Nintendo Download (6/8/17, Europe) – Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on Switch and 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 Download
ACA NeoGeo Shock Troopers 2nd Squad – €6.99 / £6.29
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – €16.99 / £15.99
Wii U Download
Block Zombies – €5.49 / £4.49
Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot HD – €4.99 / £4.49, €1.99 / £1.79 if you own it on 3DS
Sphere Slice – €1.49 / £1.39
Wii U Virtual Console
Blazing Lazers – €5.99 / £5.39
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Sonic Mania adds Chemical Factory Zone
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Update: Correction – we’ve now received the official announcement from SEGA. As some have thought, the final name is Chemical Plant Zone. Not Chemical Factory Zone.
Original: Game Informer has a first look at a new Zone in Sonic Mania. View a couple of videos showing off Chemical Factory below.
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Nintendo Download (6/8/17, North America) – Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Switch, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Cars 3: Driven to Win – $59.99 (available Tuesday)
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Shock Troopers 2nd Squad – $7.99
GoNNER – $9.99
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – $19.99
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[Review] ARMS
Posted on 6 years ago by Philip(@P_Trah) in Reviews, Switch | 18 Comments
System: Switch
Release date: June 16, 2017
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
It feels commonplace with Nintendo to expect at least one new first-party IP to follow the most recent console launch. Enter ARMS, Nintendo’s latest original game, and their take on a more competitive-styled fighter. Nintendo has had experience with the fighting game genre in the past with the Smash Bros. series, but instead of leaning more towards the party-style that has been the intended main focus Smash Bros., ARMS seems to lend itself to a more competitive one-on-one style of fighting game in the vein of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat while still maintaining the big N’s signature twist on a traditional genre.
New Japanese Hey! Pikmin introduction trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment
Nintendo just uploaded a brand new Hey! Pikmin trailer on its Japanese YouTube channel that acts as an overall introduction to the game. Have a look at it below.
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Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac dev announces The End Is Nigh, planned for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 14 Comments
The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy creator Edmund McMillen has announced his next game. The End Is Nigh, developed by McMillen as well as Tyler Glaiel, has actually pretty much finished development. It’s launching on Steam in about a month, with a release on Switch to follow later.
The End Is Nigh features adventure-platformer gameplay. Players can control Ash in over 600 levels scattered across 12+ chapters.
A teaser trailer and additional information about The End is Nigh are attached below.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where the player takes control over Ash, one of few “things” that have “survived” the “end of the world”.
Follow Ash as he flops his way through a future of pain and suffering. Feel his stress levels rise as you throw him into an endless swarm of decaying, mutant animal-like creatures and help aid his final epic quest… to simply make a friend (out of pieces of people he finds along his journey).
Oh, also you collect video game cartridges and tumors! if that does anything for ya.
Features:
600+ levels!12+ explorable chapters!
20+ collectible and fully playable mini game cartridges! (each with their own tiny achievements!)
80+ achievements that will make you feel good about yourself
100s of collectible little squishy tumors!
loads of hidden extras and endings that you will probably see someone else find before you do!
and stress!
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Konami thinking about other potential Switch games, knows about Castlevania interest, many ideas for Bomberman R
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 70 Comments
Super Bomberman R is Konami’s first game for Switch. The company has to be happy with its performance, as over 500,000 copies were shipped by the end of April.
Konami could choose to further support the system in the future. Speaking with Miketendo64, European brand manager Richard Jones noted that “there is lots of internal discussions going on within Konami regarding what games we can bring to the Nintendo Switch”. He also spoke about Castlevania in the same response, acknowledging the demand for a new game in the series.
Jones’ full comments:
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Yooka-Laylee Switch status update, additions and changes will be included at launch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 22 Comments
Playtonic offered a status update on the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee on its blog. The studio will be entering a testing phase on Nintendo’s platform soon, and will have a release date soon after if all goes well.
Playtonic also confirmed that “all of the important additions and changes contained in our upcoming game update will be included on day one” for Switch. Also highlighted is the ability to play Yooka-Laylee on the go, of course.
Speaking of updates, Playtonic has outlined what will be included in that big update. Continue on below for the full details.
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Media Create sales (5/29/17 – 6/4/17)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Switch, Wii U | 12 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 23,524
PS4 – 15,854
New 3DS LL – 12,676
PS4 Pro – 5,492
Vita – 4,454
2DS – 2,904
New 3DS – 915
PS3 – 714
Wii U – 221
Xbox One – 167
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 27,146
New 3DS LL – 14,610
PS4 – 13,972
PS4 Pro – 5,030
Vita – 4,092
2DS – 2,667
New 3DS – 1,018
PS3 – 258
Wii U – 177
Xbox One – 121
And here are the software charts:
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Atlus publishing Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology in North America early next year
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Atlus has a third 3DS game coming west. In addition to Etrian Odyssey V and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is also getting localized. It’s planned to hit North America early next year. Deep Silver has been publishing Atlus’ games in Europe, and that will likely continue here as well.
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is yet another localization announcement leaked through a test page. Atlus should be following up with official news soon.
