Nintendo maintenance schedule – July 9, 2023
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of July 9, 2023 is now available. A number of different sessions are planned, including a couple of lengthy ones for Switch, 3DS, and Wii U impacting online play.
The full maintenance schedule for the week of July 9, 2023 is as follows:
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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach getting a physical release on Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach will be receiving a physical release on Switch, according to retailer listings. It appears to be releasing in just a couple of days – July 11 specifically.
This will be a straightforward boxed launch – no special editions are planned. However, each copy will come with a sticker sheet.
Bandai Namco was originally opposed to the Baten Kaitos name
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Baten Kaitos series is set to return with new Switch versions later this year, but you might be interested to know that Bandai Namco wasn’t originally on board with the name.
Yasuyuki Honne, the director of the series, recently reflected on Baten Kaitos in light of its comeback. He revealed that “there was a lot of opposition”, but the name got passed through in the end.
[Let’s Talk] Are you sold on Pikmin 4?
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
Pikmin 4 is the next big game from Nintendo, and it’s actually one that’s going to need to carry Switch for a bit – at least from a first-party perspective. As things stand now, Nintendo won’t be publishing a brand new game until October. That’s when things get busy as the company will be involved with Detective Pikachu Returns, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It, and Super Mario RPG in the span of a month or so.
Pikmin originated from Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of hits like Mario and Zelda, but this particular franchise hasn’t quite reached the same heights as those IPs from a sales perspective. Still, the series has continued on since the GameCube days. Pikmin is also one of the few Nintendo franchises with a presence on mobile.
Tad the Lost Explorer: Craziest and Madness Edition launch trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Following the debut of Tad the Lost Explorer: Craziest and Madness Edition, we have a new launch trailer. The 2D action game landed on Switch this week.
Further information is included in the following overview:
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Switch gameplay
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is now here on Switch in the west, and new gameplay is in for the RPG. Just over a half hour of footage shows the prologue, first battle, and more.
Here’s an overview of the game:
[Review] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – The Last Spark Hunter
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2023 (new DLC)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
2022’s Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was an excellent evolution of its predecessor’s fast-paced, freeform strategy gameplay, and I’ve been eager to check out its DLC to have an excuse to play more of it. The Last Spark Hunter is significantly larger in scope than the run-based Tower of Dooom DLC from earlier this year, this time offering up a whole new planet to explore, a new antagonist, and even some new mechanics to shake up gameplay. But for players who have likely already sank dozens of hours into the base game, is the overall quality high enough to justify revisiting the world of Sparks of Hope?
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on using original ideas and not copying other games
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom didn’t take any inspiration from Elden Ring or any other major titles for that matter. That’s according to Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the game’s director and Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the series.
FromSoftware previously said that when the studio was developing Elden Ring, it was influenced by various titles including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, it sounds like the team at Nintendo was too busy to play that game – or at least that goes for the developers at the top.
AEW: Fight Forever technical analysis, including Switch frame rate and resolution
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
AEW: Fight Forever recently landed on a bunch of platforms including Switch, and Digital Foundry has now shared a technical analysis that goes over various aspects including frame rate and resolution.
Strictly talking about Nintendo’s console, the resolution isn’t great and the graphics have been scaled down. While that may sound disappointing, the frame rate seems to be steady which is very much important.
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NBA 2K24 coming to Switch, Kobe Bryant as cover athlete
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
NBA 2K24 has been officially announced, and we know that the series will be appearing on Switch as it has been the past several years. A release is planned for September 8, 2023
2K Sports revealed that 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA Champion, two-time Finals MVP, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Kobe Bryant will be featured as the NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition and Black Mamba Edition cover athlete. The title will feature a Mamba Moments mode that recreates some of Kobe’s most captivating performances and progress through his journey from a young phenom to one of the greatest players of all time. More details will follow during the summer.
