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But that's one shell of a price tag
Nintendo Download 23rd May (North America)
Wizardry! Paper Mario! Paper Trail!
Japanese Charts Ring Fit Adventure Jumps Into Second In A Quiet Week For Sales
Please sir, can we have some games?
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Talking Point 'Remake' Vs. 'Remaster' - What's Your Definition?
Super 'master 'maker
With official word that a Nintendo Switch "successor" will be announced before April 2025, there's really no debating that Switch is in the twilight of its years. We're well into Year 8 now, and we're being served up a series of remakes and remasters of old favourites while Nintendo's premier teams focus on brand-new games for...
News TMNT: Mutants Unleashed Physical Collector's Edition Looks Totally Tubular
But that's one shell of a price tag
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed is coming to the Switch later on this year. We don't know exactly when and we don't know exactly what it will look like, but we do know that it will have a physical Deluxe and Collector's Edition. So that's something. Today, Outright Games has revealed a first look...
Nintendo Download 23rd May (North America)
Wizardry! Paper Mario! Paper Trail!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door...
News Delightful GBA-Style Platformer 'Grapple Dog' Is Getting A Sequel This August
Big (w)oof!
Medallion Games and Super Rare Originals have today announced that Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines (a sequel to 2022's Grapple Dog, in case you were wondering) will be swinging onto Switch on 15th August. Much like its predecessor, Cosmic Canines looks full to the brim with GBA-style pixel art joy. This time around, all-around good boy...
Japanese Charts Ring Fit Adventure Jumps Into Second In A Quiet Week For Sales
Please sir, can we have some games?
It's time to take a look at the weekly Japanese charts from Famitsu (by way of Gematsu) and it's a rather quiet one this time, folks. The PS5's Stellar Blade holds onto the crown for the third week in a row (though Paper Mario will surely shake things up next time) and Ring Fit Adven
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...
Guide Where To Buy Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
Update: Out now!
Update: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is out now on Nintendo Switch. Some pre-order deals have now returned to their usual prices, but Amazon UK's fantastic offering of £37.29 (down from £49.99) which includes a very cool paper plane bonus for free is still available. Keep scrolling to find all available options (including...
News Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says Conviction Was "A Blessing"
"Life is path of choices, I made the wrong one"
Gary Bowser, the infamous figure who was convicted for his role with Team Xecuter in facilitating piracy of Nintendo games, has recently spoken to UNILAD to state that he sees his arrest and subsequent conviction as "a blessing". Alongside serving 14 of his 30-month prison sentence, Bowser was...
News Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand And Rights To 200+ Titles
Deal "ends the longest-running console war in history"
Atari has announced that it has acquired the Intellivision brand along with the rights to over 200 games in a move that, according to Digital Eclipse's studio head Mike Mika, "ends the longest-running console war in history". As a result, Intellivision Entertainment LLC will rebrand and will...
Review Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord (Switch) - A Grand Remake Of An Iconic Game
Trebor SUX
You don’t get ‘lucky’ in Wizardry, not like you can do in other games. You might run into an easy enemy once in a while, but if you decide to take a chance during an expedition and descend a floor ‘just to see’ how it goes, it will not go well. "Your entire party has been slaughtered." Again. This remake of Sir-Tech's formative...
Random The Last Pokémon Player On 3DS Online Shares Message Of Thanks
Player survived 28 days, 23 hours, and 30 minutes after shutdown
The last remaining player to play Pokémon X & Y via the Nintendo 3DS online servers has shared a message of thanks after surviving for 28 days, 23 hours, and 30 minutes after the official shutdown. Known only as 'Amanda', the player's message was relayed online by Joziken (one of...
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Codebase Apparently Contains References To 4K Output
Future-proofing? Or just for screenshots?
Dataminers have uncovered references to higher-resolution output in the code for the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake. As posted by @RibShark (thanks @NintyPrime), the game apparently contains code designed to handle rendering at a variety of resolutions, including 4K, which the current...
News Someone Has Just Beaten Super Mario 64 Without Pressing The A Button
Time Extension It took 86 hours
One of Super Mario 64's most insane challenges has finally been beaten – for the first time ever, someone has completed the N64 classic without pressing the A button (thanks, GamesRadar). Just in case you needed reminding, the A button makes Mario jump in this 3D adventure – a pretty essential input in a game which revolves...
News More Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo Have Been Restocked (US)
Including the Mii Fighters and Pokémon Trainer
Since the final update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate earlier this year, Nintendo has been restocking the game's amiibo. With this in mind, the my Nintendo Store in the US has apparently had another big restock, and this time you can even get your hands on the Mii Fighters and Pokémon Trainer. Up...
News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Rolls Out Free Boss Attack Switch Update
Update: Here are the full patch notes
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News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 'Future Saga' Chapter 1 DLC Launches This Week
"Expect a ton of new content"
Update [Thu 23rd May, 2024 03:45 BST]: Bandai Namco has now confirmed Chapter 1 of 'Future Saga' for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will arrive on 24th May 2024. This first chapter will include the following playable characters: Broly (Restrained), Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rose) Ultra Supervillain, Vegeta (Super Saiyan God)...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door Icons
Wave 1 is now available
Nintendo is going all out with the launch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch, and as part of this, it has added a new batch of icons to its 'Missions and Rewards' scheme for the online service. In the first wave, which runs from now until 29th May 2024 and will be followed by three other waves. You can...
News Nintendo Celebrates Paper Mario: TTYD Release With "Retro" GameCube Cover
Get it while you can
Nintendo today revives the classic RPG Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Switch and as part of the celebrations it's prepared a "retro Nintendo GameCube cover". This item is available from the My Nintendo Store in the US for 30 Platinum Points, so you can "print it out and slip it in your Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year...
YesterdayWed, 22nd May 2024
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Has Apparently Leaked Online
The Switch launch is so close now
Just a day before its release, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch has apparently been leaked online. Unfortunately, first-party game leaks like this have been a common occurrence throughout the Switch's lifecycle, so it's not exactly a surprise to see it's happened again. While there are some new...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door For Switch?
The GameCube classic returns
The GameCube classic Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door finally returns this week and we're pleased to say it remains the king of Mario's RPG outings. In case you missed it, this remake of the game for Switch comes with "revamped" visuals, an updated soundtrack, and gameplay additions like "updated quick-travel pipes...
Poll A New Donkey Kong Game Must Be Coming, But What Should It Be?
The wait is driving us bananas
It feels like Donkey Kong is everywhere at the moment. With the lovable ape’s significant appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the upcoming DK-themed expansion at Japan’s
Review Paper Trail (Switch) - A Storybook Puzzler That Folds Up Beautifully
Turn the Paige
Though plenty of Paper Mario fans are eagerly awaiting the return of one of the greatest games in the series at the time of writing, there’s another new game set in a papery world that we’d suggest you pay attention to. Newfangled Games’ Paper Trail is the debut release of the boutique London-based studio, and its smart mixture...
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Team Gearing Up For "Major Switch Patch Announcement"
The JRPG had a lot of performance problems at launch
The Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has offered up quite an enjoyable RPG experience, but admittedly had some issues at launch on the Nintendo Switch. Although the teams at Rabbit & Studios and 505 Games have already acknowledged this, there's apparently...
News Sakurai On Smash Ultimate Win Rates: "Any Fighter Has A Shot At Winning"
"The internet can tend to be an echo chamber"
If you main a particular character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate because you saw it at the top of a certain tier list, you might want to read on... Game director Masahiro Sakurai has shared "win rate data" of online battles in his latest YouTube video - revealing the highest win rate with a character is...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door On Switch
How do things unfold?
We are so close to the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch that we can almost smell it (gross). The highly-anticipated GameCube RPG unfolds on the Nintendo hybrid tomorrow, 23rd May, and we have already heard what the critics make of it — spoiler: we loved it. Just before release, however, the experts...
News Pokémon Centre Launches Adorable Soda Plushies Of The Original Starters
I choose you, and you, and you
The Pokémon Company International has announced that its line of soda pop plushies, once exclusive to Japan, are now launching in the West for the first time. Designed via a collaboration with Japanese illustrator and graphic designer F*Kaori, the first three plushies are based on the original starter Pokémon:...
News Netflix Reveals The First Official Look At Liam Hemsworth In 'The Witcher'
Like what you see?
Fans of the Netflix series The Witcher were understandably up in arms when leading star Henry Cavill announced his departure only to be replaced by Liam Hemsworth. Alas, it's happening, but judging from the newly-released 'first look' teaser for the upcoming season, our confidence in Hemsworth has been given a slight boost...
Feature Spitfire Interactive Talks X-Men, XCOM, And "What Age Has To Say To Youth" In 'Capes'
A new (Midnight) Sun rises
We first caught wind of Capes in the hazy days of early 2023. The turn-based superhero tactics set-up sounded like a novel idea, albeit one that we were worried might tread on the toes of one Marvel's Midnight Suns which, remember, we were still expecting to see on Switch. That Switch port was eventually cancelled, and we...
News Picross S Is Back With The 'Namco Legendary Edition' Later This Month
Yes, more Picross!
Jupiter has announced yet another Picross game in its ever expanding repetoire: Picross S Namco Legendary Edition. Oh, and it's launching on the Switch eShop this month on 30th May, 2024 for $10.99 / €10,99 / £9.89. We don't need to tell you what Picross is all about at this point, but following the release of Picross S Mega...
Rumour Reliable Insider Says Kingdom Hearts 4 'Might' Come To Switch 2
Along with the 'entire series'
Stick this one firmly inside the 'okay, we'll see' filing cabinet, folks. A reliable insider by the name of みどり (Midori) has stated on X that they have heard that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4, along with the entire Kingdom Hearts series so far, might be heading to Nintendo's next hardware (a.k.a. the 'Switch...
News Upcoming Dead Cells Animation Looks A Lot Funnier Than We Were Expecting
TV series debuts next month
Last year, it was announced that animation studio Bobbypills would be adapting the hugely popular Metroidvania Dead Cells into an animated TV series. After a rather lengthy wait, we now have our first proper trailer for the upcoming show, officially titled Dead Cells: Immortalis, and it looks, well, kinda cool! It's...
News Viral Switch Sensation Suika Game Gets Online Multiplayer Update This Week
Local play was added earlier this year
Last year, the casual puzzle title Suika Game went viral and ended up getting a local release along with some multiplayer DLC. Now, in a new update from developer Aladdin X, it's been announced the previously revealed online versus mode will be arriving on the Switch on 23rd May 2023 (aka this week). This will...
News MMORPG And TV Series 'Wakfu' Gets The Deckbuilder Treatment On Switch
One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend is available now
The roguelite deckbuilder based on the multi-media 'Wakfu' franchise, One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend Complete Edition, is now available on the Switch eShop after launching on Steam last year. Developed by Ankama (the same team behind the popular
News Here's The Logo For The Upcoming Live-Action Street Fighter Movie
Time Extension Directed by Talk to Me's Danny and Michael Philippou
We now have our first look at the logo for the forthcoming live-action Street Fighter movie from Legendary Pictures – and seasoned fans will instantly notice that it's the same logo that was previously used for some of the video games in Capcom's long-running fighting franchise. Legendary...
Tuesday21st May 2024
News Nintendo Announces Acquisition Of Shiver Entertainment
The Embracer-owned studio has ported multiple titles to Switch
There have been all sorts of acquisitions in the video game industry recently and today it is Nintendo's turn. The Japanese company has "entered into an agreement with Embracer Group" to acquire the Miami, Florida-based team Shiver Entertainment. Shiver has previously worked under...
Review Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) - Still The King Of Mario RPGs
Paper, un-jammed
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been held as the standard for Mario RPGs for 20 years. It, alongside its N64 predecessor, captured what fans wanted from their turn-based, plumber-starring adventures – silly humour, epic adventures, fantastic combat, and charm. Purists often view the GameCube original as the end of the...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Does this paper make the cut?
After literally years of begging from Nintendo fans, what many consider to be the very best Paper Mario entry has finally been remade and is about to launch on Nintendo Switch. But despite how lauded Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been in the past, does it still hold up in 2024? Well, if you ask us, we'd say...
Feature Nintendo's Latest Studio - Who Is Shiver Entertainment?
A brief look at Nintendo's newest acquisition
You could be forgiven for thinking, 'Another day, another video game company acquisition,' but Nintendo's announcement that it is buying Shiver Entertainment and making the port specialists a wholly-owned subsidiary isn't business as usual for the Japanese firm. Nintendo is, historically, extremely...
News Hyperdimension Neptunia: Re;Birth Trilogy Switch eShop Release "Postponed Until Further Notice"
It was meant to arrive on the eShop today
Update #2 [Tue 21st May, 2024 03:00 BST]: In a last-minute update, Idea Factory International has announced the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy will no longer arrive on the Switch eShop here in the West on 21st May 2024 (aka today). The game has been "postponed until further notice" and more...
News Inti Creates' Roguelike Deckbuilder 'Card-en-Ciel' Hits Switch In October
One for the Mega Man Battle Network fans
Inti Creates has announced that its new roguelike deckbuilder Card-en-Ciel will be launching digitally on the Switch on 24th October, 2024. You play as Neon and must collect and battle with over 300 cards across 10 unique dungeons, strenthening your deck with new abilities as you progress. In addition,...
News Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Physical Collector's Edition Comes With Replica Pistols
Pre-orders now open
Earlier this month, it was announced that Tomb Raider I-III Remastered would get a physical edition through Limited Run Games. Today, the physical copies have been revealed and, let us tell you, the Collector's Edition really is something. Pre-orders for all of the following are available today on the Limited Run Games website...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Monster Hunter Stories (Switch)
The 3DS title soars onto Switch next month
The 3DS outing Monster Hunter Stories makes a return next month and ahead of its release previews have now gone live. In case you missed our previous coverage, this latest version will include "refined graphics", full English and Japanese voice acting, a new Museum Mode as well as some content that was...
Random Could Mewtwo Take LeBron One-On-One? ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Weighs In
King(j)am(es)bit
NBA fans have debated, are debating, and will continue to debate LeBron James' legacy until the end of time. But after 22 years in the league, questions of his GOAT status, his Rings won or his points scored are getting tired. It's time that we move on to the real meat of the discussion. By "real meat," we are of course referring...
News Minecraft Celebrates 15 Years With Free Anniversary Map
Journey through Minecraft history
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UK Charts The Usual Suspects Pad Out A Quiet Week Ahead Of Paper Mario
Oh, hello EA Sports FC 24
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