Adobe: Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee named one of Black Friday 2018’s top-selling products
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Adobe Analytics tracks e-commerce transactions across 80 of the top 100 US retailers. Today, the company reported early information about Black Friday 2018 sales.
According to Adobe, the top five products purchased online in the United States were Laptops, LOL Surprise dolls and accessories, Fingerlings baby pet toys for kids, God of War on PlayStation 4, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. CNET further indicates that the new Pokemon games were top-selling products at retail in general during Black Friday.
Pokemon: Let’s Go is already confirmed to have sold over three million copies worldwide in its first three days.
Rumor: Aonuma teases Zelda: Skyward Sword for Switch during Japanese concert
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda: Concert 2018 kicked off in Japan this week. Normally you wouldn’t expect any sort of major news from that type of event, but something noteworthy did in fact happen.
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma reportedly appeared at the concert this weekend. Based on messages from fans who attended and posted on social media, Aonuma said: “We know what you are thinking, Skyward Sword on Switch, right?” That prompted the audience to clap and cheer.
Nintendo has been bringing the 3D Zelda games to new systems one by one, so a new release of Skyward Sword would make sense. Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask hit 3DS while Wind Waker and Twilight Princess landed on Wii U. Could Skyward Sword on Switch be next?
[Let’s Talk] Predicting Nintendo announcements at The Game Awards 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 0 comments
Nintendo has been present at The Game Awards almost every year. In most cases, the company comes along with multiple announcements. Last year was arguably the biggest with the reveal of Bayonetta 3, the news that Bayonetta 1 + 2 were coming to Switch, and the proper unveiling (and subsequent release) of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s story DLC.
The Game Awards 2018 are less than two weeks away. It’d be very surprising if Nintendo didn’t have at least one announcement for the show, or at least a look at something new. Could we get a better look at Bayonetta 3? A first look at Metroid Prime 4? Share your predictions with us in the comments below.
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You’d be a goose to miss these four upcoming Switch games!
Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Features, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
As my last bit of PAX content for now, I wanted to share four games that stood out as something unique and worth your passing gander. They range from beautiful to bewildering and everything in between. Now please, enjoy this quick look into some smaller titles that are making big waves across the board.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leaks / datamine roundup
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Update: Post updated at 12 PM ET on November 24.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes out two weeks from today, but the game is already out in the wild. Whether it’s through retailers selling the game early or other means, fans are already getting their hands on it. Naturally, that only means one thing: leaks.
Like with any other major title, people are already going to work on Smash Bros. Ultimate to see what’s hidden within the game’s files. Music, bosses, and plenty more are already making the rounds online with more sure to continue.
We’ll be covering the leaks and datamines, but only in this post. No other area of the site will contain content not released by Nintendo. With that being said, we’ll round up anything interesting below. Do not proceed if you do not wish to be spoiled in any fashion.
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Kill la Kill the Game: IF announced for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments
Kill la Kill the Game: IF is coming to Switch, Arc System Works has revealed. The news was just shared today at ArcRevo Japan 2018.
APlus Games is developing Kill la Kill the Game: IF, which features fighting gameplay based on the popular anime. The title is planned for a 2019 release.
Art director on why Zelda’s art style constantly changes, and how Breath of the Wild’s look was made
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda series has experimented with many different visual styles over the years. Nintendo aimed for realism with Twilight Princess, but before that, Wind Waker offered a completely opposite feel with its cel-shaded look.
As part of an interview published in the newly-translated Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion book, art director Satoru Takizawa commented on the series’ ever-changing visual style. Takizawa had this to say on the topic:
Mario Tennis Aces reveals Luma, Pauline, and Boom Boom
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Three more characters are joining Mario Tennis Aces. Luma, Pauline, and Boom Boom will be added to the game in early 2019, the company revealed today.
Based on how they’re presented in a new trailer, Luma will seemingly be first up in January. Boom Boom will then follow in February, and finally Pauline in March.
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Nintendo confirms Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best pre-selling Smash game, best pre-selling Switch game
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is poised for a huge debut when it arrives on Switch next month. Thanks to Nintendo, we now know that it’s the best pre-selling game in the series. Additionally, it’s the best pre-selling Switch title – beating out Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launches December 7. Expect news regarding the game’s sales to trickle in shortly after release.
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Virtuos on making the Switch version of Starlink – “extremely technically challenging” meeting parity with other platforms
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve known that Virtuos worked on the Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas. But as it turns out, the studio was extremely involved and handled a significant amount of development on Nintendo’s console. GamesIndustry spoke with senior technical director Jonathan Boldiga about what the process was like.
According to Boldiga, creating Starlink for Switch wasn’t easy. Ubisoft apparently “had very high standards in terms of what they wanted on the Switch platform” and the team had to do what it could to maintain visual parity across Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In the end, Boldiga believes they were able to deliver “one of the best-looking Switch titles out there.”
