[Review] Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg
Posted on 1 year ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: July 13, 2023
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Atelier has been around for over twenty five years, and even though it’s only felt like it’s really started to take off in the last five or so, it’s had a rich history with its slice-of-life RPG experience that is as cozy as it is adventurous and riveting. With the success of recent titles like Atelier Ryza and Atelier Sophie 2, the series has grown exponentially in both detail and scope. However, it’s the humble beginnings that really define how and why the franchise is so unique and special. Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg now brings the series’ debut title to the modern day in a gorgeous fashion, and does so in such a grandiose way that it’s a contender for being the best Atelier game in some time and on Switch.
Switch used to help rescue missing girl from abductor
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Random, Switch | 0 comments
Court records show that a Switch system helped the FBI in its search to find a missing 15-year-old girl in Arizona last summer.
The unnamed teen disappeared in Virginia on August 3, 2022. ABC reports that Ethan Roberts, who was 28 at the time, “befriended her on the internet, traveled to Virginia to get her, and later forced her into child pornography.” However, Roberts did allow her to bring her Switch console – which eventually led to her return.
[Let’s Talk] Are you a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member?
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has gradually been looking to make the Expansion Pack tier for Nintendo Switch Online seem more appealing. Initially, the service only provided access to N64 and SEGA Genesis games plus the Animal Crossing: New Horizons DLC. Since then it has added GBA titles plus access to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion.
This October, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will be around for two years. We’re curious – how many of you have subscribed to the service? If you have, what do you find to be the most appealing about it? If you haven’t, are you a member of the base Nintendo Switch Online subscription? Let us know in the comments below.
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SEGA boss on Sonic Frontiers success, considering remakes and reboots
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
SEGA president and COO Yukio Sugino has commented on the success of Sonic Frontiers as well as interest in approaches like remakes and reboots.
Sugino’s comments came as part of an interview published in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu. He was first asked about what was memorable last year, to which he pointed to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie as well as Sonic Frontiers. The Switch title, which is also available on other platforms, “managed to sell more copies than we anticipated.”
Sugino said:
Atelier Marie Remake launch trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
To celebrate the launch of Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg, Koei Tecmo issued a new trailer. The re-imagined take on the classic title made it to Switch this week.
Further information is included in the following overview:
Touhou: New World gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Over an hour of gameplay has surfaced for Touhou: New World, which came to Switch this week. We have a closer look at the hybrid of action RPG elements and bullet-hell combat.
Everything you need to know is included in the following overview:
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe balance changes for version 2.4.0 revealed
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Fans have managed to uncover balance changes made with version 2.4.0 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The new patch included a number of aspects, including support for the Booster Course Pass Wave 5 DLC. However, Nintendo also indicated that stats were changed for some characters and vehicles.
The Japanese website Mario Kart Blog by 7step has now put together a list of balance changes, and we also have information about new characters Petey Piranha, Wiggler, and Kamek. Meester Tweester has since compiled the information in English.
More: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, top
Smile For Me update out now, patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The point-and-click adventure game Smile For Me just got a new update on Switch.
Included are some improvements, small additions, and fixes. The patch brings along quality of life features, with graphical updates and motion control improvements specifically for Switch players.
More: LimboLane, Serenity Forge, Smile For Me, title update
Haiku the Robot receiving Switch physical release
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Super Rare Games announced today that Haiku the Robot will have a physical release on Switch for the first time.
The company will produce 4,000 boxed copies of the Metroidvania game. Each unit includes the title on a physical cartridge, bespoke new art, a reversible cover, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, trading cards, and a map of Arcadia.
Pikmin 4 pre-order bonus guide
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
Pikmin 4 is the latest Switch release from Nintendo, and with the game coming up on its release date, we’re starting up a pre-order bonus guide.
Pikmin 4 is the next entry in the series that’s taken a decade to come to fruition. It features the same sort of strategy gameplay that started on the GameCube and continues on Wii U. You’ll again be growing, plucking, and guiding little creatures who can battle enemies as well. This time around, the Ice Pikmin are being introduced. Also new is the space dog Oatchi who can perform certain actions like carrying Pikmin and players can customize their look with a creator that was recently revealed.
