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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments

Update 2 (6/26): Bumped to the top. Added the full English patch notes below.

Update: “Arena” mode added allowing for spectators (thanks JayMart2k). LAN play is also in (hold the left stick, then press L+R on the main menu). Aside from that, there are bug fixes and a spelling mistake fix.

Original (6/25): ARMS’ first update is out now. Nintendo just made version 1.1.0 available to players a few moments ago.

We’re still waiting on Nintendo to produce the official patch notes for today’s update. There’s a good chance that Spectator Mode has been added in, but we can’t say for sure. We’ll update this post when we have more news about the patch.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

The nominees are in for this year’s Game Critics Awards at E3 2017. Nintendo has plenty of representation, with Super Mario Odyssey and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle featured in numerous categories, including “Best of Show”.

Here’s the full rundown of the Nintendo-related nominees:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. ARMS – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. Ultra Street Fighter II – Capcom
6. Super Bomberman R – Konami
7. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Disgaea 5: Complete – NIS America

Wii U

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Mario Party 10 -Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
10. Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive

3DS

1. Ever Oasis – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9.  Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Nintendo
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 5 Comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment

The next blog post by Nintendo counting down to the release of the The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC Pack 1 is out now. In it, Iwamoto, the Assistant Director of the game, talks about the Phantom Armor and its origins.

Hello. I’m Iwamoto, Assistant Director of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

With DLC Pack 1, The Master Trials, you can acquire the armor of a Phantom (this DLC is only available through the purchase of the Expansion Pass).

Depending on your experience with the series, some of you may be wondering, “What’s a Phantom?” Well, Phantoms are a type of knight appearing in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks games for the Nintendo DS™ system. In those games, the mysterious armor they wear does not take damage when attacked from the front.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 15 Comments

Some more details about Monster Hunter XX Switch Version. See the details below as laid out by Gematsu.

Target Camera

There is an icon in the upper right of the screen for the Target Camera. By pressing the ZL button, you can turn the Target Camera on or off. If you press the L button once while the Target Camera is on, the camera will turn to face towards the monster. You can also control the camera using the right analog stick.

Hunter Arts

There are gauges next to the item selection window at the bottom right of the screen that give you a better understanding of which Hunter Arts you are able to trigger. In the demo, three Hunter Arts were prepared and could be changed in the options. Hunter Art #1 was assigned to the Up button, Hunter Art #2 to the Right button, and Hunter Art #3 to the Down button. Because of this, it was necessary to release your fingers from the left analog stick in order to activate a Hunter Art while moving. While 4Gamer.net did not get to try it, there are other control types with key assignments that use multiple button combinations, which may be a better option for users who want to activate Hunter Arts while moving.

Vibration

The Switch version supports controller vibration, but not HD Rumble. Vibration can be turned on or off in the options. The controller will vibrate at times such as when a monster roars, when a Hunter Art hits, and when Barufaruku lands his big move, giving various situations a higher sense of presence.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 4 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. The Great Ace Attorney 2 sees a big jump, and The Snack World is up several spots.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 8 and June 14.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 44 Comments

Some of the first hands-on events were held for the new Switch version of Monster Hunter XX this weekend. The game was playable at the Monster Hunter Summit Tournament at Big Sight in Tokyo.

Monster Hunter expert Gaijinhunter tried out the demo, and reports that Monster Hunter XX is 30 frames per second on Switch. This was most likely to be expected. When it was originally on 3DS, Monster Hunter XX was also at 30 frames per second, and cross-play between the two versions will be supported.

Monster Hunter XX launches for Switch in Japan on August 25. Capcom has not announced localization of the game at this time.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 11 Comments

Sonic Mania has a neat little feature that you may not be aware of. When playing alone, if you hold ↑ and press Jump twice, Tails will carry you.

This actually wasn’t in previous Sonic Mania builds, and it was only added in recently. One tester even filed it as a bug, but of course it’s actually just a feature in the game.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch | 10 Comments

A new interview has popped up with Doug Bowser, senior VP of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. Bowser was asked about a few different topics, including tournaments, third-party games on Switch, and Smash Bros. Watch the interview in full below .

Continuing on from the video above, Bowser took on the journalist who interviewed him in ARMS. You can see how he did in the video below.

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