It feels commonplace with Nintendo to expect at least one new first-party IP to follow the most recent console launch. Enter ARMS, Nintendo’s latest original game, and their take on a more competitive-styled fighter. Nintendo has had experience with the fighting game genre in the past with the Smash Bros. series, but instead of leaning more towards the party-style that has been the intended main focus Smash Bros., ARMS seems to lend itself to a more competitive one-on-one style of fighting game in the vein of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat while still maintaining the big N’s signature twist on a traditional genre.

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2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational Spotlight: Rising Moon

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

The second spotlight video is now online for the 2017 Splatoon 2 World Inkling Invitational. Today we’re introduced to Rising Moon, the team representing Europe. Take a look at the video below.

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Switch is getting the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition (season pass, early DLC access)

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

Deluxe Editions and season passes aren’t often connected to Nintendo platforms. But with LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Warner Bros. is giving Switch the same treatment as other consoles.

Warner Bros. announced today the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition will be available on Switch. Included in the package is the game’s season pass, early access to the Classic Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack, and an exclusive Giant-Man LEGO Minifigure.

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Konami thinking about other potential Switch games, knows about Castlevania interest, many ideas for Bomberman R

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 70 Comments

Super Bomberman R is Konami’s first game for Switch. The company has to be happy with its performance, as over 500,000 copies were shipped by the end of April.

Konami could choose to further support the system in the future. Speaking with Miketendo64, European brand manager Richard Jones noted that “there is lots of internal discussions going on within Konami regarding what games we can bring to the Nintendo Switch”. He also spoke about Castlevania in the same response, acknowledging the demand for a new game in the series.

Jones’ full comments:

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Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon, Pokken Tournament DX pre-orders open

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 30 Comments

Update 4: Amazon now has everything up here.

Update 3 (6/7): Amazon has now opened pre-orders for Pokken Tournament DX here.

Update 2: Pokemon Ultra Sun is up on Amazon. No Ultra Moon as of this moment, but we’ll let you know when that changes.

Update: Pokken Tournament DX is also up here.

Original (6/6): GameStop is now taking pre-orders for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon, which were announced today. The Ultra Sun version is located here. You can also reserve the Moon version here.

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Scans roundup – Attack on Titan 2, LUNAXXX, Dragon Quest XI, One Piece

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Attack on Titan 2, LUNAXXX, Dragon Quest XI, and One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe (plus an ARMS advert). Scans of all games are below.

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ARMS reviews roundup

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 28 Comments

Early reviews of ARMS are now starting to pour in. Various outlets are sharing their opinions about Nintendo’s new Switch fighter, launching next week. We’ve rounded up some of the reviews below.

Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
IGN – 8 / 10
GameSpot – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 8.25 / 10
Gamereactor – 7 / 10
Videogamer – 5 / 10
Destructoid – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – Recommended
Easy Allies – 3.5 / 5
GamesBeat – 80 / 100
Polygon – 8 / 10
GameXplain – Liked-A-Lot
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 8 / 10
USGamer – 3 / 5
Shacknews – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 4.5 / 5