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

A new article from Famitsu offers the first screenshots from Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi, which was announced for Switch this week. View them below.

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

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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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Pokemon Sun/Moon’s sixth Global Mission just began this week. Despite that, it is already a huge success. Both milestones have been reached with players harvesting over six million Poke Beans.

You have until May 8 to participate in the new Global Mission. Doing so will net you Festival Coins, a Level Ball, and Rare Candies.

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Posted on 8 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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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

Update (4/26): Nintendo has updated the maintenance schedule, so we’ve done that as well below.

Original (4/25): Nintendo’s three primary platforms will be impacted by maintenance once again soon. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be unavailable for a little over two hours this week.

The maintenance schedule is below:

Switch / Wii U / 3DS

– 6 PM PT (April 26) – 8 PM PT (April 26)
– 9 PM ET (April 26) – 11 PM ET (April 26)
– 2 AM in the UK (April 27) – 4 AM in the UK (April 27)
– 3 AM in Europe (April 27) – 5 AM in Europe (April 27)

3DS

– 11 PM PT (April 26) – 12:30 AM PT (April 27)
– 2 AM ET (April 27) – 3:30 AM ET (April 27)
– 7 AM in the UK (April 27) – 8:30 AM in the UK (April 27)
– 8 AM in Europe (April 27) – 9:30 AM in Europe (April 27)

Wii U

– 12:30 AM PT (April 27) – 2:30 AM PT (April 27)
– 3:30 AM ET (April 27) – 5:30 AM ET (April 27)
– 8:30 AM in the UK (April 27) – 10:30 AM in the UK (April 27)
– 9:30 AM in Europe (April 27) – 11:30 AM in Europe (April 27)

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Posted on 8 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.

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

Switch units are available for purchase at GameStop stores once again as of today, the retailer has announced. Nintendo delivered “a limited supply” just ahead of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s launch on Friday. Customers are advised to contact their store for availability and more details.

GameStop is selling Switch for the standard $299.99 price – no bundles are being forced upon consumers thankfully.

Eric Bright, senior director of merchandising for GameStop, said:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 37 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 48,694
New 3DS LL – 17,570
PS4 – 15,222
Vita – 5,164
PS4 Pro – 4,112
2DS – 3,945
New 3DS – 1,114
PS3 – 367
Wii U – 262
Xbox One – 68

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 45,673
New 3DS LL – 18,115
PS4 – 17,067
Vita – 5,592
PS4 Pro – 4,855
2DS – 4,475
New 3DS – 1,234
PS3 – 432
Wii U – 271
Xbox One – 142

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 4 Comments

NBA Playgrounds arrives on Switch very soon. According to a listing on the European eShop, the game launches on May 9. We expect it to hit North America at around the same time – if not the same day.

We have these new screenshots from NBA Playgrounds:

When the game’s North American date is confirmed, we’ll let you know.

Thanks to Ben for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments

Super Mario Run will be celebrating the launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe later this week. On Friday, Nintendo will be hosting a special event. Users will find that certain deluxe buildings and decorations will be handed out as in-game gifts depending on how many times all players worldwide play Toad Rally.

Once again, the event begins on April 28. It’ll last until May 11.

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