News:: 'Octopath Traveler' heads to Nintendo Switch on July 13th

Square Enix's gorgeous new game, Octopath Traveler, is arriving on the Nintendo Switch very soon. Nintendo has revealed at today's Direct stream that the game developed by the same people behind the critically acclaimed RPG series Bravely Default will be available on July 13th. The game giant has also introduced two new characters you can play as in the epic RPG: a merchant named Tressa, who can acquire new items from just about anyone, and Alfyn the apothecary, who has the ability to dig for more information than any of the other characters can.

Source: Nintendo

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News:: What went down at today's Nintendo Direct?

Well, Nintendo once again showed that when it comes to filling 30 minutes with exciting announcements, they're really getting it down to a fine art. We had ports of some great titles from last year and beyond, expansions for current hit games, a Splatoon music video and a teaser for some fighting game or other.

Oh yeah, and a Dark Souls amiibo. Years ago, who would've ever believed that was coming?

Hope all of you saw something to get your hype fires stoke for the future of the Nintendo Switch and its lil' buddy, the Nintendo 3DS. Let's take a look some of the big stories from the event:

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News:: 'Fortnite Battle Royale' is coming to phones and tablets

Fortnite has rapidly gained ground on the battle royale-style champ, PUBG, and now Epic Games has announced it will launch a mobile version on iOS and Android. Amazingly, it's supposed to be the same game as we've seen on other platforms, and there's even a promise to support cross-play and cross-progression with the PC and PS4 versions of the game. Unfortunately, the Android version is coming "in the next few months," but sign-ups to play on iOS will open Monday and begin rolling out soon after. Compatible iOS devices include iPhone 6S/SE, iPad Mini 4, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2 and iPad 2017 running iOS 11.

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News:: Comments of the Week 41: Consider the Following

Well howdy folks, and welcome to another edition of Comments of the Week - brought to you by ooktar. This week we are sponsored by Matt Damon's Donuts - You Were Bourne to Try Them. Also the Willem Dafoe PTSD Center. We can treat you for any trauma you've sustained after seeing Willem Dafoe.

Anyways here's this week's edition.

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News:: No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again coming to slice 'n' dice on Switch

Cool-as-fuck gaming rockstar Travis Touchdown is gearing for action, as Nintendo announced, during today's Direct presentation, that No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again will bring its unique brand of mayhem to the Switch later this year.

The new gameplay footage showed Travis as he journeyed through the game's seven psychedelic new worlds, destroying foes with his trusty Beam Katana and trademark pro-wrestling moves. No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again will arrive sometime in 2018 on Nintendo Switch.

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News:: You might get yourself trapped in Splatoon 2's Shifty Station map

Nintendo UK have announced that a classic map will be making its return to ink-battler Splatoon 2 this weekend. the perpetually-morphing Shifty Station is back, with a new twist!

Not only will Shifty Station feature its trademark variable layout, complete with moving floors and rotatable platforms, but now the wacky warground will include "containment chambers" that will occasionally encompass areas within the map. Players could end up getting real cosy with their opposition for some up-close-and-personal inking action.

No specific time was offered for when the map will go live, but no doubt it will be made available in time for this weekend's Splatfest, where players in the U.S. and Europe will engage in colourful combat to determine which came first, The Chicken or The Egg?

Splatoon 2 is available now on Nintendo Switch

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News:: South Park: The Fractured But Whole is heading on down to Switch

Nintendo have announced that outrageous RPG title South Park: The Fractured But Whole is coming to Nintendo Switch next month.

The 2017 adventure features the kids from the Comedy Central TV show your mate likes to quote incessantly, as they don superhero personas in a battle for control of the sleepy Colorado town. The game is already available on on PS4, PC and Xbox One.

Finally, redemption has arrived. Now, the dire N64 releases will no longer be the only South Park titles available on a Nintendo-branded console.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole, launches on April 24.

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News:: Splatoon 2 is getting an 'Octo Campaign' dlc

Splatoon 2 is getting a paid DLC expansion in the form of the aptly named Octo Expansion. Going for $19.99, the new campaign will allow players to finally play as an Octoling in the Splatoon series. Pre-orders (which are available now) will unlock gear that you can use right away.

The campaign will feature 80+ single-player missions with a new underground hub, some returning characters from the original Splatoon and will follow the plot of Agent 8, an amnesiac Octoling. Beating the campaign will unlock the Octoling's for multiplayer use.

In addition to that, a 3.0 update will be coming to the game and include 100+ new gear items and a couple of new stages for multiplayer. The most notable feature is that a new "Rank X" will be available to grind out, pushing the level cap beyond S+, but two stages from the original Splatoon will be making a come back. The returning maps are Piranha Pit and Camp Triggerfish with Wahoo World being the new one. The 3.0 content should be ready in April.

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News:: Super Smash Bros. teased for Nintendo Switch with dramatic trailer

Nintendo finished off today's Nintendo Direct presentation in dramatic fashion with a foreboding teaser for Super Smash Bros. coming for Nintendo Switch later this year.

What started out with two squid kids inking it out suddenly ramped up the chills with a giant Smash logo, built in flame, followed by the silhouettes of stars Mario and Link, and then nothing more than a release year, 2018.

Fans have been calling for a new Smash title for a while, particularly in the wake of the Nintendo Switch's runaway success. It looks like their voices have been heard.

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News:: 'Mario Tennis Aces' hits the Nintendo Switch on June 22nd

Nintendo said that we'd get Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch this Spring, and now it looks like the company is stretching that deadline a bit. The game will actually land on June 22nd, one day after the season officially ends. We won't hold that against Nintendo too much though, because it looks to be a unique entry in the Mario Tennis franchise.

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News:: The first WarioWare game in five years comes to 3DS in August

We last saw a new WarioWare title, Game & Wario, way back in 2013 on the Wii U. During today's Nintendo Direct the company finally ended that drought and announced WarioWare Gold for the 3DS. Yes, you read that right -- it's heading to Nintendo's eight-year-old handheld, which is still going strong even as the Wii U winds down in favor of the Switch.

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News:: ‘Okami HD’ arrives on Nintendo Switch July 10th

The gorgeous Zelda-style adventure game Okami originally debuted on the PlayStation 2 in 2006, but its paintbrush gameplay came alive with the Wii's controls in a version released the next year. On today's Nintendo Direct, the company announced that an HD edition of the divine wolf's classic journey is coming to the Switch.

Source: Nintendo (Twitter), Nintendo Direct (YouTube)

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News:: 'Super Smash Bros.' comes to Switch in 2018

During today's Nintendo Direct stream, the company closed it out by using Splatoon characters to reveal that a version of Super Smash Bros. will come out for Nintendo Switch in 2018. The year and the title, plus glimpses of Mario and Link are all we have to go on for now, but that should be enough for fans of the star-studded brawler to start making their holiday plans now.

Source: Nintendo (YouTube)

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News:: Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy coming to Nintendo Switch

Believe it, baby. Nintendo have announced that last year's mega-hit collection, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch.

The game looks to be a straight port of the PS4 collection, which lit up the charts in 2017. The collection features all three of the classic adventure games, and is scheduled to drop on Nintendo Switch July 10.

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News:: 'Crash Bandicoot' remastered trilogy coming to the Nintendo Switch

In the middle of last year, Naughty Dog released a remake triple-feature -- the first three Crash Bandicoot games arduously redone for current consoles and sold as the N. Sane Trilogy. But rumors started surfacing that the redux would be coming to another platform, and during a Nintendo Direct today, the console maker confirmed it: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to the Switch.

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News:: Undertale will 'eventually' be on Switch

Undertale made a quick appearance during today's Nintendo Direct. Details were pretty scarce, but the game will be coming "eventually" to the Switch.

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News:: Captain Toad is coming to Switch and 3DS

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be heading to Nintendo 3DS and Switch this year. While the 3DS version has no release date yet, the Switch version will be coming July 13 (same as Octopath). To entice Wii U players to double dip, this new port will include levels based on Mario Odyssey. There will also be split joy-con play on Switch, though not a full blown co-op mode.

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News:: Dark Souls Remastered will be getting a Switch network test and Solaire amiibo

Dark Souls Remastered will be getting a network test on Nintendo Switch before launch. This will give players a test of how the game runs on Nintendo's hybrid console and get them ready for the May 25 launch day. As well as getting an early taste of the remastered game, Switch owners will be able to grab a Solaire of Astora amiibo to help them "praise the sun" before grabbing the full game.

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News:: New details for Mario Tennis Aces, smashing onto Switch

Today at their Nintendo Direct presentation, The Big N revealed more info on the sports sequel, Mario Tennis Aces.

A whole host of new shots are coming to the game, including the new Zone Shot, that can actually destroy your opponent's racquet! Zone Speed is a new ability that allows you to dart around the court to bag those just outta reach smash hits. The new Trick Shots are over-the-top, balletic returns that require great timing but guarantee a crisp return. Finally Super Shots are ridiculously powerful shots that can blow the opponent right off of the court.

Online, the game will feature online tournaments, where players can win exclusive outfits and characters. A new mode will also allow you to use the Joy-Con to swing, motion sensor style. All those years playing Wii Tennis weren't for nothing!

Mario Tennis Aces launches June 22 on Nintendo Switch. A pre-launch tournament will be announced at a later date.

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News:: Octopath Traveler gets release date, official name and collector's edition

The absolutely incredible looking Octopath Traveler finally has a release date! On July 13, players will be able to get their hands on the spiritual successor to Bravely Default. Along with that, a collector's edition of the game will be available at retail shops. I'm definitely super excited for this one!

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News:: Sushi Striker is now heading to Switch, will launch in June

The quirky Sushi Striker: Way of Sushido was announced last year at E3 for 3DS, but now the game is coming to Switch. Both versions will launch on June 8, with the Switch version obviously featuring upgraded visuals.

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News:: Wario Ware Gold and Luigi's Mansion remake coming to Nintendo 3DS

At today's Nintendo Direct, the developer/publisher opened with some new games for the Nintendo 3DS. These included an all new Wario Ware title and a remake of Gamecube Classic, Luigi's Mansion.

Wario Ware Gold launches on August 3. Luigi's Mansion is in development for release later this year.

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News:: Okami HD is heading to Switch

During Nintendo's Direct today, Okami HD was announced for the Switch. While details are super light, the game will be heading to the eShop this Summer. You'll be able to use touch controls in handheld mode and some form of motion control is being added for docked play. I would also imagine Pro Controller support is in.

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News:: Sony has blocked Super Seducer from sale on PSN

Over the past few weeks, Super Seducer has earned quite the reputation on YouTube and Twitter. The game, headed by self-proclaimed "seduction guru" Richard La Ruina, is an FMV choose your own adventure title with the goal being to learn "tried and true attraction hacks" for getting women to swoon over you. While the game released on Steam without a hitch, it wasn't available this past Tuesday on PS4 and there wasn't any mention of that version being cancelled.

It turns out Sony has blocked the release of the title from its digital storefront. As confirmed by Motherboard, Super Seducer is not coming to PS4 anytime soon. Sony didn't offer further comment, but La Ruina did say, "My comment is that I have no comment on this."

While some people might start crying censorship, one has to remember that Sony independently operates the PlayStation Network. If they decide to not release a game for any reason, they are well within their right to do so. That might be ludicrous considering something like Life of Black Tiger exists, but that game is mainly offensive from a quality standpoint. Super Seducer plays into the "Pick-up Artist" culture that deals with psychologically manipulating women into sleeping with you. That isn't a good look for a major corporation to be endorsing.

PlayStation Won’t Publish ‘Super Seducer’ Pick-Up Artist Game After All [Motherboard]

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News:: PUBG gets a roadmap for 2018, includes plans for two new maps

About a month and a half ago, PUBG Corp admitted it had no clear roadmap for the future of its game. With popularity (and cheating) rising, clearly something had to be cooking to keep people hooked. Announced just today, it looks like the future of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will be a bright one as the team plans to have two new maps for 2018.

The first new map is a 4x4 KM tropical themed island that is looking to offer an, "intense and faster paced Battle Royale experience." Some concept art was shown off with the island being very densely packed and surrounded by a crap ton of water. While details are scarce about the second map, the update notes mention it will be 8x8 KM and that the team plans to, "get this into your hands early in its development."

As for how gameplay is going to be tweaked, a new bullet penetration system is being introduced for cars and limbs. This will allow players to shoot through other players instead of bullets ending upon collision with their first target. Along with that, new vehicles and game modes are planned for sometime this year and an emote system will be brought into the game.

New animations are going to be introduced to both third-person and first-person game modes, including but not limited to entering vehicles and clambering over walls. These animations will also extend to the parachute system, which is set to be completely overhauled at some point. You can also expect vehicles to get a dramatic overhaul in audio quality along with some buildings receiving brand new textures.

Finally, game stability is being targeted as well as anti-cheat methods and server security. The details are thin about these changes, but the team assures they have some, "major victories to share." Rounding out the new changes will be achievements, in-game squad voice chat and an in-game friends list.

This all sounds great, but without a clear idea of what is going on with cheaters, I'm not sure how many people are going to feel happy about new maps being in development. That is easily the biggest hurdle PUBG has to cross, but I'm optimistic after reading this roadmap. New content should prevent the game from becoming stale and with lootcrates being pared back a bit, hopefully PUBG Corp has its head in the right place.

PUBG 2018 Roadmap [PlayBattlegrounds.com]

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News:: Hyrule Warriors Switch is still looking great, and we still don't have a western release date

Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition launches in just a few weeks on Switch in Japan, but we still have that lovely "spring 2018" window in the US. That might change later today with Nintendo's semi-surprise Direct presentation set to run at 5PM Eastern, but for now, we have a few videos of the updated port in action.

Said port, if you recall, will sport 1080p in TV mode, as well as multiplayer support on the go and on a TV. It'll bring with it all previous DLC, including some great 3DS-exclusive content, and Breath of the Wild costumes for Link and Zelda.

I'm both hesitant and ecstatic to bury hours of my life in this joyous time sink again.

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News:: Some of the best Batman games are coming to EA's Origin Access on PC

Homegrown games on EA's Origin Access service are getting some company. Starting today, your subscription will also include, erm, access to titles from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment including a trio of the Batman: Arkham games. Unfortunately we can't trade Arkham: Origins for Arkham Knight (above), but that's just how things work out at the moment.

Source: EA

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News:: SNK's Fatal Fury Real Bout titles return on various platforms today

Two of SNK's coolest old-school fighters, Real Bout Fatal Fury and its sequel, The Newcomers are being re-released today on modern platforms by retro-enthusiasts Hamster, as part of their ongoing Neo Geo ACA range.

Which game you're getting, and if you'll see it at all, is unfortunately oddly specific. The original Real Bout lands on Nintendo Switch worldwide today, with Real Bout 2 coming to the Xbox One. The latter is also listed for PS4, but, according to Hamster's cumbersome website, may only be available on the Japanese PSN store.

The 1995 release of Real Bout saw the series step up to meet the tough competion presented by other fighters in the mid-'90s. It's 1998 sequel, The Newcomers, pushed the Neo Geo software to new limits, and is arguably second only to Garou: Mark of the Wolves as the finest fighter in the Fatal Fury series. RB2 also features the debut of boxer Rick Strowd and the ever-hungry Xiangfei.

Real Bout Fatal Fury will be available to download today on Nintendo Switch. Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 launches on PS4 and Xbox One today, dependent on territory.

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News:: Nintendo just published the top 25 downloaded SNES Virtual Console games on 3DS in Japan

Celebrating classics isn't always about commemorating selfish nostalgia. Studying where we came from in any historical context is important so that we can understand where we're going, and any data on retro games or retro preservation is important.

To that end, Nintendo just recently published the top 25 downloaded SNES/Super Famicom games on the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan, and although the top few are what you'd expect, there are some interesting winners in there.

Naturally Super Mario World takes the top honor, followed by Earthbound and Link to the Past, but the great Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack in the west) is still holding on years later with the 25th spot. Also of note, all three Donkey Kong Country games are listed, and the list is highly populated by SRPGs like Fire Emblem and Tactics Ogre.

If only we had as many SNES games to choose from in the western eShop storefronts, coupled with free downloads for previous SNES VC purchases on Wii or Wii U. One day?

SNES [Nintendo via Siliconera]

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