TodaySun, 26th May 2024

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  News 32 Years Later, Super Mario Kart Gets Fan-Made 'Horizons' Expansion

  Time Extension "Race across new courses in brand new custom locations"

  A new Rom Hack for Super Mario Kart has massively expanded the game 32 years after it originally launched on the SNES. Created by gridatttack, Super Mario Kart - Horizons offers eight new themed worlds, delivering 20 new circuits to race around. It also has four new Battle Tracks, new music,...

  • 31m ago
  • Nintendo
  • ROM Hacks
  • SNES
  • Mario Kart
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  Round Up Indie Live Expo 2024 - Every Nintendo Switch Game Showcased

  The 10th outing featuring more than 150 games

  The digital showcase Indie Live Expo returned for its 10th outing and as part of this, it's showcased more than 150 games - with plenty of them coming to the Nintendo Switch. Some of these games have already been released, some are coming soon and the rest are arriving at a later date. So, in case you...

  • 3h ago
  • Round Up
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Indies
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  24

  Soapbox After Restarting My Save File, I Finally 'Get' Hollow Knight

  *sigh* Bapanada

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim is finally seeing the Hollow light... Last year, I decided to take a break from Tears of the Kingdom and pick up a fun-looking, rarely discussed indie which was subject to a...

  • 5h ago
  • Soapbox
  • Features
  • Switch eShop
  • Hollow Knight
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  47

  Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Bravely Default

  Fly high, fairy

  Hello folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we get cracking, let's see how things panned out last week, hm? We looked at Super Monkey Ball Adventure, one of several entries for the GameCube. As we'd expected, the busier, more vibrant box art from North America sealed the deal, winning a healthy 79% of...

  • 10h ago
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Box Art Brawl
  • 3DS
  • Square Enix
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  22

  Video Digital Foundry Takes A Look At Zelda 64 Recompiled: Majora's Mask

  "A revolution in N64 native ports for PC"

  The Nintendo 64 emulation scene has come a long way and the latest recompilation project revolutionises native PC ports. Our friends at Time Extension shared a post recently about N64Recomp - describing the tool as potentially transformative to the world of N64 emulation, as it streamlines the process of...

  • 12h ago
  • Videos
  • Nintendo 64
  • N64
  • Zelda
  • Digital Foundry
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  23

  News More Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Pre-Order Goodies Have Been Revealed

  Fans in South Korea can get all sorts of bonuses

  The 3DS title Luigi's Mansion 2 will make return next month on the Switch and ahead of the game's launch, Nintendo has started to reveal more of the pre-order goodies that will be up for grabs. In South Korea, Nintendo has shown a range of items Luigi fans will be able to get their hands on at select...

  • 16h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Luigi
  • Luigi's Mansion
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo

YesterdaySat, 25th May 2024

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  Soapbox Fire Emblem’s Future May Not Be In Turn-Based Combat

  Fire Emblem’s fates

  How would you feel if the next mainline Fire Emblem game was exclusively a social sim? While a change this drastic is almost certainly not in the cards, the identity crisis currently faced by Fire Emblem means that change must come. While Engage’s 1.61 million sales as of March 2023 is respectable for the franchise, it marks...

  • 1d ago
  • Soapbox
  • Features
  • Fire Emblem
  • Nintendo
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  44

  News DOOM: The Dark Ages To Be Announced This June, According To New 'Exclusive'

  It will apparently be getting a "multiplatform release"

  The next entry in the first-person shooter series DOOM is reportedly set to be unveiled at Xbox's games showcase this June. According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, this new entry will officially be titled 'DOOM: The Dark Ages' (previously codenamed 'Year Zero') and is believed to be a...

  • 2d ago
  • Rumours
  • DOOM
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  News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Reveals DLC Roadmap For 2024

  Get ready for more adventures

  Rabbit & Bears Studios, the team behind the Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has shared a look at the new JRPG's DLC roadmap. If the team manages to stay on schedule, all three add-ons should arrive this year. The first half of this roadmap showcases items already available including...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
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  11

  Review Hauntii (Switch) - A Beautiful Tale In A Bad State

  This ghost has unfinished business

  What do you get when you combine Super Mario Odyssey, Geometry Wars, Disney Pixar, and Genesis Noir? You get Hauntii, a twin-stick shooter, puzzle-platformer, and adventure game from tiny development studio Moonloop Games. An unexpected mixture, to be sure — but that's what indie games are all about, and we're...

  • 1d ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Gorgeous Pixel Art Metroidvania 'Blade Chimera' Gets August Launch Window

  Lookin' good

  PLAYISM and WSS Playground have announced that the upcoming pixel art Metroidvania title Blade Chimera will be launching on the Switch this coming August. While they stopped short of comfirming the exact date, it at least gives us an idea of when we can dive in. And goodness, it looks stunning, right? The latest trailer showcases more...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  113

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (25th May)

  Are you well?

  Wait, it's Saturday already? Where does the time go? This week has been an exciting one for fans of the Big N. Not only did Nintendo announce the acquisition of Shiver Entertainment, but we finally got our hands on Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch (and we think it's a beauty)! Elsewhere on the site this week, we

  • 1d ago
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Nintendo Switch
  • What Are You Playing
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  Feature Former Nintendo World Champ Jeff Hansen On Teaming Up With Nintendo Again, 30 Years Later

  Time Extension "It’s obviously a completely different world today"

  The recent announcement of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch came as a welcome surprise, but what was perhaps even more of a shock was the fact that Nintendo featured Jeff Hansen in the trailer for the game. For those of you who aren't aware, Hansen was Nintendo World...

  • 1d ago
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • Jeff Hansen
  • Nintendo Switch
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  News Toy Shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed Is Adding Cross-Platform Support

  Switch will receive it at a later date

  The toy shooter HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed is arriving on Xbox next week, and ahead of this launch, developer Digital Cybercherries has revealed the game will be getting cross-platform support. While this feature (allowing players to “join forces” across platforms) will roll out for Xbox and PC on 31st May 2024,...

  • 21h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates

Friday24th May 2024

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  Guide Best Nintendo Switch Remakes And Remasters

  Remake you feel my love

  Swept and updated with Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, El Shaddai, Braid, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Wiza

  • 2d ago
  • Guides
  • Switch Essentials
  • Best Switch Games
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  News Resident Evil 6 Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies On Nintendo Switch

  Entry is infamously divisive

  Capcom has updated the 'Platinum Titles' page via its investors portal - that is, every game that's sold at least 1 million copies since launch - and a new entry on the list is the Nintendo Switch version of Resident Evil 6. Originally launched in 2012 and ported to the Switch in October 2019, Resident Evil 6 proved to...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Capcom
  • Resident Evil
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  News WayForward's 'Clock Tower' Switch Port Receives Stunning Physical Editions

  Game launches later this year

  It's been a fair while since we received some concrete news regarding WayForward's enhanced port of Clock Tower for the Switch, but we've just received confirmation that the game will receive two gorgeous physical editions via Limited Run Games. With pre-orders opening on 31st May 2024 and closing on 30th June 2024,...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Limited Run
  • WayFoward
  • SNES
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  17

  Review Capes (Switch) - Solid Superhero Strategy That Channels XCOM

  Not all heroes wear them

  In a dark, futuristic world, being a superhero has been outlawed. Not by the government, but by the only force in King City that matters – The Company. Capes takes the turn-based strategy genre and gives it a comic book feel, putting you in the control of a fledgling group of superheroes trying to dish out justice in a...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  66

  News Activision Officially Announces Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

  Microsoft now has a 10-year deal with Nintendo

  Ahead of a Switch "successor" announcement this fiscal year, Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This new entry is scheduled to be featured at Xbox's upcoming showcase next m

  • 3d ago
  • Call of Duty
  • Nintendo
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Activision
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  88

  News Nintendo Announces Second US Store, Opening 2025

  We're off to 'Frisco

  Nintendo has announced plans to open a second Official Store in the USA. The company will be opening a brick-and-mortar shop in San Francisco, specifically in the iconic Union Square, deemed the "teeming commercial hub of the city". Currently, the store is scheduled to open in 2025, with more details to be revealed in the...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo
  • Business
  • Merch
  • US
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  Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Collectibles, Star Pieces, Badges, Hints & Tips

  Your one-stop shop for a paper classic

  Welcome to our Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide hub! This Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide covers the 2004 GameCube RPG and the 2024 Nintendo Switch remake. This critically acclaimed adventure, which is the sequel to the N64 Paper Mario, is easily one of the best Mario RPGs of all time. We...

  • 2d ago
  • Guides
  • GameCube
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Super Mario
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  Video Capcom Shows Off New Monster Hunter Stories Gameplay Footage

  The 3DS title soars onto Switch next month

  The original Monster Hunter Stories game is returning on the Switch next month and if you weren't already interested, this new gameplay footage might be worth a look. Capcom has showcased the opening gameplay and cinematic (which has some "dark" moments, as noted by the team). Although it's not Switch...

  • 3d ago
  • Videos
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Monster Hunter
  • Capcom
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  Random Sakurai Likens Boss Battles In Nintendo Games To Tutorials

  "I think I'd prefer it if I had the freedom to choose how I fight"

  In his latest YouTube video, Masahiro Sakurai highlights boss battles in Nintendo games as being similar to tutorials, noting that he prefers games that offer up more strategic freedom. Aptly titled Madatory Strategy and Strategic Balance, the video dives into the difference between...

  • 2d ago
  • Random
  • Videos
  • Nintendo
  • Sakurai
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  News MSX2+ Action RPG Golvellius Comes To Nintendo Switch

  Time Extension Another welcome EGG Console release

  Compile's classic '80s action RPG Golvellius has just been released on the Nintendo Switch. Published in 1987 for the original MSX under the title Maou Golvellius, the game would later be remade for the more powerful MSX2+ as Shin Maou Golvellius in 1988 – that's the version we're getting here. In the same...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • EGG Console
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  33

  Random Another Banjo-Kazooie Funko Pop Is On The Horizon, But It's Still Pretty Horrifying

  Pre-order, if you dare

  If you cast your mind back to earlier in the year, you might remember the horrors of the GameStop-exclusive Banjo-Kazooie Funko Pop. With its big head and soulless, staring eyes, the figure was... well, a Funko Pop, but it was also an acknowledgement that the Rare pair still exist, so we'll take what we can get. Now, Funko...

  • 2d ago
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Rare
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Merch
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  News Super Mario Run Celebrates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door In New Crossover

  A brand new update for the Mario mobile game

  Nintendo's mobile game Super Mario Run will be hosting a new Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door crossover event. It runs from now until 27th June 2024 and requires you to unlock statues of Paper Mario and other cast members in the latest Switch release, which you can then place in your kingdom. Here's a...

  • 3d ago
  • Nintendo Mobile
  • Paper Mario
  • Super Mario Run
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
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  Review PDP Pikmin REALMz Wireless Controller For Switch - Cute, But Hardly The Pik Of The Bunch

  Light bulb(orb) moment

  For third-party Switch pads, it can be difficult to stack up against Nintendo's official offering. The problem is that the Pro Controller packs in so many features that it feels like something's missing as soon as we play without them. Motion controls, HD rumble, built-in NFC amiibo reader, a 40-hour battery life. It's a...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Accessories
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  Reminder Paper Mario TTYD Can Be Redeemed With A Switch Game Voucher

  Save on two digital games

  Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has officially arrived on the Switch this week, and if you haven't already got your hands on it, there's one other way you can claim it. Nintendo has added this new release to its Switch game voucher service, where online members can get a pair of vouchers for the price of $99.98 USD (or...

  • 3d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo
  • US
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  Site News Suggest Questions For Our Upcoming Switch Summer Survey

  Lovely questions, lovely people

  It's now well over seven years since Nintendo launched the Switch and with the console now well into its eighth year — and with official confirmation that a new hardware announcement is coming soon(ish) — we thought it was a great time to look back over the generation and collect some stats about how you, our...

  • 2d ago
  • Site News
  • Nintendo Switch
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  News Warhammer 40K: Boltgun Reveals New DLC, Coming To Switch At "A Later Date"

  Some free updates are also on the way

  If you've been craving another dose of the retro-style FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, you're in luck. In line with the first anniversary of the game, Focus Entertainment and Auroch Digital have revealed this title will be getting new DLC titled 'Forges of Corruption'. It will arrive on PlayStation, Xbox and PC...

  • 3d ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Warhammer
  • DLC
  • Updates
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  News Upcoming Puzzler 'Mouse & Crane' Is A Cute Intro To Video Games For Children

  First steps

  If you happen to be a reasonably new parent and are wondering how to introduce your child to the wonderful world of gaming, then you might want to keep an eye out for the upcoming indie title Mouse & Crane, launching for the Switch on 21st June 2024. Developed by Danish studio Those Eyes in collaboration with Canadian studio Tobo,...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop