Rumor: Zelda: Breath of the Wild launches March in North America and Japan, unclear in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 85 Comments
Tom Phillips of Eurogamer has come forward with another report on the Switch, following numerous reports of his that turned out to be correct. Today, he talked about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release date – or release dates, rather. According to his sources, Breath of the Wild will launch in March in both North America and Japan, but the situation in Europe is still unclear. Supposedly, Nintendo of Europe was operating under the assumption that the game would not launch in March alongside the Switch itself and was pushing for a long period of localisation and quality assurance.
However, plans supposedly changed at some point during the last couple of months, and the higher-ups in at Nintendo in Japan wanted to make the Switch launch lineup as strong as possible, and thus decided to make Breath of the Wild a launch title in both North America and Japan.
Nintendo opens up Japanese streaming site and Twitter account for Switch event
Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in Switch | 3 Comments
The Switch event is fast approaching, and Nintendo has started getting ready with a streaming site and an official Twitter for the event. You can check out the site here and the Twitter account here. The Twitter will include updates on wait times for booths and ticket availability.
Rumor: Details on the upcoming Switch game Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 53 Comments
Liam Robertson often digs up news on cancelled games and occasionally information on upcoming projects. In a series of Twitter posts, Robertson shares unconfirmed details about the Mario and Rabbids crossover title (thought to be called Rabbids Kingdom Battle) apparently planned for Switch.
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Latest Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot may point to Beedle’s inclusion in the game
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments
Nintendo released yet another Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot today, and the folks over at GameXplain noticed something interesting about the image. In the lower left hand corner, a character is shown that looks a whole lot like Beedle.
For one thing, the bag takes on the resemblance of an actual beetle. If that wasn’t enough, the character takes on a similar appearance as Beedle himself from past entries in the series with the color of his hair, shorts, and shoes. The art on the character’s shorts seems similar as well.
Beedle is a merchant in several of the Zelda games, such as Wind Waker and Skyward Sword. It would make sense for him to serve a similar role in Breath of the Wild.
New Rime screenshots and art
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Yesterday, news emerged that Rime is going multiplatform, and is heading to Switch in May. Grey Box, Six Foot and developer Tequila Works have now made it official. The game is arriving in May.
Along with the announcement, some new screenshots and art from Rime are now available. Check out the images below.
More: Grey Box, Rime, Six Foot, Tequila Works, top
Switch pre-orders begin at GameStop Italy
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 30 Comments
It may not be the U.S., but GameStop Italy is now taking pre-orders for Switch. Reservations can be done online right here. A price of €399.98 is listed, though that only appears to be temporary.
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snakebyte announces new Switch and NES Classic Edition accessories
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Here are a few more photos of the Switch accessories:
Original: snakebyte has announced a few new accessories for Nintendo hardware, including a couple of items for Switch.
Two accessories are specifically being made for Switch: the “Nintendo Switch Foldable Headset” and “Nintendo Switch Starter Kit”. Here’s an overview of each:
Nintendo Switch Foldable Headset
Ideal for on-the-go gaming, the Foldable Headset features powerful 40mm drivers for crisp, clear gaming audio. Neatly folds up when travelling, making it the perfect companion to your Switch tablet.Nintendo Switch Starter Kit
Featuring all the essential accessories a gamer could ask for, the Starter Kit features a Carry Bag, Stereo Earbuds, Cleaning Cloth, Screen Protector, Control Caps and Game Cases to allow for an enhanced gaming experience and protection for the tablet screen and games.
Freedom Planet 2 – Carol gameplay
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
GalaxyTrail finally began to show off some footage from Freedom Planet 2 this weekend. A video showing Lilac was published, and now we have another one for Carol. View it below.
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Rumor: In-store GameStop Switch pre-orders begin on January 13
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 14 Comments
Reddit user beyond_the_willow is relaying some information about in-store pre-orders for Switch at GameStop based on a GSO letter, which is essentially a company-wide email. Locations across the United States will apparently begin accepting reservations on January 13. Additionally, each store will be allocated a certain number of pre-orders.
While this would certainly make sense given how the Nintendo Switch Presentation is being held on January 12, we’ll still consider it a rumor for the time being. We should note that beyond_the_willow previously shared accurate information about Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL and the Animal Crossing New 3DS pre-orders in 2015.
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Circle Entertainment has interest in Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
Circle Entertainment has put out a ton of games on the eShop over the years, so it’s no surprise that the company is interested in Switch. The publisher did actually attempt to apply for a Switch licence. However, CEO Chris Chao says “Nintendo wants us to be patient.”
That being said, Chao has some concerns about Switch. Since it supports engines like Unity and Unreal, developers will be able to easily make titles, and he’s unsure if the quality level can be maintained. Smaller developers surviving with a lot of competition could also be problematic.
Chao told Nintendo Life:
“Right now we are focusing on 3DS, Steam and PlayStation (probably VR); we tried to apply for a Switch license and Nintendo wants us to be patient. Personally I am a little bit worried about Switch (not the hardware), but I’m still willing to work on the platform.
If you want to know my worries, I have to say that if this platform can easily port the likes of Unity and Unreal, for gamers that’s cool to see so many titles come out, but how can we make sure game quality will stay at a high level? Maybe some indies will port 5-10 titles in 2 months; it’ll be hard for small developers to survive on the platform with such huge competition.”
