Soldam: Declaration of Blooming features a new visual design, sounds, and game modes. The core gameplay is the same though, which has players lining up blocks called soldams to remove them. It’s similar to Tetris in some ways.

Three modes will be available:

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Scans roundup – Switch games, Fire Emblem Echoes, more

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted titles include 1-2-Switch, Dragon Quest Heroes I-II, Super Bomberman R, Ultra Street Fighter II, Fire Emblem Echoes, Mario Sports Superstars, Monster Hunter XX, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, and Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax. Scans of all titles can be found below.

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Aonuma says you’ll feel a lot of different emotions when playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma answered another fan question about Breath of the Wild today, as shared by Nintendo of France. This time around, he was asked if the game will be more mature than the previous entries given what we’ve seen in the trailers thus far.

Aonuma responded with the following:

“Of course, when you watch the trailer, the game looks very serious. But that’s because we used serious and spectacular scenes in the edit; it’s what holds the viewers’ attention. But as wit every other Zelda, Breath of the Wild will make you feel a lot of different emotions; and as in every Zelda, there will be serious and dramatic moments as well as more amusing parts which I hope will make you laugh. In this game, you’ll be able to both laugh and be moved.”

Big thanks to Kyrio for helping out with the translation.

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1-2-Switch has Shuffle, Team Match modes

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Nintendo detailed two of the modes that are included in 1-2-Switch today on its Japanese blog.

First, we have a brief update on Shuffle mode. Mini-games are picked randomly here. Players can also make it so that five mini-games are randomly picked.

1-2-Switch also features Team Match mode, which is recommended if you have a large group of players. The group will be split into two teams and can compete in various mini-games.

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FIFA footage from Switch ad not necessarily representative of final game

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments

Nintendo put up several Japanese Switch ads a few hours ago. One of these included a commercial featuring FIFA 18.

Before we start analyzing what was shown and comparing it to other versions, there is something important to point out. Nintendo briefly included a bit of text saying that the game is still in development, and could be changed before release. That means we may have to wait and see what FIFA 18 truly looks like on Switch.

Thanks to ben for the tip.

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1-2-Switch – Zen footage

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Nintendo has released video of another 1-2-Switch minigame, Zen. In the game, one player makes a pose, and the other must mimic and hold that pose. Watch the footage below:

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild guides now up for pre-order on Amazon

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Update 3 (2/14): The Zelda: Breath of the Wild Collector’s Edition guide is now discounted by $20 on Amazon Canada. The standard one is $13 off.

Update 2 (2/12): On Amazon US, the Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide has been discounted by $16 (standard one is $10 off). Amazon Canada discounted the guide by $9 (standard one is about $4 off). If you already pre-ordered, you should automatically get the lower price.

Update: These guides are also up on Amazon Canada.

Original: Amazon is now taking pre-order for the Zelda: Breath of the Wild guides. They can be found here. Amazon has the Collector’s Edition and standard versions.

When the guides were announced awhile back, there were supposed to be three versions. We haven’t heard anything about a third version in recent weeks though, so there may only be just two in the end (collector’s and standard). If a third version does pop up, we’ll let you know.