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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments

It’s troubling times for Japan Display Inc. having suffered a net loss of 31.5 billion yen this past financial quarter. The company could be forced to partner with a Chinese or Taiwanese entity if it intends to survive, and 3,700 people will be laid off – or 30 percent of its total workforce. That’s significant in the Nintendo scene as Japan Display is the sole supplier for Switch screens.

Takashi Mochizuki, who wrote about the news for WSJ, says that Japan Display’s business with Nintendo isn’t that big since Switch uses cheaper panels. The number of Switch units produced is also much lower than the amount of screens created for Apple products. A notable part of Japan Display’s troubles have come about due to Apple moving away from liquid crystal displays in favor of OLED screens.

It’s not entirely clear how this news will impact Nintendo and Switch, if at all. We’ll keep an eye on the situation going forward.

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SEGA has sent out another new piece of music from Sonic Mania. We’ve included the track for the Mini Boss Theme – “Danger on the Dance Floor” below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 38 Comments

Capcom has put up a demo for the new Switch version of Monster Hunter XX on the eShop. The download takes up 1.7GB of space.

Thus far, Capcom has yet to announce any localization plans for Monster Hunter XX. However, if you have a Japanese Nintendo account, it’s possible to download today’s demo from the Japanese eShop.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

The Japanese Switch eShop has updated with the file size for Sonic Mania. In order to download the game, you’ll need 186MB of free space.

Sonic Mania is just a few days away. SEGA will be publishing the game on August 15 in both North America and Europe.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

After Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC pack arrived, players eventually discovered an interesting glitch. It involved entering the the Trial of the Sword and warping to a Divine Beast that you haven’t finished in order to duplicate items.

With the new update released this week, the glitch has since been patched. So if you’ve downloaded version 1.3.1, it’s impossible to recreate the glitch in the same exact way. We wouldn’t be surprised though if players manage to find another way of duplicating items with a different glitch in the future.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 142 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 61,933
PS4 – 43,862
New 2DS LL – 33,871
New 3DS LL – 22,200
PS4 Pro – 9,077
Vita – 4,773
2DS – 3,740
New 3DS – 1,078
Wii U – 158
PS3 – 96
Xbox One – 90

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 2DS LL – 110,963
Switch – 89,314
PS4 – 82,368
New 3DS LL – 26,587
PS4 Pro – 10,988
Vita – 4,967
2DS – 3,680
New 3DS – 1,370
Wii U – 142
PS3 – 121
Xbox One – 94

And here are the software charts:

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

WayForward posted a big update about Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on Kickstarter yesterday. The studio offered some news about the game’s upcoming DLC.

First, Pirate Queen’s Quest is finished. The Risky Boots DLC has been submitted to Nintendo, so the release date shouldn’t be far away. The DLC is free for backers, and WayForward wants those who supported the project to be in a position to play Pirate Queen’s Quest early.

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Nintendo provided a new piece of art from Super Mario Odyssey on its Japanese Twitter page. This time around, we have an image featuring a captured Cheep Cheep.

As a captured Cheep Cheep, Mario can move around in water freely. He also doesn’t have to worry about breathing while in this state.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 15 Comments

Gust published a new trailer for Nights of Azure 2 today focusing on swimsuits. Interestingly enough, changing into swimsuits is tied to the game’s story as it’s tied to the purification rituals. Watch today’s video below.

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Koei Tecmo published a new trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors today featuring Cordelia. Check out the first gameplay of the new character below.

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