EA not ready to fully commit to Switch just yet, trying “to fully understand what the demand is”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 141 Comments
EA released FIFA 18 on Switch a few weeks ago. However, the publisher isn’t in a rush to prepare additional games for the system.
The Wall Street Journal, having spoken with finance chief Blake Jorgensen, says EA is waiting until Switch has been out on the market for a full year before deciding whether to bring over more games. Jorgensen told the publication that it’s too early to tell whether FIFA 18 has been successful on Switch. EA wants “to fully understand what the demand is” for the system before it commits additional resources.
We do know that EA will be publishing Fe on Switch early next year. That was partially due to developer Zoink pushing to have its game on Nintendo’s console.
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L.A. Noire Switch file size, physical version requires 14GB download
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 108 Comments
Rockstar’s support site provides new information about the storage requirements for the Switch version of L.A. Noire.
Assuming you’re going with the digital version, L.A. Noire is a 29GB download. This includes “all bug fixes and improvements”. Due to the high size, you’ll need a microSD card.
More: file size, L.A. Noire, Rockstar Games
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Thor vignette
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Warner Bros. released a new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 trailer today that puts the spotlight on gameplay inspired by Thor: Ragnarok. The video, which can be seen below, also shows off Asgard, which is one of 18 different iconic Marvel locations featured in the game.
Media Create sales (10/23/17 – 10/29/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 98 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 126,701
PS4 – 18,719
New 2DS LL – 9,203
New 3DS LL – 6,448
PS4 Pro – 5,934
Vita – 3,705
2DS – 1,412
New 3DS – 220
Xbox One – 97
PS3 – 45
Wii U – 41
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
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
And here are the software charts:
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The costume you’re wearing can affect the ending dialogue in Super Mario Odyssey
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Even if you play through the ending of Super Mario Odyssey once, it might be worth giving the final fight another go. That’s because the costume you have on actually impacts the dialogue. We won’t get into any further details, but you can get a better idea as to what we’re talking about below.
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Nintendo reveals Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Explorer’s Edition, Zelda 2DS bundle
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 30 Comments
Update: This is now live on Amazon.
Nintendo has revealed two new Zelda-related bundles with Black Friday just on the horizon.
First up, the Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Explorer’s Edition is now confirmed. It’ll come with a copy of the game, a 100-page explorer’s guide, and a two-sided map. Pricing is set at $59.99.
Also on the way is a Zelda 2DS bundle. Along with the system, a copy of Ocarina of Time is included. The package costs $79.99.
Read today’s announcement in full below.
A look at the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 title screen
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 8 Comments
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Overcooked: Special Edition, Worms W.M.D., Yoku’s Island Express coming to retail on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments
Team17 has partnered with Sold Out for a number of new physical releases. Among these are Overcooked: Special Edition, Worms W.M.D., and Yoku’s Island Express for Switch.
Each one of these physical releases are scheduled for 2018. We have the Switch boxart for Overcooked above. The general packaging image for Yoku’s Island Express is also included – just with PS4 branding instead of the Switch version.
Source: Sold Out PR
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch item distribution (11/1/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Nintendo is still going strong with their weekly Breath of the Wild item distribution. In order to get the free items, of course, you need to be subscribed to the official news channel. If you’re subscribed, you should start getting friendly messages from Fujibayashi, the director of the game.
This week, Mr. Fujibayashi’s gift includes all the ingredients to make a mighty salt-grilled crab. These are as follows: Razorclaw Crab, Mighty Porgy, Mighty Bananas, and Rock Salt. Just start the game from the notification launch button in order to get all this.
The director leaves us with a set of instructions: “Cook these ingredients together for the powerful dish.”
Source: Switch news
Splatoon 2 update out now (version 1.4.2)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Update: Here are the official patch notes:
In Splatfest Battle (team) , when the player with the highest Splatfest Power on a team has a power exceeding 2200, all players on the team will be treated as having that higher Splatfest Power value for matchmaking purposes.
Original: Another new update has gone live for Splatoon 2. Nintendo has just released version 1.4.2.
We don’t anticipate this being a big update due to the small change in versions. The next notable update should be sometime in November. When we have the patch notes for today’s patch, we’ll add them here.
