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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Yesterday, Nyko announced a whole slew of new accessories for Switch. These include a portable dock, core controller, and so much more.

Amazon has now opened pre-orders for nearly everything that was mentioned yesterday. You can put in pre-orders here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 2 Comments

Several game demos are playable at Nintendo NY this week. In case you’re wondering what the lineup looks like, here’s the full list:

– Super Mario Odyssey
– ARMS
– Fire Emblem Warriors
– Pokken Tournament DX
– Ever Oasis
– Miitopia

Note that the New 2DS XL can also be tried out.

And here’s a recap of all activity at Nintendo NY this week:

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

Brandwatch has some new information about social media activity for the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 video presentation.

Here are some of the notable tidbits:

– Over 50,000 mentions of the Nintendo Spotlight between 9 and 9:30am PT
– 74% of gender-categorized authors were male, 26% were female.
– Highlights: The largest mention spike during the conference (not counting the end of conference spike in comments) was when Metroid Prime 4 was announced.
– Notable in the mentions overall was the fact that Animal Crossing did not have a part.

Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby saw the most significant game-related mention spikes during the Spotlight. Additionally, Metroid Prime 4 had the largest number of mentions, followed by Kirby 2018 and Super Mario Odyssey.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments

When Rocket League launches on Switch, you can expect it to run at 60 FPS and 720p. This applies to both docked and portable modes. The team is prioritizing performance over visual fidelity, hence the decision to settle on 720p.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments

Two new blog posts have gone up on the Nintendo Treehouse Log over on Tumblr. The first one, written by Bill Trinen, talks about Super Mario Odyssey and its sandbox nature. You can also find a separate post about Metroid: Return of Samus here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo World Report uploaded footage of Sonic Mania from E3, check it out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments

The official Nintendo Twitter has shared a few more screenshots of Super Mario Odyssey. Check them out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

This information comes from an IGN preview of Splatoon 2…

During our hands-on with Splatoon 2, we also learned that Nintendo is certainly planning big Salmon Run events, and adding more maps besides the Spawning Grounds. This was great to hear, as without additional content, once Salmon Run is “solved,” so-to-speak, it could easily suffer from a lack of a variety.

When asked if Salmon Run events would take the place of Splatfest, the Nintendo representative simply said they “weren’t discussing Splatfest at this time.”

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

In a new video posted by Nintendo of Japan, one scene shows Mario wearing what looks a whole lot like a Super Mario Maker costume. You can briefly see it just before the 4-minute mark below.

Now may also be a good time to mention that Super Mario Odyssey has an official Twitter account here. It already has some screenshots / images.

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