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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct Unleashes New Details

New Fighters, Modes, Gameplay Features and DLC Highlighted in Comprehensive Video Presentation; Incentives Offered to Pre-Purchase Digital Version of Game REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 1, 2018 – In the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct video presentation before the game launches exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system on Dec. 7, Nintendo blew the lid off of many new modes, fighters and gameplay features of the massive video game crossover event, including details about upcoming DLC. With the reveal of new fighters Ken from the Street Fighter series and Incineroar from the Pokémon franchise, all playable fighters at launch – all 74 of them! – have been unveiled. But more fighters, stages and music tracks will be coming in the form of DLC, which was also announced in the video presentation. To view the Nintendo Direct video in its entirety, visit https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. To see the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct 11.1.2018 + Nintendo Treehouse: Live Presentation, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAbu0LaQxmc Nintendo also […]

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Nintendo Download, Nov. 1, 2018: Speak of the Devil

Nintendo Download, Nov. 1, 2018: Speak of the Devil

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account. Customers in the U.S. […]

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Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix

Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix Nintendo Switch release date confirmed

31st October, 2018 – CIRCLE Entertainment is delighted to announce that Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix (by Rideon Japan) will arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop (North America / Europe / Australia & New Zealand) on 8th November, with pre-loading / pre-purchase available from 1st November. Pre-orders will have a 10% discount and cost $11.69 / €11,69 / £10.70, and then the standard price will be $12.99 / €12,99 / £11.89. This follows the early 2018 release of Mercenaries Saga Chronicles on the Switch eShop, and more recently at retail in the North American market. This new release in the Mercenaries series will offer familiar gameplay but a standalone story and worldview. Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix is not an orthodox sequel, nor will players need to have played the original trilogy to fully enjoy the game. A tactical RPG in the finest traditions of the genre, Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix requires you […]

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Death Mark

Death Mark Available Now

Critically acclaimed survival horror adventure game delivers Halloween chills Torrance, Calif. – October 31, 2018 – With an evil leer, Aksys Games announced the launch of Death Mark for the PlayStation®4 system, the PlayStation®Vita system and Nintendo Switch™. The highly anticipated survival horror adventure game is also available in a Limited Edition that features an exclusive 96-page full-color hardcover artbook, a spine-chilling soundtrack CD, a temporary tattoo of the fatal Mark, and a dramatic printed slipcase to entomb everything. In Death Mark, a strange rumor is spreading in Tokyo’s H City: those who bear the cursed Mark will die. Unexpectedly appearing on the body as a scar taking on the appearance of a dog bite, the Mark is said to bring about your inexplicable death. Now, having lost your memory, you stand before a mysterious house said to protect those who possess the Mark. As the doors swing open, the countdown to death has […]

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Hit It! XSEED Games Launches Unique Rhythm Drummer Gal Metal on Nintendo SwitchTM

Defend Earth from Invading Aliens with a High School Rock Band and the Power of Metal in this Freeform Rhythm Experience

Torrance, Calif. – October 30, 2018 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that Gal Metal, the free-form rhythm title from developer DMM GAMES, is now available digitally and at retail exclusively for Nintendo SwitchTM. The game can be purchased digitally on the Nintendo eShop for $29.99, with the “Encore Pack” DLC also available for $9.99 adding five new characters, each with their own unique story episode and song. The limited physical “World Tour Edition” of Gal Metal is available as well at select retailers for an MSRP of $39.99, including the “Encore Pack” DLC pre-installed on the game card and coming packaged with an exclusive set of Heavy Metal stickers featuring in-game characters.

Finally! It’s time to make some noise in the US and EU!” said Gal Metal Producer Tak Fujii, “Be a drummer! Form a band! Feel the groove and unleash your Joy-Con and yourself! Believe in the POWER OF METAL!

Humanity’s reckless broadcast of the Voyager probe’s Golden Record has ruined the relative peace and quiet of the galactic home to an eight-tentacled alien species, so they’ve come to earth to exact their revenge! Parking their invasion force over a quiet Tokyo suburb, the aliens abducted and merged the soul of a high school boy into the body of his classmate Rinko, who happens to be the drummer in her school’s all-girl metal club. Unfortunately for the aliens, this unlikely duo is determined to fight back with the only weapon they have: the power of Heavy Metal! Join up with fellow K.M.G. (Kichijoji Metal Girls) members Kia, Mani, Shiimi, and Erii, and unleash rocking drumbeats and metal riffs to protect the earth from these tentacled invaders while simultaneously trying to navigate daily life as a high school student.

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DREAMWORKS DRAGONS DAWN OF NEW RIDERS COMING FEBRUARY 2019

The New Game, from Outright Games and Universal Games, based on the DreamWorks Dragons Franchise is Coming to PlayStation® 4, Xbox One, Nintendo SwitchTM and PC in 2019 30th October, 2018 – Richmond, UK:  Worldwide video game publisher, Outright Games, today announced it has partnered with Universal Games on its newest title, DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders, which introduces a new story in the popular DreamWorks Dragons universe. Developed by Climax Studios and distributed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and its subsidiaries, DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders will be coming to PlayStation® 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and PC. The game will launch in February 2019 in Europe, to coincide with the release of the new movie DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.  “The first feature film How to Train Your Dragon debuted eight years ago and has since sparked a beloved franchise that has captivated audiences around the world, inspiring additional films, television shows and more,” said […]

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BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION Special Edition

BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION Special Edition announced for Nintendo Switch!

The Wheel of Fate keeps turning! PQube (London, UK) October 30th, 2018 – PQube and Arc System Works are excited to announce that BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION Special Edition is coming to the west for Nintendo Switch on February 8th, 2019! Experience the final chapter of the epic BLAZBLUE saga in 40+ hours of story mode, featuring over 30 unique characters on more than 60 stages and challenge yourself or your friends in one of the many modes – anywhere you go! Including all DLC and updates to date, BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION Special Edition will be the most comprehensive version of the showpiece anime fighting game series from Japan. The final chapter Find out how the massive story around Ragna the Bloodedge concludes or relive the grand finale! Unique character designs Fan favorites returned and new faces joined with Central Fiction – who will be your fighter of choice? Stunning visuals Iconic and beautifully rendered 3D stages offer a unique contrast to the intricately […]

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Save the future of gaming with HoPiKo – an immensely difficult speed-run platformer set in zero gravity where you will die a lot.

Tuesday October 30th, 2018, Manchester, UK – Merge Games, together with Leeds-based developer Laser Dog, are proud to announce the upcoming release of HoPiKo on the Nintendo Switch. A virus, known as the Nanobyte has infected hardware around the globe rendering all systems useless – gaming is dead. The HoPiKo, who ran the games, have been enslaved… It’s time to hook up your power gloves and save your HoPiKo brothers! HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a five-stage mini run designed to break your mind! Compete to be the fastest in the world with time based scores, level pars and collectable retro consoles opening unique bonus runs.  Fast and brutal twitch-based gameplay.  Utilise the Nintendo Switch’s Jon-Cons and touch screen for quick precision jumps. […]

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LEGO Harry Potter Collection

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF LEGO HARRY POTTER: COLLECTION

Players Can Journey Through All Eight Films of Magical Adventures in a Remastered Compilation of LEGO Harry Potter Games Available Now in the US and this Friday in the UK  for the First Time on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One!  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced the launch trailer for LEGO® Harry Potter™: Collection for Nintendo Switch™ and Xbox One, bringing the top-selling videogames LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 together in one remastered package today in the US and this Friday in the UK. Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Harry Potter: Collection unites the signature humour of LEGO games and the expansive Wizarding World for a thrilling journey full of spell-casting, potion-making, and puzzle-solving fun. The compilation features content from the eight films with enhanced graphics, environments, lighting and visual effects, along with two downloadable content (DLC) packs. “The LEGO Harry Potter: Collection for Nintendo […]

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BASH SKULLS AND SLAY YOUR OPPONENTS IN MUTANT FOOTBALL LEAGUE: DYNASTY EDITION, AVAILABLE NOW DIGITALLY AND AT RETAIL

Players take on Dynasty Mode and all new content in this hellishly brutal arcade-style football game CHICAGO – Oct. 30, 2018 – While certain professional football leagues are toning down hits and physical play, Mutant Football League is turning up the brutality even further with the release of the new Dynasty Edition, available now both digitally and at retail for the Nintendo Switch system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, and digitally for PC/Steam. Mutant Football League is making its debut on Nintendo Switch with the Dynasty Edition, making it the only football game available on the Nintendo Switch platform this year. Along with the other consoles, the Dynasty Edition includes all downloadable content. Dynasty Edition is the long awaited follow-up to 2017’s unapologetic, bloody successful Mutant Footbal League. The Dynasty Edition includes Dynasty Mode, a single player experience where you become the coach and GM of your favorite Mutant Football League team and take a group of unproven rookies and turn them […]

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