Pre-order updates (2/4/18)
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Rumor: Merchandising company says Activision has a 5-year plan for Crash Bandicoot, includes N. Sane Trilogy Switch port
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Speculation about a potential Switch version of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is back in the spotlight – for the moment anyway.
DHX Brands published a new “Licensing Source Book Europe” for Spring 2018, and has some comments from merchandising company GB Eye. Max Arguile, who works there as as a licensing manager, claims that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will be brought to Switch. This is part of a five-year plan in which another Crash game will supposedly launch in 2022.
Puyo Puyo Tetris nearing one million copies sold worldwide on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 16 Comments
Puyo Puyo Tetris is closing in on one million copies sold worldwide on Switch, SEGA has announced. Series producer Mizuki Hosoyamada shared the news during a Puyo Puyo Anniversary TV Show 2018 broadcast earlier today.
Unfortunately, the broadcast itself wasn’t too exciting. SEGA showed off its mobile game Puyo Puyo Quest, but there really wasn’t much new for fans of the series.
More: Puyo Puyo Tetris, sales, SEGA
This Is the Police 2 boxart
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 2 Comments
This Is the Police 2 was revealed for Switch earlier in the week, and GameFly has now posted the game’s boxart. We’ve attached it above.
More: This Is the Police 2, THQ Nordic
Bayonetta 1 direct-feed Switch footage
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ntower has shared another look at Bayonetta 1 on Switch with a few minutes of direct-feed footage. Take a look at the gameplay below.
More: Bayonetta, PlatinumGames
Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #7 results
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
The latest Japanese Splatfest took place in Splatoon 2 this weekend. Nintendo has since ended the event, and the results are in.
The topic for this Splatfest was champion vs. challenger. In two areas, the results were determined by just a single percentage point, with popularity separated by just a few percentage points. Team Challenger had just a slight edge in votes and solo battles, which propelled them to a 2-1 victory.
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Kirby Star Allies has amiibo support
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Kirby Star Allies will have some sort of amiibo support. We just don’t know about the specifics of the functionality at present.
A number of outlets were recently able to go hands-on with Kirby Star Allies, including GameXplain. Footage provided by the YouTube channel shows the main menu, which houses the amiibo tab. We should have more details about Kirby Star Allies’ amiibo support leading up to release.
More: HAL Laboratory, Kirby Star Allies
SEGA on the decision to make Super Sonic DLC in Sonic Forces free forever
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 32 Comments
SEGA recently announced that the Super Sonic DLC in Sonic Forces will be made free forever. That wasn’t the original plan, however.
The Super Sonic DLC launched at the end of December for free. After about a month, it was intended to cost $2. SEGA ended up reversing that decision a couple of weeks ago.
More: SEGA, Sonic Forces
Pre-order Dragon Quest Builders at GameStop, get exclusive slime DLC
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
GameStop has revealed a pre-order bonus for Dragon Quest Builders. If you reserve the game, you’ll gain access to exclusive Slime DLC.
GameStop is offering the following:
– King Slime Light
– Slime Eyes and Mouth
– Slime Light
The items above will work in Dragon Quest Buidlers’ free-build mode.
You can pre-order Dragon Quest Builders at GameStop here.
Song of Memories confirmed for physical release in the west
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
The localization of Song of Memories was announced this week. In both North America and Europe, the game will be published by PQube.
Fans of physical releases will be happy to hear that Song of Memories won’t be an eShop exclusive. It will be sold at retailers, and Amazon UK has already opened pre-orders here. We also have the game’s boxart above.
