Mario + Rabbids associate producer on using the Mario IP, the script, Snowdrop, why Donkey Kong wasn’t truly in the game, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
Gamereactor published a new interview today with Cristina Nava from Ubisoft Milan. Nava acted as the associate producer on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
During the interview, Nava talked about Mario IP, the game’s script, the flexibility of the Snowdrop engine, and why Donkey Kong wasn’t truly in the game. Regarding the final point, she explains that the concept of Mario + Rabbids is more about combining and fusing elements. They included the Rabbid Kong boss as more of a nod/reference with the shape, tie, and music instead of a Rabbid version of Donkey Kong.
Mario Odyssey Sound Selection coming to iTunes tomorrow, full soundtrack release in Japan in February
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
It’s quite rare for Nintendo to make the soundtracks of their first-party games available to purchase, but it seems like they’ll be making an exception with Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo has announced that a Super Mario Odyssey “Sound Selection” will be available on iTunes starting tomorrow, December 22nd. As the name implies, this isn’t the full soundtrack release, but only a small sample of it. The following twelve tracks will be included:
- Cascade Kingdom
- Tostarena
- Steam Gardens
- New Donk City
- Jump Up, Super Star! (New Donk City Festival Edition)
- Shiveria
- Bowser’s Castle
- Break Free! (Lead The Way)
- Jump Up, Super Star! (Japanese version)
- Break Free! (Lead The Way) (Japanese version)
- Jump Up, Super Star! (Karaoke version)
- Break Free! (Lead The Way) (Karaoke version)
If you want the full soundtrack, you’re going to have to wait a little while longer.The official Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack will be released in Japan on February 28th 2018, for the price of 4,600 yen. It will come on a total of four discs – the first three discs will feature 31 tracks each, while the fourth one will contain 43 tracks, for a total of 136 tracks. The soundtrack will also come with a booklet featuring comments from Aimi Mukohara (the Japanese voice actress for Pauline and performer of Jump Up, Super Star! and Break Free!) and the development team, as well as two sheets of stickers. No word yet on a Western release of the soundtrack, so you might have to import this one from Japan.
Splatoon 2: New Squeezer weapon being added to the game soon
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We’re nearing the end of the week, which means it’s time for another Splatoon 2 weapon update. This time, a brand-new weapon will be added to the game – the Squeezer, a shooter-type weapon that will come with the Splash Wall sub-weapon and the Sting Ray special. As always, it’ll be available tomorrow around noon in Japan and Australia, early in the morning in Europe and later tonight in North America.
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Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack will let you play Christmas Mode on Switch for two days only
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
Inti Creates is celebrating the holidays in Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack. For two days only, players will be able to partake in Christmas Mode on Switch.
The mode will be around on December 24 and December 25 only. In it, presents will be appearing all over, and it’ll be your duty to collect as many as possible while taking on enemies.
More information about Christmas Mode can be found below.
ARMS version 5.0.0 launches tomorrow
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
The next major update for ARMS will be available tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. It will be highlighted by the addition of a brand new fighter who was teased over the weekend.
Aside from the latest character, Nintendo hasn’t said much about ARMS version 5.0.0. We should have details very soon at least.
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Fire Emblem Warriors – Fates DLC footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Switch, Videos | 28 Comments
Footage has emerged giving us a good look at the first wave of DLC for Fire Emblem Warriors based on Fire Emblem Fates. Have a look at some gameplay below.
Fire Emblem Warriors – Azura, Oboro, Niles trailers
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Switch, Videos | 16 Comments
Koei Tecmo has uploaded a trio of Fire Emblem Warriors trailers for the just-released DLC characters. View videos for Azura, Oboro, and Niles below.
UK: Nintendo is the third biggest publisher of 2017, sales by platform
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii, Wii U | 27 Comments
GamesIndustry has provided new information about gaming sales in the UK this year. The site breaks down the top five publishers by UK sales as well as sales by platform.
In terms of publishers, Nintendo ranks third when it comes to boxed sales. That’s behind EA (16.8%) and Activision Blizzard (15.6%), but ahead of Ubisoft (9.7%) and Sony (8.3%).
GamesIndustry also has the following breakdown of sales by platform in 2017:
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Switch vs. PS4 video comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 16 Comments
ContraNetwork put together a video showing how the new Switch version of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 compares to the original. Check it out below.
Amazon Prime: Titan Quest pre-orders for $24
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Titan Quest will cost $40 when it comes to Switch next year. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, pre-orders are supposed to be 20% off, making it $32. However, some sort of error is currently in place discounting it even further to $24.
Since this is an error, we expect it to be fixed soon. You can currently place an order here – you might just want to be quick about it.
