Tag: nintendo switch
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Nintendo Direct for E3 2019 Notes
Nintendo doesn’t do a stage show for E3 anymore, instead they release a pre-recorded Nintendo Direct video: They’re putting Dragon Quest & Banjo-Kazooie characters characters into Smash. “Hero” from DQ this Summer, Banjo-Kazooie this Fall. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition is one heck of a game title. Apparently this is…
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Super Mario Maker 2 Out This June & More in the Latest Nintendo Direct
Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2 for the Nintendo Switch during today’s Nintendo Direct, coming out this June. I’ve been hoping for this one. It’ll have (quoting the press release) “…access to even more tools, items and features.” Also announced: More details for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, exclusive to the Switch, out this summer. Box…
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Katamari Damacy ReRoll Announced for December on Switch & Steam
Katamari Damacy is almost unplayable today. You can’t buy it online through any platforms or services. The 2004 PlayStation 2 original game is out-of-print. The Xbox 360 sequel isn’t backwards compatible on the Xbox One. No Katamari has ever been available forWindows or any other desktop computing platform. Mobile versions of the real Katamari existed…
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New Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch in 2019
Pocket Camp didn’t stick with me, maybe it was too obviously a mobile free-to-play exploitation machine, but I am glad that Nintendo announced a new Animal Crossing for the Switch for 2019. They did it with a goofy bait-and-switch during the most recent Nintendo Direct by announcing Isabelle as a playable character in the upcoming…
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The Nintendo Switch Online Service Is Ready to Exploit You Now
The Nintendo Switch Online service is now available to lock you out of the multiplayer functionality in video games you’ve already bought or might buy in the future. Nintendo Switch Online $20 for a year which seems fine until they raise the price, or when you think about how well Nintendo has handled any kind…