A new Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will be posted on February 21, 2024, Nintendo just announced. The presentation will go live at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

The event will cover games coming in the first half of 2024 for Switch from Nintendo’s publishing and development partners. It will last about 25 minutes.

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Rumor: Next Nintendo Direct could be a Partner Showcase, airing soon

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments

February 8: New speculation indicates that a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase could be released as soon as next week.

Many Nintendo fans are counting on a Direct this month based on past precedent. In previous years, a general presentation was held in February. But now it seems that instead of the big event, we could be getting a smaller presentation focusing on third-parties.

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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #13 results – Friday vs. Saturday vs. Sunday (weekends)

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The results are in for the thirteenth official Splatfest in Splatoon 3, which was Friday vs. Saturday vs. Sunday. Nintendo asked players what they believe is the best day of the weekend.

At halftime, we saw that things were extremely close. Team Sunday had the slightest of leads at 33.86 percent, followed by Team Friday at 33.39 percent and Team Saturday at 32.75 percent.

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Major Minor’s Majestic March designer critical of Nintendo during early Wii development

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

You may recall a bit of a niche music game that released on Wii titled Major Minor’s Majestic March. Masaya Matsuura, who worked on games like Vib-Ribbon and PaRappa the Rapper, was one of the main designers involved with the project.

Matsuura reflected on Major Minor’s Majestic March in a recent issue of EDGE and had some criticisms for Nintendo. He said that the company didn’t do a good job at explaining the Wii Remote’s functionality and said “there was a lack of transparency that hurt developers like us.” Along with “adding new and subtle features” Nintendo was also “amending the design as time went on, which changed the scope for us.”

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[Let’s Talk] What’s your favorite amiibo?

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments

With the Sora amiibo releasing yesterday, that wraps up all of the figures for Super Smash Bros. That line alone offers nearly 100 different products. There are also many other IPs and dedicated franchise with amiibo including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, and more.

Aside from how many amiibo are out there, something that may surprise you is that it’s turning ten years old this year. It’ll be a decade of the figures as of November.

Since we’re coming up on a big milestone here, we wanted to take a moment to talk about amiibo. Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments, and feel free to share any other thoughts you have about amiibo as well.

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How to get Shiny Deoxys before Pokemon Bank closes

Posted on 10 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, GBA, Guides | 0 comments

A little while ago, we wrote a big list of Shiny Pokemon that will become unobtainable after Pokemon Bank closes. Shiny Deoxys is one such Pokemon, and it’s only obtainable via a limited-time event in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance. If you’re looking to catch a Shiny Deoxys for yourself, we’ve put together a guide on how to hunt it prior to Pokemon Bank’s closure.

It’s important to note that Pokemon Bank does not currently have an announced closure date. Online services for Wii U and 3DS are set to end on April 8, but Pokemon Bank’s servers will remain open “until further notice”. That being said, we don’t expect them to be open for much longer than an additional year, if that. If there are any Shiny Pokemon you want to hunt in advance, now’s a great time to start.