Nintendo announces Nindies Showcase Spring 2018, to be held on March 20
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
A new Nindies Showcase will air next week, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will air at the following times on March 20:
– 9 AM PT
– 12 PM ET
– 4 PM in the UK
– 5 PM in Europe
You’ll be able to watch the presentation as it happens below. We’ll be sure to bring you all of the major news as it breaks.
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Nintendo Download (3/15/18, Europe) – Kirby Star Allies, The Last Day of June, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Kirby Star Allies – €59.99 (available March 16)
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Nintendo Download (3/15/18, North America) – Kirby Star Allies, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Clustertruck, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Attack on Titan 2 – $59.99 (available March 20)
Kirby Star Allies – $59.99 (available March 16)
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Runner3 launches on May 22, new trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Choice Provisions and Nicalis have finally nailed down a release date for Runner3. The Switch console exclusive won’t be delayed any further, as it’s penciled in for May 22.
Runner3 will be sold both physically and digitally. If you pick up the digital release, you’ll receive the game on a cartridge, an instruction booklet, CD sampler, and light-up PVC character strap.
We have a new trailer for Runner3 below.
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Limited Run Games announces physical version of Thimbleweed Park as first Switch release, out March 30
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Thimbleweed Park joined the Switch eShop last September. Now thanks to Limited Run Games, a physical version is in the works.
Thimbleweed Park will actually be Limited Run’s first release on Switch. It’s slated for March 30, with pre-orders opening for a limited amount of time soon.
Limited Run will also have a collector’s edition thanks to a partnership with Fangamer.
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection has a Switch-exclusive mode, plus first footage
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A number of outlets recently went hands-on with Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Among what was shown, we have first word on a Switch-exclusive mode.
Game Informer reports that on Switch, Super Street Fighter II’s tournament mode lets players with multiple systems put them into tabletop mode and play musical chairs by physically moving to the right unit for the next fight. The site does say that it allows for tournaments to “move fairly quickly by making the fights proceed concurrently,” but “it can also be kind of a confusing mess figuring out which system and controller you need to be at for your next match.”
Zen Studios moving forward with Pinball FX3 Switch patch after all
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Towards the end of 2017, Zen Studios said that a patch would be created to improve Pinball FX3’s performance on Switch. It was intended to have the game running at 60 frames per second in handheld mode will increasing docked resolution to 1080p.
The situation changed earlier this month when Zen Studios noted that plans had been abandoned for the Switch patch. It was decided after determining that the team would need to “recreate every table from the bits to achieve this quality.”
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Runbow Switch release date, Pirate Pop Plus coming to Switch, new 13AM Games project tease
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
13AM Games and Headup Games have set a release date for Runbow on Switch. The game is releasing digitally on April 24 worldwide. On June 14, fans will be able to purchase a “Deluxe Edition” at retail featuring all DLC and some physical goodies.
Runbow will let players experience all multiplayer modes with up to nine players simultaneously online. On Switch, eight players are supported locally.
Media Create sales (3/5/18 – 3/11/18)
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 – 45,084
PS4 – 14,251
PS4 Pro – 14,112
Vita – 5,476
New 2DS LL – 5,413
New 3DS LL – 4,074
2DS – 761
Xbox One – 104
Xbox One X – 78
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 45,083
PS4 – 20,070
Vita – 6,518
PS4 Pro – 6,499
New 2DS LL – 6,113
New 3DS LL – 4,326
2DS – 901
Xbox One X – 147
Xbox One – 117
And here are the software charts:
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New details on Rank X in Splatoon 2
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Several notable announcements were made for Splatoon 2 during last week’s Nintendo Direct. One of these was Rank X, an extreme rank even higher than S+.
Over on the official Japanese website today, Nintendo provided new information about Rank X. Get the full rundown below, courtesy of frozenpandaman.
