Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – free “Summer Surprise” update out today, trailer
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
As thanks to their fans and supporters, WayForward is releasing a “Summer Surprise” update to all owners of Half-Genie Hero today, July 31. It includes an entirely new Jammies Mode as well as a Blaster Master Zero Transformation Dance
Here’s an official description of the update:
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass – “The Adventure Continues” trailer
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Nintendo just uploaded a new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 highlighting the game’s Expansion Pass. Among what’s highlighted, we’re able to get another look at the Torna – The Golden Country expansion. Watch today’s trailer below.
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Nintendo financial results: three months ended June 30, 2018 – Switch at 19.67 million units total
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Nintendo has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year. This covers the period from April through June of 2018. Below, we’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information from the report.
Nintendo million sellers – July 2018 – Tropical Freeze (Switch), Mario Tennis Aces make the list
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When Nintendo shares its financial results, we always tend to get a look at updated listings of million sellers across various platforms. The company provided that information once again for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
Among the highlights, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Switch and Mario Tennis Aces have already made the list. The two have sold 1.40 million and 1.38 million respectively.
Here’s the full lineup:
Nintendo release schedule – July 2018
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Included in Nintendo’s latest financial results documents is the upcoming release schedule for Switch and 3DS. Aside from a look at what’s to come from a first-party perspective, it also provides an overview of some planned third-party titles. We’ve attached the latest schedule below.
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Splatoon 2 adding Ancho-V Games stage, four new weapons tomorrow
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Nintendo has detailed the content update for Splatoon as part of August’s update. Aside from the regular X Rank reset, the game will be adding Ancho-V Games plus four new weapons.
Here’s the rundown of everything:
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3DS update out now (version 11.8.0-41)
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Nintendo has released the next firmware update for 3DS. The new version is 11.8.0-41, with the company providing the following statement about it: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.
Nintendo last issued a firmware update for 3DS on June 18. These patches have dropped from time to time, but tend to carry the same general statement about improving system stability. That has actually been the case since 2015. The last major 3DS update was in March 2015, which added a Home Menu Layout setting, additional categories for the Theme Shop, and amiibo settings for 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS systems.
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HAL Laboratory president reflects on his friendship with Satoru Iwata
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Satoshi Mitsuhara might know late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata better than anyone. Mitsuhara first joined HAL in 1990, and worked with Iwata for several years. The two would end up being close friends.
Forbes recently spoke with Mitsuhara, who is now the president of HAL. Mitsuhara shared some thoughts about Iwata during the discussion, and mentioned that they used to visit the arcades “and play Daytona USA exactly twice” after work.
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Digimon Survive announced for North America and Europe
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Digimon Survive was recently announced for Japan. Thankfully, fans haven’t had to wait long about a release in other territories, as Bandai Namco confirmed today that the title is coming west.
Digimon Survive, a survival simulation RPG, will launch worldwide in 2019. We have the announcement and English version of yesterday’s trailer below.
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Five minutes of Digimon Survive footage
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Aside from showing the first trailer during the Digimon Thanksgiving 2018 Special Meeting & Latest Game Newsflash, Bandai Namco also gave a look at five minutes of footage. We have the recording below.
