Nintendo at E3 2017 live stream – day 1 (Spotlight, Treehouse Live, Splatoon 2 tournament)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 10 Comments
Nintendo’s E3 2017 festivities will be beginning soon. The fun starts with Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017, which is taking place in an hour from now. It should begin at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.
After the Spotlight presentation ends, Treehouse Live will be taking over almost right after. We’ll be getting looks at various titles with extensive gameplay, and it sounds like more announcements will be taking place over the next few days. And don’t forget: the 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational will be happening later today.
You can watch all of Nintendo’s first day E3 activities below. We’ll add any important news to the site from all events throughout the day. Should be a fun time!
Nyko unveils its latest Switch accessories – portable dock and much more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
LOS ANGELES – June 13, 2017 – Inventive video game accessories manufacturer Nyko Technologies today revealed its latest in power and protective accessories for the Nintendo Switch™. Standout products include Power Pak, a battery pack that doubles the battery life of the console, Power Shell Case, a protective case that both stores the console and game cards and includes a battery back for extra power, and Charge Block for Joy-Con™, a drop-and-charge solution that’s compatible with Nyko’s existing line of Charge Blocks. Nyko’s E3 lineup also includes PlayPad VR, a new licensed wireless controller for Samsung Gear VR with Controller, and Modular Charge Station for PlayStation®4 Slim and Pro. Nyko’s Nintendo Switch accessories are now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Select products will be available at GameStop, GameStop.com, and Walmart, and the entire lineup will be available online at Nyko.com and Amazon.com later this year. Details on the full lineup can be found below.
“The Switch console’s mobile, on-the-go design creates a unique set of challenges for players, and allowed us to expand beyond our core offerings for PlayStation and Xbox to create solutions enhancing its portability,” said Chris Arbogast, Nyko’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “We’re offering a line of accessible power and protective accessories that extend gameplay time while protecting the console from wear-and-tear.”
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More Sonic Forces, Sonic Mania footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
IGN has another couple of videos up showing Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania in action. Both can be found below.
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Koei Tecmo putting Champion Jockey Special on Switch
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Koei Tecmo is bringing Champion Jockey Special to Switch, according to the latest issue of Famitsu.
Koei Tecmo combined the two jockey games from their pre-merger series, Tecmo’s Gallop Racer and Koei’s G2 Jockey, for the Story Mode. Players will debut as a new jockey and compete against rivals. You’ll collect victory stars and aim to be the leading jockey.
The game includes actual data of the Japan Derby until 2017. 2,500 new horses have been added after six years since the previous game.
Cars 3: Driven to Win launch trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Cars 3: Driven to Win is out today on Switch and Wii U. View the official launch trailer below.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition and figures up for pre-order on Amazon Germany
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Amazon Germany has opened pre-orders for the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition. Additionally, figures that Ubisoft will be selling on its store are available as well. Everything can be found here. For those who missed out on GameStop pre-orders for the collector’s edition, you can try reserving it here as Amazon Germany will ship to the US.
Another look into ARMS’ lore
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Images, Switch | 1 Comment
Last week, the ARMS Twitter account shared a fun look into the lore of the world, and today they’ve revealed a couple more tidbits.
It is said that the number of people who have the talent of extendable arms is increasing – currently, 2% of the world’s population have that ability. That is only the official number, though, and it is likely there are more people with the ability who haven’t been reported. As we learned the last time, this ability has been around in the world of ARMS for millennia, so it has mostly been seen as something ancient and rare, though lately people with the ARMS capability have become the subject of adoration, thanks to the increased spotlight they’re in thanks to the ARMS Grand-Prix.
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Splatoon 2 tracks assists, number of times you used your special
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Screenshots, Switch | 2 Comments
Splatoon 2 is getting some nice quality-of-life additions. The official Splatoon Twitter account revealed that the game now tracks assists, i.e. team member’s contributions to a splat. The number of splats each player does doesn’t really matter in Splatoon compared to most other shooters, but it’s still nice that the game is tracking such a teamwork-oriented stat. If you get an assist, the icon displayed on screen is a circle, instead of the usual spiked/pointy shape.
In addition to that, the game also tracks how often you used your special during a match and displays that number on the results screen at the end.
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Switch / Wii U / 3DS maintenance scheduled for tomorrow and next week
Posted on 6 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for this current week and next week. For now, these following dates will have maintenance service which will impact the Switch Wii U, and 3DS’ online features (online play, rankings, etc.).
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017:
– 6:45 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 9:45 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 2:45 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
– 3:45 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
Monday, June 19th, 2017:
– 9 PM PT – 3 AM PT (Tuesday)
– 12 AM ET – 6 AM ET (Tuesday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 11 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 12 PM in Europe (Tuesday)
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Ubisoft Toronto explains how Starlink: Battle for Atlas was developed and bringing life back to toys-to-life
Posted on 6 years ago by Andrew in Interviews, News, Switch | 4 Comments
In a recent GamesIndustry interview with the creative director of Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Laurent Malvill explains why him and his team have decided to make the game and bring life back to toys-to-life in the market.
“We think innovation can really bring life back into this market. We think that toys-to-life brought a lot of younger players into video games, and that was great. But we think as they grew up, the expectation grew with it. So for us, we didn’t want to do just another one like those games. It was important for us to innovate in this category. We didn’t want to innovate on just the toy itself – and we think we did do that – but also to innovate with the huge open world. We’re not talking down to the players. This is a big open world that you can spend time in.
“We think the toy is the whole game. That is the beauty of it – having that modular starship on-top of a controller. You don’t open a complex menu or anything, it is just there. You just grab the weapon, put it on and it appears right away. Or if you want another pilot, because I want to use his special ability in that fight, it is just there and it is the simplest way of doing it. And those collectibles, those starships, those pilots, what is beautiful is that once you’ve played the game for several hours, you can just put them on your bedside table or on your shelf.
But because we want to provide the maximum freedom for players to experience this game, we designed that idea that every physical part that you buy, you will unlock a digital part. So if you want the full experience, you can play with the starships on top of your controller. But if you want to just display the collectibles on your shelf, and play the game without them, you can do that as well.
You will also be able to buy the digital part separately, without the collectibles, if you want. Just because, again, we want to provide freedom for players. But the magical moment where you connect the part is something that is dear to us.
Approving crazy projects is part of the DNA of Ubisoft. If you look at Assassin’s Creed back in the day, or Just Dance… it is just part of what the company does. We were excited to show him what we’d done. And we were super happy that the top management team in Paris were just as excited as we were, and that we got to make it.”
