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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 71 Comments

Nintendo may have formally revealed the Switch yesterday, but there are still a ton of questions surrounding the system. That means there is plenty of room for rumors to surface leading up to launch in March.

Laura Kate Dale, who shared numerous pieces of correct information about Switch prior to yesterday’s video announcement, has been providing new unconfirmed information on Twitter. One source who she’s spoken to at Ubisoft states that the system will have a maximum battery life of three hours. Dale commented on a few other aspects as well.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 30 Comments

Just a few months ago, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took the top spot as Nintendo’s most-viewed video on YouTube. That has now been surpassed by the Switch trailer which debuted yesterday. It’s also topped everything on Nintendo’s Japanese and European YouTube channels in case you’re wondering.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s E3 trailer is sitting at a little over 9.3 million views. As for the Switch channel, it’s already been seen more than 10 million times.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 117 Comments

Famitsu reached out to Nintendo following yesterday’s Switch reveal and inquired about a few more details. One thing they asked about was backwards compatibility. As should be obvious given the lack of a disc drive on the Switch, Nintendo confirmed to Famitsu that the Switch would not be compatible with Wii U discs. They also confirmed that it will not be able to read 3DS game carts either. A form of digital backwards compatibility might still be possible, but if you want to play your physical Wii U and 3DS games, then you need to hang on to those consoles.

Famitsu also asked about whether or not the Switch will be able to play games developed for smart devices. Nintendo declined to answer that question at that moment.

Finally, Famitsu asked about the Switch’s battery life. Nintendo refused to give specifics, merely saying that the device was designed so that players could play “as comfortable as possible even in a place where you have no power supply.”

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Since the official announcement of the Nintendo Switch yesterday, several developers have come out and pledged their support to Nintendo’s latest home console. Today, Shin’en Multimedia, developers of games such as FAST Racing NEO and Nano Assault, have done the same and confirmed via Twitter that they are a Switch developer. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise after they recently said some extremely positive things about their relationship with Nintendo in an interview, but it’s nonetheless nice to know that we’ll see their games on Switch as well.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 58 Comments

After an incredibly long wait, Nintendo finally lifted the curtain on Switch. Unfortunately, we won’t be receiving any official announcements about games or specs (such as whether or not there’s region-locking) this year. The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki passed along that information from Nintendo via Twitter.

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The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki reached out to Nintendo’s Japanese PR for a little more information about the Switch. According to the company, the Dock and detachable Joy-Con controllers will be included. However, there was no clear answer about the Joy-Con Grip accessory.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 15 Comments

Two of Microsoft’s top executives in the Xbox division dished out praise for Switch on Twitter earlier today.

First up is Phil Spencer, the man in charge at Xbox. He had this to say about the new system:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Switch | 14 Comments

Following in the trend set by Bethesda,  several major game publishers and developers have commented on the Nintendo Switch, but refrained from revealing specific details about any projects.

IGN has organized the comments about the Nintendo Switch made by the many different publishers and developers into an article on their site, and have rounded up some noteworthy comments. While most of these are as similarly vague as the comments made by Bethesda and Ubisoft,  it’s impressive to see so much support from third parties for the Switch.

A representative from SEGA had this to say about the Nintendo Switch:

SEGA and Nintendo have been great partners over the years, and we continue to with our support of the Nintendo Switch. We look forward to revealing specific game plans soon, but have nothing further to announce at this time

From Altus:

We’re excited to be supporting the Nintendo Switch and believe the games we publish are a perfect fit for the portable nature of the console

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Gamasutra has published an article detailing the reactions of several prominent game developers to the reveal of the Nintendo Switch.

The article on Gamasutra has some very respected names both to Nintendo fans and in the general games industry. Some of the more prominent include David D’angelo of Yacht Club Games and Thomas Happ, creator of Axiom Verge. While many of these developers make obvious their excitement for creating games on the Switch, these aren’t official confirmations as of yet. Take these with a grain of salt.

David D’angelo of Yacht Club Games had this to say about the Nintendo Switch:

At Yacht Club Games, we’re very excited for the Nintendo Switch! Nintendo continues to put fun first by focusing on delivering new, engaging ways to play, which is what we’re all about! We can’t wait to take advantage of the system’s capability to have local and online multiplayer anywhere. It will allow for some truly great game experiences. We can only imagine the pure joy we’ll have playing Nintendo’s games both on the go and at home.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 20 Comments

Devolver Digital tweeted out that fans can likely expect to see their titles on the Nintendo Switch in 2017.

Known for publishing titles like as Hotline Miami, Titan Souls and OlliOlli, Devolver Digital have said that they will be publishing titles on the Nintendo Switch next year, stating that they’ve “met with Nintendo last week”. You can view the full tweet below.

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