Today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will be beginning shortly. Nintendo intends to start the presentation at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

You can watch the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct as it happens below. We’ll also have a live blog going after the embed.

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Kimishima on Switch’s stock woes, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, more

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 24 Comments

Last week, Nintendo delivered its latest financial results. The news was accompanied by the regular financial results briefing held by president Tatsumi Kimishima. Kimishima weighed in on the issues with Switch supply, maintaining Wii-like momentum, third-parties, eSports, and more.

We’ve rounded up the full Q&A in its entirety. You can read all of Kimishima’s comments below.

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Nintendo Treehouse talks crafting in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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

The Nintendo Treehouse Log has added in a new entry that offers insight into the game’s crafting mechanics.

Here’s an excerpt:

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Bandai Namco surprised at the success of the Switch; three big titles will be announced next year

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 98 Comments

Recently we’ve heard several reports of developers who were surprised at the success of the Switch, which is why we haven’t seen a whole lot of third-party support for the system so far. However, it seems like that attitude is now slowly but surely changing, thanks to the system’s continuously strong sales.

Bandai Namco’s president Mitsuaki Taguchi said the following about his company’s experience with the Switch so far:

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Another hour of Sonic Forces gameplay

Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

GameXplain has also added an hour video of Sonic Forces, so if you need a little bit more footage to see you can check it out down below.

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Steins;Gate Elite out on March 15 in Japan, new video

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 6 Comments

5pb. has announced a release date for Steins;Gate Elite. In Japan, it’ll be out on March 15. Pricing is set at 7,800 yen.

Today’s news was accompanied by a new trailer / video. We’ve included it below.

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Updated Sonic Forces Switch file size

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

Back in September, Amazon Japan had offered up Sonic Forces’ file size on Switch. The retailer said you’d need 7.042GB. Either things have changed slightly since then, or Amazon had the wrong information initially.

Sonic Forces has now arrived on the European Switch eShop. The final size is shown to be 6.6GB. Amazon’s listing wasn’t hugely off, but there is definitely a discrepancy.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Source: Switch eShop

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Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition file size, more footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in News, Switch, Videos | 3 Comments

Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition launches tomorrow. The game will take up 2.7GB of space. In the video below, you’ll find more footage from the game.

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Nearly an hour of Sonic Forces Switch footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 14 Comments

Sonic Forces is officially due out tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t getting their hands on the game early. In the video below, you can watch nearly an hour from the game on Switch.