Death Mark screenshots, Switch boxart, details
Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in Screenshots, Switch | 5 Comments
Update: More details from Gematsu below:
– New episode called “Urban Legend: Little Red Riding Hood of the Rain”
– This has the same volume as a chapter from the main story
– In the “Spirit Spots” and event CGs that make up the setting of this story, new “monsters” will appear
– A highly requested “traces” system has also been added
– Death Mark is the first in its series of “spirit horror” games, in which it will develop games with fascinating characters and beautiful graphics themed around clammy and quiet “fear”
– Second entry in the “spirit horror” series next summer
– Live stream on October 26 with producer Hajime Chikami and director Motoya Ataka
Original: Famitsu magazine has posted a crop of new images for Death Mark, the horror game that is coming to the Switch in Japan during the springtime. No word on a North American release date yet.
The screenshots are posted in the gallery below.
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Sonic Forces demo out now on the Japanese Switch eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 21 Comments
SEGA has brought a demo for Sonic Forces to the Japanese Switch eShop. It’s a 573MB download.
If you have a Japanese Nintendo account, you can access the demo from any region. Simply visit the Japanese eShop and hit up the usual “Coming Soon” section. Sonic Forces now has its own page where you can download the demo.
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Minecraft maintenance taking place later this week, shop maintenance next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Update: Switch maintenance also scheduled for today / tomorrow. The schedule is as follows:
– 5:50 PM PT (October 25) – 9 PM PT (October 25)
– 8:50 PM ET (October 25) – 12 AM ET (October 26)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (October 26) – 5 AM in the UK (October 26)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (October 26) – 6 AM in Europe (October 26)
Original: Two more periods have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule. Minecraft will be impacted later this week, with shop maintenance scheduled for next week.
The times are as follows:
Minecraft (Switch / Wii U)
– 11:50 PM PT (October 26) – 1:30 AM PT (October 27)
– 2:50 AM ET (October 27) – 4:30 AM ET (October 27)
– 7:50 AM in the UK (October 27) – 9:30 AM in the UK (October 27)
– 8:50 AM in Europe (October 27) – 10:30 AM in Europe (October 27)
Wii U / 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel
– 1 PM PT (October 30) – 5 PM PT (October 30)
– 4 PM ET (October 30) – 8 PM ET (October 30)
– 9 PM in the UK (October 30) – 1 AM in the UK (October 31)
– 10 PM in Europe (October 30) – 2 AM in Europe (October 31)
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New off-screen footage of Gear.Club Unlimited
Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
A couple of videos were released on YouTube today showcasing footage of Gear.Club Unlimited. If you’re interested in the racing sim, you can view a bunch of gameplay below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Skyrim, Fire Emblem Warriors – “Close Call” commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 15 Comments
Nintendo has prepared a new North American commercial to promote Xenoblade Chronicles 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Fire Emblem Warriors. See it below.
LEGO Worlds getting big update on Switch tomorrow with Monsters DLC, more patches coming
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Warner Bros. and TT Games have a whole bunch of plans for LEGO Worlds going forward. Tomorrow, the game will be getting another big patch on Switch with features, changes, and improvements. Another patch is also planned by the end of this year, with even more support coming in 2018.
TT Games outlined everything that’s to come tomorrow as well as in the future. You can find the full rundown below.
Media Create sales (10/16/17 – 10/22/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 33 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 31,092
PS4 – 25,075
New 2DS LL – 8,449
PS4 Pro – 6,203
New 3DS LL – 6,187
Vita – 3,535
2DS – 1,367
New 3DS – 195
Xbox One – 69
PS3 – 50
Wii U – 40
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 40,803
PS4 – 16,933
New 2DS LL – 10,569
New 3DS LL – 8,369
PS4 Pro – 5,773
Vita – 3,938
2DS – 1,565
New 3DS – 242
Xbox One – 71
PS3 – 65
Wii U – 58
And here are the software charts:
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch item distribution (10/25/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo is keeping up with its weekly item distributions for Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch. If you’ve subscribed to the official news channel, a message from director Hidemaro Fujibayashi should be showing up.
Once you’ve launched Breath of the Wild from Fujibayashi’s message, you should be able to receive the items right away. They include Cool Safflina, Voltfruit, and Spicy Pepper.
Source: Switch news
Super Mario Odyssey pre-load has started on the Japanese Switch eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
Nintendo has started a new Switch pre-load on the Japanese Switch eShop. Beginning now, players can prepare for Super Mario Odyssey in advance. You can buy the game ahead of time and download most of the relevant data. Doing so will let you play the digital version almost immediately at launch.
Super Mario Odyssey is Switch’s second pre-load option. The first was Snipperclips Plus, with Nintendo making the option available last week. Pre-loading has yet to start in either North America or Europe.
Source: Switch eShop
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Super Mario Odyssey director and producer talk going deeper into Mario and Peach’s relationship, deciding on environments, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, Interviews, News, Switch | 24 Comments
In a recent interview, GQ sat down with Super Mario Odyssey director Kenta Motokura and producer Yoshiaki Koizumi in preparation for the launch of the upcoming Mario title. Motokura and Koizumi discuss deciding on new environments, creating Cappy, delving into Mario and Peach’s relationship, and maintaining Mario’s longevity as a character and franchise.
We’ve rounded up the notable quotes below. You can read the interview in full here.
