Saber Interactive has spoken about supporting NBA Playgrounds going forward with multiple updates. On Switch, one of the big things we’re waiting on the ability to play online – which should be coming very soon.
In an interview with Just Pause, Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch also said that loading times are being improved. This is an issue for some on Switch, and loading takes the most time on Nintendo’s console than any other version. It should be addressed soon, as the team apparently improved the situation with the first upcoming update. Matt Karch
21 minutes of footage has come in for Rain Games’ Teslagrad successor World to the West. Have a look at the gameplay below.
NBA Playgrounds is now available to download on the Switch’s eShop. Check out the launch trailer below.
GameXplain has just posted on their YouTube page new footage from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia showing off one of the two amiibo dungeons you can access in the game with the new Alm & Celica amiibo. The footage also shows of Mila’s Turnwheel, which allows the player to rewind their turn and correct a mistake.
Check out the video below to see footage of the dungeon.
Another new character trailer for the upcoming Wii U title World to the West, has just come online. Rain Games has posted a new trailer on their Twitter showing off the character Knaus.
Check out below to the view the trailer.
Make Knaus a brave boy, but try not to get eaten!
Steam:https://t.co/vEkFFkhpIb
PS4:https://t.co/IoUdoTO0M5
XOne:https://t.co/PHQc1aUPYV pic.twitter.com/ENnJeXJW2k— Rain Games (@rain_games) May 9, 2017
To celebrate the new pack based on The Goonies for LEGO Dimensions, a new video was published today featuring Excalibur. View it below.
MixedBag Games, known for developing forma.8, have recently revealed on Twitter that they are working on Switch. It’s not really a surprise, since they already mentioned in the past that they hope to port forma.8 to Switch someday.
For now, MixedBag Games don’t have any game to announce, so we’ll have to stay tuned to what they have to offer in the future.
We're happy to announce that we're working on #NintendoSwitch! We <3 it! No games to announce yet, but stay tuned. #nindies #indiedev pic.twitter.com/kZ7ocNaCm1
— Memorable Games (@_MemorableGames) May 9, 2017
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?
Nintendo will be starting a maintenance process for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch that will affect all online play, so all network services related to this game will be unavailable during these hours tonight:
- 7 PM PT – 8 PM PT
- 10 PM ET – 11 PM ET
- 3 AM in the UK – 4 AM in the UK
- 4 AM in Europe – 5 AM in Europe
The Nintendo Treehouse Log updated with a new entry. This time around, the focus is on Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and specifically combat in the game.
The post explains the mechanics of battles and how they stack up to previous Fire Emblem games. Some concept art is also included, attached below. You can read the full post here.
