Umihara Kawase Fresh! coming west on July 9
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nicalis has announced that it will be publishing Umihara Kawase Fresh! in the west. In North America and Europe, the game will launch on July 9.
Here’s an introduction to the platformer:
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Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle revealed for Switch
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Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle has been officially announced following a leak from Taiwan just a few days ago. Koei Tecmo will release the game on July 4 in Japan, followed by July 5 in North America and Europe.
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle, an expansion to last year’s game, includes characters and missions from season 3, original episodes to expand the story, and new weapons like Thunder Spears. Over 40 playable characters will be available.
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Media Create sales (3/4/19 – 3/10/19)
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 69,766
PS4 – 25,154
PS4 Pro – 7,208
New 2DS LL – 4,424
Vita – 3,002
New 3DS LL – 1,182
2DS – 112
Xbox One X – 83
Xbox One – 14
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Nintendo on introducing new hardware, creating a “wow” moment, feedback from Miyamoto
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Guardian published a new piece on Nintendo today with commentary from Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi and Hisashi Nogami. Takahashi has been overseeing Switch while Nogami has been with the company for many years, and is well-known as the producer of the Splatoon series. In the article, the two developers commented on a wide variety of topics, including what it’s like introducing new hardware, needing to create a “wow” moment for players, and shared some thoughts about legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
You can find these excerpts from Takahashi and Nogami below. For the full article, head on over to The Guardian.
Fortnite now combines Switch and mobile player pools instead of PS4 / Xbox One
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Fortnite updated to version 8.10 today. Buried in the patch notes is an interesting tidbit about a change to matchmatching.
According to Epic, Switch and mobile pools have been combined. This is much different compared to how the game handled things previously in which Switch players were combined with Xbox One and PS4 cross-play parties. Epic says it expects “an on-average better per-game experience” for Switch as well as mobile users.
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Hollow Knight getting a physical release after all, including a collector’s edition
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Hollow Knight was originally going to be receiving a physical version through Skybound Games. That didn’t happen in the end, but the game will be sold at retail after all.
Team Cherry will be moving forward with bringing Hollow Knight to retailers on its own. Additionally, a collector’s edition will be sold at Fangamer, which includes:
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NES – Nintendo Switch Online update out now (version 2.3.0) – new games and SP versions live
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The NES – Nintendo Switch Online has updated, and a day earlier than expected to boot. Nintendo has started the distribution of version 2.3.0 which includes the latest games and SP versions.
Kid Icarus is out worldwide. StarTropics is also available in the west whereas Japan has Yie Ar Kung-Fu and Fire Emblem. If you download the Japanese equivalent of the app, you can access the latter two titles. Finally, Kirby’s Adventure and Zelda II have been added as new SP versions.
Below are overviews for the SP releases:
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Destiny Connect announced for North America and Europe
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Previously only announced for Japan, Destiny Connect is now confirmed for North America and Europe as well. The game will launch this fall.
Here’s an overview of the game:
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The Alliance Alive HD Remastered coming west this fall
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During its showcase event today, NIS America announced it has picked up The Alliance Alive HD Remastered for localization. The RPG will launch on Switch this fall.
The Alliance Alive originally came to 3DS. Atlus localized the game originally, but overseas publishing duties for the Switch release will now fall to NIS America.
NIS America Showcase 2019 live stream
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The NIS America Showcase 2019 will be kicking off not too long from now. NIS America will be featuring new game announcements, creator / developer messages, and more during its broadcast.
The event begins at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 4 PM in the UK / 5 PM in Europe. You can watch the stream as it happens below. As news is announced, we’ll make separate posts on the site.
