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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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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 49 Comments

With the Switch having been announced earlier today, it might be easy for some to forget about Nintendo’s two current gaming platforms: Wii U and 3DS. With Switch, Nintendo told Polygon that it’s “a home gaming system first and foremost.” They also shared a few words about Wii U and 3DS.

With 3DS, Nintendo noted that “there’s still a huge hunger for new games”, and “many more games” are on the way. As for Wii U, it’ll become “harder to find” at retail.

The full statement reads:

“Nintendo Switch is a home gaming system first and foremost. We have made no announcement regarding the future of Nintendo 3DS. Obviously with sales of almost 60 million 3DS portables worldwide, there’s still a huge hunger for new games, such as Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. There are many more games in the pipeline.

We have nothing to announce about the production status of Wii U. We announced in April 2016 that as we prepare for the launch of Nintendo Switch in March of 2017, Nintendo will ship 800,000 Wii U hardware units to the global market for this fiscal year. As a result, the inventory of Wii U hardware at retail will become harder to find. We encourage anyone who wants Wii U to communicate with their preferred retail outlet to monitor availability.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments

Bethesda is one of many third-party publishers on board with Switch. In fact, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was prominently featured in today’s debut trailer.

Bethesda has now issued an official comment about working on Switch via Twitter, stating that they’re “thrilled” to be a publishing partner. It reads:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Update: Here’s a video from Image & Form:

Original: SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist studio Image & Form has confirmed that the team is working on something for Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, specifics are being kept secret for now. CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson would only tell Nintendo Life that “it’s going to make a lot of people happy.” Also mentioned is that work began early in the year, and Sigurgeirsson teased: “It’s an idea we have had for quite a while and Switch will be the perfect platform for it.”

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

Splatoon is heading to Nintendo Switch in some capacity. Based on the system’s preview trailer, it seems that hairstyles, pants, and new items will be included. Now we just need to know if this is an updated port or something that’s more on the new side!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 73 Comments

Before Nintendo unveiled Nintendo Switch today, plenty of rumors surfaced about NVIDIA working on the system. Today, it’s made official. NVIDIA has revealed that Switch “is powered by the performance of the custom Tegra processor.”

Here’s the full announcement:

The first thing to know about the new Nintendo Switch home gaming system: it’s really fun to play. With great graphics, loads of game titles and incredible performance, the Nintendo Switch will provide people with many hours of engaging and interactive gaming entertainment.

But creating a device so fun required some serious engineering. The development encompassed 500 man-years of effort across every facet of creating a new gaming platform: algorithms, computer architecture, system design, system software, APIs, game engines and peripherals. They all had to be rethought and redesigned for Nintendo to deliver the best experience for gamers, whether they’re in the living room or on the move.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 51 Comments

Nintendo gave brief looks at various games as part of today’s Nintendo Switch trailer. One title we were able to see is Mario Kart. It looks quite comparable to Mario Kart 8, but there are some differences.

First, it looks like King Boo is on the roster. It also seems that two item slots will be featured. We might be getting Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Switch, but there will definitely be some changes if it’s the same game.

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