Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Summer 2018 announced for August 28
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A Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Summer 2018 presentation will be held next week, Nintendo has announced. The broadcast will be held next week – August 28.
The presentation will go live at the following times:
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Nintendo Download (8/23/18, North America) – Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Blade Strangers, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Blade Strangers – $39.99 (available August 28)
de Blob 2 – $29.99 (available August 28)
Little Dragons Café – $59.99 (available August 24)
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate – $59.99 (available August 28)
Night Trap – 25th Anniversary Edition – $13.49 (available August 24)
Victor Vran Overkill Edition – $39.99 (available August 28)
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Nintendo Switch Online app will let you voice chat during play sessions for the NES subscription games
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The Nintendo Switch Online website has updated with a notable piece of information. For the NES games included with the subscription service, it will be possible to voice chat during play sessions. That’ll be done through the Nintendo Switch Online app.
Nintendo’s website states:
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Team Sonic Racing reveals first Story Mode details, new character Dodonpa
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In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Team Sonic Racing has a two-page article. The main highlight is the reveal of first Story Mode details, including a look at new character Dodonpa. Producer Takashi Iizuka also provides some insight.
Here’s the full translation:
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July 2018 NPD: Switch the best-selling hardware platform, Nintendo hardware at highest point for a July month since 2009
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July turned out to be a fantastic month for Switch. In the United States, it was the best-selling hardware platform in terms of both dollars and units sold.
According to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, “this is the seventh month that Switch has led in hardware dollar sales since launching in March 2017, and the first since December 2017. Unit sales of Nintendo hardware in July 2018 reached its highest point for a July month since 2009.”
July 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, through 2018, last twelve months
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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 July, we also have a list of the games that have sold the best through 2018 and over the past twelve months. Continue on below for the full results.
July 2018 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S. – Octopath Traveler is #1
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2018. The results can be found below.
GoldenEye 007 devs on toning down initial violence, how using Oddjob is cheating, game’s huge success
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MEL Magazine has a huge article up looking back on GoldenEye 007. Lead environment artist Karl Hilton, gameplay / engine programmer Mark Edmonds, and developer David Doak were brought in for the retrospective piece.
The interview has a number of highlights, some of which we have below. There’s talk about toning down the violence with Nintendo being concerned about the amount of killing, how using Oddjob is cheating in their view, and huge success including Nintendo being unable to keep up with the initial demand.
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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – newest fighter reveals, modes, and more
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Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai returns to Famitsu this week with his latest column. In it, he goes over information revealed during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month.
Sakurai wrote about the inclusion of Simon, Richter, Chrom, Dark Samus, and King K. Rool, going a bit into why they were added. He also covers modes plus the huge amount of stages and music.
Nintendo talks about Switch’s OS – home menu design resources have less than 200KB
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At CEDEC 2018 earlier today, Nintendo held a session about the making of Switch’s interface. Developers spoke about their approach for the OS’s creation.
The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki was in attendance, and passed along some of the details that were shared. Here’s the full roundup:
