top

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

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.”

Read More

More: Capcom, Digital Eclipse, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, top

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.”

Read More

More: Pinball FX3, title update, top, Zen Studios

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.

Read More

More: 13AM Games, Dadako Studios, Graffiti Games, Headup Games, Pirate Pop Plus, Runbow, top

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:

Read More

More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top

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.

Read More

More: Splatoon 2, top

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

Nintendo Germany published a new announcement today covering Switch’s first birthday and its plans for the Leipzig Book Fair. In the press release, an update on the system’s sales was provided.

Switch sales in Germany have broken a ten-year record sales record previously set by Wii. The new console has sold more than 650,000 units in the country in its first year, outperforming Wii. Over 14 million Switch units have been sold as of December 2017.

Source: Nintendo PR

More: Germany, sales, top

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

Just a short while ago, Nintendo began distributing a brand new system update for Switch – version 5.0.0. As part of that, the Joy-Con themselves have also received an update. Unfortunately though, we’re not quite sure what it does.

You can update your Joy-Con by visiting the system settings. Head on over to the “Controllers and Sensors” tab, and navigate to “Update Controllers”. The left and right Joy-Con will then be updated individually.

Thanks to all who sent this in.

More: top

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

A new firmware update for Switch has just gone live. Version 5.0.0 is out now for all users.

Today’s update doesn’t feature anything quite as big as version 4.0.0 in which support for video capture was added, but there are some additions and changes. These include Facebook and Twitter friends suggestions, new ARMS and Kirby avatars, and more. Nintendo also fixed the glitch with Play Activity. 

You can find the full details on today’s update below.

Read More

More: system update, top

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

Atari intends to be present at the Game Developers Conference next week. Announced just recently, Switch will be featured in the company’s lineup.

Aside from RollerCoaster Tycoon, it also sounds like Atari Flashback Classics will be making its way to Switch. Atari’s titles for Nintendo’s console will be distributed by partners from Christmas 2018.

Thus far, two volumes of Atari Flashback Classics have been released on other platforms containing 50 titles each, with another one planned. It’s unclear if Switch will be getting the first edition or all three volumes (or something else entirely such as a bundle). We may learn more when GDC 2018 takes place between March 19 and March 23.

Thanks to AwesomePlatter for the tip.

Source

More: Atari, Atari Flashback Classics, top

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

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse previously appeared on 3DS and Wii U. Now WayForward is bringing the game to Switch as well, according to a listing on the Australian eShop.

Pre-orders are actually live as we speak. That option should be extended to other regions very soon.

Read More

More: Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, top, WayForward