Another hour of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Following up on yesterday’s footage, AbdallahSmash026 also has an hour of footage up for Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition. View the full recording below.
Splatoon 2 reveals new clothing brand Tataki Kensaki
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account is back at it once again. Nintendo is introducing another new clothing brand, Tataki Kensaki.
Tataki Kensakiis a brand named after its designer. It has a monotone focus, simple yet architectural. Nintendo notes that it is popular among the urban youth and can be found many fashion shops. Collaborations with other brands and its word-of-mouth marketing has resulted in its popularity.
これは「タタキケンサキ」のコマーシャル映像だ。
ハイカラスクエアのデジタルサイネージでヘビーローテーションされており、街を行く若者の注目を集めている。 pic.twitter.com/dLIgXCAwjt— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) May 10, 2017
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Standalone Switch dock out in Europe on June 23
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
The standalone Switch dock now has a release date in Europe. Nintendo confirmed via Twitter that the hardware will be available on June 23. In North America, it’s coming on May 19.
An accessory set that includes a #NintendoSwitch dock, an AC adapter and an HDMI cable will be available from 23/06. pic.twitter.com/4O3AbEhFZ7
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) May 10, 2017
NVIDIA CEO talks up Switch, why partnering with Nintendo made sense
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Nintendo partnered with NVIDIA on the main technology behind Switch. Each unit features a chipset from the Tegra line.
During its latest financial call, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang was asked if the company is interested in pursuing consoles further in light of Switch’s success. That led him to talk up Switch, stating:
Consoles is not really a business to us. It’s a business to them. And we’re selected to work on these consoles. And if it makes sense and the strategic alignment is great and we’re in a position to be able to do it, because the opportunity cost of building a game console is quite high. The number of engineers who know how to build computing platforms like this – and in the case of the Nintendo Switch, it’s just an incredible console that fits in such a small form factor. And it could both be a mobile gaming device as well as a console gaming device. It’s just really quite amazing, and they just did an amazing job.
ARMS – Nintendo shares a new Min Min and Mechanica animation
Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
On the official Japanese Twitter, Nintendo shows off a cute new animation of Min Min and Mechanica. Check it out below.
つぎのバトル会場へ…急げミェンミェン！！#MinMin #Mechanica pic.twitter.com/ALYdKY2Ts3
— ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) May 10, 2017
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More on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s debut in Japan and Switch sales
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 62 Comments
Now that the Japanese holidays are over (specifically Golden Week), sales trackers aside from Famitsu have delivered sales numbers for the week of April 24. Both share more information about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s big launch.
According to Media Create, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 285,000 copies up through April 30. That is down slightly from the original game on Wii U (released May 2014 at 326,000 copies first week). However, considering Wii U sold a total of 1,765,000 units as of the game’s release, when compared to Switch’s 777,000 units, there’s a difference of one million in the spread. Considering Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a port of the Wii U version with added features, Media Create feels that the initial results are favorable.
More: Dengeki, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Media Create, sales
EA CEO excited about Switch, considering additional games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 38 Comments
During its latest financial call today, EA was asked about Switch. CEO Andrew Wilson said that the publisher is now very bullish on the system, and expressed excitement that a new ecosystem exists. Wilson also stated that EA is considering additional games for Switch.
As of now, EA is only working on one title for Nintendo’s console – that being FIFA 18. It remains to be seen if and when we’ll be seeing any other games from the company.
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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
It won’t be much longer now until Switch owners are able to pick up Minecraft. In case you’re curious, it’ll be a 512MB download. Look for the game on the eShop this Thursday.
An hour of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
New footage of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition is starting to surface, starting with GameXplain’s hour-long live stream below. Watch the full recording ahead of Thursday’s launch below.
Kimishima cautious about selling 10 million Switch units this fiscal year, third-party asked for big games quickly
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 50 Comments
Nintendo has set a target of moving ten million Switch units this coming fiscal year. However, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima is being cautious about that goal. Nikkei quotes Kimishima as recently saying, “I don’t think we can readily achieve the target [of selling 10 million consoles].”
Nikkei’s piece has one other noteworthy excerpt. The site reports: “An executive at one software company said Nintendo asked it to introduce major releases ‘as early as possible.'” Who might that third-party publisher be?
