Earlier today, the Dragon Quest-themed attraction opened at Universal Studios Japan. Series creator Yuji Horii was present, and shared a message during the opening ceremony.

About Dragon Quest XI, Horii teased:

“Everyone in the staff is working incredibly hard on it. I believe we’ll have some kind of announcement in the coming days, so please look forward to it.”

The common consensus is that Dragon Quest XI will finally be receiving a Japanese release date soon. Square Enix has previously spoken about wanting to have the RPG out within the series’ 30th anniversary, so the company has until May 27 to launch the game. It is possible though that XI won’t be ready until later in the year though.

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Physical version of Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ coming to Europe

Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 1 Comment

Tyrone Rodriguez, the founder of developer Nicalis, confirmed on Twitter today that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will get a physical release in Europe. He didn’t offer any additional details though, such as a concrete release date. If you’re in Europe and can’t wait to play the game on your Switch, then your best option is probably to download the game from the North American eShop, where it will be available tomorrow.

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World of Goo footage

Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments

World of Goo will be hitting the Switch eShop, and Nintendaan has recorded some footage of the port in action. Watch below for the gooey puzzling.

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European retailers list Batman: The Telltale Series for Switch

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

News has been making the rounds about Russian retailer Game Buy listing Batman: The Telltale Series for Switch. Originally, we were going to skip mentioning this. Game Buy isn’t exactly a well-known retailer after all.

But looking into the listing a bit more shows something interesting. Game Buy isn’t the only retailer with a page for Batman: The Telltale Series on Switch. UK stores ozgameshop and 365games also seem to think that it’s happening.

It goes without saying that retailer listings don’t always correlate to announcements. If Telltale does say anything officially about Batman: The Telltale Series coming to Switch, we’ll pass that along on the site.

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New trick in Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn’t require a Korok Leaf for sailing

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments

The main means of traveling via sailboat in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild requires using a Korok Leaf. As it turns out though, there’s anothe way to go about it.

While we don’t consider this to be particularly spoilish, we’ll be on the safe side here by posting the information and video after the break.

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Nintendo UK store, Amazon UK promising more Switch stock at the end of March

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments

Switch stock is tough to come by in various parts of the world, including the UK. But as of this moment, the Nintendo UK store and Amazon UK are both taking “pre-orders”, with systems supposedly shipping at the end of March.

Speaking of Amazon, some customers are receiving refunds – up to £70 – for complaining about connectivity issues with the left Joy-Con. The retailer has initially offered replacement systems, followed by a £40 offer. After refusing that amount as it doesn’t cover the full cost of the Joy-Con, they were then raised to 25 percent, or around £70.

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Video: “Switch Rally – Episode 1: The Legend of Milking”

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Three teams from Smosh Games and Game Grumps participated in an event that had them racing across Los Angeles to play various Switch games including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Arms, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to determine who can earn the most points and be crowned the “Switch rally Champion”.

The first episode from Nintendo is below. In it, the teams complete missions in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and stop by a ranch in Hollywood Hills to play a series of 1-2-Switch games such as Milk.

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Splatoon 2 Global Testfire details

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

Over on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter page, a few new details are shared about what you can expect from Splatoon 2 Global Testfire.

Today’s update mainly centers around the stages. Along with The Reef, the new stage Musselforge Fitness will be playable. Each time a match begins in the Testfire version, the stage will be randomly chosen between the two.

Also, just like at the Switch demo events, the Testfire version allows playing a 4-on-4 Turf War battles with four types of weapons. This includes the new Splat Dualies, plus remixed versions of the Splat Roller and Splat Charger.

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Scans roundup – Dragon Quest XI, Fire Emblem Echoes, more

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Dragon Quest XI, Fire Emblem Echoes, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, Cube Creator DX, Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X, and ads for Splatoon 2 Global Testfire plus Monster Hunter XX. All scans can be found below.