A couple more Ultra Street Fighter II details: development 50% complete, fighters gain experience, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 10 Comments
Some more details on Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers have emerged via Famitsu. In addition to some of the things we learned from the game’s box art, we now also know that you can customize your fighters in a variety of ways: you will be able to change their color palettes and play online using your unique-looking characters. Fighters will also gain experience and grow stronger as you progress through the game; it’s not known yet if this will only apply to singleplayer modes or if you will be able to use your powered-up fighters in online matches as well.
As for the new first-person mode we recently touched on, Capcom does indeed confirm that you play as Ryu and perform moves including Hadokens, Shoryukens, and Tatsumaki Senpukyakus. You’ll need to take down the Shadaloo Soldiers that appear on screen. Executing a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku is done based on hand positioning and movement speed of your arms.
Unsurprisingly, the game will also feature a Practice Mode where you can, well, practice your moves, combos and so on.
Finally, according to Capcom, development on the game is 50% complete – this likely means that the release of the game is still a ways off.
Koizumi: Switch supports bluetooth headsets, jack port usable in docked mode, hints at GameCube VC
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 51 Comments
French outlet Melty recently had the chance to interview Yoshiaki Koizumi and Shinya Takahashi, who provided them with quite a few new details on the Switch.
First of all, while we already knew for a while that the Switch uses Bluetooth in some way, Koizumi now confirmed that the Switch is compatible with Bluetooth headsets – and that’s not all, as they (and regular wired headsets) can be used even when the Switch is in docked mode.
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Nicalis hinting at physical version of Cave Story for Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 20 Comments
Nicalis technically hasn’t announced Cave Story for Switch, but it’s pretty much safe to say that it’s happening. And judging by a new tweet from the company, a physical version could be on the way.
Nicalis tweeted a few minutes ago:
What if #CaveStory had a physical release on #NintendoSwitch? pic.twitter.com/VTFmm4QNV3
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) February 14, 2017
Nicalis already has two retail releases on the way to Switch in The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Redout. It’s likely that Cave Story will be joining the lineup.
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More 1-2-Switch footage from Nintendo New York event
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
We’ve got some more footage from Nintendo’s private event held at the Nintendo New York store. Specifically, we have a closer look at some mini games that we’ve only heard about previously. You can check out the footage below.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Valentine’s Day art
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 26 Comments
Nintendo New York store will have “comfortable amount” of Switches for launch day
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 16 Comments
According to a Nintendo Ambassador at the Nintendo New York store, your best chance to get a Switch on launch day may be in the Big Apple. It seems that the store will have a healthy number of units for sale to walk-in customers who didn’t pre-order the console.
The Ambassador noted that this is a common scenario for the store, as they had NES Classic Editions for several days after the products launch. You can read the original post here.
Koizumi, Takahashi, Bill Trinen spotted at Nintendo New York, 1-2-Switch footage from event
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 8 Comments
Several important Nintendo figures were spotted at the Nintendo New York store recently, likely attending the private event that has been occurring since yesterday. Among those attending are Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shinya Takahashi and Bill Trinen. You can view some footage from the event below, along with the various Twitter and Instagram posts that the gang appeared in.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Edition back up on Amazon Canada
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
Update 3: And gone already.
Update 2 (2/13): This is now back up on Amazon Canada.
Update: Now sold out.
Original (2/8): Amazon Canada has the Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Edition back up for pre-order. If you’d like to secure one, head on over here. We’d be shocked if this didn’t sell out sooner rather than later.
Miyamoto on Iwata’s involvement with Switch and HD Rumble, VR, stories in games, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 50 Comments
TIME is back with yet another Nintendo-centric interview. In its latest piece, the site chats with Shigeru Miyamoto about Switch (including the involvement from late president Satoru Iwata and HD rumble), virtual reality, stories in games and more.
Per usual, we’ve picked out important comments below. TIME has the full interview here.
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Fire Emblem games seeing first official Chinese translations with Fire Emblem Echoes, Fire Emblem Warriors
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Switch | 18 Comments
Nintendo Hong Kong has confirmed plans to localize Fire Emblem Echoes and Fire Emblem Warriors into Chinese. It’s a notable milestone for the series, as this is the first time that Fire Emblem games are receiving official Chinese translations.
Text will be in Chinese. However, voiceover will remain Japanese to “preserve the authenticity of the game”.
Fire Emblem producer Hitoshi Yamagami showed up in a video to announce today’s news:
Thanks to Jake and PDApanda for the tip.