No Date For NA Arena of Valor Switch Beta Test, Transfer of Mobile Progress Possible

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Popular mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Arena of Valor was originally set to make its debut on the Nintendo Switch in North America last month, needless to say the scheduled beta Christmas time beta test never materialized.  Outlet Comicbook.com got a chance to sit down wth reps from publisher TenCent and get an update on the upcoming Switch port, plans for North American beta testing and obviously quite a few questions about the licensed D.C Comics heroes. It seems like TenCent will roll the beta version of Arena of Valor in European territories first with North America to follow sometime

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Lola Pop vs. Misango featured in the next ARMS Party Crash

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Jason Nason

The next Party Crash has been confirmed for Nintendo’s wacky fighter ARMS. The event will take place starting Friday, January 19th in the early morning hours of 4:00am ET and will run thru Monday, January 22nd at 4:00am ET. Featured ARMS fighters for this Party Crash are Lola Pop versus Misango. Party Crash is a limited-time Party Match event with special rules. By playing these matches you can increase your Lab Level, which then grants you in-game cash and special badges. You can also get bonus multipliers by using featured characters and weapons. We hope you give it a try!

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Introducing Nintendo LABO

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Jason Nason

Nintendo surprised today with the announcement of Nintendo Labo, an innovative exterior “build it” experience for the Nintendo Switch. Introducing Nintendo Labo, a new line of interactive build-and-play experiences. Building on the 129-year history of Nintendo, which is rooted in innovative entertainment and game-play experiences, Nintendo Labo continues the company’s mission of putting smiles on people’s faces. Together with the Nintendo Switch system (sold separately), the Nintendo Labo kits provide the tools and technology to MAKE fun DIY creations, PLAY games with your creations and DISCOVER how the magic of Nintendo Switch technology shapes ideas into reality. With each Nintendo

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Nintendo to unveil ‘new interactive experience’ today

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has teased of a new “interactive experience” which they will unveil later today. The video will be streamed on both the Nintendo Facebook page as well as on YouTube. The teaser states that it will be a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specially crafted for kids and those who are kids-at-heart. Fans are speculating that this could be something similar to Wii Sports or even the debut of the Virtual Console on the platform. However with the wording of a new experience it’s likely something else entirely. It is surely something that will pull at the nostalgia

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Scriblenauts Showdown coming March 6th

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Jason Nason

Starting March 6th, play the coolest party game modes on Scribblenauts Showdown, where up to four players can face off with 25+ of the coolest mini games. Use your imagination to conjure almost anything from the 35,000+ word dictionary and go head-to-head in over 25 mini-games. The game will also feature a sandbox mode where you can unleash your creativity. Scribblenauts Showdown can be played both solo or with up to three other players. Additionally you can create your very own Scribblenaut with hundreds of costume pieces and vehicles. Scribblenauts Showdown will be released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4,

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Three classic Nintendo 3DS games are now only $29.99 each

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Jason Nason

Starting on February 3rd, Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, two of the most acclaimed Nintendo 3DS games of all time, and Ultimate NES Remix, a mashup of classic NES games starring classic Nintendo characters, are joining the Nintendo Selects library and will be available at a suggested retail price of only $29.99 CAD each. The Nintendo Selects library features a wide variety of games for various Nintendo systems, which can each be purchased for the suggested retail price of only $29.99. In addition to the newly added games, other games in the

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Brings FF Action To Mobile Phones

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

PlayStation 4 isn’t the only place where Final Fantasy characters from across the mainline series will do battle against one another. It turns out that Cloud, Sephiroth, Y’Sthola, Steiner and dozens of other FF mainstays will be making their way to mobile phones later this month with the release of Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia for Apple iOS and Google Android.  Unlike its console sibling, Dissidia NT, Opera Omnia turns back the clock to the classic Final Fantasy days and features a turn based battle system like those found in the SNES and PlayStation era titles. The battle system in Opera Omnia isn’t a direct copy of older

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Final Fantasy XV’s System Requirements Aren’t For The Faint of Heart

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Final Fantasy XV is finally about to hit Windows PC this March after nearly a year and a half of PlayStation exclusivity. If you’re wondering about how finely tuned your gaming rig will have to be to render Noctis. Prompto, Ignis, Gladio and their sweet ride, the Regalia, you might want to sit down ft a moment. 16GBs of RAM, 6GB of video RAM and an AMD 8350 are required just to play the game in 1080p – which seems a bit excessive considering the PS4 achieves the same resolution at 30FPS with just 8GB of RAM and a much

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Link-a-Pix coming to 3DS eShop this week

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jason Nason

Lightwood Games’ latest Picross inspired title is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop this week. Link-a-Pix is a clue-linking puzzle where every grid has a picture hidden inside. The aim is to reveal the picture by painting paths to link the clues. Connect pairs of clues which have the same colour and number. The number shows the length of the line which will connect them. Link-a-Pix can always be solved using logic and deduction. You don’t ever have to guess! This game contains 120 exclusive puzzles, designed by Conceptis Ltd. Puzzles range in difficulty and size from small introductory pictures

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Microids, Nintendo Switch, Super Chariot

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jason Nason

Microïds announced today that they are continuing to expand its Nintendo Switch catalogue, with the digital release later this year of the 2D platform game Super Chariot. Super Chariot comes with the game Chariot and the Royal Gadget Pack DLC, which includes a new playable character and new items. Developed by Frima Studio, Chariot and its DLC are already available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Players take on the role of the brave princess or her faithful fiancé in a fantastic underground adventure. Using ropes, objects and ingenuity, they have to manoeuvre the coffin through 25 levels in

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Check Out 70 Brand New Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Screenshots

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Dissidia Final Fantasy NT beta is in full swing on the PlayStation Network right now and I’ve been playing it extensively. Below are over 70 screenshots that I took over this past weekend and I hope everyone enjoys them. There’s a great mix of menu screens, in-game battle screens, victory animation screens and screenshots of the defeat animations. Full impressions and over an hour of video will be going live on the site later on in the week as well. If you haven’t caught the Dissidia hype, Square Enix will be rotating the roster of available characters 3 times over the

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Platformer Celeste climbing onto Switch eShop on January 25th

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Jason Nason

Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges in this super-tight platformer, as you help Madeline survive her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain! Action platformer Celeste is ready to climb onto the Nintendo eShop, as well as making its way onto the Xbox One, PS4, and Steam, later this month. The game is another beautiful retro inspired pixel game and looks visually amazing from the videos I’ve seen. Not only that but the music is also inspired and the game has more than two hours of original music. In the game you’ll have to help Madeline survive her inner demons on

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NIS bringing Ys VIII to Switch in 2018

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Jason Nason

Ys returns with a brand-new adventure for the first time in 8 years. Nintendo announced during their Nintendo Direct mini that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA will come to the Nintendo Switcn in 2018. Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island. Amidst this, Adol begins to dream of a mysterious blue-haired maiden living in an unknown world. Join Adol as he unravels the riddle of the cursed isle and the blue-haired maiden Dana in Ys

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Blazblue Cross Tag Battle coming to the Americas on June 5th

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Jason Nason

Arc System Works announced today that their upcoming fighter Blazblue Cross Tag Battle will be released in Japan on May 31st with a release set for North America on June 5th. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will feature a dream-team of characters that have never before been gathered in a single 2D fighting game. Featuring characters from BlazBlue, Persona 4 Ultimate Arena, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH, and RWBY, the 3D animated series, developed by the visionary creators at Rooster Teeth Productions. Cross Tag Battle features the work of Arc System Works’ up-and-coming illustrator: Konomi Higuchi as the game’s lead character designer. BlazBlue

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Prepare to fight with SNK HEROINES this Summer on Switch

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Jason Nason

Play as iconic heroines from SNK’s history in a new, two-on-two tag-team fighting game. The new game, SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~, was introduced during the Nintendo Direct mini. In the game players can activate a variety of Special Moves with the press of a button, and make use of special items to turn the tide of battle. One of the competitors will be Yuri Sakazaki from ACA NEOGEO Art of Fighting 2, which launches today in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch. SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~ launches on Nintendo Switch this summer. In SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~ you

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