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Nintendo’s already thin launch line-up for the Switch has trimmed back a tiny bit further. Publisher Nicalis has confirmed that The Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ will now not be among the launch games for Nintendo’s new console, although it is still expected to arrive next month. For those of you …
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Nintendo finally ditches digital purchase hardware lock
One of the most contentious oddities from Nintendo’s online console network is being ditched for the upcoming launch of the Switch. Until now, digital purchases made Wii U and 3DS were locked to the hardware on which the transaction was carried out. Normally you would expect purchases to be linked …
Read More »Disgaea 5 Complete release date confirmed for May on Switch
Disgaea 5 Complete will launch on the Nintendo Switch on May 26th 2017, MCV can reveal. The Switch port of the PS4 title, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, was originally slated for Spring 2017, but NIS America has now confirmed to MCV that the game will be arriving in May. …
Read More »2D Zelda ‘definitely a possibility’ on Switch, says Aonuma
With the Nintendo Switch capable of producing huge 3D worlds, it looked like the days of the publisher’s 2D Zelda titles might be numbered. However, in a new interview with Game Informer, series producer Eiji Aonuma has said that a 2D Zelda for Switch is "definitely a possibility." The handheld …
Read More »Switch’s Joy-Con controllers are key to understanding console’s value, says Koizumi
Nintendo has been grabbling with the price of the Switch ever since it announced it would cost 279 in the UK back in January. At this price, the console is more expensive than both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and it doesn’t have the added bonus of coming with …
Read More »Splatoon 2 to receive global testfire on Switch from March 24th
Nintendo’s inky online shooter Splatoon 2 is getting an early demo on Switch at the end of March. The game itself isn’t due to launch until sometime this summer, but Nintendo will be holding its first ‘global testfire’ for the game between March 24th and March 26th, giving players another …
Read More »Miyamoto: PC games will take less than a year to port to Switch
"Third-party developers who are making software for PC can now easily adapt that software to work on our platform,"
Read More »Nintendo to release 2-3 mobile games per year
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed more details about Nintendo’s future mobile strategy, stating the company plans to release multiple games each year going forward. Speaking at an investor Q&A session, Kimishima said: "We plan to continue releasing two to three titles per year that consumers can enjoy as Nintendo’s …
Read More »FIFA 18 coming to Switch, Moore confirms
EA’s FIFA title for the Nintendo Switch will be FIFA 18, EA’s chief competition officer Peter Moore has confirmed. Speaking to GameReactor at a FIFA event in Paris this weekend, Moore said that the custom-built Switch title will indeed be the next entry in EA’s long-running football franchise rather than …
Read More »Nintendo has "mastered" the Unreal Engine, says Miyamoto
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company’s internal development teams have "mastered" the Unreal Engine, according to VentureBeat. Speaking at a Q&A session with investors in Kyoto, Miyamoto reportedly spoke at length about how the team had been experimenting with the popular game engine and how the Switch had been …
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