In September, LEGO Dimensions is receiving new packs based on Teen Titans Go!, The Powerpuff Girls, and Beetlejuice. View a trailer for Teen Titans Go! below.

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Metroid: Samus Returns devs on decision to remake Metroid II, bringing back 2D Metroid, more

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

Game Informer caught up with two of the developers working on Metroid: Samus Returns at this year’s E3. The site spoke with Nintendo producer Yoshio Sakamoto and José Luis Márquez of MercurySteam.

During the conversations, there was talk about why Metroid II is being remade and bringing back 2D Metroid. Sakamoto was also asked to clarify the story of making Samus female at the end of the original Metroid.

Continue on below for some excerpts from the interview. The full talk is over at Game Informer.

More: interview, Jose Luis Márquez, MercurySteam, Metroid: Samus Returns, top, Yoshio Sakamoto

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – overview of the world, terms, characters

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

Following its appearance in the Nintendo Spotlight presentation at E3, the official Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles 2 website opened. Even if you don’t know a lick of Japanese, it’s worth visiting since it contains four pieces of music from the game.

The page also introduces the world’s concept, some of the terms and characters used in the game. You can find a full translation of that below.

‘Arst’, world concealed by an ocean of clouds
There are numerous creatures living within the cloud ocean, this especially enormous creature is called a “Titan”
(Ars).
Humans have created a settlement on top of Ars.
* Note: Nintendo Treehouse used the term “Titan” for the giant creatures in the game.
‘Blade’
A variant life-form born when a human touches a core crystal.
Blade are born along with a weapon, dedicating their existence to the human that created them and growing alongside them. They’re cleaving a path through the conflict.

More: Monolith Soft, Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Ever Oasis – “Chief” trailer

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

Not one, but two new trailers for Ever Oasis came out this week. Along with the E3 2017 trailer sent out a couple of days ago, there’s also a new “Chief” trailer. Have a look at it below.

More: Ever Oasis, Grezzo

Off-screen Starlink: Battle for Atlas footage

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

This past week, Ubisoft announced Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and it’s heading to Switch. Watch some off-screen footage below.

More: Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Ubisoft

Minecraft devs on the upcoming Better Together update, servers on consoles

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

The developers of Minecraft have big plans in store for the game. Towards the end of the year, players on different systems will be able to connect with cross-platform play, and servers are coming to consoles. Listen to some of the developers of Minecraft discussing these new features below.

More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, Mojang

Miitomo – returning Miitomo Drop stage theme (6/18/17)

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.

“Dress to impurress! Cat style” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

– Tiny kitty cap
– Cat-ear headband
– Striped kitty muffler
– Cat-faced stockings
– Cat hood w/ muffler
– Cat-paw dress shirt
– Hoodie w/ wraparound kitty
– Shorts w/ calico-cat print
– Cat companion
– Silly-kitty sweater
– Kitty miniskirt
– Cat-faced pumps

The returning stage will be available until June 20 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

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First glimpse of off-screen Harvest Moon: Light of Hope footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 15 Comments

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope made its playable debut at E3 2017 this week. It may not be much, but a brief video has popped up showing some of the first off-screen footage of the game. Watch it below.

https://harvestmoonpride.tumblr.com/post/161906450267/here-is-some-gameplay-footage-of-harvest-moon

Thanks to Billy I for the tip.

Source

More: Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, Natsume

Pokemon Switch will be “a traditional find, battle, train type experience”

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 88 Comments

Some fans were a bit disappointed with this month’s Pokemon Direct due to a lack of news regarding a mainline Pokemon title for Switch. During E3 this week though, Nintendo remedied that. Nothing was shown, but during the Nintendo Spotlight broadcast, Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that Game Freak has started work on a core title for Switch.

Bloomberg asked Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about the project following the presentation. He naturally didn’t have much to say, though he did note that it’s “a traditional find, battle, train type experience”.

While you wait for the first true Pokemon game for Switch, Pokken Tournament DX launches on September 22. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon are also due out on November 17.