Select Best Buy stores hosting midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
Many Best Buy stores across the United States will be hosting a midnight launch for Super Mario Odyssey next month. The retailer is currently letting consumers search for a local store nearby here. Of course, you may also want to check with your Best Buy before launch to ensure that the midnight launch will indeed be happening.
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Five minutes of NBA 2K18 in portable mode
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We’re starting to get more extensive looks at NBA 2K18 on Switch since the game has launched in certain regions. Get a look at five minutes of footage in portable mode below.
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August 2017 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S., 2017 to date
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August 2017. The results can be found below.
And here are the full results for the year thus far:
August 2017: Switch was the best-selling hardware platform
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
News is in from the latest NPD report. For the month of August, Switch was the best-selling hardware platform, outperforming the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the United States. NPD analyst Mat Piscatella added that “Switch has been the best-selling platform in four of the six months since launching in March 2017.”
According to Piscatella, hardware spending has increased 17 percent this year so far versus 2016 to $1.7 billion. Switch as well as plug-n-play devices like the NES Classic Edition “are providing growth.”
New Sonic Forces trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 26 Comments
Update (9/14): We’ve swapped out a version with English subtitles below.
Original (9/13): SEGA just put out a new Japanese trailer for Sonic Forces, giving a taste of the game’s story. We’ll keep you posted on an English version, but for now, watch the video below.
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Switch is in stock at Walmart
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Walmart currently has the Switch in stock. Only the gray version is available at this time. Order yours while you can here.
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Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle available for pre-order on Best Buy, Nintendo UK store
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
Update: The Nintendo UK store has the bundle, new amiibo, and more here.
Original: Following yesterday’s announcement, Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for the Super Mario Odyssey bundle. You can reserve yours here.
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New North American Switch commercial
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Nintendo has uploaded a new commercial for the Switch, showcasing a number of games coming out in the fall. The commercial includes footage of Pokkén Tournament DX, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and FIFA 18. Watch below.
A look at the back of the Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle packaging
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 4 Comments
We have another look at the new Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle. We’ve seen what the front looks like, but how about the back? You can see what the design looks like above.
Source: Nintendo PR
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NBA 2K18 Switch file size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 34 Comments
Update (9/14): NBA 2K18’s file size has updated on the Switch eShop. It’s now showing 22.9GB. That makes much more sense, and is in line with a rough estimate provided by the developers previously.
Original (9/13): With just a few days to go before launch, NBA 2K18 has been given a listing on the Japanese Switch eShop. We have the game’s file size as a result.
The base download for NBA 2K18 seems to be 6.8GB. However, the listing says that you need more than 6GB of additional storage space. Players are advised to prepare a microSD card (recommend more than 32GB) when you buying the game.
Even with this information, it would be a smaller download than we would have expected for NBA 2K18. We’ll let you know if we receive any further news about NBA 2K18’s storage on Switch.
Source: Switch eShop
