s definitely an issue on Switch, but all versions of NBA 2K18 are affected.

On the bright side, we should be seeing a patch to address the situation soon. It’s not entirely clear when that will happen, but we’ll watch over the situation.

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

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle creative director Davide Soliani provided a humorous look at the game’s development today. On Twitter, he shared an early animation from the team created two years ago.

Here’s the clip:

Recognize the music and poses? That’s right: this is a funny play on the Sailor Moon anime.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment

In partnership with PHL Collective, Coatsink is bringing ClusterPuck 99 to Switch. The sporty competitive sports game will be on the eShop at some point in the future.

ClusterPuck 99 was originally released in 2015. The Switch version will include 8-player local multiplayer, instant replays and puck customization, a single-player challenge mode, over 30 maps from the original plus “Switch exclusives”, and an arena creator.

View a trailer for ClusterPuck 99 below.

Source: Coatsink PR

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