Splatoon 2 – European Splatfest #7 announced
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 16 Comments
The next Splatfest in Splatoon 2 has been announced for Europe, and it’s certainly an interesting one.
Nintendo is posing a food-related question this time around. The company wants to know, do you find gherkins in burgers to be disgusting or delicious?
Players will be able to battle for the side they choose starting on February 10 at 3 PM, lasting for a full day. We should have the results soon after the event ends.
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Latest status update for the Switch version of Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
Airship Syndicate provided a new status update on the Switch version of Battle Chasers: Nightwar today.
Lately, the team has been taking care of some “tricky bugs”. These have now been addressed and the game has returned to QA.
Nintendo Minute – “Nintendo Switch Swap Challenge”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta challenge each other to pick out a Switch game they believe the other person would like, reveal their choices, do a little play through, and give each other a rating on how well we think they did. You can watch the latest Nintendo Minute in full below.
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Axiom Verge’s digital sales on Switch close to PS4 launch, likely surpasses them with physical sales counted
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 16 Comments
Like many indie games on the platform, Axiom Verge looks to have done very well on Switch. Creator Thomas Happ shared some data about the performac on Twitter today.
According to Happ, digital sales for Axiom Verge on Switch “are near what the PS4 launch sales were, and when you add in physical, they likely surpass them.” Happ will also be able to use strong funds generated from the physical version for his son’s healthcare. If you recall, publisher BadLand said it would donate 75% of its share.
Nintendo Switch digital sales are near what the PS4 launch sales were, and when you add in physical, they likely surpass them.
— Tom Happ (@AxiomVerge) February 2, 2018
So thanks everyone for buying, and especially @dan_adelman and @BadLandGames for making the physical version a reality.
— Tom Happ (@AxiomVerge) February 2, 2018
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Nintendo Labo’s motorbike game appears to let you create your own track
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
We’re still trying to learn about the finer points of Nintendo Labo’s various games. But thanks to a snapshot taken by Engadget at a hands-on media event yesterday, we appear to have some additional information about what the motorbike component offers.
The text above indicates that players will be able to create their own track. It states, “Make your own tracks” and “Create and race three grand-prix courses”.
That certainly sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? Though that’s the only information we have at present, it has piqued our interest.
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Splatoon 2 vs. Splatoon 1 Arowana Mall video comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
Arowana Mall, a returning stage from the first Splatoon, joined Splatoon 2 last night. We’re now able to see how the stage compares in both titles. You can see a comparison video below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director on the character models, reason for outsourcing, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 55 Comments
Monolith Soft president and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director Tetsuya Takahashi recently met with Persona producer and director Katsura Hashino for a lengthy discussion. The two met for the very first time to share some development stories in an interview, which was published on Den-fami Nico Gamer.
Siliconera translated one interesting excerpt about the development struggles on Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Takahashi spoke about a great desire to improve the character models for the game, and talked about the reason why outsourcing was so necessary. With under 100 developers working at Monolith Soft, about half working on Zelda, and a few more needed for R&D, the company had around 40 of its own staffers available.
Here’s a part of the discussion:
Japanese Bayonetta 1 and 2 Switch web commercial
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo has a new web commercial up to promote Bayonetta 1 and 2’s release on Switch in Japan. Have a look at the advert below.
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Japanese Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition site open, more screenshots
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch | 2 Comments
Koei Tecmo has now opened the full Japanese website for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. You can access it here. We also have a few new screenshots attached below.
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Media Create software sales (1/22/18 – 1/28/18) – Top 50
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World #
02./01. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
03./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
05./07. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
06./08. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
07./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
08./06. [PS4] Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
09./11. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa – Sword / Magnum
10./00. [PS4] The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia
11./09. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100
12./02. [PS4] Gintama Ranbu #
13./17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX
14./15. [NSW] Arms
15./16. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
16./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII #
17./05. [PSV] Gintama Ranbu #
18./40. [NSW] FIFA 18
19./13. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5
20./21. [NSW] Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. #
