Ubisoft’s Legendary Fishing gets first details
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Back in June, a rating for Legendary Fishing popped up in South Korea. It was an indication that Ubisoft would be bringing the game to Switch soon.
Thanks to Amazon, we have first details. Legendary Fishing is an arcade-style fishing game with Career mode, multiplayer, optional motion controls, and more.
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Splatoon 2 producer on reason for releasing the Octo Expansion, approach to Splatfest themes
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A year after Splatoon 2 originally launched, Nintendo issued the first paid DLC for Splatoon 2. Players are able to get their hands on Octo Expansion for more single-player fun.
Where did the idea for Octo Expansion come from and what was behind the decision to release the DLC? In an interview with InsideGamer, producer Hisashi Nogami explained:
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Rage 2 dev looking into whether a Switch version would be possible
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Bethesda has started to increase its Switch output more and more. At QuakeCon yesterday, we learned that Doom Eternal would be on Nintendo’s console. That’s notable as it’s looking like the Switch version will be out alongside other versions when development wraps up at some point in the future.
Another game on Bethesda’s slate is Rage 2. Platforms have already been announced, though Switch isn’t among them – not yet anyway. However, that could potentially change in the future.
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[Let’s Talk] Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct reactions
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
Within the past week, Nintendo announced and debuted a new Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct. The presentation was confirmed at EVO 2018 last Sunday, and was hosted just a few days ago on Wednesday.
Like the segment from Nintendo’s E3 broadcast, the Smash Bros. Direct was packed with information. King K. Rool, Simon and Richter Belmont, Dark Samus, and Chrom were all revealed as the latest fighters. We heard that 103 stages and roughly 900 music compositions will be present. Classic Mode, Stamina Battle, a Final Smash Meter, Squad Strike, Tourney Mode, Smashdown, and Training will all be included. There were other surprises as well such as Rathalos and Shovel Knight appearing as Assist Trophies.
Based on everything that was shown, were you pleased with the Direct? Are you more or less interested in Smash Bros. Ultimate after the latest presentation? Let us know how you’re feeling in the comments below.
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Nintendo Switch Online subscription up on Best Buy, GameStop
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Amazon started taking pre-orders for Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions a few weeks ago. Other retailers are now following suit.
First up, Best Buy has a 3-month subscription here and 12-month membership here. The same goes for GameStop here and here at 3 months and 12 months respectively.
And in case you missed it, Amazon’s pre-orders are here and here.
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A look at the Blade Strangers Launch Edition, modes detailed
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week, Nicalis provided a bunch of information about the fighter Blade Strangers, launching on Switch later this month. The game’s various features have been introduced, including Story Mode, Arcade Mode, Mission Mode, Versus Mode, Online Mode, Training Mode, and more.
Here’s the full rundown from Nicalis:
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Scribblenauts Mega Pack pre-orders open
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Earlier in the week, Warner Bros. announced Scribblenauts Mega Pack. Scribblenauts Unmasked and Scribblenauts Unlimited are getting released on Switch with new content.
Retailers have started taking pre-orders for the double pack. Amazon has it here while GameStop has it here.
Scribblenauts Mega Pack launches September 18.
Doom Eternal fact sheet, screenshots and art
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Bethesda lifted the veil on Doom Eternal at QuakeCon yesterday. Among what was revealed, a Switch version was confirmed.
You can learn a bit more about Doom Eternal below. Bethesda has passed along a fact sheet as well as screenshots / art.
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Splatoon 2 dev on jellyfish lore, New York subway inspiration for Octo Expansion, process of making new content, lots more
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Nintendo has shared a brand new interview with Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami. Nogami was mainly asked about the Octo Expansion, but had quite a bit to say.
Nogami spoke about why an Octoling was featured in the DLC, creature designs, taking inspiration from the New York subway system, and more. As for general Splatoon topics, there was talk about things like the role of jellyfish and how the team goes about creating new content.
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[Review] Octopath Traveler
Posted on 6 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: July 13, 2018
Developer: Square Enix / Acquire
Publisher: Nintendo
When Octopath Traveler was first pitched at Nintendo’s January 2017 Switch unveiling event, Square Enix’s brief trailer talked up a classic-style JRPG something akin to The Canterbury Tales. Its focus on the stories of eight travelers with its key art of each character exchanging tales in a pub evoked the timeless format of Chaucer’s narrative poem. For a less distant comparison to this style of fantasy RPG, Octopath Traveler pitched something closer to tabletop role playing games. *You* choose your path. In a very loose sense, this remains true. The game has an unconventional structure where you do pick the characters and the order that you want to play their stories out. Once you lock yourself into one of the game’s roughly hour-long story chapters, they play out linearly with no room for meaningful deviation and almost no regard for the unique path you’ve taken to that point. The final game, as it turns out, makes very little use of what could have been a very ambitious project of offering player-driven crossover stories. Realistically, this idea was probably always too ambitious for a game of this style. As glaring as the dissonance between story and play often is, it’s more productive to look at what Octopath Traveler gets right, rather than what it doesn’t prioritize.
