Splatoon, ARMS, Animal Crossing holiday-themed art from Nintendo
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 9 Comments
To celebrate the holidays, Nintendo has shared some special art. We have a piece for Splatoon above and another drawing for ARMS below.
More: Arms, Splatoon 2
Runner3 boxart, launch edition detailed
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
Update (12/24): This is now up to pre-order on Amazon as well.
Original (12/23): Runner3 won’t just be an eShop title when it hits Switch in 2018. Choice Provisions is working with Nicalis on a physical version, which will be offered alongside the digital release on day one.
Similar to past Nicalis offerings on Switch, the company is preparing some special goodies for those who buy a physical copy of Runner3. GameStop has first details on the launch edition.
More: Choice Provisions, Nicalis, Runner3
Nintendo started thinking about the concept for Switch in 2012
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
Each time Nintendo ships new hardware, the company already begins to consider new ideas for the next generation. So it won’t come as much of a surprise then that Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi recently told Toyo Keizai that the company was thinking about the concept for Switch in 2012.
Takahashi further added that by the time 2014 approached, Nintendo was focused on two core ideas. The Big N wanted two people to easily enjoy playing with detachable controllers, which became the Joy-Con. The other important element was creating a home console device that could also be taken outside.
General Switch producer Yoshiaki Koizumi chimed in on the main ideas behind Switch as well. Nintendo noticed how that, in recent years, there has been a split in the gaming population between people playing casually on smart devices and more serious gamers on the likes of the PlayStation 4 and PC. For Switch, there was a desire to combine the elements of both smart devices and home consoles.
Bethesda talks Switch, happy to see people impressed with Doom
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments
It may have been completely unexpected, but Bethesda has been one of the biggest third-party publishers on Switch thus far. November saw the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Doom. In 2018, Bethesda will also be bringing The Wolfenstein II to Switch.
Bethesda’s approach to Switch is much different than how it used to look at Nintendo hardware. The company really hasn’t had much on Nintendo platforms since the NES days.
More: Bethesda, interview, Pete Hines
NBA 2K18 version 1.07 coming soon to Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
2K Sports and Visual Concepts are still tinkering away on NBA 2K18. A new update hit Switch this week, and another patch is already in the pipeline.
NBA 2K18 will soon be updated to version 1.07 on Switch. When it’s live, we’ll let you know. For now you can read up on the full patch notes below.
More: 2K Sports, NBA 2K18, title update, Visual Concepts
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 DLC footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 added some DLC this week based on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Check out some footage of the new content below.
A look at some early sketches for Rabbid Kong in Mario + Rabbids
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 4 Comments
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle creative director Davide Soliani shared some new concept art this week. Above, we have a look at several early sketches for the Rabbid Kong boss above. You can see the final version towards the bottom right corner.
Update on Rime’s technical hitches on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 17 Comments
The general reception for Rime has been positive, but the Switch version specifically could use some work. From a technical perspective, the game could run better with an improved frame rate and resolution.
Thankfully, the team is aware of the “hitches” players have reported on Switch and are investigating the issues. A post on the official forums states that “some aspects of the game are beyond a patch-level fix, but there are changes that can be made to improve some elements.” Currently the plan is to update players on the direction the developer will be taking in January.
Here’s the full status update:
More: Grey Box, Rime, Six Foot, Tantalus, Tequilla Works
Aonuma on Zelda winning top honors at The Game Awards, The Champions’ Ballad DLC, end of development
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments
Famitsu published a new interview this week with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma. It was pretty interesting, with Aonuma talking about Breath of the Wild winning “Game of the Year” at The Game Awards, including his mindset at the time and why he started out by saying “Thank you America!” He also spoke about The Champions’ Ballad DLC, and confirmed that development on the game has concluded.
We’ve prepared a translation with the most notable parts from Famitsu’s interview. You can read it below.
Switch version 4.0.0 seems to remove the NES Golf Iwata tribute
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Several months ago, hackers discovered that the Switch has a special tribute to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. On July 11, the day of Iwata’s passing, system owners could unlock Golf from the NES. You simply needed to perform his signature “direct” motion from the older Nintendo Direct presentations on the home menu.
For whatever reason, Nintendo decided to remove the Easter egg as of version 4.0.0. That firmware has been around since late October, but its removal was only detected recently. The official code was deleted from the home menu, and all code was overwritten. Even when you attempt to load it manually, an error will be returned.
Why did Nintendo ultimately remove the tribute? That we can’t say. We can only hope that it will return closer to July 2018.
