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THQ Nordic ‘sad’ the Switch does not have more power

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Another company has gone on record to say that it having trouble getting some of its title up and running on Nintendo Switch. THQ Nordic’s business and product development director Reinhard Pollice has confessed to Games Industry that it has faced a challenge” getting 2D turn-based RPG Battle Chasers running …

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Nintendo will not follow rivals onto PC

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Platform holder Nintendo has said it will again buck the trend by not increasing its focus on PC. It is now the norm for Xbox exclusive games to release on PC. PlayStation, too, has a streaming games service up and running on PC. And a greater number of Japanese developers …

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A Plague Tale dev blames spec deficit for lack of Switch port

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The Nintendo Switch’s comparative technical weakness compared to its competitors is to blame for the fact that indie title A Plague Tale: Innocence will not be appearing on the system. That’s according to developer Asobo Studio, which has revealed that the game’s publisher Focus Home Interactive has told them to …

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Amazon clamps down on SNES Mini bulk buyers

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People hoping to make financial gain from the expected scarcity of Nintendo’s upcoming SNES Mini have been dealt a blow. As posted on Neogaf, customers who placed bulk orders for the upcoming retro console on Amazon have been told that their orders have been trimmed back down to just one …

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The SNES Classic Mini pre-orders have run dry

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Gamers are facing a bit of a struggle to secure pre-orders for Nintendo’s recently announced SNES Classic Mini. The device earlier this week went up for pre-order with retailers such as GAME and Amazon before almost instantly going out of stock. Nintendo itself then made pre-orders available directly through its …

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Nintendo promises improved SNES Mini stock situation

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Will the SNES Mini be as hard to find as its predecessor the NES Mini? That’s the burning question following yesterday’s announcement. The NES Mini remained incredibly hard to find throughout its short life and was then unceremoniously cancelled by Nintendo. Already gamers are rushing to pre-order the SNES Mini …

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Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES release date confirmed for September 29th

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After months of rumours, Nintendo has confirmed that a SNES version of its Nintendo Classic Mini console will be arriving this autumn on September 29th. Officially titled the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the miniature 16-bit system will come with 21 pre-installed games in total, including the never-before-released …

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Nintendo insists Switch shortages are not strategic

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The accusation that Nintendo deliberately undersupplies its products is one the company has faced for years. However, like the majority of ‘false scarcity’ claims, it’s all very unlikely. And indeed, Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta has insisted to Ars Technica that there is nothing deliberate …

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Nintendo ‘trying to be flexible’ on crossplatform multiplayer

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One of the more surprising things to emerge from E3 was Nintendo’s inclusion in a new drive towards crossplatform multiplayer. Switch owners will be able to play alongside gamers on Xbox and PC in Minecraft and Rocket League. This sets Nintendo apart from Sony, which has so far blocked such …

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