Nintendo says physical games for Switch requiring microSD card will let you play a portion of the game out of the box
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 75 Comments
Earlier today, Nintendo announced a partnership with Western Digital for specially-branded Switch microSD cards. Perhaps that’s in part due to a requirement from some upcoming games. According to Nintendo, “a microSD card will be needed for certain Nintendo Switch games that contain an especially large amount of content and require additional storage for players to enjoy the full experience.”
A Nintendo of America representative told IGN that boxart will be sure to inform consumers about the memory card requirement on the front and back of packaging. This includes NBA 2K18, which is pictured above. The eShop will also continue to let buyers know about file sizes.
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One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition file size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 18 Comments
Over on the European Switch eShop, Nintendo has put up the listing for One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition. The game takes up a significant amount of space at 10.4GB. Bandai Namco will be releasing One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition later this month, though only as a digital title in North America.
Off-screen Fire Emblem Warriors footage from PAX West 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Switch, Videos | 4 Comments
Fire Emblem Warriors is one of many games Nintendo has featured at PAX West this weekend. Get a look at some off-screen footage from the playable demo below.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle creative director: Nintendo is “quite open-minded” to new ideas
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a crazy concept in its premise, yet Nintendo ended up signing off on the project. Creative director Davide Soliani told IGN that the company is actually “quite open-minded” to new ideas. You just need to come up with a concept that can justify its existence.
As many of you know, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t want Ubisoft to create a platformer. Instead, he wanted them to come up with their own concept. Ubisoft ran wild with the challenge, and created a turn-based strategy game and gave guns to Mario and the rest of the gang.
New North American Pokken Tournament DX commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
Nintendo has prepared a new commercial for Pokken Tournament DX, coming to Switch later this month. Have a look at the advert below.
FIFA 18 dev on missing content, feels Switch hardware is “very difficult”
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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New off-screen NBA 2K18 footage on Switch
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.
Nine Parchments gameplay from PAX West 2017
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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Stardew Valley has been officially submitted to Nintendo
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.
https://twitter.com/Tiyuri/status/903528540729217024
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Screenshots of tonight’s Splatfest maps
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.
