[Review] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – The Last Spark Hunter
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2023 (new DLC)
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
2022’s Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was an excellent evolution of its predecessor’s fast-paced, freeform strategy gameplay, and I’ve been eager to check out its DLC to have an excuse to play more of it. The Last Spark Hunter is significantly larger in scope than the run-based Tower of Dooom DLC from earlier this year, this time offering up a whole new planet to explore, a new antagonist, and even some new mechanics to shake up gameplay. But for players who have likely already sank dozens of hours into the base game, is the overall quality high enough to justify revisiting the world of Sparks of Hope?
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on using original ideas and not copying other games
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom didn’t take any inspiration from Elden Ring or any other major titles for that matter. That’s according to Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the game’s director and Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the series.
FromSoftware previously said that when the studio was developing Elden Ring, it was influenced by various titles including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, it sounds like the team at Nintendo was too busy to play that game – or at least that goes for the developers at the top.
NBA 2K24 coming to Switch, Kobe Bryant as cover athlete
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
NBA 2K24 has been officially announced, and we know that the series will be appearing on Switch as it has been the past several years. A release is planned for September 8, 2023
2K Sports revealed that 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA Champion, two-time Finals MVP, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Kobe Bryant will be featured as the NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition and Black Mamba Edition cover athlete. The title will feature a Mamba Moments mode that recreates some of Kobe’s most captivating performances and progress through his journey from a young phenom to one of the greatest players of all time. More details will follow during the summer.
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Yuji Naka officially sentenced to prison with four-year suspension
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Original: A verdict has been reached in Yuji Naka’s insider trading case, and the game developer – known for his previous work on Sonic the Hedgehog and more recently Balan Wonderworld – has been sentenced to prison, but he is unlikely to serve time.
The courts made a final judgement today. The big part of the story is that Naka has been given a prison sentence of two years and six months. However, sine he’ll be seeing a four-year suspension, that should allow him to avoid jailtime. He has also been given a couple of fines of two million and 170 million yen.
Mortal Kombat 1 Lin Kuei trailer
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Mortal Kombat 1 just put out its latest trailer, with Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios focusing on Lin Kuei. The video includes a look at Smoke and Rain plus Cyrax, Sektor, Frost, and more.
As a brief recap, here’s what to expect from Mortal Kombat 1:
Nintendo Download – July 6, 2023 (North America)
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 6, 2023. The latest releases include The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, Oxenfree II, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (6/26/23 – 7/2/23)
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 out next week, tracks revealed, new trailer
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Nintendo just shared more information about the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 DLC, including a release date and new tracks. We also have a trailer.
The Cherry Cup will include Los Angeles Laps (Mario Kart Tour), Sunset Wilds (Mario Kart: Super Circuit), Koopa Cape (Mario Kart Wii), and Vancouver Velocity (Mario Kart Tour). The Feather Cup, meanwhile, adds Daisy Cruiser (Mario Kart: Double-Dash!!), Moonview Highway (Mario Kart Wii), Athens Dash (Mario Kart Tour), and the recently-revealed Squeaky Clean Sprint. Each course can be played locally or online.
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Nintendo director salaries for Shuntaro Furukawa, Miyamoto, and more shared in 2023 annual report
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo’s latest annual report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, which was just issued today, outlines the salaries of the company’s top directors including president Shuntaro Furukawa and Shigeru Miyamoto.
As the head of Nintendo, Furukawa earns the most with a salary of $2.51 million. Miyamoto follows in second with $2.02 million. The rest of the list rounds out with Shinya Takahashi (one of the hosts in the last Nintendo Direct) at $1.61 million, Satoru Shibata at $1.91 million, and Ko Shiota at $910,000. Note that these figures were converted from yen.
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[Preview] Hands-on with Another Crab’s Treasure, an underwater Soulslike
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Previews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Over the years, I’ve made a few attempts at the Soulslike genre – most notably via Bloodborne and the recent Demon’s Souls remake – but have yet to find one that I truly want to sink a lot of time into. I think it’s just a matter of preference, as I don’t have much patience for games that don’t respect the player’s time or are needlessly opaque and difficult – but at the same time, I love games with moderately challenging, strategic real-time combat. It’s why I was so curious to try out Another Crab’s Treasure at Summer Game Fest; finally, here’s a Soulslike game that seems purpose-built for relative genre newcomers like me. After going hands-on with the game, I think this could be the first Dark Souls-inspired game I actually complete.
