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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

Devolver Digital sent out a tweet last October following a meeting with Nintendo. It went well, as the company said it was “confident” about some of its titles appearing on Switch in 2017.

A new update posted on Devolver Digital’s Twitter account just a few minutes ago notes that its “first Switch game is coming, hopefully later this year”. It also sounds like we’ll be hearing some news out of GDC 2017 next week.

The tweet is as follows:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 34 Comments

Images have appeared on a Chinese forum showing a teardown of the Switch. Due to the language barrier, it might be tough to really get a grasp on any notable information at present. However, there are quite a few images, all of which are posted below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 11 Comments

Nintendo put together a new European 1-2-Switch commercial to highlight a couple of the included mini-games. You can view it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 38 Comments

Super Bomberman R is starting to appear at Australian retailers. Because of that, we’re able to get a look at the final Switch case and cartridge. Check out a few images above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 113 Comments

8-4 worked on the English version of Xenoblade Chronicles X. But for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, announced during last month’s Switch presentation, the localization company is not involved. Co-founder John Ricciardi confirmed that 8-4 isn’t handling the Japanese translation in a Twitter message last month.

Nintendo currently intends to have Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ready sometime in 2017. That includes North America and Europe as well, though some have doubts about it launching in the west this year.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 64 Comments

During the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Europe earlier today, Square Enix commented on a possible version of the game for Switch. It’s under “consideration”, the company said.

In August 2015, director and producer Naoki Yoshida stated that Square Enix was open to putting Final Fantasy XIV on Switch, when it was called NX. It sounds like things are slightly more concrete, though we still don’t have a confirmation of it actually happening.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 76 Comments

Nintendo has provided a statement to IGN noting that “a small number” of Switch units were stolen “in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor”. The company adds that “units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor, with one system being illegally resold.”

Fortunately, Nintendo has discovered the root of the problem. “The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges,” the company says.

Here’s Nintendo’s full statement:

“Earlier this week, individuals claimed to prematurely purchase a small number of Nintendo Switch systems from an unspecified retailer. Nintendo has determined these units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor, with one system being illegally resold. The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.

Nintendo Switch will launch worldwide on March 3, 2017, and we look forward to everyone being able to discover the wonders of the new system for themselves at that time.”

This is all related to the Switch leak from earlier in the week. hiphoptherobot, who obtained the system, indicated today that it was sold to him after it was obtained through illegal means. While Nintendo took back the system, he apparently won’t be getting into any trouble.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 59 Comments

Suda51 appeared on the latest episode of IGN’s Up At Noon show this past week. At one point, the No More Heroes creator tackled a few questions about Switch.

First, when asked about whether it’s easy developing for the platform and working with Nintendo, he responded by saying that it’s extremely easy. He also feels that the environments are in place to make things easy for developers.

Suda51 then said that he’s hoping to bring back many familiar characters for his new project on Switch – including Travis Touchdown obviously. He’s thinking about how to use the Joy-Con controllers for something like charging Travis’ Beam Katana. On Wii, the No More Heroes games had players recharging the weapon by by shaking the Wii Remote.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update (2/18): We’ve been seeing some confusion about the release date for this guide, but Piggyback confirms that it’s releasing on March 31. The other two versions are still on for March 3.

Also, Amazon Canada has strangely pulled its listing for whatever reason. When it goes back up, we’ll let you know.

Original (2/17): Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition guide. You can secure a copy here. For those in Canada, head on over here.

The Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition guide features a special format of 11 ” x 15”, premium vintage hardcover, exclusive dedicated 16-page retrospective celebrating thirty years of Zelda games, a 16-page dedicated art section, and two ribbon bookmarks.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Switch has been appearing at numerous conventions and events over the past few weeks, including RTX Sydney. Nintendo has now put together a video showing some of the consumer reactions. View it below.