Switch update out now (version 8.0.1)
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following up on last week’s update, Nintendo has issued the latest firmware for Switch. Version 8.0.1 is out now for all users.
Unsurprisingly, today’s update isn’t as notable as the last one. Nintendo says there are “general system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience.”
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Rumor: New, cheaper version of the Switch likely to launch by the end of June, “modest upgrade” coming this year
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Rumors regarding plans for new Switch models continue to swirl. This time around, Bloomberg chimes in with what it has heard.
According to Bloomberg, a “new, cheaper version of the Switch” is in the works “according to two people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss private plans.” The publication claims that it “will likely be launched by the end of June, according to one of the people.”
Bloomberg further adds that the current Switch “will receive a modest upgrade this year, though a more powerful version is not in the works, the people said.”
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March 2019 NPD: Switch was the best-selling platform of the month and for Q1 2019
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
How did Switch perform in the United States last month? Apparently very well.
We’re hearing that Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of March. Not only that, but the same also applies to Q1 2019 as a whole. That goes for both unit and dollar sales.
Yoshi’s Crafted World managed to crack the top ten software sales chart for the month as well, coming in at #9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate led the way for Nintendo at #5. You can see the full results here.
March 2019 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, year-to-date, last 12 months
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch and 3DS specifically for the month of March, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
March 2019 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of March 2019. The results can be found below.
[Review] SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Posted on 5 years ago by Campbell(@CampbellSGill) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch (eShop)
Release date: April 25, 2019
Developer: Image & Form
Publisher: Thunderful
The SteamWorld franchise has to be one of the most ambitious and varied IPs in indie gaming today. Since its inception on DSiWare in 2010, the series has stretched from Metroidvania platformers to tower defense games to real-time strategy, and with SteamWorld Quest, the latest entry on Switch, they’ve made the natural progression to the card-based RPG genre. But of course, we have to wonder: does Image & Form have another ace up its sleeve with SteamWorld Quest? Let’s shuffle our deck and see what hand the game has dealt us.
Doraemon Story of Seasons coming west this fall
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Doraemon Story of Seasons is coming west, Bandai Namco has announced. North America and Europe will be getting the title sometime during the fall.
Here’s the full announcement:
Puyo Puyo eSports officially coming west as Puyo Puyo Champions
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
This past weekend, we heard that Puyo Puyo eSports would probably be heading west next month. SEGA has now made all of the news official today.
Puyo Puyo eSports is indeed being localized as Puyo Puyo Champions. A release is planned for May 7 in both North America and Europe.
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SEGA to release Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game in Japan on July 24, first trailer
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A new update has been provided on Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game, which was recently announced at SEGA Fes 2019. The game is confirmed to be launching in Japan on July 24.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game will contain over 15 different types of events, supporting online play for each one. You can also create and customize an avatar to appear in-game.
[Review] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
Posted on 5 years ago by Edan(@@Virtualboi92) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: April 23, 2019
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Imagine waking up, going down to your kitchen and seeing every utensil you own now suddenly has a different color and function. Your whisk? Slice your bread with it. Potato peeler? No, pizza cutter. That’s Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen, a game that somehow manages to feel totally familiar and utterly unrecognizable all at the exact same time. There are flashes of familiarity to its design – Dark Souls, Skyrim, Monster Hunter and many others – but they all manage to exist as just that, flashes. Underneath the welcoming facade of these similarities there’s a game that will stick in your memory for the foreseeable future, for better and (sometimes) for worse. Originally released in 2012 for the PS3 and 360, Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen was Capcom’s offering to the action RPG pantheon. Now, in 2019, it has made the jump to the Switch in a move almost as peculiar as the game itself – and remarkably, it works.
