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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 22 Comments

Last week, lines in Japan were pretty crazy as consumers waited just for a chance to purchase a Switch unit. Now that Splatoon 2 has launched, consumers were back in full force. Kotaku shows us a look at what happened for the big release.

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

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} (¥6.800) – 100.764 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 65.867 / NEW
03./01. [PS4] Gundam Versus # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} (¥8.200) – 15.734 / 137.178 (-87%)
04./00. [3DS] Ever Oasis (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 14.325 / NEW
05./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 11.554 / 575.048 (-14%)
06./00. [3DS] 100% Pascal Sensei: Kanpeki Paint Bombers (Konami) {2017.07.13} (¥4.980) – 9.113 / NEW
07./03. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 8.642 / 170.003 (-32%)
08./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 7.015 / 537.027 (-10%)
09./00. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 5.200 / 97.123
10./10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 4.938 / 3.289.826 (+45%)
11./00. [PS4] Hakoniwa Company Works (Nippon Ichi Software) {2017.07.13} (¥6.980) – 4.586 / NEW
12./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 4.045 / 1.543.038 (-7%)
13./09. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.251 / 364.052 (-9%)
14./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 3.201 / 201.897 (+14%)
15./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 3.169 / 1.176.952 (-6%)
16./04. [PS4] Omega Labyrinth Z # (D3Publisher) {2017.07.06} (¥7.300) – 3.062 / 12.381 (-67%)
17./17. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 2.458 / 177.949 (-5%)
18./07. [3DS] Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology # (Atlus) {2017.06.29} (¥6.480) – 2.433 / 32.377 (-55%)
19./13. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Game of the Year Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.06.29} (¥5.900) – 2.417 / 8.947 (-26%)
20./19. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.392 / 1.062.057 (-1%)

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

2K Sports announced the complete soundtrack for NBA 2K18. It features music spanning genres from Hip Hop to Classic Rock, with artists including Kendrick Lamar, Future, and X Ambassadors with classic arena jams from Def Leppard, OutKast and Onyx.

The full soundtrack is as follows:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 33 Comments

Splatoon 2 recently had a downloadable demo event dedicated to a Splatfest. However, the game’s first true Splatfest will be taking place during the first week of August.

In both North America and Europe, players will be asked about their condiment of choice: mayonnaise or ketchup. says that the Splatfest will run “during the first weekend in August.”

As of now Nintendo hasn’t made any announcements about Japan. North America and Europe also had the same topic for the demo event, but Japan had something different.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez hosted a live stream recording last night and showcased footage from The End is Nigh on Switch. Check out the full recording below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Gust has released a new Japanese trailer for Nights of Azure 2. This one is focused entirely on story and characters, so be wary of spoilers:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 6 Comments

Splatoon 2 isn’t the only game launching today – Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star also got released on Switch. Below you’ll find a video of the first hour of gameplay from the English version of the game.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

We’ve got some more New Donk City footage from the Comic Con event. If you want to see some more Super Mario Odyssey check out the video below from Yoshiller.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 3 Comments

Two physical versions of Axiom Verge are up for pre-order on Amazon right now, the standard edition and the multiverse edition. Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition comes with a double-sided poster, soundtrack CD and a “making of” documentary.

You can check out the standard edition here and the multiverse edition here.

The physical game is listed to be released on October 17th.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 5 Comments

We haven’t really had a good look at what the Callie and Marie amiibo do in Splatoon 2, until now that is. They seem to have the same functions as all the other Amiibo, plus giving the player some gear. You can check out the video below, by GameXplain, to see how they’ll function in game.

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