#November2016

Leaked: The Nintendo Switch Will Cost $250 For Basic Model, $315 For More Storage

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The price of the Nintendo Switch has leaked, and it appears to be cheap! Damn cheap! $250 for the basic model, $315 for one with more storage.

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‘Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ Trailers: Explore, Fight, Experience The Weather

Why do I need a Nintendo Switch? Oh yeah. To play the new Zelda. Today, across multiple accounts, Nintendo dropped several Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailers, and they’re all fucking spectacular. The videos run the gamut, from focusing on the game’s weather system, to the beautiful exploration you’ll be able to partake in.

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Nintendo Switch Trailer: Meet Their New Console, sort of a Wii U 2.0

First blush: This is a more fully realized version of the Wii U, for better or worse. Second blush: I think it’s actually pretty cool, but I don’t know if its for me. Third blush: fuck, if I want to play the new Nintendo first-party games I guess it has to be.

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Report: Nintendo NX is bringing back Cartridges; party like it’s 1996

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Nintendo is bringing back cartridges, the format that single-handedly delivered them a strong L in the Nintendo 64 generation. Though, I mean, they’ve never truly went away for Nintendo, have they? Given their portable systems and all. Still though, bringing them back for their home console seems like an interesting idea. I have no idea if it’ll work. I know nothing.

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Report: Nintendo NX getting Mario and Pokemon games in its Launch Window

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What I learned today: a “launch window” is a six-month period after a console launches. What I learned today: the Nintendo NX is getting both Mario and Pokemon titles within its launch window. What I learned today: shit maybe I’ll be getting a Nintendo NX.

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Report: Nintendo NX is a portable console with detachable controllers

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Nintendo is like, “You think we’re a joke for relying on peripherals? Check out this shit!”, not unlike a pissed-off, petulant teenager. I mean, that’s the explanation for it, right?

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Nintendo’s new NX Console skipped E3 afraid of “imitators”

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So, Nintendo skipped out on E3 this year. Apparently! Apparently it was due to a company-wide fear that showing their NX too early would lead to copy cats and imitators.

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‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ E3 2016 Trailer: Absurdly Beautiful

Nintendo NX dropping March 2017; ‘Legend of Zelda’ is a launch title

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The new Nintendo console has been dated, arriving next year. That Legend of Zelda game we’ve all been sweating, because it was fucking promised for the fucking Wii U, has been dated as well, arriving next year (yeah, yeah, for the fucking Wii U as an afterthought whatever, fuck).

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Rumor: This is the Nintendo NX Controller, it has no buttons [update: v. fake]

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Oh. Well. Check it out. Another new Nintendo console, another wonky controller.

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