Breath of the Wild is finally out after over four years of development time passing. We were able to review the game recently but seeing it’s original demos/builds indicate a lot has changed for the final release. How much has changed though? Well this is where Beta64 comes into play. They released a lengthy video detailing many differences between the two versions, early builds from E3 2016 and footage from TGA 2014.
What we end up seeing is quite a bit of content got changed. One key point is how the GamePad for the Wii U version became worthless; the original release planed for more usage of the device such as a map you can interact with via touch screen. The final release uses the GamePad’s gyro controls and nothing more outside of remote play however. Other differences detailed include HUD changes, minor graphical changes and more.
I highly recommend giving this video a watch, as you will learn more about one of the most massive games Nintendo has created.

With the Japanese launch of the Switch finished, many are looking through what it offered. Outside of the exciting discovery of a few JP games offering English support, many got the chance to try out DQ Heroes I & II through either buying it or playing a free demo.
You can see the final build of the game in action (via the above video) and the results are a bit mixed. The game seems to be a modified port of the PS3 releases of Dragon Quest Heroes I & II in many cases; higher visual quality but still running at a lower resolution and the frame rate is very problematic. It seems to be a playable version of two fun action/RPGs but the port should have been more optimized.
No word has released regarding whenever this will travel over to western shores but once more information releases, we continue reporting on DQ Heroes I & II for the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo is known for teasing their fans for promised projects and one infamous example is the title Mother 3. Being the third game in the long running JRPG series, it was only released in Japan to critical success! Many loved it but Western Gamers wanted to play it for a long time. Despite a well-produced fan translation being released, many gamers wanted an official English release from Nintendo.
In a new video released by Stop Skeletons From Fighting, we see the history and legacy of Mother 3 unfold.

To celebrate the Nintendo Switch, we’ve made a short video documenting every time Reggie Fils-Aime crushed our hopes of a western release of Mother 3.

The Nintendo Switch is region free, unlike past Nintendo systems. With reports of a few Japanese games fully supporting English Language, it might be worthwhile to consider making an extra account or two for your Switch console. But how do you do that?
Well the above video has the answer! It’s a painless process and after getting everything up and running, you can go on the E-Shop to get whatever you want. It’s great seeing Nintendo finally offer a proper account system for once and seeing support for other storefronts being so simple is a huge improvement over the Wii U.

It has been no secret that fan games are under attack from major publishers and one company that has made it clear they do not want any fan projects under their IP being produced is Nintendo. With AM2R and Pokemon Uranium being prime examples, 2016 showed how the publisher does not want fans working with it’s IP despite other publishers like SEGA being supportive of the community.
One such fan project that has been in development for a long time was Mother 4 but with recent attacks toward fan projects, the development team made the decision to scrap all traces of the Mother franchise from the project. Below is an official statement from the developer.

Following up our last report regarding a release date for NieR: Automata on Steam and PS4, it has been dismissed and changed by Square Enix due to unknown circumstances, although lately discovered that the game will be released on Steam on March 17th officially due to a cached Store page on Square Enix’s Store, was confirmed fully by the support section of Square Enix as well. The picture above describes additional items for the Day One Edition on Steam that include bonus items such as: Machine Mask Accessory, Grimoire Pod, Retro Grey, Cardboard and Red Pod Skins and finally, a preorder bonus that introduces a custom Valve Character Accessory Skin for the main character. Minimum and Recommended specifications are relatively reasonable for a modern-day PC Port/Release. We can’t wait to see what NieR: Automata offers in store soon.
VIA: Gematsu – Source(s): Square Enix’s Support Page – SE’s Digital Store (Cached)

Sony is ready for the Switch launch, but despite the fact both are aiming for different markets (Nintendo for it’s core gamers and Sony for everyone else), PlayStation is being a bit competitive for the Switch launch. For the next two days in EU countries, the PlayStation 4 is going to cost 199,99 Euro’s. That is much lower then the price point of the Nintendo Switch.

Sony has launched a campaign of lightning reduction of PS4 in front of the launch of Nintendo Switch. It is being confirmed by stores in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands or Belgium. For the moment, nothing in Spain.
The March 3, 2017 is going to be a very hot day in stores and video game chains, because if the launch of Nintendo Switch with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the rest of titles, plus the Horizon: Zero Dawn of yesterday day 1 were not enough, the PlayStation 4 itself could enter into the equation.
Sony has agreed with some stores in Europe to lower the basic PS4 to 199.99 euros during March 3, and only for that day, to counter the output of Switch, according to a source consulted by Gamereactor. We can not confirm, however, which countries would affect this promotion, except in Italy, so we remain expectant to see it in practice.

This is a very interesting move and likely a big reason for this is to give Horizon Zero Dawn a chance at further success, considering both that & Zelda are open world games in addition to the fact many are comparing/contrasting the two titles.
Source Link: Game Ractor