Cave Story+ file size
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
When Cave Story+ arrives in June, you can pick up the game in one of two ways. Nicalis intends to release the game physically, though it will also be sold on the eShop.
The Switch eShop has now updated with the size for Cave Story+. It’ll take up 137MB of space, which is definitely on the low side.
Cave Story+ launches in North America on June 20.
Source: Switch eShop
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Dragon Quest XI – Countdown Carnival live stream recording (new footage)
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Update: Added in some details rounded up by Gematsu below.
During the “Countdown Carnival” hands-on events for Dragon Quest XI, Square Enix hosted a special stage for the game and showed off some brand new footage. Check out the full recording below.
– A desert town called Samadhi was revealed
– Before the development of Dragon Quest XI, the staff went to Machu Picchu, so you may see its atmosphere reflected in the map
– White monsters on the Dragon Quest Life website are called “incarnations of time”
– You’ll frequently encounter them in various locations throughout the game world
– Horii couldn’t say too much about these monsters, as it would be a spoiler
– There are about 20 bases, including villages, towns, and castles
– A Japanese-stlye, Jipang-esque “fire town” was shown
– A major event will happen here
– Dragon Quest XI will have a “Restricted Play” system
– This lets you to play the game with certain restrictions
– A screenshot was shown where shopping was restricted
– Even when you talk to the owner of the shop while playing with shopping restrictions, you won’t be able to see what he is selling
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Monster Hunter XX for Switch debut trailer, first details, Switch bundle revealed
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 63 Comments
Capcom has released the first trailer for Monster Hunter XX on Switch. We’ve gone ahead and posted it below.
Capcom also shared the first details about Monster Hunter XX on Switch today. Here’s what we know as of now:
– 1080p docked, 720 portable
– Control scheme is refined to fit well with Switch in both TV and portable mode
– Local and online 4-player multiplayer
– You also can play it together with 3DS if you use internet
– You can bring back Switch save data to 3DS too
– You can bring almost all save data from X to Switch’s XX
– And you can share save data of XX in between 3DS and Switch
– Switch hardware bundle
– Not only the dock, but the console itself has a unique design (to be shown later)
– Refined UI
All of this information was shared at the Monster Hunter Championship 2017 event held in Japan today. As noted in our last post, the game launches on August 25. No word yet on a western release at this time, but Switch is region free.
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Monster Hunter XX launches for Switch in Japan on August 25
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
Capcom announced Monster Hunter XX for Switch out of nowhere last night. At the Monster Hunter Championship 2017 event today, the company announced that it’ll be releasing on August 25.
The retail version will cost 5,800. Digitally, it’ll be a bit less at 5,546 yen.
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ARMS Global Testpunch now live
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments
ARMS Global Testpunch is now beginning. Throughout the weekend, Switch owners can try out the game during six different sessions, with more to come next week.
The first round has just gone live. We’ve posted the full schedule for this weekend below.
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Sine Mora EX getting physical release on Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
THQ Nordic’s first title on Switch will have a physical release. Amazon has a listing up for the title, and also shows off the boxart – attached above. You can currently pre-order the game here.
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Nintendo Treehouse talks ARMS motion controls in new blog post
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The official Nintendo Treehouse Tumblr is kicking off a new series of posts dedicated to ARMS. Today’s debut entry was written by JC Rodrigo, who writes about the game’s motion controls in-depth. Read up on the full entry here.
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Cars 3: Driven to Win Switch file size
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Cars 3: Driven to Win now has a listing on the Switch eShop. If you plan on going digital, you’ll need to ensure that you have 4.2GB of free space. Of course, you can choose to buy the game at retail.
Source: Switch eShop
Natsume teases more Nintendo news for E3
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
Natsume recently announced Harvest Moon: Light of Hope for Switch and other platforms. At E3 in June, it’ll be shown off for the first time.
Aside from Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, Natsume has more Nintendo-related news in store. The latest “State of the Farm” update teases:
“We have more exciting E3 news to announce that will be sure to please Nintendo fans! Keep watching our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram for additional game reveals and more as we count down the days to June 13th.”
So… any guesses as to what this is about?
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers – “Battle Tactics” trailer
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Capcom and Nintendo have one more video ready designed for players to get the most out of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. View it below to learn about some useful tactics that’ll give you the edge in battle.
