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January 18, 2017

Fire Emblem Gaiden Reimagining Announced For 3DS 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 2:20 pm EST
Total comments: 12 Source: Nintendo Direct

Shadows over a divided kingdom this May.

The tale of Fire Emblem on 3DS will continue into 2017.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a remake of the 1992 Famicom title, will release in North America/Europe on May 19 and Japan on April 20. The story will feature twin protagonists Alm and Celica fighting in a war between two eternal kingdoms.

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January 16, 2017

Arc System Works Bringing BlazBlue, New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers to Switch Switch

by Carmine Red - 4:07 am EST
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This is the first time fighting game franchise BlazBlue will appear on a Nintendo home console.

Arc System Works is developing an entry in their fighting game series BlazBlue for the Nintendo Switch; alongside the western-themed farm/town-building simulation title New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers. The Japanese game developer wasn't at Nintendo's live-streamed Switch Presentation last week, but instead made the announcement through their Japanese website.

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January 13, 2017

StreetPass, Miiverse Will Not Be Options On Switch 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 6:44 pm EST
Total comments: 21 Source: VentureBeat

Un-yeah.

The "social media" options for screenshots and video on Switch will not include Miiverse, nor will there be StreetPass.

Nintendo of America assistant manager for public relations confirmed the news to VentureBeat at a press event today in New York City. StreetPass was specifically excluded in order to promote the concept of the Switch as a home console.

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Fire Emblem Direct To Air January 18 3DSSwitchMobi

by Donald Theriault - 9:51 am EST
Total comments: 7 Source: Treehouse Live

Warriors to be discussed, but plenty of possibilities.

The next video presentation from Nintendo will be critical-hitting us next week.

A Fire Emblem-themed Direct will air next Wednesday, January 18 at 5 pm Eastern / 2 pm Pacific. This was announced on today's Treehouse Live event, in the context of Fire Emblem Warriors.

In addition to Warriors, other possibilites include the Fire Emblem mobile game and possibly the Western release of DLC for Fire Emblem Fates.

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Arcade Archives Series Will Release On Switch

by Donald Theriault - 6:57 am EST
Total comments: 2 Source: Nintendo

Max Gear 330 Mega Shock action will appear

The Switch's retro catalogue will be buoyed with the Arcade Archives series.

HAMSTER will bring the series of arcade re-releases over from the PlayStation 4, which to date has included titles from Taito, Konami, Technos and SNK.

No specific titles or release dates have been announced for the series.

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Switch Receiving 'Tales of' and 'Taiko Drum Master' Entries

by Carmine Red - 3:35 am EST
Total comments: 6 Source: press release

Dragon Ball isn't the only thing Bandai Namco is bringing to Nintendo's new system.

Bandai Entertainment America Inc. has reported that they are developing titles in their "Tales of ___" and "Taiko Drum Master" franchises for Nintendo Switch.

The storied game developer announced the additional support while touting their upcoming Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (working title) offering,... Read more...

My Nintendo Store Coming, Opening Soon in Japan

by Danny Bivens - 2:40 am EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: NCL

A new digital shopping destination for hardware, special edition software and more is opening very soon.

Nintendo is opening the My Nintendo Store, an online shop, on January 23 in Japan. The store will be open to My Nintendo users in Japan and give the opportunity to buy exclusive goods. Starting with the Switch, account holders are able to order Nintendo’s newest system from the site and can customize... Read more...

January 12, 2017

Limited Editions, Additional Amiibo Announced For Breath Of The Wild Switch

by Donald Theriault - 10:34 pm EST
Total comments: 10 Source: Nintendo

Plus a release date

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be one of the centerpieces of the Switch launch lineup, and Nintendo is going all out for it.

The March 3 release will feature three editions: A standard edition for US$59.99, a "Special Edition" for $99.99 that includes a carrying case, coin, a Calamity... Read more...

The Nintendo Switch North America Launch Lineup So Far Switch

by - 10:21 pm EST
Total comments: 14

Beyond Nintendo's presentation, a flurry of announcements has the Switch's software launch lineup slowly taking shape.

A bevy of announcements both during and outside of Nintendo's Switch January 2017 presentation has started to life the veil on what could be the launch software for the Nintendo Switch.

It's important to keep in mind that this is very early information, and additional announcements in the coming... Read more...

Bomberman, Street Fighter Returning On Switch

by Donald Theriault - 10:02 pm EST
Total comments: 13 Source: Nintendo

Some big movers in the retro space

A couple of 90s classics will be returning to Nintendo platforms via the Switch.

Hudson and Konami will be releasing Super Bomberman R in March. The first original Bomberman game on a Nintendo console in over 15 years will feature 2 player co-op and an 8 player battle mode.

Capcom is returning... Read more...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Coming To Switch This April Switch

by Adam Abou-Nasr - 9:43 pm EST
Total comments: 3 Source: Nintendo

Including all DLC and new content.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches this April for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo announced during their Switch event.

The best-selling Wii U game will launch on Switch with both DLC packs and new characters included; the Inklings, King Boo, Dry Bones and Bowser Jr. were announced. A new battle mode is... Read more...

Switch Exclusive eShop Title Snipperclips – Cut it out, together! Announced Switch

by Donald Theriault - 9:28 pm EST
Total comments: 5 Source: Nintendo

Using the Joy-Con to make paper dolls.

An early eShop title has been announced for the Switch by Nintendo of America.

Snipperclips: Cut it out - together! will launch in March, and involves using the Joy-Con controllers to solve puzzles by cutting out specific shapes. The main mode will feature two-player co-op, while other modes support up to four players.

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Suda 51 Promises Travis Touchdown Will Return to The Switch

by Carmine Red - 9:21 pm EST
Total comments: 2

However, he didn't actually claim that another No More Heroes game was in the works.

Travis Touchdown, protagonist of the Wii's No More Heroes titles, will appear on the Switch. Grasshopper Studio CEO and Director of the No More Heroes franchise Goichi Suda made a surprise cameo on the stage at Nintendo's January Switch Reveal event, promising that the protagonist he created - the... Read more...

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Announced Switch

by Kelton Rice - 8:59 pm EST
Total comments: 12 Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is making its debut on Nintendo Switch

Monolith Soft has shown a trailer announcing Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The trailer was around a minute long showcasing some gameplay and massive environments. There is not much information, but it will be coming out on Nintendo Switch at a later date.

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Coming to Nintendo Switch Switch

by Bryan Rose - 8:55 pm EST
Total comments: 1 Source: Nintendo Switch Confrence

Bethesda's finally coming to Nintendo systems.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is headed to the Nintendo Switch.

A video was shown with Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, making the announcement while giving praise to Nintendo and the Switch console. It is most likely a port of the recent Special edition released last fall.

No date was given.

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Super Mario Odyssey Coming to Switch Holiday 2017 Switch

by Carmine Red - 8:55 pm EST
Total comments: 13

The New Mario game takes Mario out of the Mushroom Kingdom into a variety of different worlds with some new hat-powered tricks.

Super Mario Odyssey will be coming to the Nintendo Switch Holiday 2017.

In what looks to be the next entry in Nintendo's hallmark franchise, Super Mario Odyssey looks to be taking Mario out of the Mushroom Kingdom and into a variety of different worlds. The footage Nintendo showed off revealed... Read more...

EA's FIFA Series Is Coming to Switch Switch

by J.P. Corbran - 8:54 pm EST
Total comments: 11

A FIFA experience custom-build for Switch.

EA's FIFA series will be coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. EA promises a game built for the Switch experience. More info will be revealed in the months to come.

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Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers

by Kelton Rice - 8:52 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo

Joy-Cons up close

Nintendo showed off it's new controllers, the Joy-Con in more detail.

The Joy-Cons will attach to the side of the Switch itself. They will feature motion sensors, an NFC reader in the right Joy-Con, a capture button for photo capture and later video capture, a home button, and SL and SR buttons. They will also release in colors "Neon Blue" and "Neon Red" along with wrist straps in the same colors.

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Major RPG Projects Announced For Nintendo Switch Switch

by Donald Theriault - 8:52 pm EST
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo

One anniversary celebration, one brand new

The Switch event featured the announcement of two major JRPG projects.

Atlus announced that the 25th anniversary of Shin Megami Tensei would be celebrated on the Switch with Shin Megami Tensei V. No release date was given, but a video did show many of the series's trademark demons.

A new RPG... Read more...

Fire Emblem Warriors Announced Switch

by - 8:46 pm EST
Total comments: 6

Fire Emblem's the next series to get a musou treatment.

A brief video was shown today at the Nintendo Switch press conference for the next Fire Emblem game, developed by Koei Temco.

It is called Fire Emblem Warriors, meaning it will most likely be in the same vein as Hyrule Warriors as a musou-style game. No details or a release date were given.

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