Rumor: Zelda: Breath of the Wild won’t be releasing in March
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 203 Comments
Many have hoped – and some have assumed – that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be out right alongside Switch next March. Unfortunately, that may not be the case.
Emily Rogers, who has a fairly solid track record with Switch rumors, writes in a new blog post today that the new Zelda title won’t be ready for March. Rogers heard in September “that the localization for the game was becoming more work than anyone had anticipated” due to “all of the game’s text, NPCs, quests, etc.” She then received word recently that the localization was still not going as smoothly Nintendo had hoped, with one source stating that it’s very ambitious.
Pokemon Sun/Moon – official art and details for today’s news
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News | 17 Comments
Just like usual, an official announcement has been sent out regarding today’s Pokemon Sun/Moon news following the new trailer that went online. Read up on the latest information below. You can also view the gallery for some new art.
London, 14 November 2016—The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo showcased new information for the latest games in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, available in Europe on 23 November and available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
The following new Pokémon were officially revealed:
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Nintendo Download (11/17/16, Europe): 7th Dragon III Code: VFD demo, discounts, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Aqua TV – €4.70 / £3.99 / CHF 5.10
Wii U DLC
Aqua TV – Oceanus – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
Aqua TV – Thetis – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
Aqua TV – Poseidon – €2.35 / £1.99 / CHF 2.55
3DS Download
Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
3DS Demo
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
eShop Sales
Wii U
Ascent of Kings – €1.49 / £1.10 / CHF 1.49 until 24.11.2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99
Jones on Fire – €1.14 / £0.87 / CHF 1.14 until 01.12.2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99
Queen’s Garden – €5.24 / £4.12 / CHF 5.24 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.49 / CHF 6.99
Nano Assault Neo – €7.49 / £6.74 / CHF 10.50 until 08.12.2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Totem Topple – €2.50 / £2.25 / CHF 3.50 until 24.11.2016, regular price €5.00 £4.50 / CHF 7.00
3DS
My Zoo Vet – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 18.00 until 01.12.2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 24.00
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €5.99 / £5.39 / CHF 8.39 until 24.11.2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Alien on the run – €3.74 / £3.14 / CHF 4.04 until 01.12.2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.19 / CHF 5.39
Crazy Construction – €5.24 / £3.74 / CHF 5.24 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Murder on the Titanic – €6.39 / £4.79 / CHF 6.39 until 01.12.2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Safari Quest – €5.59 / £3.99 / CHF 5.59 until 01.12.2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Permanent price drops
Wii U
Defense Dome – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80. Previously €2.99 / £2.29 / CHF 3.29
Source: Nintendo PR
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Rumor: Switch to launch at £199.99 in the UK; separate SKU at £249.99 will also be available
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 51 Comments
Laura Kate Dale of Let’s Play Video Games has published another report on the Switch. Again, these are just rumors at the moment, but Laura has been pretty accurate on her Switch reporting so far.
According to two separate sources of hers, the UK-based store GAME “has been informed of the Nintendo Switch’s wholesale price to retailers” and will sell the Switch at a price of £199.99. This is not a price dictated by Nintendo, as console manufacturers are not allowed to set suggested retail prices for their consoles, but it’s pretty likely that the system will be sold across the UK at that price.
Pokemon Sun/Moon – another Ultra Beast shown in new CoroCoro scan (UB-05 Gluttony)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
The latest issue of CoroCoro has been delivering some official news about Pokemon Sun/Moon. A couple of new Ultra Beasts were shown in scans on Friday, but another image from the magazine has emerged showing yet another one.
The scan above provides a look at UB-05 Gluttony. Unfortunately, CoroCoro doesn’t go into any details about the creature. We’re only able to see its design.
More: CoroCoro, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Sun, top
NVIDIA CEO talks up Switch again, says “it was such a ground-breaking design”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 59 Comments
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang is at it again. After having very positive things to say about Switch during the company’s latest financial call earlier in the week, he’s now spoken about it very positively with GamesBeat, noting that “it was such a ground-breaking design.”
When asked why NVIDIA went after Switch, Huang said:
“We’re dedicated to the gaming market and always have been. Some parts of the market, we just weren’t prepared to serve them. I was fairly open about how, when this current generation of consoles was being considered, we didn’t have x86 CPUs. We weren’t in contention for any of those. However, the other factor is whether we could really make a contribution or not. If a particular game console doesn’t require our special skills, what we can uniquely bring, then it’s a commodity business that may not be suited for us.
In the case of Switch, it was such a ground-breaking design. Performance matters, because games are built on great performance, but form factor and energy efficiency matter incredibly, because they want to build something that’s portable and transformable. The type of gameplay they want to enable is like nothing the world has so far. It’s a scenario where two great engineering teams, working with their creative teams, needed to hunker down. Several hundred engineering years went into building this new console. It’s the type of project that really inspires us, gets us excited. It’s a classic win-win.”
Huang mentioned a few days ago that people will be “amazed” by Switch. He also believes that NVIDIA’s relationship with Nintendo could last as long as two decades.
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Pokemon Sun/Moon devs on the drip-feed of news updates, fan theories, thoughts on hardware, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Plenty of Pokemon Sun/Moon developer interviews have been popping up as of late. In the latest issue GamesTM, the trend continues. Producer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori spoke with the magazine on a wide array of topics.
We’ve included some of the more interesting comments below. Between the two, there was talk about why there have been regular Pokemon Sun/Moon news updates, fan theories, thoughts on hardware for the series’ future, and more.
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Former Sony exec on the cancelled SNES PlayStation CD-ROM, including its last-minute death
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 74 Comments
Many, many years ago, Sony was working on the SNES PlayStation. It would have acted as as add-on for Nintendo’s classic console, allowing it to read discs. But unfortunately, it ended up getting cancelled.
Now in a new interview, we have some rare behind-the-scenes information about what was happening with the SNES PlayStation. Dwango head Nobuo Kawakami interviewed Shigeo Maruyama, who was once the the CEO of Sony Music Entertainment as well as the former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. Maruyama talked about the situation with the SNES PlayStation and also offered insight into the mind of Ken Kutaragi, who largely was the person who pushed for the device’s development.
Head past the break for our full translation.
[Let’s Talk] The end of Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Wii U | 56 Comments
Sooner rather than later, the Wii U will be meetings its end. The Switch will be here to replace it in just a few months. And if that wasn’t enough, Nintendo said this week that production of Wii U will be ending in Japan soon. The final shipments for the fiscal year were also already sent to North American retailers.
With Wii U on its way out, I was thinking it might be nice to hold a dedicated Let’s Talk topic to the system. Four years later, how do you feel about it? Do you believe Wii U was an overall failure, or does it have redeeming qualities? What’s your favorite game on the console? Share your thoughts with us below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: What are you playing? – November 2016
Monster Hunter XX – more details about the name, new monsters, and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Last week, Famitsu provided its first extensive report on Monster Hunter XX. The magazine’s coverage included an interview with some of the game’s developers.
The production team structure is as follows: Ryozo Tsujimoto is still producing the entire series, and Shintaro Kojima is the main producer just like with the previous title. However, this time the director is Daisuke Ichihara, who used to work as a planner on Monster Hunter Generations and supervised monster productions. Takuro Hiraoka, who was also part of the planning team, is the main planner on XX. Yasunori Ichinose, as the director for Monster Hunter Generations, will act as backup, supervising the concept and follow-up on the production so that he can make sure there will be a proper evolution from the last game.
