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

Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition will take just slightly longer than expected to arrive on the eShop. Rather than this morning / afternoon, it’s launching rather late at night.

The official release timing is below:

– 6 PM PT
– 9 PM ET
– 2 AM in the UK
– 3 AM in Europe

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 37 Comments

Now that its plans are known, Nintendo opened the official site for E3 2017. It currently recaps the various activities planned for the show. When E3 actually begins, you can count on it being updated with plenty of content. Access the site here.

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

Some unfortunate news for you Australians out there: There has been a bit of controversy recently over the price of the Switch version of Rime, which was initially announced as costing more than other versions of the game. Yesterday, publisher Grey Box announced that the digital Switch version of the game is now going to cost $29.99 / €34.99 / £29.99 instead of $39.99 / €44.99 / £39.99 in North America, Europe and the UK, respectively, while the physical versions will remain at the higher price point, but come with a download code for the game’s soundtrack.

Vooks inquired about the situation in the Australian market – and as it turns out, the digital version is not getting a price drop there. Both the digital and the physical version will cost $79.95AU. Like in other regions, however, the physical version will come with a download code for the soundtrack.

Luckily the Switch is region free, so Australians can just access another region’s eShop and download the game there at a lower price point.

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

The most recent issue of Weekly Jump magazine has introduced another new Dragon Quest XI feature – monster mounts. When defeating certain monsters in battle, you will occasionally be able to mount them. This will give you the ability to overcome various obstacles in the world and reach places you couldn’t get to on your own. Here are some examples of mounts and what you can do with them:

Dragon Rider: By riding this flying mount, you can obviously get to places you couldn’t reach on foot.

Skull Rider: You can climb up cliffs and dungeon walls using this mount.

Other than these familiar faces, there are also brand new monsters that you can ride:

Pearl Mobile: A mysterious machine that looks to be made out of a kind of metal resembling pearls. Riding it lets you leap to high places.

Bee Rider: An elite Ocobolt soldier riding a giant bee. By riding one yourself, it will allow you to cross lakes by simply flying over them.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 2 Comments

Only a couple of days after the reveal of Ribbon Ring, we’ve already got news of the next brand new ARMS stage: Scrap Yard. This, well, scrap yard features destructible iron pipes:

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

Bandai Namco has announced via the latest issue of Jump magazine that One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition will be released on Switch. As the name implies, this is an enhanced port of One Piece: Unlimited World Red, which was originally released on 3DS. The Deluxe Edition will contain all the DLC originally released for that version, as well as 2-player local co-op.

The game will be released in Japan on August 24th, 2017.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 21 Comments

One fan has gone above and beyond to fully customize a Switch unit. Every aspect has been redone to match the style of the Super Famicom – the console itself, the individual Joy-Con controllers, and even the dock.

What was used here are some really nice-looking skins. You can get a closer look at the customized Switch below with various photos.

This sort of makes you wonder if and when Nintendo will start coming out with different designs for Switch aside from just various Joy-Con colors. There were a ton of different options with the 3DS, so it wouldn’t be out of the blue to try something similar now.

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

Much like the Wii U version, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition supports online play. There is a key difference separating the two versions though: audio gamechat.

This is something included with Minecraft on Wii U. But with Switch, no such option exists. It’s thought that we won’t be seeing it until Nintendo finishes the upcoming smartphone app.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 31 Comments

It was announced a couple of months ago that Rime would be priced at $39.99 / €44.99 / £39.99 on Switch. That’s despite the fact that all other versions will be sold for $29.99 / €34.99 / £29.99. Naturally, people weren’t happy about the $10 price hike, but publisher Grey Box is looking to soften the blow.

Rime’s digital version will now cost $10 less, down to $29.99 / €34.99 / £29.99. Although the physical version’s price isn’t changing, it will now include a printed code for a download of the full soundtrack, which will normally cost $10 on its own.

Grey Box reiterated today that the original price difference comes down to “the additional development, manufacturing, and publishing costs” on Switch. If it were any lower, Rime would be sold at a loss.

Below is the full message from Grey Box:

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

GameStop currently has three different Switch bundles in stock on its website. Gray and neon options are available, with each including different games and items. You can see what’s being offered here.

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