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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 120 Comments

At Gamescom, The Verge chatted with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi. While the two talked, Koizumi touched on Nintendo’s approach to story in Mario games, Shigeru Miyamoto’s involvement with Odyssey, and the chances of a second 3D Mario title for Switch.

Head on below for some notable excerpts from the interview. For the full discussion, read up on The Verge here. 

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 16 Comments

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was given a lengthy demonstration during Nintendo’s Gamescom 2017 live stream a short while ago. Nearly an hour of gameplay was shown, including a brand new area. Watch the full recording below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Nintendo will be returning with a new Fire Emblem Heroes broadcast very soon. On Sunday / Monday, the next Feh Channel presentation will be streamed online.

It’ll go live at the following times:

– 8:30 PM PT (August 27)
– 11:30 PM ET (August 27)
– 4:30 AM in the UK (August 28)
– 5:30 AM in Europe (August 28)

You’ll be able to watch the broadcast as it happens below. Nintendo says it will be about ten minutes long.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 33 Comments

Koei Tecmo has three new games lined up for Switch. Three Omega Force-made games will be out on November 9 in Japan.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, and Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate will all be coming to Switch. Pricing for all three are set at 6,800 yen and include the downloadable content released for the other versions.

The new website for the Switch versions are located here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 10 Comments

The teases, rumors, and retailer listings are finished. Finally, new titles from Telltale Games have been confirmed for Switch.

Nintendo put out a tweet officially announcing that Guardians of the Galaxy and Batman: The Enemy Within will be making their way to Switch:

No word yet on release dates, but both are very likely candidates to drop before the end of 2017.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment

SEGA published two new videos for Sonic Forces. Both are attached below, and offer the first direct-feed gameplay of Tag style gameplay as well as a new VS. Metal Sonic remix.

For Tag, the character leading depends on the move used. Sonic leads when boosting while the Hero Character takes over when using its Wispon.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment

After previously landing on Wii U and 3DS, Elliot Quest is making the jump to Switch. The European eShop has updated with a listing for the game, showing that a port is in the words.

Here’s an overview:

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Posted on 7 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

Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – €44.99

Switch Download

ACA NeoGeo Puzzled – €6.99
forma.8 – €9.99
Piczle Lines DX – €14.99

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – $59.99 (available Tuesday)

Switch Download

ACA NeoGeo Puzzled – $9.99
forma.8 – $9.99
Piczle Lines DX – $14.99

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments

Eurogamer published a meaty interview with longtime Metroid developer Yoshio Sakamoto. There was plenty of talk about Samus Returns, including the amiibo support and two different hard modes. Sakamoto also weighed in on the series’ future and more. Elsewhere, he also seemed to shoot down recent rumors that the Rhythm Heaven franchise is dead.

We’ve rounded up the notable comments from Sakamoto below. You can find even more on Eurogamer here.

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