Why Marvel Ultimate Alliance is returning, and how Nintendo became involved with The Black Order
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo surprised everyone at The Game Awards last year by announcing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. The Big N is publishing the game as a Switch exclusive, with Team Ninja handing development duties.
A couple of things happened to make the collaboration possible. First, Marvel itself was interested in bringing the series back. Then things really started to come together after Nintendo gave the company a showing of the Switch hardware prior to its public reveal.
Marvel Games VP and executive producer Mike Jones told Game Informer in the magazine’s latest issue:
[Giveaway] Hob: The Definitive Edition
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Giveaway, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The winners of our giveaway are in! Congratulations to Mr. Obvious, Bobby Digital, Jack Bankhead, Carney Vorous, and dequesi. Thanks to all who entered!
To celebrate the recent launch of Hob: The Definitive Edition, Panic Button and Perfect World Entertainment were kind enough to supply us with codes for the game as part of a giveaway. We have five in total, meaning we’ll have five winners.
To enter, simply leave a comment below about the aspect you find the most interesting about Hob. We’ll then pick the winners at random a week from today – May 9.
This competition is open worldwide. Keep in mind that we were given US codes, but they can be redeemed on any Switch system. You’ll just need a North American Nintendo Account set up on your Switch in order to redeem the code on the proper eShop. Please note that we’ll be following up with each winner in the comments section individually and will require their email address, so be sure to revisit this post in a week to see if you’ve been chosen.
Mary Skelter 2 announced for North America and Europe
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following its recent announcement in Japan, Mary Skelter 2 has been confirmed for Switch in the west. Idea Factory will be publishing the game in both North America and Europe.
Here’s an introduction to the 3D dungeon-crawling RPG:
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Sonic Team boss: “maybe in the future I can bring Nights back to people”
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
SEGA has only made two Nights games. The first entry came out for the SEGA Saturn in 1996, followed by a sequel on Wii about a decade later. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka was heavily involved with both titles, and it sounds like he’d be interesting in seeing it return one day.
In an interview with LADbible, Iizuka noted that he’d “love to return to Nights.” He went on to say, “maybe in the future I can bring Nights back to people.”
More: interview, Nights, SEGA, Takashi Iizuka, top
SEGA Ages has seen a strong response overseas, but disappointing reception in Japan
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
According to SEGA Ages senior producer Kagasei Shimomura, the overseas reception to the series has been much higher than anticipated. Sonic, Out Run, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World have received an especially big response, particularly in Europe.
Unfortunately, things aren’t going quite as well in Japan. Shimomura and supervisor Yosuke Okunari indicated that sales have been a bit slow and they need to appeal to its Japanese fan base. Shimomura added that SEGA Ages on Switch has been selling less than half as well as the 3DS classics that were developed a few years ago.
More: interview, Kagasei Shimomura, M2, SEGA, SEGA Ages, top, Yosuke Okunari
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack from Guacamelee dev DrinkBox gets surprise release on Switch
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Before DrinkBox created games like Guacamelee, the studio first worked on Tales From Space. The company has announced that it is releasing Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack on Switch today, and it’s arriving on the eShop today.
Here’s an introduction to the puzzle platformer, along with a trailer:
New Tetris 99 game mode datamined
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Earlier today, Nintendo released Big Block DLC for Tetris 99. It includes offline CPU Battle and Marathon game modes, with even more modes promised for the future.
A new datamine has now revealed at least some of Nintendo’s future plans. If you’re interested in finding out about what’s to come, continue on below.
Rating leaks Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] for Switch
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A rating from Taiwan has apparently leaked a new Under Night In-Birth game. Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] is in development, and it’s coming to Switch, according to the classification.
Arc System Works should be announcing Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] in the future. The series itself is developed by French-Bread, and has had several entries dating back to 2012.
Denis Dyack had to convince Miyamoto to include save deletion Sanity Effect in Eternal Darkness
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News | 0 comments
Denis Dyack, the director of the Nintendo-published psychological horror game Eternal Darkness, appeared on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered. Dyack reflected on the GameCube title during a lengthy segment of the show.
Dyack discussed Nintendo’s interest in Silicon Knights after seeing the studio’s camera tech, moving the project from the N64 to the GameCube, working with Nintendo, and more. One interesting story came about when he was asked if any Sanity Effects were cut from the final game. Everything made it in, but not without some effort. Dyack actually spoke directly with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto about the one memorable Sanity Effect in which Eternal Darkness would make it seem as though your save file was being deleted.
Nintendo Download (5/9/19, Europe) – Saints Row, Shakedown Hawaii, more
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package – €39.99
