Switch Q&A – USB hard drives, Mii integration, video-streaming services, 8 user accounts, eShop region based on Nintendo Account
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 82 Comments
Kotaku sent over a bunch of questions to Nintendo about Switch. The big N dodged quite a few of them, but many were answered any provide very interesting information.
As part of the Q&A, Nintendo said Switch may get external USB hard drive support, commented on how Miis work, said video-streaming services may arrive in a future update, talked about the system’s region-free nature, and more. Find the notable highlights below.
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December 2016 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December 2016. The results can be found below.
December 2016 NPD: Sales for Pokemon Sun/Moon top four million, fastest games in Nintendo’s history to do so
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Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon have sold over four million copies in the United States, Nintendo announced today. The two specifically stand at 4.5 million since launching in late November. Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon were also the second and third best-selling games during the month of December as reported by NPD.
Nintendo also said today that the last quarter of 2016 was the “best-selling quarter for software in Nintendo 3DS history”. 7.3 million copies of first-party Nintendo games were sold during that period. For the seventh month in a row, sales grew year-over-year thanks to the likes of Pokemon, Super Mario Maker, and evergreen titles such as Mario Kart 7.
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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Treasure Trove will be on Switch first, out during launch window
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
We have another round of news about Shovel Knight. First, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment will launch first on Switch during the system’s launch window for $24.99 and $9.99 respectively. That would indicate today’s earlier news of an April launch applies to Wii U and 3DS instead of Switch.
Specter of Torment and Shovel Knight co-op will be playable on Switch for the first time at PAX South later this month.
Yacht Club Games is also announcing today that Shovel Knight Sound Test Mode is on the way. It’ll come to all versions of the game as a free update.
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Nicalis bringing Cave Story, 1001 Spikes to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 37 Comments
Nicalis has revealed plans to bring another two games to Switch. At some point in the future, we’ll be seeing both Cave Story and 1001 Spikes.
Nicalis previously announced The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Redout for Switch.
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Reggie confirms Zelda is Nintendo’s last Wii U title, games will still be sold and online will continue
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 70 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild marks the end for Wii U – at least from a games standpoint. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Polygon last week what we all expected, which is that no other titles are in development.
However, Reggie did say that Wii U games will still be sold at retail as well as on the eShop. Additionally, online services will not be shutting down anytime soon.
According to Reggie:
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Yooka-Laylee – multiplayer reveal trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 7 Comments
Playtonic issued a new Yooka-Laylee trailer showing off eight multiplayer games included in the game. We’ve posted the video below.
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Nintendo Download (1/19/17, North America) – Star Fox 64, Punch Club, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World demo, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Koi DX – $9.99
Snowball – $3.00
Toby: The Secret Mine – $9.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Star Fox 64 – $9.99
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Aonuma on Zelda: Breath of the Wild – fan feedback, voice acting, timeline placement, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 14 Comments
Vice has a pretty big interview up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma about Breath of the Wild. Topics include fan feedback, voice acting, where it sits in the timeline, and more.
You can find notable excerpts from the interview below. The full discussion is located here.
Square Enix details new PvP mode for Switch version of I Am Setsuna
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 18 Comments
I Am Setsuna previously appeared on PlayStation platforms. However, for the Switch edition slated for March, Square Enix is preparing a new player-vs-player mode. First details are now in.
The PvP mode acts as free DLC. Once downloaded and the main scenario reaches a certain point, players can upload / download data and battle against other players’ parties in the “Arena of Time.” Various character customization options will be included here.
