Monthly Archives: July 2019
Pokemon Sword and Shield Special Edition Nintendo Switch Lite Revealed
Nintendo Switch Lite is only something we've known about for a few minutes, but it's already getting a special edition for the release of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield.
The Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition costs $199.99 and comes out on November 8, 2019. The new Nintendo Switch Lite, in its non-special forms, arrive on September 20 for the same price.
Preorder details are "coming soon" according to Nintendo.
The Nintendo Switch Lite features non-detachable Joy-cons and comes in three colors. Nintendo revealed it this morning, to the surprise and delight of Nintendo fans.
Nintendo Switch Lite Specs, Features Announced
Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch Lite, which releases September 20, 2019 in three different colors.
At a glance, the Nintendo Switch Lite features:
- Smaller 5.5 inch touch screen
- Lighter, all-in-one design (no detachable Joy-Con controllers)
- D-pad style control pad
- Improved 3-7 hour battery life
- No IR or HD rumble functions
- No ability to dock to TV or play in 'tabletop' mode
The Nintendo Switch Lite will be available in Yellow, Gray, and Turquoise for $199.99 USD.
“Adding Nintendo Switch Lite to the lineup gives gamers more color and price point options,” said Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser. “Now consumers can choose the system that best suits how they like to play their favorite Nintendo Switch games.”
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New Super Monkey Ball Looks Like It’s Coming to Switch, PS4 and PC
An new filing from the Taiwan Games Ratings Board points to a new Super Monkey Ball for Switch, PS4 and PC.
It looks like beloved puzzle platformer/ frustration simulator Super Monkey Ball is coming back, as revealed by a post on the Taiwan Games Ratings Board. The post, which was spotted by Marigold News & Reviews blog (and later re-tweeted by Nibel) points to a new Super Monkey Ball game on PC, Switch and PS4.
At the moment it’s unclear if this rating is for a brand new game or some sort of remake, but the name of the game suggests a food theme. The rating includes both Chinese and Japanese titles for the game, which translate to Now Taste Good! Super Monkey Ball and The Food is Great! Super Monkey Ball, respectively. Does this mean we’re getting new, food-filled worlds to roll around in? Has Super Monkey Ball has gone all Micro Machines?
Microsoft Patent Reveals Detachable Joy-Con Style Controllers
A new patent filed by Microsoft details a new design for ‘removable game controllers’ that could function akin to Nintendo’s Joy-Con controllers.
As reported by Windows Latest, the patent was filed by Microsoft in 2017, but has only just been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent itself is for a charging device, but the ‘removeable input modules’ the device charges are controllers that can be attached to a touch-screen mobile device.
Illustrations in the patent show the basic structure of a traditional Xbox controller that can be split into two halves. When in the charging device, they appear more like a traditional controller, akin to how Joy-Cons look when docked into the controller peripheral.
The Lion King First Reactions Twitter Roundup
Members of the press were able to attend early screenings of Disney's remake of 1994's masterpiece The Lion King, and the first impressions are overwhelmingly positive.
Many praise the visual effects and how true to the original this new version is. Many say Billy Eichner's Timon and Seth Rogen's Pumbaa steal the show, while the music is as emotional and powerful as ever.
Here's our roundup of the first reactions to The Lion King.
IGN's Laura Prudom said The Lion King is "easily the best of Disney's remakes...an unparalleled technical achievement that's like watching a nature documentary." However, she'd "never rewatch it over the original."
July’s Nintendo Switch Online NES Games and Rewind Feature Announced
Nintendo has announced that Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online NES library this month alongside a brand new Rewind feature that will be available with the entire collection of NES games.
On Wednesday, July 17, these two titles will join the ever-growing list of NES Classics that saw Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Volleyball, and City Connection added last month.
As for the Rewind feature, which is also releasing on July 17, players will be able to press and hold ZL and ZR to rewind and quickly fix any mistake that may have occurred or simply just replay an awesome section of a level.
Dr. Mario is Fun, But Its Microtransactions Are Out of Hand
With oodles of Mushroom Kingdom charm and fast-paced gameplay, it’s no surprise Nintendo chose the Dr. Mario series as its next big mobile offering. Like Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp before it, Doctor Mario World is a free-to-play game that does its best to get you hooked before introducing its monetized in-game currency and time-locked progression system. While it’s a decidedly fun little puzzler, Dr. Mario World suffers from aggravating free-to-play barriers and a sometimes overwhelming amount of gameplay variables.
Is Saint’s Row IV The Best Sandbox Game of All Time?
A few weeks ago my boss Jeremy Azevedo asked me if I would like to debate him on whether or not Saints Row 4 was and is “the greatest sandbox game of all time”. His words. I mean, I like Saints Row as much as the next guy, but like most, I sort of forgot about the series shortly after playing its final installment in 2013 (regardless of how many times they’ve re-released it). I agreed to his challenge, thinking that there was no way he could defend such an outlandish and bizarre claim. I was right.
His words were rambling, his thesis incoherent, and his pupils dilated… undoubtedly from consuming scoops of unmixed G-Fuel powder without any liquid. He made outrageous claims like “RPGs aren’t sandbox games.” But still he pressed on undaunted by the lack of any semblance of reason in his argument. He raved madly about “dubstep guns” and “having sec.” He somehow killed our video producer with a Nerf gun, and I was sure that I had entered a realm of pure madness.
Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Casts the Raid’s Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero
Actor and martial artist Joe Taslim, known for his roles in The Raid: Redemption, The Night Comes For Us, and Cinemax’s Warrior has been cast as Sub-Zero in the upcoming Mortal Kombat film reboot.
Taslim’s deal is the first to close for the movie, which begins filming in Australia later this year. An allegedly incomplete cast list for the Mortal Kombat film was previously leaked last year, listing characters like Kano, Sonya Blade, Raiden, and a new character named Cole Turner. Writer Greg Russo later clarified on Twitter that the leak was from an older version of the script, saying the list didn’t show the full cast.