Nintendo Download, Dec. 20, 2018: Happy Holidays!

Nintendo Download, Dec. 20, 2018: Happy Holidays!

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. 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. Customers in the U.S. […]

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Don't Sink

Don’t Sink sets sail on Nintendo Switch January 3rd, 2019

Get your peg legs ready!Bowling Green, KY – December 19, 2018 – All hands on deck! Pixel perfect beauty Don’t Sink, a Sandbox-Adventure-Pirate-RPG, sets sail on the Nintendo eShop Thursday, January 3rd, 2019. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEY9VctpoPQThis two-dimensional, 16-bit beauty created by Studio Eris stands out for it’s saucy humor and eye-catching color schemes. Explore a massive world of unique islands and landscapes while maintaining the health and morale of your crew. Stock up on plenty of cannonballs and grapeshot for exciting battles with other pirates, or settle for the less exciting alternative of fleeing. Discover new island chains and fight your way across the sea to unlock bigger and better vessels so you can haul bigger and better booty. On top of all this sweet pirate-on-pirate action, be sure to pay attention to the island locals—they may have useful hints, interesting lore, or plunder-filled quests for you.  It’s a Bright World Out ThereExplore a massive world of unique, vividly-colored […]

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Lightseekers

PlayFusion: Lightseekers Is Storming Onto the Nintendo Switch

The heroes of Tantos are surging towards their console debut as Lightseekers makes its debut on the Nintendo Switch, coming mid-January 2019. Following on from the continued success of Lightseekers Mobile, PlayFusion’s Enhanced Reality Engine is primed to bring the colorful and vibrant trading card game to Nintendo’s flagship console. What’s more, this Switch version will support cross-play with the Lightseekers Mobile. The easy-to-learn gameplay of Lightseekers has been a hit worldwide, with two million games played since launching on mobile devices in July, so players should be sure to join in on the flurry of fighting when Lightseekers hits the Nintendo Switch. By merging the worlds of physical and digital, players can experience a whole new way to play: Scan cards from physical collections and then immediately begin to customise digital decks with brand new options, forge new tactics and bring them to the digital battlefield. Players can practice […]

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Blazing Chrome

Developer JoyMasher Gets Real About Teamwork in Behind the Scenes Video for Q1 2019’s Blazing Chrome

Brazilian indie devs confront criticism and confess their real feelings about compromise, communication and responsibilities of being a part of a larger team (esp. when you’re a couple) PARIS – December 19, 2018 – Brazilian development duo JoyMasher has been creating games for the better part of the last decade, garnering a cult-like following among its fans for producing high quality indie titles. In the latest developer diary released by publisher The Arcade Crew for JoyMasher’s upcoming arcade shooter Blazing Chrome (PC, Switch, PlayStation 4), the video reveals that the long road of development isn’t all paved with roses. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/u7Vcrh7JNdY JoyMasher is on the cusp of releasing its third and highest profile game to date, Blazing Chrome, a side-scrolling action homage to gaming classics like Contra and Metal Slug. In today’s latest no-holds-barred behind the scenes video from publisher The Arcade Crew, Danilo Dias discusses his biggest hurdles in game […]

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RAZED

Starting shot for RAZED: Out now for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4

PQube (London, UK) – December 19th, 2018 – Today, PQube and developer Warpfish Games are excited to release the neon platformer RAZED for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Lace up your digital sneakers and get ready to speed through the dynamic levels, enjoy the pumping soundtrack and discover incredible shortcuts! RAZED rewards quick thinking, precision and creativity. Rush through dynamic levels, dodge obstacles and come up with clever skips to fight for the top spots in international online leaderboards. Combined with spectacular boss fights, unlockable abilities and the option to quickly reset your runs, RAZED is the flashy fastlane to an incredible feeling of digital speed! Non-stop escalation Sprint through 60 dynamic levels spread across six unique worlds, each with a distinct visual style, unlockable abilities and pulse-pounding boss battles. Fuss-free speedrunning  Nobody wants to wait around while striving for perfection. Falling short of your target time? Simply jab the restart button to return to the start of the level without any loading times. […]

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Williams Pinball: Volume 2

Williams Pinball: Volume 2 Offers 3 New Pinball FX3 Tables!

Williams Pinball: Volume 2 is LIVE NOW on Pinball FX3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows 10 and Steam as well as for Zen Pinball 2 on Mac. This pinball three-pack features Attack from Mars, Black Rose and The Party Zone. In addition to the classic true-to-form simulations, Williams™ Pinball Volume 2 also includes remastered versions of the classic tables, which feature 3D interactive characters, side wall art, ball trailer effects, particle effects and more. Williams Pinball: Volume 2 Trailer: Or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/kV6JLcl4EYk The Pinball FX3 platform is available as a free download, which is required to play Williams™ Pinball: Volume 2. For more information on Williams™ Pinball: Volume 2, please visit: https://blog.zenstudios.com/

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Degrees of Separation

Embrace the powers of heat and cold with the first gameplay trailer for co-op platformer Degrees Of Separation

Step into the shoes of dual protagonists Ember and Rime December 18, 2018 – Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Modus Games and developer Moondrop are excited to share an in-depth look at the gameplay of upcoming 2D puzzle platformer, Degrees of Separation. Releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Steam, and Xbox One on February 14, 2019, players take control of two equally powerful characters as they manipulate heat and cold in tandem, traversing a lush environment rife with puzzles and exploring themes of closeness and separation. Developed with both solo and co-op play in mind, Ember and Rime’s contrasting abilities require players to consider the actions of their partner just as much as their own. Individually – with Ember’s mastery of heat and Rime’s control of cold – their unique affinities allow them to traverse the world in very different ways. Together however, their powers take on an even greater impact, blending to […]

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Odium to the Core

Odium to the Core – Xbox and Nintendo Switch press release

Dark-1 games is excited to announce the upcoming release of “Odium to the Core” to the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles. The Switch version is ported and published by Qubic Games. The release dates are as follows: December 25th – Nintendo Switch December 26th – Xbox One Xbox One trailer YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5_qoZiDFNY Nintendo Switch trailer YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXKQZj01ps About the game: Odium to the Core is a single-button, music-based challenging side-scroller game with a beautiful but dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to fight and stop the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world! Keep the balance to avoid traps, enemies and move through narrow passages. Defeat challenging bosses and discover the story behind the corruption of Odium’s world. Rage-inducing features include: Single-button control: The gameplay mechanics are extremely simple. Hold to go up, release to go down. The controls are easy to […]

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Hive Jump

Graphite Lab to Launch Hive Jump on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One

St.Louis, Mo.-based indie developer to release video game on Jan. 11, 2019 (St.Louis, Mo., Dec. 18, 2018) Independent video game developer Graphite Lab announced plans to bring its indie co-op pixel art game Hive Jump to Nintendo Switch™ and Xbox One.  The sci-fi video game – to be released on Jan. 11, 2019 – will be available via digital distribution in both North America and European Union (EU). Hive Jump is the first original IP video game created by Graphite Lab.  The run-and-gun 2D platformer is for one to four players who control space marines called Jumpers.  Each player’s quest:  to kill hive-dwelling aliens, avoid the labyrinth’s subterranean traps, collect powerful alien goo, and defeat the hive queen in order to save the galaxy. Graphite Lab previously released Hive Jump on Steam and on Wii U™ as part of a Kickstarter campaign.  Nearly 2,000 backers pledged over $60,000 to the […]

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Nintendo Switch sales

Nintendo Switch is the Fastest-Selling Video Game System of this Generation

Nintendo Switch Maintains Strong Momentum Into Its Second Holiday Season REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 18, 2018 – Nintendo Switch has become the fastest-selling video game system of this hardware generation through 21 months, according to The NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. From its launch in March 2017 through November 2018, Nintendo Switch has sold more than 8.7 million units, outpacing U.S. sales of all other current-generation systems at the same point in their life cycles. Nintendo is also the overall top-selling U.S. software publisher so far for 2018, according to NPD data through November. This performance should receive an additional boost from the December release of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimategame, which has become not only the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time, but also the fastest-selling game in the Super Smash Bros. series, with U.S. sales of over 3 million units in just 11 days, according to Nintendo’s […]

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