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Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

NIS America released a trailer for the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection that focuses Crystalis, originally released in 1990 for the NES. The collection releases in North America on November 13 and will likely release close to that date in Europe. Check out the trailer below.

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

The acclaimed game Salt and Sanctuary is coming to Switch, Ska Studios announced today. BlitWorks has been brought in to assist with the port.

Salt and Sanctuary is a brutal hand-drawn 2D Soulslike platformer and has amassed over 800,000 downloads thus far. We have additional details about the game below, along with a trailer.

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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 – 53,745
PS4 – 14,035
New 2DS LL – 8,296
PS4 Pro – 6,274
Vita – 4,277
New 3DS LL – 2,844
Xbox One – 709
2DS – 437
Xbox One X – 56

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

Switch – 50,239
PS4 – 12,431
PS4 Pro – 5,165
New 2DS LL – 4,176
Vita – 4,112
New 3DS LL – 2,507
2DS – 448
Xbox One – 47
Xbox One X – 32

And here are the software charts:

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

Recently, our very own Oni Dino made his own path to the Square Enix Café in Tokyo to see the Octopath Traveler experience they are currently hosting. He returned after gaining much knowledge, experience and photos and decided to share his tale with all of you!

I was lucky enough to gain Oni’s blessing on sharing some of the pictures and my thoughts on them. Please enjoy and make sure to read all about the adventure, the full menu, and pictures over here.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments

System: Switch (eShop)
Release date: July 24, 2018
Developer: Nyamakop
Publisher: Gambitious

Semblance is the kind of game that gets lost on the Switch eShop amid the dozens of weekly releases. As a 2D puzzle-platformer it doesn’t do itself any favors in this regard – not in the broad sense of the genre, at least. Still, in its brief five hour runtime, Semblance does exactly what it needs to. It takes a core concept that’s fun enough to play around with on its own and builds on it in a way that’s as calculated as any competently assembled progression of puzzles does.

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

de Blob made it to Switch next month. Its sequel, de Blob 2, isn’t too far behind.

Thanks to an eShop listing in North America, de Blob 2 has been confirmed for Switch. It’s slated for August 28 in the states.

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

Nintendo has posted a new article to the Kirby Star Allies Switch news channel. In it, HAL Laboratory’s Tatsuya Kamiyama reveals improvements planned for the Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! feature and more.

First, this week’s update will allow players to have multiple Guest Star ???? games saved at once. Functionality has been created in which save data can be automatically created from a Best Time record for those who already played the mode prior to the patch.

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

Take-Two has put out a few different Switch games through its subsidiaries. Back in November, Rockstar’s L.A. Noire hit the console. 2K Sports has also issued NBA 2K18 (2K19 is due out in September) and WWE 2K18.

It’s unclear just how much these titles have sold on Switch. However, Take-Two CEO Straus Zelnick has offered up an encouraging statement.

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

The latest Splatfest in Splatoon 2 was held this weekend, and it was a big one. Nintendo had the Squid and Octopus teams battling it out.

After a day of battles, the Splatfest has concluded. Nintendo just shared the results as well.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments

Located in Tokyo’s nerd Mecca, Akihabara, the Square Enix Café features a rotating menu and a variety of changing themes. This time around, from June 30 to August 10, the Switch exclusive Octopath Traveler is heavily featured with all sorts of limited edition merchandise, food and drinks inspired by the game, decorations and art. I visited the café in order to get first-hand impressions to share with our readers.

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