Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles coming to Switch
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is coming to Switch, according to a listing on Amazon Germany. The retailer lists a tentative May 31 release date, so this could be a late Q1/Q2 release.
Judging by the boxart, Merge Games is helping to bring the game physically to Switch. Headup Games may also be involved.
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Hollow resolution and frame rate details
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Forever Entertainment is bringing the sci-fi adventure game Hollow to Switch next week. On Twitter, the developer shared some new technical information.
Hollow will run at 30 frames per second in all play modes. When Switch is docked, the game will run at 720p. The resolution drops a bit to 600p in portable mode. Forever Entertainment says Hollow features “a lot of graphical effects”.
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Pre-order updates (2/18/18)
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First look at Minecraft’s big Bedrock update running on Switch
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First footage is in showing Minecraft’s upcoming Bedrock update running on Switch. This will introduce new features and allows for the different versions of Minecraft to be united with cross-platform play and more.
One aspect shown off in the footage is that it seems as though Minecraft can now render up to 14 chunks on Switch when undocked. That’s a notable increase from the current amount of 7 chunks in handheld mode and 10 chunks in docked mode.
Here’s the full video:
North American Kirby Star Allies teaser site open
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Ahead of its launch on March 16, the official North American teaser site for Kirby Star Allies has opened. You can access it here.
The full site should open soon since we’re about a month away from launch. For now, the site contains a bunch of screenshots and preliminary information.
More: HAL Laboratory, Kirby Star Allies
Splatoon 2 – North American Splatfest #7 results
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For the latest North American Splatfest in Splatoon 2, Team Money and Team Love went head to head. The event has now concluded, and the results are in.
Only a single percentage point separated the two teams when it came to solo and team battles. However, the popularity of Team Love sent them over the edge. The final results were 1-2 in favor of Team Love.
Source: Splatoon 2
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Kimishima on the current stock situation with Switch
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Japanese outlet Diamond put up a couple of new interviews this week with Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima. In one of the interviews, Kimishima talked about topics such as mobile. The other discussion touched on a few other things including Switch’s stock situation.
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Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition has an event scene viewer, other tidbits and new screenshots
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Koei Tecmo issued another Japanese media blast for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition this week. A few more details that we didn’t know about previously have been shared, along with new screenshots.
First up, Koei Tecmo confirms that 17 characters are on the initial roster from going through Legend Mode. These include Link, Impa, Sheik, Lana, Zelda, Ganondorf, Darunia, Ruto, Agitha, Midna, Zant, Fi, Ghirahim, Cia, Volga, Wizzro, and Linkle. The other characters can be unlocked.
Yesterday Origins seems to be coming to Switch
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This week, a Switch rating for Yesterday Origins appeared on the German classification board USK. This should mean that the game will be appearing on the console in the future. Anuman Interactive (Microids) is listed as the publisher, as was the case with the original release.
Yesterday Origins is a point-and-click adventure game from Pendulo Studios, a company that has been working with this genre for over twenty years. It’s a follow-up to 2012’s Yesterday in which John Yesterday and his partner Pauline – two immortals – are sent across the globe through multiple periods.
We have more information about Yesterday Origins below, along with a trailer.
More: Microids, Pendulo Studios, Yesterday Origins
Deals: Fire Emblem Echoes and Smash Bros. Wii U for $20, Switch dock for $60, more
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Following up on last night’s random Walmart deals, some new offers have popped up on the retailer’s website as well as Amazon due to price-matching.
To recap, here’s everything on sale at Walmart right now:
Neon Pink / Neon Green – $61.99
Neon Yellow Joy-Con – $61.99
Switch dock – $59.99
Switch Pro Controller – $49.99
Fire Emblem Echoes – $20
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – $20
Ever Oasis – $20
Some of these deals have been price-matched on Amazon here. Amazon also has Nights of Azure 2 on sale for $29.99 here.
