SteamWorld Dig 2 announced for Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
SteamWorld 2 is coming to Switch, Image & Form has announced.
Here’s what we know thus far:
– Platform mining adventure
– Past and the future meet in an old mining town
– Search for an old friend
– Team up with an unlikely companion
SteamWorld Dig 2 is coming to the Switch eShop this summer.
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Switch Nindies Showcase live stream
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 4 Comments
The Switch Nindies Showcase will be beginning shortly. Nintendo will kick off today’s presentation at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.
You can watch the broadcast as it happens below. For big announcements, we’ll have separate posts, and we should have a recap straight from Nintendo soon after the presentation concludes.
Niantic announces 650 million downloads for Pokemon GO
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 4 Comments
During the 2017 Game Developers Conference today, Niantic announced that its hit mobile game Pokemon GO has exceeded 650 million downloads.
Niantic chief technology officer Phil Keslin mentioned that trainers have now walked roughly 8.7 billion kilometers (5.4 billion miles) while playing Pokemon GO. Keslin said that distance is “just shy of Pluto”, but it’s actually closer since Pluto is about 7.5 billion kilometers (4.67 billion miles) away even at its farthest distance from Earth.
Keslin added that Niantic intends to keep Pokemon GO fresh with regular content updates.
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Thoughts on Switch from third-parties
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 31 Comments
Polygon published a pretty big feature on Switch today. The site has a ton of comments from third-parties (and other industry members) about the new system, including general thoughts, why they’re supporting it, and more. Suda51, Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, and SEGA’s Takashi Iizuka are just a few of the people who participated.
We’ve picked out some highlights from the piece below. You can find a ton of additional comments in the full article here.
New 30th anniversary Zelda amiibo potentially spotted in Breath of the Wild’s files
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 37 Comments
Four Zelda amiibo are already out as part of the series’ 30th anniversary. However, Nintendo may have even more figures in store.
Hidden away in Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s files are listings for a few potentially unannounced amiibo. Head past the break for more.
Nintendo Download (03/02/17, Europe): The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (available March 3rd) – €69.99 / £59.99 / CHF 89.90
Wii U Download
Ghost Blade HD – €8.99 / £8.09 / CHF 12.60
Wii U DLC
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Expansion Pass – €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Fallout Battle Map Pack – €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.00
3DS Download
Brave Dungeon – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Parascientific Escape – Gear Detective – €5.00 / £4.79 / CHF 6.20
3DS Themes
Hello Kitty with her friends – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty and diamonds – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
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[Just a Chat] Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild impressions
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Just a Chat, Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
Just a Chat finally returns after a very lengthy hiatus. What better time to bring it back now that we have access to the final Switch hardware and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
It wouldn’t be a return without some audio issues! I ended up having some problems, but fortunately it didn’t affect the discussion much since Dennis did most of the talking. After all, Dennis has been the one playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild a ton over the past few days!
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on breaking series conventions, developing the world, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 46 Comments
Over the past couple of weeks, Famitsu and 4Gamer both conducted interviews with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi. A lot of what was said has been covered extensively in previous interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and series producer Eiji Aonua, but there were still some noteworthy excerpts. This was also one of the first times that we actually heard from Fujibayashi about the game.
According to Fujibayashi, the developers’ main goal was to break conventions, but they weren’t sure how far they should go to do so. During development, they took a look at what was core to Zelda games, and decided it was the sense of relief you feel after solving a puzzle. So with that as a base, they tried bringing dungeon gameplay to the field, and field gameplay to the dungeons. Puzzles were created with certain solutions in mind, but left open to the possibility of being solved by using other methods. They tried to fix the parts of puzzle-solving people found boring while keeping the interesting parts intact, and changed anything they saw as “standard” to be “nonstandard.”
Happy sixth anniversary, 3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
It’s a big day for 3DS. Way back on February 26, 2011, the handheld debuted in Japan. That makes the 3DS six years old.
3DS still has life in it all of these years later, as Nintendo continues to produce software for the system. On top of that, there are apparently plans for 2018 as well. So while Switch approaches and also offers portable functionality, 3DS appears to be here to stay… at least for now. Mario Sports Superstars, Pikmin, and Ever Oasis are among the titles to look forward to this year.
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[Let’s Talk] Will you play Switch more as a console or a portable?
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 124 Comments
There are two big ways to play Switch. You can use the system as a traditional home console, but Nintendo is also offering an option to play it as a handheld. So as a simple question for you this week: which one do you see yourself preferring?
I’ll probably end up using Switch more as a portable system personally. These days, I’m so busy and caught up with a bunch of different things that I find it difficult to be in front of a television for an extended period of time. I really do like how the portable option lets you play anywhere and easily come back to a gaming session. That being said, I definitely won’t be playing Switch exclusively as a handheld. I know that I’ll want to at least have Zelda on the big screen at some points, for example. Thankfully the Switch dock makes moving between both modes very simple.
That’s just me though. Curious to see what everyone else has planned!
