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The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki has published another report on the Switch. Mochizuki has a pretty good track records when it comes to information regarding Nintendo, but still: keep in mind that the following is not 100% confirmed.

According to his sources, Nintendo is looking to boost Switch sales in the near future using peripherals rather than hardware revisions. Nintendo’s handhelds saw numerous and constant revisions and re-releases over the years, but apparently they are holding off on those for the Switch, at least for now. Instead, Nintendo will focus on better manufacturing and shipping of the current and only model. Also, the Switch’s USB-C port will supposedly be used for additonal network-related features and peripherals.

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima recently talked about extending the Switch’s life cycle beyond the usual five or six years. According to “one person familiar with development plans”, holding off on hardware revisions for now will be one of the ways Nintendo hopes to accomplish that.

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In addition to the new stage Goby Arena, a brand-new weapon will also be added to Splatoon 2 at the same time: the Dark Tetra Dualies. These dualies allow you to dodge-roll four times in a row, and you can continue shooting while rolling. They come with the Autobomb sub-weapon and the Splashdown special.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Andrew in News, Switch | 0 comments

God Wars: The Complete Legend officially now has a release date in Japan. The game will launch both physically and digitally for Switch, and other systems on June 14 in Japan and will cost 5,980 yen. The game will also come with a Limited Edition which we have the details from Gematsu.

A 7,980 yen limited edition will also be available, which includes the following:

Outer Box – An outer box with designs of Takeyasu Sawaki’s monster illustrations.

Japanese Mythology Guidebook – A 200-page guidebook filled with elements that make up the God Wars series, including artwork, scenarios, and messages from the developers

.>Soundtrack – A soundtrack with 20 songs from composer Nitta Takashi, including the previous title’s theme song, “Toki o Koete” sung by Fuyumi Sakamoto, as well as the main theme, battle background music, main character image songs, and more. The new theme song for God Wars: The Complete Legend is also featured.

Kaguya, Sakuya, and Iwanaga Brush-Written Charms – Special charms with “prayers” written by Saori Hayami, Haruka Yoshimura, and Hyo-sei, who play the three goddesses Kaguya, Sakuya, and Iwanaga.

God Wars Dai Kanshasai Application Ticket – A ticket to apply to attend the God Wars Dai Kanshasai fan event that will be held in the Tokyo Metropolitan area on July 14. The event will feature Orihime voice actress Yuu Serizawa, as well as God Wars PR ambassadors Moa Tsukino and Shou Karino, and more wonderful guests. New information about the God War series may also even be announced!

Early purchases for either edition of the game will include ema straps featuring illustrations Orihime and Kame. Included with the straps is a download code to get strong equipment useful in the beginning of the game. The straps and equipment differ per version:

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Orihime Ema Strap

“Orihime Good-Luck Charm Set” Product Code – Includes “Crane Short Sword,” “Crane Hagoromo,” and “Crane Treasure”

In North America and Europe, NIS America will release God Wars: The Complete Legend for Switch both physically and digitally this fall.

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The developers who are working on the Switch version of Minecraft held a recent live stream on Twitch. The team received a question about if they would add gyro-aiming to the game. The team’s response was at this time there are no plans to work on it. However, they did say that it was a “great suggestion that they will look into in the future”. According to the team, they “love when games like Splatoon 2 have it”.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Amazon is running its latest sale on Sandisk microSD cards. The big discount is for the 400GB which version, which started out very expensive, and will still cost you a pretty penny. However, while it started out at $250, you can pick up this microSD card for $190, making it $60 (24% off).

You can place an order here if interested. Just note that with the 400GB card, it could take a couple of weeks to ship.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo posted a new behind the scenes video for Super Mario Odyssey today showing the recording of Jump Up, Super Star! – or more specifically, the instrumental music behind it. You can view this below.

Nintendo says that it considered a variety of music genres for the song, but went with a jazzy style in the end that matched the game. 17 people were brought in to record.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will be playable for the first time on Switch this week, Nintendo has announced. The game will be debuting at Emerald City Comic Con alongside Kirby Star Allies.

Nintendo shared the news on Twitter a short while ago:

Emerald City Comic Con runs between March 1 and March 4 at the Washington State Convention Center.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Today, NIS America announced a release date for Happy Birthdays. The game is slated for June 5 in North America, and June 8 in Europe.

Happy Birthdays was previously released on other platforms, but will have UI and game element improvements on Switch. These include:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo added new functionality to its website last week, allowing Switch users to review games they played for more than two hours. But after just a few days, it was taken offline.

Nintendo put up a notice on its website regarding the reviews system, but now we have an official statement directly from the company. The feature says that the feature saw a “positive” response, and reiterated that its future is being evaluated. Nintendo says it has “no estimate on when an update will be provided on the status of this initiative”.

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Another new piece of DLC has come out for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Fans can purchase the Anime Music Pack, which features 11 songs from the original anime of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT.

Most of the pieces are the opening and ending songs. That being said, the pack also includes some iconic background music.

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