GameStop comments on the Switch Lite
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following months of speculation, Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch Lite this month. The news is obviously a major deal for GameStop, which will be selling the hardware in a couple of months.
GameStop chief customer officer Frank Hamlin reacted to the announcement in an interview with GameSpot. While speaking with the site, he said:
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 writer on how he approached the game’s plot, challenges, more
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Marvel writer Marc Sumerak lent his talents to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Rather than piggybacking off of the previous two entries, this game starts from scratch, and Sumerak had to figure out how to bring the huge roster together in a cohesive way.
Nintendo published a new interview this week that examines the story in greater detail. Sumerak discussed how he went about writing for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, the challenges involved, and more.
Here’s the full discussion:
Lots of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair footage
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Team17 hosted a live stream with some of the developers behind Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair this week and showed off a bunch of footage. View the full recording of the event below.
Japan’s best-selling games of June 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of June 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut sales for Cadence of Hyrule as well as debut digital sales for Super Mario Maker 2 and Yo-kai Watch 4.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs on the game’s origins, working with Koei Tecmo, Japanese title, Expansion Pass, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a big Fire Emblem: Three Houses developer interview. Director Toshiyuki Kusakihara of Intelligent Systems, along with Nintendo’s Genki Yokota, participated in the lengthy discussion.
During the interview, Kusakihara and Yokota discussed Fire Emblem: Three Houses origins, what it was like to work with Koei Tecmo, the game’s Japanese title, what to expect from the Expansion Pass, and more. You can read our full translation below.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dragon Quest spirits spotted on Nintendo’s servers
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Hero is the next DLC character joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Aside from a vague summer release window, Nintendo hasn’t said when he’ll be joining the game. Of course, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill, which has ranged from a reveal early next week, to the end of Evo 2019, to possibly the start of August. At this point, no one really knows.
One interesting development is that a series of new Dragon Quest spirits have now been spotted on Nintendo’s servers. When Hero is added, he’ll be joined by these new spirits.
Here’s a look at what’s been found as of now:
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Free Switch Joy-Con drift repair extended to Latin America
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After many complaints of drifting Joy-Con, Nintendo of America started changing its approach to repairs. Rather than charging for fixes after expired warranty, going forward, all repairs of the controllers will be free. This mainly applied to North America based on what we had initially seen, but it looks like other regions are starting to get involved.
The latest update concerns Latin America. Free Joy-Con repair is now being offered in the region, according to an authorized Nintendo repair shop in Costa Rica. We’ll keep you informed about any other updates to the situation.
Nintendo Minute – “Know Yo’ Nintendo Fan Trivia at San Diego Comic-Con!”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta test fans’ Nintendo knowledge at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Check out the full episode below.
Doom 3 Switch footage
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Doom 3 was one of the few Doom games that landed on Switch today. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.
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Fire Emblem Heroes replaces Byleth’s male voice actor following admissions of abuse
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Fire Emblem Heroes has replaced the male voice actor of Byleth, and the same could end up happening with Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This all came about after Christopher Niosi, who played the character’s role, admitted to abuse in a lengthy Tumblr post. That can be found in full here.
Niosi was originally featured in a recent trailer for Fire Emblem Heroes. However, the credit disappeared from the character page, and a new trailer has since been uploaded with re-recorded lines and a credit given to Zach Aguilar.
As things stand, Niosi is still featured in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While some fans think Nintendo may end up replacing him in the Switch game, we’ll have to wait and see if that actually happens.
