Animal Crossing: New Horizons file size, will have amiibo support
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is quickly creeping up on its release date. An image has now surfaced from a German retailer showing the game’s file size. You’ll need about 6.2GB of free space if you plan on going the download route.
That’s not the only piece of information we have. It’s now confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will have amiibo support, though the specifics behind the functionality have not yet been confirmed.
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected officially announced for Switch, debut trailer
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Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, which was listed for Switch by multiple retailers, has now been officially announced. Publisher Deep Silver has passed along word that the port will indeed launch on March 27.
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected retains the same zany, open-world antics of the original release. 25 DLC packs are also built right in.
Here’s some information about the game as well as the first Switch trailer:
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Moving Out launches April 28
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Publisher Team17 and developers SMG Studio and DevM Games today announced the final release date for Moving Out, a game that “sees players relocating furnishings in increasingly bizarre locations in a fast-paced furniture moving simulator that brings new meaning to couch co-op. It will launch physically and digitally on April 28.
Here’s some information about Moving Out:
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Amazon essentially confirms Saints Row IV for Switch
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Saints Row IV was thought to be coming to Switch after it was listed by a French retailer. A page for the game has now popped up on Amazon as well, all but confirming the news.
Amazon says that Saints Row IV will be released for Switch on March 27. GameFly has a listing up as well with the same date.
Here’s an overview of Saints Row IV, along with some screenshots:
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Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 launch trailer
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 is out today on Nintendo Switch. To celebrate the occasion, publisher Koch Media put together a launch trailer for the game:
The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter reaches $1 million mark, Time Attack stretch goal unlocked
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Platinum Games launched the Kickstarter project for The Wonderful 101: Remastered yesterday and it’s been widely successful so far, easily reaching its funding goal within minutes. Now that the game is definitely coming to Nintendo Switch, focus has shifted to the Kickstarter’s stretch goals. One has just now been reached as the campaign has raced past the $1 million milestone: the “Time Attack” mode, described as “A speedrunner’s dream”, has just been unlocked. Next up is “Luka’s First Mission”, a 2D side-scrolling adventure, at $1.5 million. If you want to contribute yourself. you can find the campaign here.
More: Platinum Games, The Wonderful 101
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 – “Co-Op in the Official Compound” trailer
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Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 has received another trailer. In the video below, Milestone highlights a new co-op feature.
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 3 will be out for Switch on February 4.
Astral Chain “owned half by Platinum and half by Nintendo”, up to Nintendo for release on other platforms, was “a big success”
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The Wonderful 101 started out on Wii U where it was an exclusive and published by Nintendo. On the other hand, for The Wonderful 101: Remastered, it’ll be self-published by developer PlatinumGames and will release on multiple platforms. Some may wonder what that could mean for Astral Chain, which is in a similar spot.
PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba confirmed to VGC that Astral Chain is “owned half by Platinum and half by Nintendo.” He also said that it’s “too early to say” whether Astral Chain will eventually take the multiplatform route, but it would be up to the Big N to sign off on such a move.
Inaba’s full words:
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North American Animal Crossing: New Horizons commercial
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Nintendo just issued a new North American commercial for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We have the advert for the game below.
Why PlatinumGames is using Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101: Remastered, “Nintendo’s kindness” helped release on new platforms
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Wonderful 101 is returning on Switch thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign. Rather than going with Nintendo or a different publisher, PlatinumGames has decided to fund this project directly.
Speaking with Nintendo Everything, studio head Atsushi Inaba discussed the decision to go down the Kickstarter route – a first for the company. Inaba also mentioned that “Nintendo’s kindness has allowed us to expand to other platforms”, allowing for The Wonderful 101: Remastered to launch on Switch as well as other systems.
Inaba shared the following with us:
