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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 61 Comments

Splatoon 2 appears to dish out temporary punishments for repeated disconnects. After disconnecting online four times due to issues with their connection, player hypwnotic received the message above. It warns that you’ll be unable to play online “for a while” due to play sessions not ending “naturally”.

This was with the Splatfest World Premiere demo, but this should carry over to the final game as well. It could be a useful tool against ragequitters, but could be a problem with those with faulty internet connections. When playing online, you should try to make sure you’re on a stable connection to avoid any potential issues.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Thimbleweed Park was announced for Switch last week. It’s a new point-and-click adventure game from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, two of the developers known for classics like The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion.

For now, Thimbleweed Park doesn’t have a specific release date on Switch. However, Terrible Toybox told Eurogamer that it’s “coming soon”.

A representative passed along the following note to the site:

“We’re waiting to announce a timeframe for Switch until we can be sure, so for right now it’s just ‘coming soon’. It’s in active development (as you can tell from Ron’s video!) so hopefully won’t be too long of a wait.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest ARMS developer interview comes from Nintendo itself. At E3, Nintendo Australia chatted with producer Kosuke Yabuki and art director Masaaki Ishikawa. Between the two, they commented on why the game features bright colors, what it was like working with Switch during its early days, the inspiration for the art, and more.

We’ve picked out the noteworthy responses from the interview below. If you’d like to read the full interview, you can do so here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 5 Comments

Ubisoft published a new video for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Creative director Davide Soliani talks about the E3 announcement and his emotions at the time, and those who tried the game at E3 share their opinions about the demo. Watch the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

With Hey! Pikmin launching in Japan a few days ago, plenty of footage is starting to surface online. Two hours of gameplay can be seen in the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment

The Splatoon 2 Tumblr has seen the additions of a number of new entries as of late. Nintendo has been covering weapons, characters, and more. We’ve rounded up everything below. 

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Posted on 8 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.

“Stealing the beach scene! Vacation Vogue” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

– Knit bikini bandana (set)
– Knit bikini top (set)
– Knit bikini bottom (set)
– Flotation device
– Celeb-style bikini top (set)
– Celeb-style bikini bottom (set)
– Floral bikini top (set)
– Floral bikini skirt (set)
– Dots & stripes boardshorts
– Floral-print board shorts
– Swim cap + goggles
– Competitive swimsuit

The returning stage will be available until July 15 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments

NBA 2K18 won’t be the only game from 2K Sports on Switch this year. A few days ago, the publisher confirmed plans to bring WWE 2K18 to the platform.

Originally, 2K Sports said that the game would be available on October 17 alongside other systems. But unfortunately, a new “Fall 2017” release window has been given. If there is a delay, hopefully WWE will follow on Switch soon after the initial launch.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments

MCV recently chatted with Level-5 Abby’s director of games marketing Lucy Pozniak. Pozniak spoke about the upcoming Layton’s Mystery Journey as well as Switch.

First, about the new star Katrielle, Pozniak noted:

“We have a new hero, [Layton’s daughter] Katrielle, who’s opening up her detective agency. In addition, whereas previous titles have had bigger, more overarching story puzzles or a main mystery to solve, this one is broken into 12 chapters and it’s about solving different mysteries within those chapters.”

Layton’s Mystery Journey won’t just be on 3DS. The game is actually debuting on mobile first – July 20 worldwide. However, the experience will ultimately be the same regardless of the device you’re playing on, Pozniak said.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 77 Comments

The results are in for Splatoon 2’s first Splatfest for the cake vs. ice cream event. In the end, it was Team Ice Cream that came out on top.

Aside from popularity, the battles themselves were very close. Below are the full results:

Popularity: Cake – 24%, Ice Cream – 76%
Wins (solo): Cake – 49%, Ice Cream – 51%
Wins (team): Cake – 53%, Ice Cream – 47%
Overall: Cake – 1, Ice Cream – 2

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