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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Earlier today, a special Pokemon Sun/Moon live stream was hosted on Niconico showing a ton of unique gameplay. The full archive is now available below – thanks FackingCharmander. Along with standard gameplay, we also have a look at Battle Royal.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Inti Creates has made two Azure Striker Gunvolt titles thus far. Speaking with Nintendo Everything, the studio revealed that the team is very much interested in continuing the series.

Director Yoshihisa Tsuda told us that he very much wants to make a title “that continues the series with Gunvolt at the helm as the main protagonist.” It’s something he believes can happen so long as the fan support is there. He also has “a rough idea for what I would want the potential sequel to be”.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

German magazine N-Zone recently caught up with two of the primary developers behind Pokemon Sun/Moon: director Shigeru Ohmori and producer Junichi Masuda. Primarily, it was Ohmori who answered the questions. He commented on Poke Ride, the time difference, side quests, coming up with ideas for new Pokemon ideas, and more.

We’ve gone ahead and translated the interview in full. Head past the break for Ohmori’s comments.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 180 Comments

The dual screen experience is something we’ve come to know of from Nintendo for many years. It started with the DS back in 2004, all the way up through Wii U. With Switch, however, Nintendo is changing things up.

Nintendo confirmed to Polygon that Switch won’t work as a second gameplay screen in your home. A representative told the site, “Nintendo Switch is dedicated to deliver a single-screen experience, on whatever screen you might choose.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Update: Also up on Amazon Canada here.

Original: Well, here’s a bit of a surprise! The Special Edition: New Lime Green New 3DS XL has just been announced for North America… and it’s already out. Amazon is launching the product as an exclusive item as of today. You can get it here.

This is a standard New 3DS XL, but with a new Lime Green color. It also comes with a pre-installed copy of Super Mario World.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 71 Comments

Nintendo may have formally revealed the Switch yesterday, but there are still a ton of questions surrounding the system. That means there is plenty of room for rumors to surface leading up to launch in March.

Laura Kate Dale, who shared numerous pieces of correct information about Switch prior to yesterday’s video announcement, has been providing new unconfirmed information on Twitter. One source who she’s spoken to at Ubisoft states that the system will have a maximum battery life of three hours. Dale commented on a few other aspects as well.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 58 Comments

After an incredibly long wait, Nintendo finally lifted the curtain on Switch. Unfortunately, we won’t be receiving any official announcements about games or specs (such as whether or not there’s region-locking) this year. The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki passed along that information from Nintendo via Twitter.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 56 Comments

This shouldn’t come as a major surprise, but Unreal Engine 4 support is officially confirmed for Switch. Epic Games, the engine’s creator, was listed as one of the system’s partners by Nintendo earlier today.

Over on Twitter, the official Unreal Engine account posted:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 76 Comments

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim had a heavy presence in the Switch trailer Nintendo put out earlier today. That being said, Bethesda isn’t ready to officially confirm the game for the upcoming system just yet.

In a statement provided to GamesIndustry, a spokesperson noted that Bethesda isn’t “confirming any specific titles at this time”. However, the publisher intends to talk about “specific games and details in the future.”

The full statement is as follows:

“We’re happy to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Nintendo on the video. While we are not confirming any specific titles at this time, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Nintendo and support of the Switch. We look forward to revealing specific games and details in the future.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 65 Comments

In today’s Nintendo Switch trailer, amiibo figures were spotted during one of the scenes. Surely that means the new system will have support for the functionality, right? Well, that’s absolutely correct.

A Nintendo representative told IGN the following when asked about amiibo support:

“If a Nintendo Switch game supports amiibo then the Nintendo Switch home gaming system will as well.”

Next, Nintendo had this to say about the Nintendo Switch Dock:

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