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Nintendo’s Switch success owes much to one of the company’s bigger mistakes
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Switch is, as it turns out, working as intended.
Nintendo’s sorta-console/sorta-handheld has taken off in a big way since its March 2017 launch, and one of the big reasons for that — to no great surprise, really — is the fact that it delivers on its core value proposition. Fans have taken to the hybrid console approach.
For proof, look no further than Nintendo’s six-month earnings report for fiscal 2017 (which is the period covering April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018). There’s a handy graph that breaks down some key usage stats. Read more…
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‘The Witcher’ musical looks straight-up insane
The Witcher is receiving its very own stage adaptation in Poland and this preview makes it look absolutely insane.
The Witcher, best known outside of Central and Eastern Europe as an acclaimed fantasy RPG, is based on a popular Polish book series…
‘The Witcher’ musical looks straight-up insane
The Witcher is receiving its very own stage adaptation in Poland and this preview makes it look absolutely insane.
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The Xbox One X Review: Unboxing and tearing it down
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View More The Xbox One X Review: Unboxing and tearing it downBehind ‘Rumu,’ the game where you play a robot vacuum cleaner with feelings
You are a robot vacuum cleaner.
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‘Rocket League’ is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch in November
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Mark your calendars, folks.
Rocket League will be finally released on the Nintendo Switch on November 14.
According to game developer Psyonix, the Switch version of the football-racing hybrid will have “content, features and modes available in other versions of the game,” but will also feature battle cars that are exclusive to the Switch, including “Mario NSR,” “Luigi NSR,” and “Samus’ Gunship.”
The game will retail for $19.90 through Nintendo’s e-shop.
People got pretty excited about the launch, to say the least.
#RLonSwitch IM SO HAPPY!!! I legit bought a switch just for rocket league. I can’t WAIT
— MitchDaGamerYT (@MitchDaGamerYT) October 30, 2017 Read more…
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View More ‘Rocket League’ is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch in NovemberHow Nintendo bounced back from the awful ‘Super Mario’ movie
“I got a feeling we’re not in Brooklyn no more.”
What a line, right? The Super Mario Bros. movie from 1993 was and is exceptionally bad. Released at a moment when Nintendo was at the top of its game with the wildly successful Super NES console, the m…