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Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Features, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Since the invention of Twitter, important scrolls have become a thing of the past. However, The Messenger tasks you with taking a scroll of upmost importance, from west to east; or for those unfamiliar with side scrollers, that means from left to right. Action and platforming in 8bit style graphics may be where your adventure starts but like a ninja in the shadows, there’s more to this game than meets the eye.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Shadows of the Empire wasn’t always a Star Wars game. In an interview with Game Informer, co-project leader Jon Knoles revealed that after wanting to take a break from Star Wars, the team “started kicking around this idea of a western with this new machine we heard Nintendo was making.”

Everything changed after Nintendo reached out to LucasArts about making a Star Wars game for what would be the N64. The Big N was interested in something new with original characters.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with a new column. The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director says Nintendo will be slowing down on the reveal of new characters, talks about Isabelle’s inclusion (such as how she differs from Villager, her design), and more.

Here’s our full translation:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Argonaut Games will always be remembered for its work on Star Fox and the Super FX tech for the SNES. But the company could have gained even more recognition had history gone down another way.

The Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s first crack at a VR-like experience, but Argonaut was developing its own system around the same time. Known as the Super Visor, the device would have been more powerful with full-color graphics and ‘head-tracking. It was ultimate scrapped in favor of the Virtual Boy.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

The last game we saw from Shin’en was FAST RMX for Switch’s launch. While the studio has been quiet since then, it sounds like the team is about to reemerge.

Shin’en just announced on Twitter that it will have news about its next game tomorrow. We don’t have much to go on other than the tweet below, but fortunately it won’t be long until we have a proper update:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Much has been made over the past few months regarding Sony’s unwillingness to participate in cross-platform play. Almost every major hardware manufacture supports the feature, including Nintendo and Microsoft.

Sony is finally changing its stance, and will allow cross-platform features “for select third-party content.” This starts with a beta for Fortnite on PlayStation 4 “that will allow for cross platform gameplay, progression and commerce” with Switch and other systems.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 37,733
PS4 – 11,661
New 2DS LL – 4,563
PS4 Pro – 4,332
Vita – 2,718
New 3DS LL – 2,130
2DS – 407
Xbox One X – 75
Xbox One – 28

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 38,738
PS4 – 12,057
PS4 Pro – 4,959
New 2DS LL – 4,684
New 3DS LL – 2,248
Vita – 1,973
2DS – 359
Xbox One X – 159
Xbox One – 58

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack is coming to North America and Europe, Koei Tecmo has announced. In both North America and Europe, the collection of three titles launches December 4.

Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack features three games from the Arland trilogy – Atelier Rorona: The Alchemists of Arland DX, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX. A bunch of DLC is also included.

While Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack will be sold as a single digital package, players will also be able to buy the games individually on the eShop. Purchasing all three comes at a discounted price.

Source: Koei Tecmo PR

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Steins;Gate Elite has received a new, final release date in North America. Publisher Spike Chunsoft announced today that the game will be available on February 19.

On the same day, fans will be able to purchase the Steins;Gate Elite Limited Edition. The package includes the game, a 100+ page hardcover storyboard collection, exclusive cloth poster, custom outer box, and 8-bit ADV Steins;Gate. Amazon is taking pre-orders here.

Here’s a trailer for the 8-bit game:

Source: Spike Chunsoft PR

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 0 comments

Over the past few days, there’s been talk of a new Pokemon surfacing through Pokemon GO. The creature has been officially unveiled today, which is known as Meltan.

Meltan is a brand new Hex Hut Pokemon. In the video below, Professor Oak and Professor Willow introduce the Pokemon, who has already been spotted in Pokemon GO and will be available in Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.

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