Mario Tennis Aces: new playable characters, Japanese boxart and release date leaked
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Ahead of today’s Nintendo Direct, Japanese retailer Rakuten Books has leaked several details regarding Mario Tennis Aces. The store page has since been taken down, though we suspect it’ll go live again after the Direct. You can see the game’s Japanese boxart above; Rakuten also listed the game’s release date as June 22nd. Some screenshots could also be found on the store page, which revealed several new playable characters. Head past the break to find out more.
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Code of Princess EX revealed for Switch
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Today, Nicalis announced that Code of Princess EX is in development for Switch. It’s due out physically and digitally this summer.
Code of Princess was originally made for 3DS. Atlus published the action-RPG way back in 2012.
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy launches for Switch in North America on April 26
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy was recently announced for Switch in Japan. Last week, the game’s localization was confirmed for Europe. Now we have news about North America as well.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy will be available stateside on April 26 – the same day as other regions. It’s digital-only, as is the case in Europe.
In Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy, players will be able to experience Naruto’s saga through the Fourth Great Ninja War story arc and experience local competitive multiplayer and online 3D arena battles. Many DLC costumes will be included free of charge.
Source: Bandai Namco PR
Spending on Nintendo products roughly doubles in 2017, Nintendo expected to overtake Microsoft in console market share this year
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According to IHS Markit’s analysis, roughly $8 billion was spent on Nintendo products in 2017. That’s about double what the Big N generated the year prior. The arrival of Switch, the SNES Classic Edition, and continued 3DS sales contributed to the increase.
IHS Markit indicates that Nintendo will have a larger share of the console market than Microsoft this year. In 2017, over $10 billion was spent globally on Xbox hardware, software, and services.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition trailer #2
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Koei Tecmo has prepared a brand new video for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. View the game’s second trailer below.
Nintendo Direct announced for March 8
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Nintendo will hold a new Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, the company has just announced.
The presentation will air at the following times:
– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe
Nintendo says that that the presentation will be about 30 minutes long, offering the latest information on both Switch and 3DS. Expect news on Mario Tennis Aces and more.
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Media Create sales (2/26/18 – 3/4/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 39,696
PS4 – 29,392
New 2DS LL – 6,693
PS4 Pro – 5,383
Vita – 5,017
New 3DS LL – 3,693
2DS – 850
Xbox One X – 139
Xbox One – 135
And here are the software charts:
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ARMS update out now (version 5.2.0), patch notes – Big Time ARMS, new Gallery images, more
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Last night, Nintendo teased that a new update would be distributed for ARMS today. Version 5.2.0 is now live for all players.
Today’s update adds in a few new things. The primary highlights include the ability to use “Big Time ARMS” from the Party Crash mode in regular battle, as well as the addition of new Gallery images.
The full patch notes are as follows:
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Switch owners can use My Nintendo Gold Points when purchasing digital games starting today
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Update: With this update, the Switch eShop has also been updated to show how many gold points can be earned from a digital purchase.
Original: Nintendo recently announced that it would be possible to use My Nintendo Gold Points when purchasing digital games on Switch. This is going into effect starting today, which should be as soon as maintenance ends (roughly 90 minutes from now).
The way this works is that Switch owners can get 5% back on digital purchases and 1% back on games bought physically. You’ll be able to apply Gold Points to purchases during checkout on the eShop or on Nintendo’s website. 1 Gold Point amounts to 1 cent. Another way of putting this: if you pay $59.99 for a game on the eShop, you’ll earn 300 Gold Points, which can be $3.00 towards your next purchase.
Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:
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Rez creator, Bandai Namco devs, Famitsu editor-in-chief share thoughts on Nintendo Labo
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Over the past couple of weeks, Famitsu has started running regular features on Nintendo Labo. As part of this, the magazine spoke with four different members of the gaming industry for their thoughts on the new Switch initiative. Rez and Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, Bandai Namco’s Jun Tamaoki (Summer Lesson), and Famitsu editor-in-chief Katsuhiko Hayashi weighed in on Nintendo Labo.
We’ve gone ahead and translated their various remarks. You can find the full comments from each of these people below.
