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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 81 Comments

Nintendo shared some big news about Switch earlier today. With over 4.8 million units sold in 10 months, it has become the fastest-selling home gaming system of all time, outpacing the Wii.

In its announcement, Nintendo included an interesting note that might be worth bringing up specifically. The company said: “Fans can also expect continued support from major publishers such as EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Capcom, SEGA, Take 2 and Bethesda, plus a growing catalog of quality content from indie developers.”

EA is publishing Fe on Switch soon, but it’s possible that they could bring more games to the console – like this year’s FIFA. Ubisoft hasn’t announced anything new as of late, but Steep is apparently still happening. Capcom has quite a bit on the way between Mega Man 11, past Mega Man releases, and the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. SEGA has at least Valkyria Chronicles 4 planned. Take-Two could bring more NBA 2K and WWE 2K titles to Switch, with perhaps more from its subsidiary Rockstar. Bethesda has Wolfenstein II in the pipeline. Actvision is the main mystery here, as the company has been absent since launching Skylanders Imaginators nearly a year ago.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced the characters in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2’s Champions DLC. The character pack will let players unleash the limitless strength of Amadeus Cho and supersonic flight of Nova. Ironheart, Devil Dinosaur, Moon Girl, Viv, Wasp (Nadia Pym), and Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) are also included.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2’s new DLC can be purchased separately for $1.99. It can also be obtained as part of the season pass for $14.99 or the game’s overall Deluxe Edition, which features the main game, access to the Classic Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack, and an exclusive Giant-Man LEGO Minifigure.

Source: Warner Bros. PR

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch eShop | 28 Comments

This month’s issue of EDGE is starting to reach subscribers. The magazine provides the latest reviews, and also hands out some rewards – including the best games of 2017.

First, below are this month’s scores:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 126 Comments

Nintendo has just announced a new major sales milestone for Switch.

According to the company’s own internal sales figures, since launching about ten months ago, the console has sold over 4.8 million units in the United States. That means it is now the fastest-selling home gaming system of all time in the country. The previous record holder was Wii, which sold over 4 million units during the same timeframe.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 10 Comments

Metacritic has a new piece looking at the highest-rated games of 2017. Zelda: Breath of the Wild took the top spot across all platforms, just edging out Super Mario Odyssey by less than 0.3%.

To start off, here’s a look at how Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / PC reviews compared last year, as well as a comparison for 3DS and PlayStation Vita:

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

Square Enix prepared a new batch of screenshots for the Switch version of Dragon Quest Builders. We have the latest images below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

8Bitdo has prepared a new update for its SN30/SF30 Pro Controllers. For both pieces of hardware, the firmware can be upgraded to version 1.23.

Below are the full update notes:

– Enhanced vibration optimisation on Xinput mode.
– Added USB connection to Mac mode.
– Fixed the bug that the controller would not turn on occasionally.
– Press and hold L+R and then plug in USB cable to update the controller if it does not power on.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch | 4 Comments

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Valkyria Chronicles series, a special collector’s edition is being released in Japan. It will cost 12,990 yen, which translates to about $115.

Called the 10th Anniversary Memorial Box, the special edition slated to include an art book (pictured above), a 10th anniversary soundtrack, and a download code for the special DLC “Joint Operation with Squad 7.”

At the moment, it’s unknown whether regions outside Japan will be getting access to the collector’s edition. Here’s hoping.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments

It wasn’t too long ago that Nintendo announced a soundtrack release for Super Mario Odyssey, though only in Japan. Play-Asia is taking reservations here.

The Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack has 136 tracks spread across four discs. It also comes with two original stickers and a luxury booklet featuring developer commentary (in Japanese), Pauline setting documents, and more.

You can pick up the soundtrack starting on February 28.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments

In North America, the only way to nab the Neon Pink / Neon Green Joy-Con is by purchasing the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle. That could be changing soon.

EB Games Canada’s internal inventory system is listing a standalone release of the Neon Pink / Neon Green Joy-Con for January 5. It’ll be priced at $99.99 ($79.99 USD), the same as other Joy-Con. Technically this date isn’t officially confirmed, so we’ll let you know if anything changes.

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