Splatoon 2 temporarily blocks you from online play with repeated disconnects
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 52 Comments
Splatoon 2 appears to dish out temporary punishments for repeated disconnects. After disconnecting online four times due to issues with their connection, player hypwnotic received the message above. It warns that you’ll be unable to play online “for a while” due to play sessions not ending “naturally”.
This was with the Splatfest World Premiere demo, but this should carry over to the final game as well. It could be a useful tool against ragequitters, but could be a problem with those with faulty internet connections. When playing online, you should try to make sure you’re on a stable connection to avoid any potential issues.
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ARMS devs on the bright colors, working with new hardware, art inspiration, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 Comments
The latest ARMS developer interview comes from Nintendo itself. At E3, Nintendo Australia chatted with producer Kosuke Yabuki and art director Masaaki Ishikawa. Between the two, they commented on why the game features bright colors, what it was like working with Switch during its early days, the inspiration for the art, and more.
We’ve picked out the noteworthy responses from the interview below. If you’d like to read the full interview, you can do so here.
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Video: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle creative director on E3 announcement and player reactions
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Ubisoft published a new video for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Creative director Davide Soliani talks about the E3 announcement and his emotions at the time, and those who tried the game at E3 share their opinions about the demo. Watch the video below.
Splatoon 2 – official introductions for weapons, characters, and more
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The Splatoon 2 Tumblr has seen the additions of a number of new entries as of late. Nintendo has been covering weapons, characters, and more. We’ve rounded up everything below.
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Splatoon 2: Splatfest World Premiere results (cake vs. ice cream)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 73 Comments
The results are in for Splatoon 2’s first Splatfest for the cake vs. ice cream event. In the end, it was Team Ice Cream that came out on top.
Aside from popularity, the battles themselves were very close. Below are the full results:
Popularity: Cake – 24%, Ice Cream – 76%
Wins (solo): Cake – 49%, Ice Cream – 51%
Wins (team): Cake – 53%, Ice Cream – 47%
Overall: Cake – 1, Ice Cream – 2
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Director says Kingdom Hearts III on Switch “maybe” possible after the game’s initial launch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 189 Comments
Square Enix has been showing a ton of support for Switch thus far. But if there’s one big hole missing in the company’s lineup, it would be Kingdom Hearts III.
IGN asked director Tetsuya Nomura about the possibility of Kingdom Hearts III coming to Switch. He started out by saying that the system “is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware,” though other platforms are the focus currently. After the initial launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One though, Nomura did say that “maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”
Nomura’s full words:
“The Nintendo Switch is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware, but if we lightly say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll be on the Nintendo Switch,’ I’m sure people will come back and say, ‘But what about the PS4 and Xbox One? We want them out first. Don’t focus on other platforms.’ So for now, we want to focus on what platforms we’ve already announced we’re going to be releasing Kingdom Hearts 3 on. And so after, perhaps, maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”
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Off-screen Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Switch footage
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Footage has emerged giving us a new look at Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Switch running on Switch. Take a look at the latest off-screen gameplay below.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 adds Spider-Man inspired by Spider-Man: Homecoming, first footage
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will let you play as a variety of Spider-Man characters. There’s Spider-Man Noir. Spider-Man 2099. Spider-Gwen.
If that wasn’t enough, yet another Spider-Man was announced during a special session at D23 Expo today. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will also feature a Spider-Man inspired by Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Here’s a first look:
GameStop hosting Splatoon 2 event next Saturday, get a free color changing cup
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
Tying in with the launch of Splatoon 2 next week, GameStop will be hosting a special event. The game itself will be playable, and those who give it a shot will receive a color changing cup.
GameStop’s Splatoon 2 event will be held next Saturday. You can stop by between 12 PM and 3 PM local time. In order to get the cup, you’ll need to play Splatoon 2 at GameStop.
We’ll let you know about specific GameStop locations hosting the event when we have them.
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The Longest Five Minutes, Penny-Punching Princess boxarts
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Amazon has posted the boxarts for NIS America’s upcoming Switch games. The packaging image for The Longest Five Minutes is attached above, and the one for Penny-Punching Princess is below.
