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Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments

Hello, my wonderful superheroes! This week on NEP, we’ve got exclusives on The Wonderful 101: Remastered coming to Switch, PS4 and Steam via Kickstarter. Oni Dino talks about his meetings with Platinum last year, leak culture and butts in Platinum Games (of course). Galen is still holding out for Wonder Red in Smash Bros. Galen also tells more about Dragon’s Crown Pro experiences, and Oni Dino highlights some of the more bespoke writing in Tokyo Mirage Sessions. And the topic of games-as-a-service rears its head in our listener segment.

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Finals, new information about the fighting game was announced.

Season 3 and FighterZ Pass 3 are officially happening with even more DLC characters. Five additions are planned, starting with Kefla at the end of February. Goku (Ultra Instinct), who was previously announced, will follow this summer.

Those who purchase FighterZ Pass 3 will get two days of early access to each character. That means with Kefla, you’ll be able to start playing on February 26 instead of February 28.

Here’s a trailer for FighterZ Pass 3:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai wrote up his latest column in the Japanese magazine. Many of his pieces as of late haven’t been related to the Switch game, but seeing as Byleth has now been added, he felt he should publish a few words on the character’s creation.

We published a brief summary of Sakurai’s column a few days ago. Now, however, we have a full translation – which does include some quick mentions of Smash Bros. having too many Fire Emblem characters and sword-users.

Here’s the full piece:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Finals today, new features were unveiled for the fighting game.

One of the upcoming elements players can expect is the “Z Assist Select” system. Producer Tomoko Hiroki explained that it will be possible to choose three Assist Attacks for a character, allowing for “new ways to connect combos and build strategies, giving users a broader way to enjoy fights.”

Hiroki also touched on other changes. Another feature is in the works that will “prevent one sided games caused by specific powerful attacks and combinations as well as adjustments that give users a chance to turn the tables, even if they only have one character left.” That’s on top of an updated UI as well.

Here’s the full rundown from Hiroki:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Wonderful 101: Remastered is PlatinumGames’ chance to revisit the Wii U game and touch up some parts of the experience. While the developer isn’t planning massive overhauls, fans of the original can look forward to some improvements.

Director Hideki Kamiya told Nintendo Everything in an interview that UI in particular is an area of focus for The Wonderful 101: Remastered. Elaborating on improvements that are planned, Kamiya said:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate already has five DLC characters, but the fun isn’t stopping there. It was announced last month that another six fighters are set to be delivered by the end of 2021.

There’s always speculation as to who could be joining the game. Sora from Kingdom Hearts is one such character that’s been highly requested by fans, but it has yet to happen. Apparently, that isn’t due to a lack of interest on Nintendo’s part.

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo confirmed yesterday that the coronavirus is impacting its business in Japan. Because of the outbreak, production and shipment delays are expected.

What about the west? Kotaku reached out to Nintendo about the situation, and the company confirmed that North America and Europe will be unaffected. Product sales, including pre-orders, will take place as planned.

The full statement reads:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Nintendo published The Wonderful 101 during the Wii U era, but developer PlatinumGames now has full control of the IP’s rights. The company will soon be publishing The Wonderful 101: Remastered and even went with Kickstarter to help bring the franchise back.

Bayonetta is another IP that PlatinumGames has interest in self-publishing. Studio head Atsushi Inaba shared that information in an interview with IGN Japan, though cautioned that this is currently just a desire. It’s not a definitive statement as to whether PlatinumGames could actually move forward with that idea.

Inaba also noted that Nintendo and SEGA co-own the rights to Bayonetta. If PlatinumGames were to self-publish that series through crowdfunding, the company would expect it to require significantly more funds compared to the Kickstarter campaign for The Wonderful 101: Remastered.

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Outer Worlds, which was recently just given a March 6 release date on Switch, has been delayed. Publisher Private Division explained that Virtuos has been impacted by the coronavirus, so the extra time will allow the team to wrap up the port.

In other news, the retail version of The Outer Worlds will now actually come on a cartridge. It was originally planned to be offered as a download code.

Private Division said in a statement:

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Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth – $39.99

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