Nintendo financial results – August 2021 – Switch at 89.04 million
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo issued its latest financial results today, which covers the three months ended June 30, 2021. It contains an update on the company’s overall status and performance, the latest on Switch sales, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Fatal Frame producer hopes Maiden of Black Water re-release will lead to a new game
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
After being on hiatus for several years, Fatal Frame is finally back in the spotlight. Maiden of Black Water was the last entry in the series having first launched on Wii U in 2014. Koei Tecmo is now bringing back that game by re-releasing it on modern platforms, including Switch.
Japanese magazine Famitsu spoke with producer Keisuke Kikuchi this week and at one point, the two discussed the future of Fatal Frame. Kikuchi was asked if the series could start up again off the back of a good response Maiden of Black Water. He responded favorably, and indicated that the team hopes it’ll lead to a new game.
Kikuchi’s full words:
ExZeus: The Complete Collection announced for Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Ziggurat Interactive today announced that ExZeus: The Complete Collection, a package featuring rail shooters ExZeus and ExZeus 2, is on the way to Switch. It will launch this summer.
We have the following overview from Ziggurat:
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania trailer reveals Beat from Jet Set Radio as playable character
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Beat from Jet Set Radio will be playable in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, SEGA has revealed. He can be accessed for free at launch through normal gameplay.
Here’s a trailer showing Beat in action:
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Pokemon GO adding new Sword/Shield Pokemon from the Galar region
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Niantic has announced that new creatures from Pokemon Sword/Shield will soon be added to Pokemon GO. Zacian and Zamazenta will be appearing in their Hero of Many Battles forms, and we’ll also be seeing Skwovet, Greedent, Wooloo, Dubwool, and Falinks. Players may also encounter a Shiny Galarian Meowth, a Shiny Galarian Farfetch’d, a Shiny Galarian Weezing, or a Shiny Galarian Stunfisk if they’re lucky enough.
Below is some additional information:
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[Review] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Posted on 3 years ago by Amit Dhindsa(@Agnezenn) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: July 16, 2021
Developer: Nintendo / Tantalus
Publisher: Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the culmination of the 3D Zelda games that came before it. It’s hard to imagine the winning formula introduced in Ocarina of Time being refined further than this: puzzle-solving strikes a brilliant balance between challenging and intuitive, the way dungeons evolve is impressively organic, and exploration provides a sense of adventure without feeling as if Link has to wander aimlessly. By the same token, reaching this peak meant it was time for Nintendo to reconsider where to take the series next, which eventually led to The Legend of the Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That makes coming back to Skyward Sword now an interesting prospect and, thanks to a combination of the original game’s strengths and the quality of Skyward Sword HD’s enhancements, a supremely enjoyable one.
August 2021 Nintendo Everything staff recruitment
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 0 comments
It’s always great when we’re able to expand the Nintendo Everything team, but we haven’t quite had the opportunity to do so as of late. It’s been about a half a year since we put out a call for new reviewers. If you count other positions, it’s been much longer than that. But now that E3 and a few other things have settled down, we’re hoping to expand in a few different areas.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Switch dev feels Nintendo needs more powerful hardware
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Back in 2019, BlitWorks partnered with Larian Studios on the Switch version of Divinity: Original Sin 2. Co-founder Tony Cabello has gone on record and said that the port “was one of the most difficult projects we’ve ever done”. BlitWorks would later partner with Larian again, as the company’s development team would form the recently-announced Larian Barcelona.
Larian’s main focus at the moment is Baldur’s Gate 3, though it’s unclear if it will end up on Switch. One factor that could influence the situation would be if Nintendo introduced more powerful hardware.
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New rating suggests .hack//G.U. Last Recode is coming to Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
.hack//G.U. Last Recode may very well be bound for Switch. The collection was just rated for Nintendo’s system by the ESRB today, hinting at an upcoming announcement.
The Switch version of Ni no Kuni II leaked in a similar manner. After it was rated by the ESRB at the end of April, Bandai Namco made an announcement the following month.
Here’s some information about .hack//G.U. Last Recode as well as a trailer:
Nintendo shares statement on concerns over burn-in with Switch OLED screen
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo is making a pretty big change with its upcoming Switch model. Rather than using another LCD screen, the company has instead decided to go the OLED route.
OLED allows for “vivid colors and crisp contrast,” according to Nintendo. But it also comes with a slight risk. Burn-in can happen with OLED screens, which CNET describes as a portion of an image that “persists as a ghostly background no matter what else appears onscreen.” Fortunately, burn-in is relatively uncommon.
Nintendo itself has also commented on potential concerns when it comes to burn-in with the new Switch OLED model. The company had this to say:
