Dragon Quest X version 4 announced for November release in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 14 Comments
At the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 today, Square Enix pulled back the curtain on the next expansion for Dragon Quest X, known as “The 500-Year Voyage to a Far-away Hometown.” It’s launching on November 16 for 3,800 yen.
Here’s a trailer:
And a preview video:
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18 minutes of off-screen Xenoblade Chronicles 2 footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 37 Comments
Nintendo had its own Treehouse Live type of setup at Japan Expo last month, and one of the games featured was Xenoblade Chronicles 2. While it was the same area shown at E3, not all battles played out similarly. Check out the full video below.
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Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita shares his code for I Am Setsuna’s Temporal Battle Arena
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
A little while back, Square Enix prepared a new update for I Am Setsuna on Switch that added the Temporal Battle Arena. Players can upload their battle data here for others to download and battle.
Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita, who also worked on classics such as Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy VII, shared a short message this week and offered up his own user code for the Temporal Battle Arena. View the video below for his full message and the code (make sure you have captions enabled).
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Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #1 results
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
The first actual Splatfest for Splatoon 2 has drawn to a close in Japan. It was a close race all around, but ultimately, Team Mayonnaise came out on top.
Mayonnaise edged out ketchup in terms of both popularity and solo battles respectively at 56 percent and 51 percent respectively. However, ketchup did have one slight victory in team battles at 51 percent.
The final tally was two points for Team Mayonnaise and one point for Team Ketchup.
We’ll have to see how the other Splatfests play out this weekend.
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Splatoon 2 – Sploosh-o-matic footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Sploosh-o-matic was added to Splatoon 2 tonight as the newest weapon in the game. Take a look at some footage of it in action below.
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Nintendo France – more unannounced third-party games for Switch coming, mobile talk, amiibo is here to stay
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 26 Comments
We recently came across an interview French website Gamekult conducted at E3. The site caught up with Philippe Lavoué, managing director of Nintendo France. Since we felt it was interesting enough, we decided to go ahead with a full, proper translation.
In the interview, Lavoué touched on many different topics. This includes Switch and third-parties (more games are coming), mobile, and the staying power of amiibo.
We’ve posted the fully translated interview below. Just keep in mind the context of when it was conducted – specifically for questions such as a NES Classic Edition followup.
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Pearl and Marina’s full performance for Mayo VS Ketchup
Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Probably the most striking difference in this performance compared to the original are the color variants for both characters. Check them out in their themed colors below.
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Slime-san dev on working with Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 3 Comments
Fabraz, developer of Slime-san, had this to say in regards to working with Nintendo and the Switch:
(Nintendo has) been very supportive with us. We met some of them back at GDC and a few weeks later we were invited to become certified Nintendo Switch developers. Since then, whenever there was a problem, they were very responsive to any of our inquiries.
I’m INCREDIBLY grateful to have gotten the opportunity to release a game on one of their systems. Can’t overstate that enough!
In the case of the port from PC to Switch, it took them just a couple of months. Most of the issue that they had with the port was the result of trying to use the default resources of Unity as they learned the hardware. A little over a year! The porting process to the Switch was around 2-3 months, QA included. It was, honestly, pretty seamless. Unity and Nintendo did some prep work and the porting process wasn’t too hard.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and figures up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Along with the game itself, the related figures are also available. Everything can be reserved right here.
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Japanese Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Switch Limited Edition detailed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
The Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is dropping later this month on Switch. In Japan, Inti Creates is gearing up for a limited edition. We now have a look at the full contents.
The Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Limited Edition will feature a special box and a copy of the game. Inti Creates is also including the OVA on DVD and a new drama CD.
