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

Zelda: Breath of the Wild wasn’t the only open-world game on Switch last year. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also just so happened to launch on the system a few months ago.

When creating Breath of the Wild, Skyrim was one game Nintendo looked at to see what it would be like to make an open-world title. However, that doesn’t mean the developers wanted to take specific elements from that game. Instead it was practically used as research.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments

Last month, we heard that Donna Burke was working on something for Nintendo. Now we know what Burke was teasing at the time.

Burke is the voice of Dr. Coyle, the newest fighter in ARMS. The character was added in via an update late last month.

Burke shared the news about her role on Twitter:

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

Update 2 (1/6): This is now up on GameStop.

Update: Here’s something that you may not realize. In Europe and Japan (as well as the Splatoon 2 bundle), the pink Joy-Con is on the right, and the green controller is on the left. Nintendo is flipping the colors for the standalone release in the states. Not sure why, but there you go.

Original (1/5): Nintendo has confirmed that the Neon Pink and Neon Green Joy-Con will begin to be offered as a standalone product in North America this month. Previously, the controllers were limited to the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle.

Nintendo shared today’s news on Twitter:

The Neon Pink / Neon Green Joy-Con could begin to appear in stores as early as today. They were listed in EB Games Canada’s internal inventory system for January 5.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments

According to the latest data from Famitsu, Switch has overtaken Wii U’s lifetime sales in Japan.

Through December 31, Nintendo’s new console stands at 3,407,158 units sold. Wii U managed to sell 3,301,555 units in its lifetime. Switch sold 115,255 units during the week of December 25, whereas Wii U was at 69 units.

Some reports had previously highlighted that Switch’s sales had surpassed Wii U, but these were premature as the newer platform was still several thousand units behind based on information from all sales trackers. It wasn’t until the latest data was published – finally made available tonight from Famitsu – that the milestone was confirmed.

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

In Japan, a brand new art book for Zelda: Breath of the Wild recently debuted. It’s packed full of concept art across more than 300 pages. Below, you’ll find new images from the book.

We’ll likely be getting the Zelda: Breath of the Wild art book eventually, but since we’re still waiting on the Zelda Encyclopedia (which finally arrives in April), it could be quite awhile before it heads west. For now, Play-Asia has the Japanese version in stock here.

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

A new Splatfest in Splatoon 2 will kick off next weekend, Nintendo has announced. This one is particularly special since the theme and results are global. It’s action vs. comedy this time around.

The Splatfest begins at the following times:

– 8 PM PT (January 12)
– 11 PM ET (January 12)
– 4 AM in the UK (January 13)
– 5 AM in Europe (January 5)

As usual, the Splatfest will last for a full day. It’s not entirely clear when the results will be posted, but it could be a couple of hours after the event concludes.

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

Milestone posted a new dev diary for Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, which offers a look behind the scenes. View the video below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 110 Comments

Nintendo has sent out new data about Switch, revealing the most played games on Switch since launch based on data collected from North America.

The regular heavy first-party hitters like Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey are naturally towards the top of the list. Other games such as Stardew Valley, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, and NBA 2K18 also make the list.

The full top twenty can be found below:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments

The nominees are in for the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards. This will be the 18th time that awards will be handed out by the organization.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leads the way with six nominations. Super Mario Odyssey also has a couple of nominations. Both are up for Game of the Year.

You can find the full list of nominees below. All winners will be announced at the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony on March 21 at 6:30 PM PT / 9:30 PM ET.

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

Splatoon 2 had two weapon updates this week. In addition to the Octobrush Nouveau a few days ago, Nintendo added in the L-3 Nozzlenose D. Check out some footage below.

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