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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 18 Comments

Speculation has pointed to a possible Nintendo Direct on this very day. Nintendo has delivered on that front, but perhaps not in the way that was originally expected. A new Nintendo Direct Mini has just been released, and you can watch it in full below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 34 Comments

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has sold 500,000 copies on Switch, Bandai Namco announced today. That number accounts for all copies moved worldwide.

As was the case a few months ago, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has become scarce once again in Japan. Bandai Namco hopes to have more shipments ready for early February.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments

Update (1/11): Swapped out Famitsu’s data for Media Create.

Original (1/10): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 146,006
PS4 – 75,344
New 2DS LL – 28,237
PS4 Pro – 16,339
New 3DS LL – 12,246
Vita – 11,929
2DS – 5,254
Xbox One – 190
Xbox One X – 9

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 134,519
PS4 – 37,175
New 2DS LL – 20,409
New 3DS LL – 12,542
PS4 Pro – 12,456
Vita – 7,970
2DS – 3,700
Xbox One – 335
New 3DS – 163
PS3 – 58
Wii U – 44
Xbox One X – 23

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 3 Comments

Koei Tecmo has updated the official English website of Attack on Titan 2, elaborating on what was revealed in Famitsu magazine earlier this week. First up are some biographies for the newly revealed playable characters:

Dot Pyxis

The Commander of the Garrison Regiment. Highly trusted by Premier Zachary, he was given full authority in defending humanity’s most vital lands in the southern territories. Although he displays remarkable adaptability and the qualities of a strong leader, his open-ended thinking that at times borders on the extreme earned him a reputation as a “natural eccentric”. This reputation is further complemented by his unrivaled love for a drink. It is well-known that he carries his flask everywhere, even while delivering commands on the front lines.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

Pretty much all throughout 2017, the Switch was very hard to come by due to its popularity. These hardware shortages were especially bad in Japan, although Nintendo’s home country received a fairly major restock in December, causing Switch hardware sales to rise. However, it seems like this seems to have shifted the shortage problem to the other side of the market – it seems that certain Switch games are now hard to come by.

Japanese video game retailer GEO reports that first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch are completely out of stock at all of its distribution centers nationwide and they are currently unable to order any additional units from Nintendo. It’s a similar situation at other retailers like Amazon Japan, where many first-party games are also out of stock.

Naturally, a software shortage is not as bad as a hardware shortage – all games can of course also be purchased digitally, but it would still be in Nintendo’s best interest to fix this shortage as soon as possible.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 9 Comments

The Snack World is Level-5’s latest attempt at building a multi-media franchise. The Snack World: Trejarers was released for 3DS in Japan last August. Today, the latest issue of CoroCoro Comic has revealed that a port of Trejarers will be released on Switch. Unfortunately, that’s all the info we have on it right now – we don’t know a release date yet or any details on how the port is being handled. We will keep you updated should further information be released.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo has announced that a new Splatoon 2 stage will be added to the game tomorrow. Shellendorf Institute, originally revealed with the news of the big November and December updates, will be playable soon.

Shellendorf Institute arrives in Splatoon 2 at the following times:

– 6 PM PT (January 11)
– 9 PM ET (January 11)
– 2 AM in the UK (January 12)
– 3 AM in Europe (January 12)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 75 Comments

Update 2 (1/10): At this point it’s hardly a surprise, but the person behind the video has come forward, confirming that it’s fake:

Update: A couple of red flags have been pointed out since the video first made the rounds. First, the YouTube icon pictured isn’t the latest logo. Secondly, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe seems to be shown on the console as a digital download, that would take up 6.8GB of memory – yet it only shows that 2GB is used in the video. For now we unfortunately have to lean much closer to this being fake.

Original (1/5): A new video has made its way online that claims to offer a look at Switch version 5.0.0. It shows a few significant features, including folders, the ability to create an online lounge, cloud storage, themes, and more.

Here’s the video in question:

The video does an admirable job of coming off as legitimate, but in this day and age, you can never be too certain. We’ve definitely seen realistic “leaks” in the past that ultimately turned out to be fake. In any case, we should know if this is the real deal fairly soon, as the person who uploaded the video claims the firmware launches in early February. For now, take this with a big grain of salt.

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 61 Comments

Listings for a ton of unknown Switch titles popped up on Amazon about two weeks ago. Shortly after they were discovered, each one was removed. All of the listings had generic names and an image stating that they were announced at a Switch event.

Now we’re seeing something similar with GameStop. This week, six new SKUs were located within the retailer’s internal system. They’re all labeled “Available SKU”. It doesn’t seem that any of these games can be pre-ordered at the moment.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Happy Birthdays, Attack on Titan 2, and Your Four Knight Princess Training Story. Scans of all games are below.

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