{"id":9511,"date":"2018-01-04T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/nba_playgrounds_ups_its_game_with_new_enhanced_edition_update"},"modified":"2018-01-04T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:30:00","slug":"nba-playgrounds-ups-its-game-with-new-enhanced-edition-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/nba-playgrounds-ups-its-game-with-new-enhanced-edition-update\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playgrounds Ups Its Game With New Enhanced Edition Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"news1.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/nba_playgrounds_ups_its_game_with_new_enhanced_edition_update\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/nba_playgrounds_ups_its_game_with_new_enhanced_edition_update\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"news1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nba_2k18\">NBA 2K18<\/a><\/strong> now patched into fine form, it&#8217;s finally time for Switch&#8217;s other basketball experience to get its due with a nice new update. So now we have <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/nba_playgrounds\">NBA Playgrounds Enhanced Edition<\/a><\/strong>, which bundles together all the game&#8217;s free post-launch content, adds in 100 new players and a brand new three-point shooting mode.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of all those new NBA stars (including legends such as\u00a0Tim Duncan, Julius Erving, Steve Nash and Manu Ginobili) and a new mode should help make NBA Playgrounds seem like a more attractive package, but it&#8217;s the mechanical improvements we&#8217;re interested in. Developer Saber Interactive has confirmed the game&#8217;s previously exploitable rebound system has been revamped, although we hope the game&#8217;s repetitive card packs &#8211; <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/nba_playgrounds\">something that stuck out in our original review<\/a> &#8211; have been sorted as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Playgrounds &#8211; Enhanced Edition is now available on Nintendo Switch &amp; free to download for Switch owners! With over 100 new players (including Tim Duncan, Julius Erving, Steve Nash, &amp; Manu Ginobili), three-point<br \/>contest mode &amp; more &#8211; read details here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoLvn9godp\">https:\/\/t.co\/KoLvn9godp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TaHxqKcLUU\">pic.twitter.com\/TaHxqKcLUU<\/a><\/span>\u2014 NBA Playgrounds (@nba_playgrounds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nba_playgrounds\/status\/948989799985115136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There&#8217;s good news if you&#8217;ve already purchased NBA Playgrounds in its original form, with Saber Interactive confirming you can now access the Enhanced Edition for free. However, this new edition is a separate game, so you&#8217;ll need to download the new one and delete the old version to access it. All your saves will be automatically converted, so make sure you don&#8217;t wipe those in the process. If you&#8217;re heading onto the court for the first time, grab your shorts quick because it&#8217;s currently 50% on the Switch eShop at \u00a38.99\/$8.99 for a limited time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With NBA 2K18 now patched into fine form, it&#8217;s finally time for Switch&#8217;s other basketball experience to get its due with a nice new update. So now we have NBA Playgrounds Enhanced Edition, which bundles together all the game&#8217;s free post-launch content, adds in 100 new players and a brand new three-point shooting mode. 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