Cooking Mama creator sues Planet Entertainment over Cooking Mama: Cookstar
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Office Create, the developer behind Cooking Mama, has sued Planet Entertainment related to various issues surrounding Cooking Mama: Cookstar.
Around the time of the game’s release, the two companies were battling over the title. Office Create said Cooking Mama: Cookstar was released against the company’s request. Going further into things, Office Create felt it didn’t meet quality standards and a PS4 version was marketed even though it was not a part of the original licensing agreement.
Dead Cells announces Everyone is Here Vol. II update
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (11/7): Dead Cells continues to release new content, and a new Everyone is Here Vol. II update has just been revealed. The patch just went live on PC, and is “coming soon to consoles” – including Switch.
Everyone is Here Vol. II features the latest set of crossovers. Players can access weapons, skills, and skins from Terraria, Risk of Rain, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Katana Zero, and Slay the Spire.
Below are the full patch notes:
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Nintendo Download – November 17, 2022 (North America)
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It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of November 17, 2022. The latest releases include Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Finding Paradise, Wobbledogs, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (11/7/22 – 11/13/22)
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Our favorite Indie World games, Nintendo’s new mystery company, and more! (Plus giveaway results!) | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 032
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
A surprise Indie World Showcase last week revealed a ton of creative, smaller-scale games coming to Switch over the next few months, making our wishlists even bigger! Join your hosts Nick, Nicolas and Luiz as they rank their favorite games from the showcase, including both exciting new titles (Pepper Grinder!) and some updates on some long-awaited releases (Sports Story!). They’ll also discuss a mysterious new partnership between Nintendo and mobile game developer DeNA, our hands-on impressions of Sonic Frontiers, and so much more!
The Game Awards 2022 nominees announced
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
The Game Awards 2022 are just a few weeks away, and nominees for the show have now been revealed.
The nominees include 108 different games, individuals, teams and events spanning across a multitude of gaming genres and platforms. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is one of the more notable games here as it’s nominated for Game of the Year, plus Best RPG and Best Score/Music. Nintendo has eleven nominations in total.
The full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2022 is as follows:
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Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2022 revealed
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Nintendo has just revealed the new Chill Season 2022 for Splatoon 3, which begins on December 1, 2022.
New weapons and stages, new gear and victory emotes, and game modes are all on the way. Fans can get a first look at a trailer that just went live.
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October 2022 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of October 2022.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and Bayonetta 3 both appear despite launching at the end of the month. Persona 5 also cracks the top ten with its re-release on Switch and other platforms.
The results can be found below.
NieR: Automata devs on satisfying demands for Switch port, Smash Bros., more
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A new interview was recently published in Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream about the Switch version of NieR: Automata, and there was even a bit of joking around about Smash Bros. and more.
It took a few years, but the game finally came to Switch this past October. The game had been one of the more requested ports for the console, and that’s something Square Enix, PlatinumGames, and Virtuos were finally able to deliver on.
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[Let’s Talk] November 2022 Indie World Showcase reactions
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Nintendo usually closes out the year with an Indie World Showcase, and that ended up happening this week. A new presentation was delivered with about 25 minutes of news regarding indie games for Switch.
One of the biggest of the bunch if Sports Story – the next game from Golf Story developer Sidebar Games – which is finally coming out in December. A few titles saw shadowdrops, including Rogue Legacy 2, A Little to the Left, and Once Upon a Jester. In terms of games we didn’t know about Switch previously, announcements included Venba, Have a Nice Death, ONI: Road to the Mightiest Oni, Pepper Grinder, Wobbledogs, and Inscryption. You can catch up on the full recap here.
So what’d you think of the latest Indie World Showcase? What was your personal highlight? Let us know in the comments.
