Aside from the new Battle Mode, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is similar to the original game on Wii U in many ways. However, Nintendo did implement some subtler changes that you may not have been aware about – including new Time Trials, additional tournament icons, and more. GameXplain takes a look at these and more changes below.

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Kimishima: More unannounced games on the way that will boost Switch sales

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 82 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki is sharing a new comment made by Tatsumi Kimishima. During the company’s financial results briefing today, Nintendo’s president said that “more unannounced titles” are planned that should boost Switch hardware sales.

E3 2017, which is less than two months away, is where Nintendo should be making new announcements for Switch. We should also be hearing about previously-announced games such as Super Mario Odyssey.

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Nintendo on ARMS – origins, future fighters, game balance, accessible but deep, more

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments

EDGE has a big feature on ARMS this month. Switch’s upcoming game is on the cover of the magazine, and also has several pages of coverage.

Producer Kosuke Yabuki, art director Masaaki Ishikawa, and design director Shintaro Jikumaru shared some comments about ARMS as well. Between the three, they talked a bit about the game’s origins, making it balanced (including a special tool used), trying to have it be accessible yet also deep, and other topics as well.

We’ve posted a number of comments from Yabuki, Ishikawa, and Jikumaru below. You can pick up this month’s EDGE for the full feature.

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ARMS is on the cover of EDGE magazine #306

Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Images, Switch | 7 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild recently graced the cover of EDGE magazine, and another first-party Nintendo game will soon follow in its tracks. ARMS will be on the cover of EDGE magazine issue #306 with the caption “Nintendo’s stunning new fighting game lands the killer blow for Switch”. Sounds like the magazine’s editors have pretty high hopes for the game. If you’re a subscriber, by the way, you will instead get this exclusive cover art of Spring Man getting punched in the face:

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Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi: official website launched

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Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi was announced for Switch this week. Today, Koei Tecmo launched the game’s official website (in Japanese). There’s not that much to find there at the moment, but you can look at some screenshots and artwork.

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Nintendo 2016 fiscal year earnings results

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 35 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results for the 2016 fiscal year are in. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.

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Nintendo million sellers – April 2017

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 20 Comments

Nintendo published a new listing of million-seller titles in conjunction with its latest financial results. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the big highlight with nearly four million copies sold across Switch and Wii U. For the full results, continue on below.