Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore: two new trailers
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We’re quickly approaching the release of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore on January 17. Today, Nintendo released two new Japanese trailers for the game – first up, here’s the overview trailer:
And the battle trailer, which showcases the combat system:
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – Yusuke Kitagawa trailer
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Atlus has issued another character trailer for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, this time focusing on Yusuke Kitagawa. Give it a look below.
My Nintendo adds 7 day trial for Nintendo Switch Online
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My Nintendo has updated with a new Switch reward. For 100 Platinum Points, members can receive a 7 day trial for Nintendo Switch Online.
The trial can be used even if you’ve redeemed a similar one from the eShop previously. However, keep in mind that it won’t work if you already have have an active Individual Membership or Family Membership.
You can order the trial on My Nintendo here. The code will be valid until February 7, though the actual reward leaves the site on January 31.
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Star Ocean: First Departure R Switch footage
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Earlier today, Star Ocean: First Departure R released on the Switch eShop. Find some footage of the RPG in the video below.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Switch footage
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As part of Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will arrive on Switch tomorrow. Check out some footage below.
Nintendo to offer 50% discount on set of NES controllers for Switch
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Update (12/5): The offer is now live and can be found here.
Original (12/4): As we wait for a restock on the Nintendo Switch Online SNES controllers, we do have some news in a related area. Nintendo has announced that it will be offering a 50 percent discount on the Switch NES controllers. The discount will be held on the company’s website between December 5 and January 10.
Normally, the controller goes for $59.99. However, during the sale, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can make a purchase for only $29.99.
Nintendo is holding the sale to celebrate 50 NES games having been added to the Switch Online library. New NES and SNES releases were just announced for the service.
Source: Nintendo PR
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New Darksiders Genesis trailer
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THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate have provided a new trailer for Darksiders Genesis. Take a look at the video below.
Shovel Knight Showdown – Dark Reize character highlight
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Yacht Club Games has shown off the latest roster inclusion for its Shovel Knight Showdown character highlight series. We have a video featuring Dark Reize below.
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Nintendo UK store restocking Smash Bros. GameCube controller soon
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The Smash Bros. GameCube controller has been tough to come by if you’re a regular consumer. There hasn’t been a whole lot of stock circulating, leading to increased prices on second-hand markets. Fortunately, it looks like restocks are starting to happen.
The Nintendo UK store is now taking pre-orders for the Smash Bros. controller. The page lists a release date of December 7, with new stock due to dispatch in late January 2020.
You can reserve the controller from the Nintendo UK store here.
Saber Interactive on how it got The Witcher 3 running on Switch
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Original developer CD Projekt Red was involved in bringing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to Switch. However, Saber Interactive handled a great deal of the technical work. In an interview with GamesBeat, chief executive officer Matthew Karch discussed the porting project in detail.
Karch mentioned that The Witcher 3 was initially “running at 10 frames per second, was taking 50% more memory than the Switch has, and the build size was 20GB larger than the biggest Switch cartridge.” Saber therefore turned off dynamic shadowed lights, removed screen-space ambient occlusion, and lowered the number of NPCs in the world by 30 percent.
That last change didn’t go over well, as Karch explained:
