[Review] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Posted on 5 years ago by Edan(@@Virtualboi92) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: November 5, 2019
Developer: SEGA
Publisher: SEGA
It is often said that there are but two certainties in life, being death and taxes. I propose we add a third billing to that list: party games on Nintendo consoles. There isn’t a single saggy financial quarter that can’t be pumped up significantly by the presence of a mini-game collection featuring Mario and company, and this Christmas, SEGA (in partnership with Nintendo) have answered the call of duty by sending Mario, Sonic, and both of their respective entourages to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The initial novelty and shock value of an official game featuring both Nintendo and SEGA’s mascots may be somewhat dulled since the franchise’s first outing on Wii in 2007, but you could say that this new entry is the series’ most fitting one: two monolithic Japanese companies paying homage to one equally gargantuan Japanese event.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 45-minute live stream video announced for November 6
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo will publish a 45-minute live stream video for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on November 6, the company has announced. It will feature director Masahiro Sakurai and new DLC fighter Terry Bogard, among other topics.
Expect the stream to begin at the following times:
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3DS update out now (version 11.12.0-44)
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It’s that time once again: a new system update for the 3DS is now available. Nintendo just started the distribution of version 11.12.0-44.
Like the past few firmware upgrades, we’re not expecting any major changes or additions here. Nintendo hasn’t made any mention of today’s update, but it should involve “improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments” – as is usually the case.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time
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We previously reported that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has become the best-selling entry in the series. That’s not the only milestone the Switch game has achieved. Interestingly enough, Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting title of all time.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales sit at 15.71 million copies based on the latest data provided by Nintendo last week. Street Fighter II, the previous record holder, sold 15.5 million units.
Super Smash Bros. is also the most popular fighting game franchise of all time. The series has shifted 53.03 million copies whereas other heavy hitters like Tekken, Dragon Ball, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat fall short at around the 45 to 47 million mark.
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Every Pokemon in Pokemon Sword and Shield – full Galar Pokedex
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A few months ago, it was announced that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield won’t include every creature in the series. That quickly led fans to wonder which Pokemon have been kept and which have been cut.
Now that the dust has settled on leaks from the past few days, we have a more or less complete list of every Pokemon players can encounter in Sword/Shield. It includes returning Pokemon from past games as well as brand new ones from this entry.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – final wave of new leaked Pokemon
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Leakers have revealed some of the last new Pokemon that can be found in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. This concludes major creature discoveries that have been ongoing since Friday.
Here’s a look at the latest Pokemon:
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First Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers footage
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During a live stream today, Atlus debuted the first footage from Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. We have the relevant recording below showing gameplay.
Another large batch of Pokemon leaked for Pokemon Sword/Shield
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With early Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield players continuing to make their way through the new Switch games, even more new creatures have leaked online. We again have a look at some entirely new Pokemon as well as some Galarian forms and some other big news.
Here’s the full set:
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 now the fastest-selling Nintendo game in the UK of 2019 so far
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Early data from the past week of sales reveals that Luigi’s Mansion 3 has become the fastest-selling Nintendo game in the UK of 2019 thus far. It beat out The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening to earn that achievement.
While Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a strong debut, it wasn’t the top-selling game in the UK last week. That honor went to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
We should have more news from the latest UK sales charts soon.
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New Super Lucky’s Tale dev says Microsoft has been “excited and supportive” of release on new platforms, including Switch
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Cuphead and Ori and the Blind Forest, two games that were associated with Xbox, are now on Switch. New Super Lucky’s Tale will continue that trend next week. The former Xbox One and PC title will now be gracing Nintendo’s console with a massive amount of additions, improvements, and changes.
Although Microsoft originally published Super Lucky’s Tale, there wasn’t any issue getting approval for the release of New Super Lucky’s Tale on Switch. In an interview with Nintendo Everything, director Dan Hurd said that the company “has been super excited and supportive of our expanding the Lucky franchise across other platforms”.
Hurd told us:
