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Friday 4-27-18: Zelda BotW Sells, Nintendo E3, and Splatoon x TMNT

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On April 27, 2018

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Another week nearly over! I can’t wait to bunker down in my home and not leave. WE’re all Nintendo today, it seems. Here’s the news.

  • Breath of the Wild is the Best Selling Zelda Game
  • Nintendo’s E3 Plans
  • Splatoon X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Beast of the Wild


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 8.48 million copies on Switch and 1.5 million copies on Wii U. That’s nearly 10 million copies worldwide. Technically speaking, this is the best selling Zelda game of all time. The only one that beats it is the Ocarina of Time, assuming you included sales of both the N64 game, as well as the 3DS remake. That would total around 11.6 million units.

Nintendo at E3


Nintendo released their official E3 webpage for 2018, They’re listed for June 12-14, and detail… well nothing much new. There will be a video presentation on June 12, at 9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET. There will also be a Splatoon 2 World Championship finals and a Super Smash Bros Invitational on June 12. I honestly have no idea what Nintendo might announce at E3 this year. We’ll see soon enough.

Teenage Mutant Ninja SplatFest


Those familiar with the popular Nintendo shooter know that every so often, special events take place that pit the players into two groups. This time, players are choosing between four options, each of the teenage mutant ninja turtles. Raphael will compete against Leonardo on May 4 until May 5, while Michelangelo goes up against Donatello May 11 until May 12. The finals, pitting the two winners against each other, will take place May 18 through May 19.

This is another promotional partnership with Hasbro, who are pushing their upcoming TMNT reboot on Nickelodeon.

Hey folks, if you like podcasts, and haven’t checked out mine, do that. We released our next episode today, it’s about Doom. Even if you don’t, maybe pull it up on the site, iTunes, or google play, and let it play on mute, inflate my listener count! (I’m not serious) Check back on Monday for a weekend wrap up. Otherwise, have a great weekend!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 11-21-17: Neverwinter Nights, Endless Space 2 Scam, and Splatoon 2 Major Updates

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On November 21, 2017

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Another Tuesday, another news day. Heres whats on the wire:

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
  • Endless Space 2 and their questionable free weekend
  • Splatoon 2 has a major announcement

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
The well-known fantasy RPG from 2002 will be receiving a special “enhanced edition.” What this really means is the game will now support 4K UI and add in some new post-processing effects. You can buy this version of the game, which comes with the base game, and all DLC (plus 2 soundtracks) for $20. Old save files will still be compatible, thankfully. Check out the trailer for it below

 

Endless Space 2 Being Sneaky?
The Space Opera style game recently had a free to play weekend on Steam. To further encourage new players, the developers announced a special event in which the more new players they get to try Endless Space 2 during this weekend, the more new content they will release for said game. There were 6 tiers of new content that could be unlocked.
Why did this strike me as odd? The free weekend was a massive success. The daily player count prior was around 300-500 players. During its peak, the daily player count hit as high as 16,000. One would expect the event goals to be hit very early on, yet they were gradually “reached” over the span of the entire weekend. The final goal was achieved right at the end of the final day of the event. This is when I noticed that they do not actually say any player numbers. these goals were undefined and entirely arbitrary. My theory: they never made goal marks and planned on posting the “success” at a predetermined rate in an effort to create artificial popularity, and in turn hyping up players and gaining attention.
Its clever, but I’m not falling for it.
Check out their Twitter to see what I mean.

Splatoon 2 Update
Nintendo recently announced that some major updates will be coming to Splatoon 2. These changes will be added over a span of time between now and mid-December and will include the following:

  • 4 New Battle Stages (MakoMart, Shellendorf Institute, Walleye Warehouse, and Arowana Mall)
  • 1 New Salmon Run Stage (Salmonid Smokeyard)
  • 140 New Pieces of Gear
  • 4 New Hair Styles
  • Level Cap Raised to 99
  • Prestige Option
  • New Game Mode, Clam Blitz

You can read more about at this news post I wrote.

That’s all for today folks. Thanks for reading, it’s always appreciated. Let me know what you think of my Endless Space 2 con theory. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more news about games and stuff. Otherwise, have a great night!

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