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Nintendo has announced three more indie titles that will be launching on the Switch’s digital eShop on March 3rd, and that it will be home to over 60 ‘Nindie’ titles by the end of this year. Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and …
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Leaked Switch console was stolen, Nintendo reveals
A Switch console that made it out into the wild far ahead of the machine’s official launch on March 3rd was stolen from a retailer. A NeoGaf user last week claimed to have received his Switch pre-order early from an unspecified stockist. These claims were backed up by a video …
Read More »1-2-Switch strong enough to warrant standalone release, says Nintendo’s Takahashi
Switch director and general manager Shinya Takahashi has defended Nintendo’s decision to keep Switch launch title 1-2-Switch as a separate piece of software rather than tie-in bundle title. Speaking in an interview with The Guardian, he said the quality of the title was good enough for it to stand apart …
Read More »Nintendo’s Kimishima says 3DS will ‘co-exist’ with Switch
Nintendo has once again stated that the 3DS has a long life ahead of it, despite the company’s upcoming Switch launch. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told investors at a Q&A meeting that he believes the 3DS can continue to "co-exist" with the Switch for the foreseeable future. "Nintendo 3DS is …
Read More »Nintendo hints at another Switch Zelda game after Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild hasn’t even launched yet, but franchise producer Eiji Aonuma is already teasing a new instalment in the series for the Nintendo Switch. Talking to IGN, Aonuma said this new game could happen in order to fully use the Switch’s potential. I haven’t …
Read More »Nintendo’s Fils-Aimé addresses Switch’s launch line-up
Reggie Fils-Aim, Nintendo’s US boss, has replied to concerns about Switch’s relatively weak relate slate. Speaking to CNET, the exec said that the console’s launch on March 3rd is not the ‘be-all and end-all’, and that a steady line-up of releases is arguably more important. On release, Switch only has …
Read More »IHS: Nintendo’s Switch will erase the painful memories of the Wii U, but also faces Its own challenges
Following this morning’s Nintendo Switch event, Piers Harding-Rolls, the head of games research at IHS, shares his view on the new machine Switch’s product positioning and differentiation Nintendo’s new hybrid console Switch reflects a company that is in cultural flux as it seeks to find a balance of approach between …
Read More »Nintendo patent hints at Switch VR
Platform holder Nintendo has constantly dampened hopes of a move into VR, but a new patent could perhaps hint at a change of strategy. One of many US patent applications for Switch spotted by Neogaf points to a device that would effectively allow Switch to follow the smartphone VR model …
Read More »Nintendo sets date for everything Switch
We’re one step closer to having all our questions about the Nintendo Switch answered, one very small step. Nintendo has announced today that it will unveilthe release date, launch lineup (and hopefully lots more) in the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. The clue is in the name, with the event occurring …
Read More »Financial reports suggest Nintendo hopes to sell 2m Switch consoles in first month
Figure revealed in latest quarterly financial report
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