[Preview] Cocoon’s “worlds within worlds” mechanic is incredible, alien sci-fi
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Features, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Cocoon is enrapturing. A few minutes into my demo, I had already managed to completely block out the noise of the bustling Summer Game Fest crowds around me – no small feat – and found myself completely absorbed in the mysterious desert landscapes of the alien planet I was exploring. While ostensibly a game about solving puzzles, playing Cocoon felt less like working out solutions to brainteasers, and more like trying to interpret and learn the rules of the world around me. Or, worlds, to be more precise. While its developer, Geometric Interactive, isn’t revealing too many of the game’s secrets just yet, I’m captivated by what I’ve played so far, and can’t wait to untangle the web of its interconnected pieces.
Nintendo Switch Online adding Fire Emblem as new GBA title
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The next game in the Game Boy Advance library has been revealed for Nintendo Switch Online, with Nintendo bringing Fire Emblem to the service in just a few days. It will be available on June 22, 2023.
Otherwise known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the GBA game will be accessible to those who are a part of the Expansion Pack tier for Nintendo Switch Online. We have some information about it below.
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Sifu getting major update on Switch next week
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Original (6/6): Sloclap has revealed exclusively to Nintendo Everything that the Switch version of Sifu is getting a major update next week.
The Arenas Expansion initially came to other platforms back in March. This content, along with title update 3 content (minus the Replay Editor due to hardware limitations), will be made available for Switch on June 15, 2023.
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Rumor: Universal closing in on Zelda movie deal, next Nintendo x Illumination partnership
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Original (6/8): According to reliable Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider, Universal is closing in on a movie deal for The Legend of Zelda.
If accurate and things materialize, it will be the next parntership between Nintendo and Illumination. The two sides just released The Super Mario Bros. Movie a couple of months ago to massive succes.
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The Lara Croft Collection coming to Switch this month
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Feral Interactive will publish The Lara Croft Collection on Switch this month, an eShop listing reveals. It will be available on June 29, 2023.
We previously reported on this back in October 2021. The collection includes Lara Croft & the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft & the Temple of Osiris. Up to four players are supported with local co-op.
Nintendo Download – June 15, 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 June 15, 2023. The latest releases include Alchemic Cutie, Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (6/5/23 – 6/11/23)
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Everything we played at Summer Game Fest (Sonic, Disney Illusion Island, and more) | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 056
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
There may not have been an E3 this summer, but it sure as heck felt like it! Between Summer Games Fest, the Xbox and PlayStation showcases, the Wholesome Direct, Future Games Show, and even more presentations than we can list here, there have been hundreds of games announced or shown off in the past few weeks. Fortunately, we were able to visit LA last week to get hand-on with a wide range of exciting Switch-bound games, including Sonic Superstars, Oxenfree II, Mortal Kombat 1 and much, much more! In this week’s episode of Nintendo Everything Refresh, join your hosts Nick Serpa and Tom Chaplin as they talk about all the games big and small that Nick got to demo at Summer Games Fest. Then, stick around for some other freshly announced Indies you should keep on your radar, several irrelevant tangential conversations (our favorite), and more!
Our podcast is available on most major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, or you can check out the video version on YouTube. Direct downloads are also available for free through our friends at ListenNotes.
Ghost Trick creator says sequel “would be difficult”, but not ruling out the possibility
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Could Capcom make a sequel to Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective one day? Shu Takumi, the game’s creator (who’s also behind the Ace Attorney series), isn’t committed to the idea, but isn’t ruling out the possibility either.
Game Informer recently asked Takumi straight up about sequel chances. He responded by saying “it would be difficult” given how the story is told in one complete game, but “the powers of the dead that this game introduces may hold some possibility.”
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[Preview] Mortal Kombat 1: A silky-smooth, hyper-violent reboot that’s (somehow) coming to Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Previews, Switch | 0 comments
Mortal Kombat 1 is perhaps the most jaw-dropping fighting game I’ve ever had the privilege of playing. And not just in a figurative sense, because there’s literally an X-Ray attack in which Sub-Zero skewers his opponent’s brain through their mouth with a shard of ice, rendered in a shocking amount of detail. Between the new Kameo mechanic, an increased focus on aerial play, and some of the most stunning visuals I’ve ever seen in a fighting game, this is a game that feels next-gen from edge to edge. That’s a polite way of saying: I have no idea how they are going to get this running on Switch.
