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There was a collective groan from the internet yesterday when the Switch’s day one update brought with it one unpopular bit of Nintendo functionality. Whereas on the likes of PSN and Xbox Live, users are able to search for and befriend people by their username, Nintendo has typically favoured a …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the all-time highest rated games
Nintendo Switch’s launch line-up may be a little thin, but there is most certainly a jewel in its crown. The review embargo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has lifted, and already the adventure title is looking to be one of the highest-rated releases of all time. …
Read More »IHS: Switch to hit 4.4m sales by end of 2017
IHS Markit has forecasted the Nintendo Switch will sell 4.4m units by the end of 2017, with the vast majority of buyers being either existing Nintendo console or handheld owners or general early adopters. That’s a slightly more conservative estimate compared to SuperData’s earlier report, which stated the research firm …
Read More »Talking heads: RuneScape comes to Alexa
We’ve seen plenty of surprise partnerships in the games industry over the years. Valve teamed up with phone maker HTC to create Vive, for example, and even the once staunchest of platform rivals, Nintendo and Sega, are now working side by side – except during the Olympics, of course. But …
Read More »Superdata research: 5m in sales for Switch before end of 2017
Could be a slow start due to initial launch line-up
Read More »Japanese developer Cygames sponsors fighting game players
Over at GDC Japanese mobile game developer Cygames announced that it has sponsored three of the biggest names in fighting games. Cygames has quickly risen through the mobile game ranks in Japan, becoming one of the biggest publishers in the market. They now have so much disposable cash that they …
Read More »Twitch partners with Reddit for real life AMA event at SXSW
Twitch and Reddit are doing something a little different at South by South West this year. The two companies have partnered in order to run an in person Ask Me Anything series, where tons of guests from all areas of South by South West will get on stage and answer …
Read More »Nevada Gaming Control Board to work with the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that it has signed an information sharing Memorandum of Understanding with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. This deal means that the ESIC and NGCB will share information on on eSports bets and suspected match fixing, allowing both parties to assess the data to see …
Read More »PS4 sales rise 64% in Japan as NieR: Automata debuts at No.1
PS4 sales in Japan shot up 64 per cent last week, according to the latest data from Famitsu, thanks to a number of new PS4 titles in the Japanese Top Ten. Chief among them was Nier: Automata, which debuted at the top of the charts after shifting 182,762 units. It’s …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands beta sets new Ubisoft record
Over 6.8m players took part in the open beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. That’s a record high for the company, overtaking the 6m people who participated in the For Honor beta earlier this month. Across the game’s various beta phases, some 6.83m players took part, with over 34m hours played. …
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