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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 51 Comments

Eurogamer recently spoke with Andrei Lăzărescu, a developer at EA Sports Bucharest working on FIFA 18. The site asked about missing content such as the FUT Champions and Squad Battles modes, and whether this is because they expect more casual play on Switch.

Lăzărescu said in response:

“I see it as being more social. …casual represents different things to different people. I look at them as two different games, two different worlds, that I think we should take for what they are, and keep in mind that we should not try to force people onto certain things just because it works on a certain platform.”

FIFA 18 is using a different engine on Switch than other platforms. On PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, EA is using Frostbite. This is what allows for features like the Journey follow-up, the new ‘cinematic’ Career Mode transfers, a special animation system, and more detailed stadiums and crowds. Lăzărescu feels that the Switch hardware “is very difficult,” and a future mode exactly like the Journey is “unlikely.” He also added that the aforementioned additions “would take an army of people, if it was possible, to be done.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments

A lengthy gameplay video has come in showing off-screen footage of NBA 2K18 on Switch. Check it out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

More PAX West footage from GameXplain, this time we have some gameplay footage of Nine Parchments which you can check out down below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 1 Comment

We heard earlier that Stardew Valley would be submitted for approval to Nintendo. Turns out it has indeed been submitted as confirmed by the CEO of Chucklefish on twitter. It’s great to have the official confirmation and now we’re one step closer to Stardew Valley on Switch.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Screenshots, Switch | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s twitter has just shown off a few images of the upcoming Splatfest in Splatoon 2. The maps are Manta Maria and Shifty Station, check them out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in News, Switch | 28 Comments

Nintendo of Europe has announced NBA 2K18 will be physically released on the Switch on October 17. We can also confirm that the game will be released in North America on the same day.

The digital version of NBA 2K18 will be coming to Switch on September 15 as previously announced. We were originally supposed to see the physical release at around the same time, but it was delayed for unspecified reasons.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment

Amazon UK is taking pre-orders for the Fire Emblem Warriors Limited Edition. For those who are interested, you can reserve it here. It comes with a copy of the game, a three-disc original soundtrack, and five character art cards.

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Tying in with the launch of Monster Hunter XX for Switch, Capcom prepared a special console bundle. See it unboxed below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 26 Comments

Monster Hunter XX launched for Switch in Japan on August 25. Through August 27, Media Create reported that it sold just over 84,000 copies. The sales tracker has more on the game’s performance.

According to Media Create, Monster Hunter XX on Switch sold through 48.95 percent of its initial shipment. That’s lower than Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U, which transitioned from 3DS. The Wii U game sold 106,388 units in its first week and sold through 69.82 percent of its initial shipment.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 30 Comments

Nintendo has teamed up with Western Digital Corporation on a new global partnership. The two sides are creating Nintendo-licensed memory cards for use with Switch.

Consumers will be able to purchase microSDXC cards in capacities of 64 GB and 128 GB, and will feature the Switch and SanDisk logos. These will begin to appear at select retail outlets starting in October 2017.

Source: Nintendo PR