Famitsu’s most wanted games – July 5, 2020
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds on to the second spot while Bravely Default II and Bayonetta 3 swap positions.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 18 and June 24.
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[Review] Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Posted on 5 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: May 29, 2020
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
It’s about time Xenoblade Chronicles got its definitive edition. Its original release at the tail end of the Wii’s life, exacerbated by the game’s staggered international releases, was far from ideal. Even if you got the chance to play the original, one couldn’t help but feel that Monolith Soft was pushing the Wii beyond what it should reasonably be doing. It was an open world JRPG that was a generation ahead of its time on hardware that was a generation behind the times. If you’re anything like me, you revel in watching developers push the technical boundaries of outdated hardware – but I could hardly blame anyone who struggled to embrace Xenoblade’s obvious visual compromises. Years later, the game was ported to New 3DS. Needless to say, while that version is its own kind of low-tech marvel, an even lower resolution screen with even further cut back visuals was far from the ideal way to experience the grand scope of Xenoblade’s world, where life flourishes on the standing corpses of two gods, with people and animal life existing on an almost unimaginably small bacterial scale. Finally, on a system at the height of its life, with revamped graphics – albeit visuals that are still a little soupy as has been characteristic of Monolith Soft’s Switch engine – Xenoblade is poised for success beyond its niche and scattered Wii evangelists.
Pre-order updates – July 5, 2020
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The Jackbox Party Pack 7 reveals Talking Points
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The Jackbox Party Pack 7 has introduced Talking Points as its latest game. The experience involves a group of players giving short speeches that revolve entirely around responding to slides that you have not seen in advance.”
Here’s a proper overview of Talking Points, along with a video:
Untitled Goose Game seems to be getting a physical release
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Untitled Goose Game has only been available as an eShop download since launching on Switch last September. Now, however, a physical version appears to be in the cards.
A listing for the game has appeared on Amazon Germany with a September 22 release date. Pre-orders are actually live here. Skybound is apparently handling distribution.
Assuming the listing is correct, we should be receiving an official announcement regarding Untitled Goose Game’s physical release soon.
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Borderlands Switch dev made proprietary tech for Unreal 2.5 – Unreal 3 titles to run natively on the system
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When you think about developers that have worked on notable Switch ports, the likes of Panic Button, Virtuos, and Saber Interactive come to mind. We should probably throw another name into the mix as well: Turn Me Up Games.
Although Turn Me Up hasn’t worked on a ton of Switch projects, the studio is starting to become more well-known. The company’s first project on Nintendo’s console was Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Then at the end of May, Turn Me Up’s ports of Borderlands 1 and 2 landed on Switch.
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NBA 2K21 boxart, pre-orders open
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2K Sports made NBA 2K21 official this week, confirming that the series will again be on Switch as has been the case since 2017. Damian Lillard will be on the standard cover while Kobe Bryant is featured for the Mamba Forever Edition. We have a look at both boxarts above.
NBA 2K21 is slated for a September 4 release on Switch. You can pre-order the game on Amazon here, Best Buy here, or GameStop here.
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[Review] Catherine: Full Body
Posted on 5 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: July 7, 2020
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
Atlus is one of the most consistent developers and publishers when it comes to providing unique and quality content thanks to its RPGs that have some of the best storytelling in gaming. Interestingly, even though the company is well-known within the industry and avid RPG fans, it still has a fair share of niche titles that always felt like they deserved more attention such as Trauma Center, Growlanser, and Etrian Odyssey – just to name a few. Even though it’s been re-released before, there’s a surprising amount of people I’ve spoken to that have never heard of or played the game, but now Catherine: Full Body on Switch gives the game another spot in the limelight. Fortunately, Catherine looks and feels better than ever before on Nintendo’s console in a way that feels like a perfect fit.
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Nintendo shares Café theme for Paper Mario: The Origami King
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Nintendo is back with another piece of music for Paper Mario: The Origami King. This time around, we’re able to hear what the Café theme sounds like. Listen to the music below.
If you missed it previously, you can also listen to the Red Streamer Battle theme here.
UK sales for June 2020
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New sales data is in from the UK for the month of June 2020.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a new boxed came, came in at #10. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics debuted at #13. Although it’s an older release, Ring Fit Adventure was Nintendo’s top seller.
Hardware sales across all home consoles, including Switch, have increased by nearly 70 percent. Switch has sold more so far this year than compared to the same period in 2019.
Here’s a look at the best-selling games of June:
