Upcoming NeoGeo games on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
Hamster held a new live stream on Niconico today, and announced the latest NeoGeo games making their way to Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series. Fatal Fury Special, Samurai Shodown, Super Sidekicks, Aero Fighters 2, The King of Fighters 2000 will be releasing in the weeks and months ahead. Note that there are no specific release dates for these titles just yet.
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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game announced for Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments
Warner Bros. has announced The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game, and it’s planned for Switch.
Here’s what we know:
In the game, players battle their way through waves of enemies with honor and skill as their favorite ninjas Lloyd, Nya, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane and Master Wu to defend their home island of Ninjago from the evil Lord Garmadon and his Shark Army. To do so, they must master the art of Ninjagility which allows them to traverse Ninjago by wall-running, high-jumping and battling the foes of Ninjago to rank up and upgrade the ninja’s combat skills. Players can harness the power of Spinjitzu combat to defend Ninjago together.
The game features eight large, action-packed locations based on the story of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie. Each location includes its own unique Challenge Dojo where players can put their combat skills to the test and battle with increasingly tougher enemies. And with Battle Maps, players can go up against their friends and family in four different game modes, with competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game launches on September 22 in North America and October 6 in Europe. Watch a trailer below.
Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon coming west in October
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon will launch in the west this October, Koei Tecmo announced today. The game was originally announced for Japan and is set to arrive on August 31.
Here’s an overview:
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon takes place in a fictional, demon-ridden Western European city towards the end of the 19th century. The story focuses on a knight protector named Alushe and her two childhood friends – Liliana, a kind-hearted priestess, and Ruhenheid, a holy knight of the Lourdes Order. While guarding Liliana, Alushe is ambushed and killed only to later awaken as an artificial half-demon at the hands of the New Curia, a religious organization with dark ties. In the company of a variety of unlikely allies with their own pasts and agendas, Alushe’s strong desire to save Liliana gives her the strength to scatter the shadows shrouding the world and motivation to uncover the shocking truth behind the mysterious Queen of the Moon.
And a trailer:
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon launches for Switch in North America on October 24. The European release is due on October 27.
Source: Koei Tecmo PR
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ now set for September 14th in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ on Switch has somewhat of a troubled history with regards to its European release, which has suffered several delays. Back in April, publisher Headup Games announced that the game would launch in Europe (and Australia) in Q2 2017 – but since Q2 is ending tomorrow, that clearly isn’t happening. However, it seems like we may finally have a concrete release date now – Just For Games, who are involved with the distribution of the game in Europe, sent out a tweet announcing that manufacturing of the physical version has started and that the game would launch on September 14th.
Aonuma talks about the inclusion of Majora’s Mask in Breath of the Wild’s DLC Pack 1
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in News, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments
The penultimate blog post from Nintendo counting down to the release of DLC Pack 1 for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now live. This post talks about how Majora’s Mask was added to DLC Pack 1 and what the mask does in game when Link has it equipped.
Hello, I’m Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild.
DLC pack 1, The Master Trials will finally be released tomorrow, and today, I’m going to introduce you the final piece of equipment, Majora’s Mask. (This DLC is available only through the purchase of the Expansion Pass. Full version of the game is required to use this DLC.)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was originally released for Nintendo 64™, and the remake was released for Nintendo 3DS™. Majora’s Mask is the scary, cursed mask mentioned in the game’s title.
When the development team started discussing including armor items associated with previous The Legend of Zelda games, I was the first one to speak up: “Please add Majora’s Mask!”
Super Bomberman R update footage – Pyramid Head, Simon Belmont, Vic Viper
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
Konami issued the newest Super Bomberman R update that, among other things, adds in some characters from its classic franchises. View footage of Pyramid Head, Simon Belmont, and Vic Viper below.
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Japanese Namco Museum teaser site open
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The official Namco Museum teaser site open for business today. You can access it here. It currently doesn’t have much, but it does reconfirm the lineup of games included such as Pac-Man Vs. Expect more content on the page in the weeks ahead.
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Details from Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 51 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. All done. Some interesting responses from Tatsumi Kimishima, Shigeru Miyamoto, and others. We’ve rounded everything up below.
Original: Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is currently underway. We’ll be reporting on any news from the event as it happens below, courtesy of NStyles and cvxfreak.
Introduction
– Zelda: Breath of the Wild sales at 2.76 million units on Switch
– Zelda also sold 1.08 million copies on Wii U
– Total sales for Zelda at 3.84 million
– Switch sales at 2.74 million units during the most recent fiscal year
– Mario Maker and Kirby were well-received on 3DS
– Pokemon GO has helped sales of past Pokemon games; hardware sales up outside Japan
– On mobile, Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes well received
– NES/Famicom Mini also did well
– amiibo sales dropped due to lack of new games
– Assets increased by 172 billion yen
– Debt has increased by 82 billion yen, secondary assets up by 90 billion yen
– Nintendo focused on increased the populace’s access to Nintendo IP
– Working on growing game hardware & further establishing smart device biz
– Outside of games, USJ Super Nintendo World and other efforts are being made to increase appeal to past and future Nintendo fans
– 3DS sales surpassed 66 million
– 3DS software sales are on firm ground
– New 2DS XL and new games like Pokemon UltraSM/3rd party titles on the way
– Nintendo will work to continue the smart device games with new apps; Miitomo, Mario Run, FE Heroes released thus far with different concepts
– Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom out in Japan on 10/5, elsewhere in September; designs match what each region got originally
– Nintendo values creativity/originality and will release products that surprise consumers
– Nintendo Dividends: 430 yen/share
– Some talk about election/re-election of board members; Genyo Takeda is not seeking re-election
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Switch SDK documents indicate save data transfers are coming, Nintendo considering “Guest Login” feature
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
One of the big feature requests Switch owners have at the moment is the ability to backup and transfer save data. Thankfully, this is something that Nintendo was apparently thinking about before the system even launched.
The full Switch SDK leaked online today. We’re not really going to discuss it much here, but a couple of excerpts from official documents are worth pointing out.
The first concerns a save data transfer feature that will be released in the future:
In the future, we plan to provide a feature to transfer account save data among multiple consoles. As a result, there is the possibility that user accounts with uninitialized account save data will be added. Note that your design must work without issue, even in this case.
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Super Bomberman R update out now (version 1.4) – Konami characters, new VS stages, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
Super Bomberman R users can download the game’s latest update. Version 1.4 began distribution tonight.
Tonight’s update is highlighted by the inclusion of new Konami characters – specifically Vic Viper Bomber, Simon Belmont Bomber, and Pyramid Head Bomber. Four new VS stages have also been added to the shop along with two new series of accessories.
Below are the full patch notes:
