Nintendo maintenance schedule as of November 11, 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has been updated once again. Quite a few sessions are planned for the coming days, including several for Switch.
The current maintenance schedule is as follows:
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Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #16 results
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This weekend, Nintendo held the latest Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2. It was entirely Pocky themed, and once again, players were given two options. They could either go with standard Pocky or Pocky Gokuboso (ultra thin).
After a day full of battles, the event has concluded. Nintendo has now posted the results for players.
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Nippon Ichi “incredibly grateful to Nintendo” and says Switch is an “ideal piece of hardware”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nippon Ichi has made it known a few times in the past just how well Disgaea 5 Complete did on Switch. Earlier this year, it was revealed that the game was sitting at 200,000 copies sold in the west alone.
In last month’s issue of EDGE, Nippon Ichi president Sohei Niikawa reiterated Disgaea 5 Complete’s success on Switch, stating that “it sold incredibly well both in Japan and abroad.” Niikawa also spoke about Nintendo’s strong support of the company having visited their offices to teach the developers about Switch. Right now he believes it’s an “ideal piece of hardware” since the dual console and portable nature makes it appealing to both the west and Japan.
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Kirby Star Allies director shares secrets of Hyness’s design development
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Shinya Kumazaki, director of Kirby Star Allies, has provided more insight into the game’s creation. In a post sent out to Switch owners, Kumazaki details the process of creating the design for Hyness – one of the major bosses players encounter.
Here’s the full post:
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GameStop will be selling the Toki Retrollector Edition exclusively in North America
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Microids is currently prepping the remake of Toki for Switch. It was originally slated for the end of this month, but will now be seeing a slight delay to December 4.
Microids previously announced the Toki Retrollector Edition, though as it turns out, it’ll be retailer-exclusive in the states. A listing shows that only GameStop will be selling the limited edition in North America.
In case you’re curious, the Toki Retrollector Edition includes the game, wooden arcade machine, exclusive prints by Philippe Dessoly, comic with an original storyline also illustrated by Philippe Dessoly, and a sticker sheet. Pre-orders are open here.
Trailblazers Switch footage
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Trailblazers finally makes its debut on Switch next week in physical and digital form. Watch some footage in the video below.
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Team Cherry comments on cancellation of Hollow Knight’s physical version, may pursue it again in the future
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It was unexpectedly announced yesterday that the physical version of Hollow Knight has been cancelled. We had only heard from Skybound at the time, but Team Cherry has issued its own response now as well.
Team Cherry said that pursuing the retail version “proved more work than we could reasonably manage.” While the company may explore a different way for this to happen in the future, it will probably “be in smaller quantities.”
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Dodge Roll talks next project, Enter the Gungeon getting more content and Switch performance tweak
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At PAX Aus 2018 a couple of weeks ago, Eric managed to catch up with Dave Crooks from Dodge Roll. Crooks had plenty to say about Enter the Gungeon, but also the studio’s next game.
Crooks told us that a “pseudo sequel to Gungeon” could come next “in the sense that it would be like of a similar tone and a similar art style and such”. Also, while Enter the Gungeon didn’t have multiplayer, this is a possibility for the upcoming project since the team is currently building the proper tools for it this time around.
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Katamari Damacy Reroll will have a demo at launch
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If you’re on the fence when it comes to Katamari Damacy Reroll, you’ll be happy to know that Bandai Namco intends to offer a demo. This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute confirms that the demo will be going live on December 7. Of course, that’s the same day that the game launches.
Katamari Damacy Reroll is a new version of the original game. It’ll support gyro controls, split Joy-Con multiplayer, and more.
Rad Rodgers rated for Switch
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Rad Rodgers was first thought to be coming to Switch after it was listed on GameFly. That retailer page has since been removed, but we have more evidence that it’s happening.
The ESRB just rated Rad Rodgers for Switch this week. Now that the classification is secured, we could be seeing it sooner rather than later. THQ Nordic may have an announcement very soon as well.
