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

Lightwood Games released its eShop puzzler Pic-a-Pix Color on Wii U and 3DS a few days ago. Watch some footage of the new title below.

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

In celebration of Miitomo’s first anniversary, Nintendo has brought back the “I do! Wedding Bliss” stage. Users can obtain popular items in this coin-exclusive special level.

It includes the following:

– Wedding veil w/ flower crown
– Wedding gown
– Rose headpiece
– Rose evening gown
– Chiffon party dress
– Wedding tuxedo
– Rhinestone necklace
– Rose boutonniere

The returning stage will be available until April 8 at 6:59 PM PT / 9:59 PM ET.

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

YouTube channel Two Angry Gamers TV has a half hour of footage up from Rime, which is coming soon to Switch. See the video for gameplay below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 42 Comments

A new patch for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was delivered this week. Although Nintendo kept quiet about specifics, players quickly noticed that the game’s performance had been improved. Areas with frame rate drops were improved in version 1.1.1.

NX Gamer published a video yesterday that provides a good look at the performance improvements by showing what the frame rate was like before and after the update. You can watch it below, but note that one of the villages is shown.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 31 Comments

Hearthstone, Blizzard’s popular collectible card game, has stayed on mobile and PC since its launch a few years ago. With Switch out on the market, fans are wondering if it could eventually land on the new console.

Express Online did ask Hearthstone senior game designer Mike Donais about the possibility. “I personally haven’t talked about it but I’m more focused on card design,” he said. “Hearthstone is available on iPads and phones, so it’s a good discussion worth having.”

Director Jeff Kaplan recently said in a Reddit AMA that bringing Hearthstone to Switch would be “very challenging”. However, he also noted that the team is “always open minded about exploring possible platforms.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch eShop | 15 Comments

System: Switch (eShop)
Release date: March 28, 2017
Developer: Sumo Digital
Publisher Sumo Digital

There are a lot of short tips that cycle through the brief loading screens of Snake Pass. The most helpful was perhaps the most obvious: “Remember, think like a snake.” I wouldn’t be entirely satisfied categorizing this as a physics-based puzzle game. Calling it a platformer is closer, but you can’t jump. Stick this game into any established category and you’ll find that its slithery nature slips right back out. Snake Pass is, mechanically speaking, a sort of deconstruction of the 3D platformer. It’s not quite like anything I’ve ever played.

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

After announcing the Humpback Pump Track stage for Splatoon 2 earlier today, the series’ official Tumblr page updated with the news.

First, we have the following overview:

“Introducing Humpback Pump Track. This new stage is an indoor BMX track, but Inklings use it as a stage for Turf War. It features many curvy ups and downs, and the bike track surrounds a small hill in the middle. You’d think the openness makes for great visibility, but the hump abundance creates a surprising amount of blind spots. Inklings can employ multiple strategies, including frontal breakthroughs or attacking from the side.

Oh… and we just realized that jellyfish can ride bikes? What!?”

And these screenshots:

Nintendo has announced several new stages for Splatoon 2 since the initial reveal in January. Other levels include The Reef, Musselforge Fitness, and Diadema Amphitheater.

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

Graceful Explosion Machine is making its way to the Switch eShop next Thursday. For an early look at the game, view the video below containing 31 minutes of footage.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 16 Comments

Yesterday, Playtonic and Yooka-Laylee composer Grant Kirkhope teased a new tune for the game that would be taking inspiration from Donkey Kong 64’s DK Rap. That’s now been published online.

Kirkhope and Playtonic have created a new piece of music in the style of DK Rap, aptly titled the Yooka-Laylee Rap. Watch the video and listen to the song below.

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

At the ESL Go4Splatoon Europe Grand Final today, Nintendo revealed a brand new stage for Splatoon 2. Producer Hisashi Nogami appeared in a video and briefly introduced Humpback Pump Track.

Humpback Pump Track “is based on an indoor BMX track,” Nogami explained. It also “has a lot of curvy ups and downs.”

Here’s a close look:

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