Unity says over 30% of Switch games are made with the engine, working with Nintendo on optimization
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
Battle Chasers: Nightwar was delayed on Switch, with the developer indicating that Unity was one reason for that. Yooka-Laylee also hasn’t made it onto the console yet with the engine also cited. Playtonic is waiting on Unity 5.6 to help address some “technical hurdles”.
For its part, Unity says that over 30% of games for Switch are made with the tech. The company is also working with Nintendo to optimize Unity for the platform.
More: Unity
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: a look at Tora’s blade, Hana
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Images, Screenshots, Switch | 6 Comments
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Twitter account gave us a quick look at Hana today. Hana is the main Blade of Tora, your Nopon party member. She is an artificial Blade and was actually built by Tora himself.
Oxenfree, Touhou Kobuto V, Spelunker Party! file sizes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Switch eShop confirms file sizes for a trio of upcoming Switch games. We have the sizes for Oxenfree, Touhou Kobuto V, and Spleunker Party!, which are all due out this month.
Below are the results:
Oxenfree – 2.0GB
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – 985MB
Spelunker Party! – 3.3GB
Oxenfree comes out this Friday – October 6. Touhou Kobuto V is next on October 10, followed by Spelunker Party! on October 19.
Source: Switch eShop
Rumor: New Layton game next summer, more talk of Inazuma Eleven for Nintendo platforms, Snack World localization
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Switch | 19 Comments
The latest issue of License! Global contains a feature about Level-5. Apparently, the magazine has some information about what’s to come for the company.
First, License! Global claims that a new Layton game is planned for late summer 2018. Actual details about the title are not provided.
The magazine goes on to talk about what’s next for Inazuma Eleven – specifically Inazuma Eleven. While it was already pointing in this direction, there’s further talk about the new game coming to Nintendo platforms.
Finally, License! Global indicates that The Snack World will be localized. It sounds like the plan is to bring the IP west starting in 2018 and 2019.
Below are the notable excerpts from the article:
More: Inazuma Eleven Ares, Layton, Level-5, The Snack World, top
WWE 2K18: “New Road to Glory Mode” trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
WWE 2K18’s official YouTube channel just posted a video showcasing the new Road to Glory mode, featuring a fully customizable character.
You can see the video right below.
New Xenoblade Chronicles 2 details
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
Yesterday, Nintendo held a live stream at Milan Games Week and showed off Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Despite being the same area from Gamescom, it was an updated build, and new details were shared.
Here’s a roundup of information from the event:
Atelier Lydie & Suelle details and screenshots – characters, Ambitions Notebook, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Gust issued a bunch of new details and screenshots for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings. Characters, the Ambitions Notebook, and more are covered. We’ve rounded everything up below, courtesy of Gematsu.
Nintendo says news about latest Splatoon 2 Splatfest for Japan was incorrect, proper update soon
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
Yesterday we heard about a new Splatfest for Splatoon 2 in Japan. But strangely, this apparently wasn’t intended to be the new topic.
Nintendo said on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter page that the information only went out to certain users. Those who already signed up for the Splatfest – which was incorrect – will have their t-shirts returned. We’ll also be hearing about the next proper Splatfest for Japan towards the end of this week.
More: Splatoon 2
Switch version only accounted for 1% of the physical version sales of FIFA 18 in the UK
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 82 Comments
As you might have seen in our post on last week’s UK software sales, FIFA 18 finally launched and naturally dominated the charts. The Switch version placed at #7 in the individual charts, which is fairly decent. However, the Switch version was outsold by not only the other current gen-versions of the game, but even the Xbox 360 version, which took the fifth place in the sales charts. MCV reports that the Switch version only accounted for about 1% of the total sales of FIFA 18 in its launch week in the UK.
That certainly isn’t a great number, but it’s important to put it into perspective. As mentioned, this only accounts for physical sales – the Switch version might have had a stronger showing on the eShop. There have also been accounts of the Switch version being hard to find in stores – it’s currently sold out on Amazon.co.uk, with new stock only arriving on October 9th. It’s impossible to know for sure, but perhaps the Switch version of FIFA 18 fulfilled EA’s sales expectations – even if those were fairly low expectations.
More: Electronic Arts, FIFA 18, UK
UK software sales (Week ending 9/30/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. FIFA 18 – Electronic Arts
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
5. Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition – Ubisoft
6. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
7. Lego Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
9. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
10. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Silver Version – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Gold Version – Nintendo
3. Miitopia – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
7. Metroid: Samus Returns – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
10. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
