Category: Nintendo News

The Nintendo Switch Online service is now live, meaning the recently announced wireless NES controllers can now be purchased from the official website, at least in North America. You must have a subscription to the Switch online service and the deal is limited to one pack per Nintendo account.

The pack will set you back $59.99 and will be shipped later this year in December. As already highlighted, the controller can only been used with NES games on the online service and charges when attached to the Switch – just like the Joy-Cons. There are also special L and R buttons at the top of the controller, adding a modern touch to the classic design.

Will you be picking up the wireless NES controller pack? Tell us below.

Gematsu reports Sega has now delayed the Mega Drive Mini originally scheduled to arrive in Japan this year.

According to Sega, the response to the announcement in the west was bigger than it expected. There are now plans to give the system a simultaneous release worldwide in 2019. This covers the Genesis model for North America and the Mega Drive system for Europe.

Sega has also cited how it wants to achieve a level of quality that fans would expect. It has reportedly established a system to rethink the design of the device, with the original core team now working alongside proven Japanese software developers.

It wouldn’t be a surprise if Sega decided to hold off following the news AtGames – a US firm who have been making officially-licensed Sega consoles for the past decade – are allegedly involved. As already explained, AtGames’ systems don’t have the best reputation among retro game lovers, and are often plagued by poor quality emulation and bad audio.

Will you be picking up a Sega Mega Drive Mini when it is finally released? Tell us in the comments.

If you like drinking and conversing with others down at your local, N1RV ANN-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action might be worth keeping your eyes on. Sukeban Games – the developers of the acclaimed booze ’em up VA-11 HALL-A – have announced a sequel in collaboration with Ysbryd Games. The team revealed the game will be released on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch by 2020.

Below is a description from the developer and PR:

Like VA-11 HALL-A, players will control a bartender. Sam works at N1RV ANN-A, Saint Alicia’s most iconic and luxurious bar. Learn about Sam’s patrons and the cyberpunk world of N1RV ANN-A by mixing up drinks and selecting ingredients. Different drinks will once again lead to different branches in the narrative. Replay missions to improve scores, explore different dialogue options and unlock secret missions.

Escape fromVA11 HALL-A’s Glitch City to Saint Alicia, an idyllic paradise with an upscale bar called N1RV ANN-A. But opulence and extravagance are merely smokescreens: the artificial island hides a seedy underbelly. Its dystopian economy touches all aspects of life as bar patrons contend with mafia extortion, trafficking and other sordid crimes. For bartender Sam, trouble hits close to home. Her relationship with her partner Leon, who moonlights as a Yakuza, is on the rocks, and she works hard to care for their 8-year-old son, Tony.

In N1RV ANN-A’s cyberpunk world, people stop at nothing to live luxuriously, even when it means augmenting their bodies to conform to extreme fads. Become acquainted with customers who frequent the bar, including erotic comic creator Parka and Sam’s gun-toting boss Iris, and serve up delicious real-life recipes with ingredients like vodka and tropical juices. Drink orders are as volatile as emotions in N1RV ANN-A – experiment with different drinks and see what happens!

Explore various story outcomes based on which drinks are served and whose lives are changed. Players can replay missions to improve their scores, explore branching dialogue options and unlock secret missions. Earn better tips by relating to customers through their drinks, and spend hard-earned cash on bills, decorations and Sam’s son, Tony. Will Sam be able to move on and put misdeeds behind her as she embarks on this new cyberpunk bartending adventure?

The original visual-novel inspired game about “waifus, technology and post-dystopia life” was first released on PC in 2016 and has since sold more than 200,000 copies. It’s currently scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch in Q1 2019. Below is the console announcement trailer for the original title:

Are you excited to hear a sequel to VA-11- HALL-A is on the way? Will you be purchasing these games when they eventually arrive on the Switch? Have you already played the first game? Tell us below.

The new update for the Nintendo Switch is live. It sees the launch of the paid online service including a growing library of classic NES games. In addition to this, the hybrid device now also supports digital game sharing across multiple systems. It’s not exactly what you might expect when you hear the words “game sharing”, as you can only play your downloadable titles on one device at a time. At the very least, it’s a convenient feature to have if you do want to log in on another system to access your games.

On the official Nintendo website, it is explained how a user can log into their Nintendo account on another Switch system and download a game they have previously purchased to play – provided they are online. If the primary console starts playing the game, the game on the non-primary system will be paused. Below is the full explanation directly from Nintendo:

The first time you use your Nintendo Account to connect to the Nintendo Switch eShop, the Nintendo Switch console you use will be activated as the primary console for your Nintendo Account. After you have designated your Nintendo Account’s primary console you can still link that account to other Nintendo Switch consoles, but these consoles will not be activated as primary consoles.

Primary Console:

• You can have one primary console at a time for your Nintendo Account.
• The first Nintendo Switch console you use to connect to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch will become your primary console.
• While using the primary console, any user account on the console can play the downloadable content you have purchased.
• While using the primary console, you do not need to have an active Internet connection while playing downloadable software.
  • An Internet connection is still required to use online features or games which require a subscription service.
• You can change which Nintendo Switch console is your primary console but you must first deactivate the current primary console.

Non-Primary Console:

• A Nintendo Account can be linked to Nintendo Switch consoles that are not designated as the primary console, however, some functionality differs from when a Nintendo Account is used on a primary console.
• While using a non-primary console, you can still use the Nintendo Account to access the Nintendo eShop, purchase and download software, and under certain conditions, play your downloadable software.
• While using a non-primary console, you must have an active Internet connection to play downloadable content.
  • If you lose your Internet connection while playing downloadable content on a non-primary console, your game will pause after a certain amount of time; however, once you connect online again, you will be able to resume from the point you left off.

• While using a non-primary console, downloadable content can only be started by the user that purchased the content.
• When using downloadable software on a non-primary console, your game will pause if your Nintendo Account is used to access downloadable software on any other Nintendo Switch console.

How It Works:

Activating your primary console:

1. Link a Nintendo Account to your Nintendo Switch console.
2. Access the Nintendo eShop and select your Nintendo Account.
3. If the Nintendo Account does not already have an active console, this console will become the primary console for your Nintendo Account.

Making a different console the primary console:

1. Access the Nintendo eShop on your primary console and deactivate the console for your Nintendo Account from the user menu.
   • If you do not have access to the original console, you can also deactivate a primary console off-device once per year.
   • Off-device deactivations can be done by visiting accounts.nintendo.com, selecting “Shop Menu”, and then “Deregister Primary Console”.
2. On the second Nintendo Switch console, use the same Nintendo Account to access the Nintendo Switch eShop. This is now the activated console for your account.

Will you be playing your digital games across multiple Switch? Have you tried this feature yet? Tell us in the comments.

Nintendo has rolled out the big 6.0.0 update for the Nintendo Switch. Following this update and a system restart, you’ll be prompted to update each of your Switch Joy-Con controllers.

As previously explained, it means you will no longer be able to unlink your Nintendo account from your Switch user account. This update is a rather significant one, aligning with the release of Nintendo’s online service. From here on out, you’ll be required to pay to play Nintendo’s games online. It’s worth noting the system now supports digital game sharing across multiple Switch devices.

The NES software library can also be downloaded from the eShop. To actually open it, you’ll need to have access to a membership. Fortunately, there’s a free 7-day trial you can sign up to right now. In saying this, you will still need to provide payment details and then remove them before the service automatically charges you once the free period has expired.

What have you noticed about the new update so far? Are you ready to play some NES games on your Switch? Tell us below.

The 1984 NES game Duck Hunt might not have been announced for the Nintendo Switch digital service just yet, but that doesn’t mean fans of the NES Zapper title have forgotten about it.

Out of the blue, Candian actor and comedian Seth Rogen has shared a “hot tip” about the original Duck Hunt game that appears to have surprised many people online. In a couple of tweets, Rogen explains how he was playing the game one day with his sister, when he accidentally sat on the controller and found out the duck could be controlled by a second player:

Rogen’s belated tip surprised many old-school gamers and celebrities alike. Even the voice of Sonic in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog live-action animation movie chimed in with his own tweet:

Are you surprised by this? Did you know the second player could control the duck in the NES classic Duck Hunt? Are you a fan of Seth Rogen? Tell us in the comments below.

There’s not long at all until Nintendo Switch Online arrives and still, we’re finding out more about how exactly certain aspects of the service will function.

If you were expecting to see individual tiles for each NES game clogging up your Switch HOME Menu, it’s worth pointing out all of these classics will be contained within a single piece of software totaling 58.78 MB. The information once again comes directly from Nintendo’s official website.

Based on what we’ve been shown so far, the library looks similar to various other digital media services available, where you flick through content until you find something you want to watch – or in this case play.

What do you think about the NES library being a single software icon on the HOME Menu? Were you expecting this? Were you hoping to display your NES games proudly alongside your modern Switch titles? Tell us in the comments below.