January 2017 NPD: NES Classic Edition was third best-selling console of the month
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The NPD report for January is in. No Nintendo titles were present in the top ten, but we do still have some news about sales in the United States last month.
NPD reports that the NES Classic Edition outsold Wii U, making it the third best-selling console of the month. Perhaps unsurprisingly at the month, the hardware managed to outsell Wii U.
New Gen 2 Pokemon now live in Pokemon GO
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Pokemon GO players can now begin to nab new creatures from the second generation of Pokemon games. Niantic has flipped the switch, and over 80 Pokemon have now been added.
Don’t forget: there’s a new update to download as well. Version 1.27.2 is out on iOS, and version 0.57.2 is available for Android users.
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Gamer gets hands on Switch early, shows off OS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 112 Comments
Update: This looks to be real. Video of the OS is below.
NeoGAF member hiphoptherobot has apparently managed to secure a Switch unit nearly two weeks before release. He claims to have been “lucky” – meaning he’s not a member of the media.
hiphoptherobot shared some photos of his find, including a new image of the Switch UI. It definitely looks legitimate, but in this day and age, you can never be too sure. We’ll keep this post updated with any additional information or images that may come in.
Thanks to Matthew M for the tip.
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Ultimate Chicken Horse coming to Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
Ultimate Chicken Horse is coming to consoles, including Switch. Clever Endeavour Games shared the news with Eurogamer today.
Categorized as a party platformer, Ultimate Chicken Horse is a game “where you build the level as you play, taking turns placing traps and hazards and trying to screw your friends out of a win.” There are a bunch of blocks to use, customizable game modes, and more.
Originally, Ultimate Chicken Horse debuted on PC last year. This new version of the game contains a Free Play mode in which players can make their own levels from scratch rather than simply place objects into existing terrain.
Ultimate Chicken Horse doesn’t have a release date on Switch yet, but it’s targeted for this summer. A trailer for the game is below.
Nintendo Download (2/16/17, North America) – Tank Troopers, Breath of the Wild 3DS themes, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Back to Bed – $9.99
Color Cubes – $1.49
Wall Ball – $1.49
Wii U Virtual Console
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber – $9.99
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World of Goo will support local multiplayer on Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments
Tomorrow Corporation has slowly been rolling out information about its three re-releases on Switch. World of Goo, Little Inferno, and Human Resource Machine are all targeted for the system’s launch.
Tomorrow Corporation initially confirmed that all three games will feature a new Soundtrack Mode. We later learned that all Switch modes are supported as well.
In a soon-to-be-published interview with Nintendo Everything, Tomorrow Corporation also confirmed that World of Goo will support local multiplayer. That’s thanks to the various play and control options that Switch affords. We were additionally told that the co-op feature is being investigated for the company’s other games.
When World of Goo originally came to Wii, up to four players were able to interact with the game using Wii Remotes. The controllers were used to point and move around different gooballs on the screen. It should play somewhat similarly on Switch, though we may have to wait a bit longer for the finer details.
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Nintendo on wanting to bring people together with Switch
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 13 Comments
Nintendo has a notable goal in mind with Switch: bringing people together. In an interview with The Independent, general producer Yoshiaki Koizumi spoke about wanting to create an experience similar to cards. With cards, people are able to play together and “play eye to eye”. That’s where Switch’s portability aspect comes into play, including the Joy-Con.
Koizumi explained:
“When you have a deck of cards, you can get family and friends together and play games that everyone knows the rules to. It’s very accessible, everyone can sit down and play together, and that became kind of a root for us as we thought about this. For generations, people would play eye to eye as they thought about strategy. We wanted to recreate some of that experience using technology.”
“You need a certain kind of hardware to make that social situation possible. And in the past we’ve had that experience with NES and SNES of having two controllers and it definitely felt like the social experience where your friend would come over to your house and play with you, and so we wanted to make that situation not only more possible, but more visible outside the house, to see people playing together like that. It’s the addition of two controllers from the start that makes creating those things possible.
Of course you could go online and play video games with strangers that you’ve never met before, but something a little bit different is possible here, where you can take the system outside of your house and run into someone you’ve never met before, hand them a controller and start playing right there, and that’s the sort of thing that, when you experience it, makes the other person and yourself very happy.”
More: interview, Shinya Takahashi, top, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Fire Emblem Echoes amiibo apparently unlock a special dungeon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 33 Comments
When Nintendo announced Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia last month, two new amiibo were also revealed. Alm and Celica will both have their own figures. But what functionality do they offer?
According to an Amazon Japan listing, the amiibo unlock a special dungeon. It’s a bit tricky though since the description doesn’t elaborate further. We can’t currently said if the two amiibo unlock the same dungeon or different dungeons. Fire Emblem Echoes is coming to Japan in about two months, so we shouldn’t have to wait terribly long for an official answer.
Thanks to Brian for the tip.
Snake Pass launches for Switch on March 28 (US) / March 29 (EU)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 17 Comments
Update 2: Trailer is now back up. Also, Sumo Digital has now clarified that Snake Pass launches on March 28 in North America and March 29 in Europe.
Update: Video is now offline. It should be back up tomorrow.
Original: Snake Pass isn’t too far away from launching on Switch. As shown in a new trailer, the platformer is set to arrive on March 29.
Here’s the video:
Sumo Digital announced last week that David Wise is on board as the composer for Snake Pass. You can listen to a couple of samples here.
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Latest Capcom TV shows Ultra Street Fighter II’s new first-person mode, Monster Hunter XX trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Switch, Videos | 9 Comments
Capcom TV aired its latest episode today, and there was quite a lot for Nintendo fans. For one thing, Ultra Street Fighter II was shown in-depth, and we’re able to get a look at the new first-person mode. Tons of Monster Hunter XX footage was on display as well, including the latest trailer. You can catch it all in the video below.
