Soapbox As Splatoon's Online Wraps Up Nearly 9 Years On, How Does It Compare To Splatoon 3?
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News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Dev Shares Update On Launch Issues
"We experienced critical errors with our network infrastructure"
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News Metroid For NES Could Be Inducted Into The Video Game Hall Of Fame
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
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News Surprise! Switch Online's Battle Royale Tetris 99 Just Got A New Update
The previous one was delivered in April 2022
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News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Fourth Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Wonderland Fair Update" is now available
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News 'Moonglow Bay' Looks Delightfully Cosy, And Launches On Switch Next Month
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News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Dev Shares Update On Launch Issues
"We experienced critical errors with our network infrastructure"
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection arrived this week and as you may have seen, the launch has been troubled with all sorts of online issues. Developer Aspyr has now released an official statement via its forums, explaining how its network infrastructure has experienced...
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News Metroid For NES Could Be Inducted Into The Video Game Hall Of Fame
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
The Strong Museum has officially revealed its 'World Video Game Hall of Fame' finalists for 2024 and once again there's some Nintendo representation. The NES/Famicom title Metroid - starring Samus Aran - is featured as a nominee this year alongside an all-star cast made up of...
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News Surprise! Switch Online's Battle Royale Tetris 99 Just Got A New Update
The previous one was delivered in April 2022
Although the Switch Online battle royale Tetris 99 is still receiving regular events, it hasn't actually received a new game update since 2022. That's all changed this week though with the arrival of Version 2.4.0. There's not much to go off, but Nintendo is apparently still making changes to improve the...
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News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Fourth Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Wonderland Fair Update" is now available
Update [Fri 15th Mar, 2024 01:00 GMT]: Nintendo has now uploaded an English trailer highlighting this new "Wonderland Fair Update" for Fashion Dreamer. Once again, this is the fourth major update for the game (Version 1.4.0) and comes packed with new specialty items, 64 new patterns as well as over...
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News 'Moonglow Bay' Looks Delightfully Cosy, And Launches On Switch Next Month
Reel 'em in
Ready for some good ol' relaxation? Well good news, because it looks like Coatsink's upcoming Moonglow Bay has it in spades. Launching on the Switch on 11th April, 2024, the game looks like a cosy amalgamation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Dredge, and The Touryst, The game is basically about fishing: you'll be taking to the oceans...
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Soapbox As Splatoon's Online Wraps Up Nearly 9 Years On, How Does It Compare To Splatoon 3?
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Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, as its online days draw to a close, Nile bids farewell to Splatoon on Wii U, a shining proof of concept... On 8th April 2024, Nintendo will be
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Video We've Played Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection - Here's 10 Minutes Of Switch Gameplay
You were the chosen one!
After being announced at the February 2024 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, we were eager to see how the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection would run on Switch. These are two 20-year-old games, after all, surely they can't be too bad? Weeeell, let's see. Today's the day that the Classic Collection has force-jumped...
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Guide Best Street Fighter Games, Ranked By You
Time Extension Capcom's million-selling series, ranked
Capcom's Street Fighter is now over 35 years old, and following the launch of the most recent entry, Street Fighter 6, it felt as good a time as any to ask the most important of questions: no, not "What's the meaning of life?" or "Why do I only have odd socks in my underwear drawer?" We're talking about the...
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Random Pokémon Fans Reckon They've Spotted A Legends: Z-A Teaser In Scarlet & Violet
A sign of the times
The Pokémon Company is no stranger to leaving hints about what's to come in their games. Normally, these are only noticed in retrospect and, as it turns out, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet appear to contain a nod towards the company's next title, Legends: Z-A (thanks, Eurogamer). The tease in question was initially flagged on the...
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Japanese Charts Unicorn Overlord Dominates In Its Debut Week
Lord of the charts
We're back with another look at the latest Japanese charts from Famitsu (via Gematsu) and once again, the ranking is overpowered by a new RPG. Yes, after enjoying a week in the spotlight last time, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has made way for Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord which tops this week's chart on Switch, lands in third on...
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Nintendo Download 14th March (North America)
Kingdom Come! Power of Ten! Rebel Transmute!
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: STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic...
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News Lawn Mowing Simulator Starts Its Engines On Switch Today
How low can you mow?
You've ploughed fields on Switch, you've power washed cars on Switch, and now, you can mow lawns on Switch. Yes, the latest in a line of 'I didn't know I needed that' sims is here as Lawn Mowing Simulator (and its 'Landmark Edition' deluxe version) trims its way to Switch today. You don't really need us to tell you what Lawn...
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Video Don't Be Fooled Into Buying Fake SD Cards For Your Switch
Corruption is at hand
With so many incredible games now available on the Switch, it's natural that you might be in the market for a micro SD card to boost your storage capacity beyond the measly 64GB afforded by the Switch OLED (or 32 GB if you're using an OG model). What our lovely video producer Alex has demonstrated, however, is that not all SD...
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Deals Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - £10 Off In UK, Paper Plane Pre-Order Bonus
Best deals and cheapest prices!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arrives on Nintendo Switch on 23rd May 2024 and pre-orders are now appearing at a variety of retailers. You'll find all available options a little further down the page (including UK, US, Canada, and Japanese box-art editions), but we thought it worth highlighting a couple of...
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News El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron HD Remaster Finally Lands On Switch Next Month
Enoch at the door
Publisher and developer Crim has announced that the cult classic action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster will finally be making its way over to Switch on 28th April. Originally announced for Switch back in 2022, El Shaddai will see you embarking on a quest of biblical proportions. In it, you will play as En
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News Sink Your Teeth Into Nintendo Switch Online's Next Free Game Trial Today (Europe)
Bat!
Europe's next Nintendo Switch Online free Game Trial kicks off today and it is none other than Poncle's devilishly addictive roguelike, Vampire Survivors. From today (14th March) until 23rd March, you can get into as much of the monster-hunting mayhem as you would like, for free! That is, as long as you have a Nintendo Switch Online...
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News Embracer Group Sells Saber Interactive For A Cool $247 Million
Group discontinues all operations in Russia
Embracer Group has announced to investors that it has sold Saber Interactive for a total of $247 million to a company called Beacon Interactive, which is under the control of Saber's co-founder Matthew Karch. As part of the sale, Saber will retain the following studios: Nimble Giant, DIGIC, Fractured...
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Guide Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
Best deals and pre-order bonuses!
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD arrives on Nintendo Switch on 27th June 2024. If you're hoping to find the best deals, cheapest prices, and info on any special edition releases for the game, you're definitely in the right place. Below, we're keeping track of all retail options for you, including the recently revealed Mighty...
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News Crypt Of The NecroDancer Returns From The Dead With "Huge New DLC"
Update: Synchrony is now available on the Switch
Update [Thu 14th Mar, 2024 06:00 GMT]: Here's your reminder that the Synchrony DLC for Crypt of the NecroDancer is now available on Nintendo Switch. This also includes the free Version 4.0.0 update, which comes with some quality-of-life changes and more. Original article [Thu 7th Mar, 2024 00:25...
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News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Sees The Return Of Splatoon 3 Icons
A new wave is available
Last week alongside some Mother 3 icons (exclusive to Japan), Nintendo revived a batch of Splatoon 3 icons globally. Now, in a new update, a another wave of these icons has returned. This has been highlighted by 'NSO Icons Alerts' on social media once again. The latest wave features cartoon-like designs of Inklings,...
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News LEGO 2K Drive Adds New Content, Features, And Bug Fixes In Update 5
Racing ahead
Since its debut in May last year, LEGO 2K Drive has continued to receive multiple game updates. The latest one (Update 5) comes with new content, features and bug fixes. This includes the Stargaze Summit Expansion, new special fairs, goal-karts: hockey, a time trial mode and multiple other additional improvements. Here's the rundown...
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News Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection's Next Update Comes To Switch "Late March"
Here's what you can expect from Version 1.5.0
Konami has today rolled out a new update for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, but the catch is it's not actually available on the Switch yet. When it does arrive on Nintendo's hybrid system and other console platforms, this will bump the game up to Version 1.5.0. The current plan is to...
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Review Mario Tennis (GBC) - Camelot's Ace Little Tennis RPG Is Hard To Fault
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This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy (Color) library via Nintendo Switch Online. For whatever its name is worth, Mario Tennis doesn’t feature a lot of the red guy — at least at first. That may come as an initial disappointment to...
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News Red Dead Redemption Gets An Update On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
So stable
Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption has been updated on the Switch. Don't get too excited and get into any bar fights, mind, because it's somewhat of a minor and, dare we say, slightly boring update. Still, we'll take what we can get, right? Posted on Rockstar's support page, the update performs the following: A Terms...
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News My Nintendo Store Reveals Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Pre-Order Bonus & Bundles (UK)
The Boo'd, the Gadd and the Ugly
This year's MAR10 Day brought us the news that Luigi's Mansion 2 HD would be spooking its way onto Switch on 27th June, so we knew it was only going to be a matter of time before the pre-order bonuses started popping up. My Nintendo Store UK has been the first to showcase its goodies today and boy are there some...
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Review Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (Switch) - A Dazzling Trip Into A (Gold) Master's Mind
Yak in time
With its efforts on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and The Making of Karateka, developer Digital Eclipse is cementing itself as a true pioneer in the interactive documentary space. Truth be told, it’s a niche that the studio completely owns at this point, and though we’re surprised other major players in the video game...
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News Capcom Shares Results Of The Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary 'Top Monster' Poll
And the winner is...
Hot off the back of revealing that Monster Hunter Stories will be coming to Switch this June, Capcom was keeping up with the Monster Hunter 20th anniversary celebrations as it finally shared the results of the fan-favourite 'Top Monster' poll which we first heard about last year. This one put all 229 monsters in the series...
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News Minecraft's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
Update now
Minecraft has released a brand new update which introduces several changes, fixes and even some experimental features. Some of the highlights include Wolves now having double the amount of health and the experimental upcoming features including the Bogged, Wind Charge, and Vault. Here's the full rundown via the official feedback page:...
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News Macross: Shooting Insight Is Bringing Slick Shmup Action To The West This Year
Prepare for liftoff
Red Art Games has today announced that it is bringing the 'multi-dimensional shooter' Macross: Shooting Insight to Western Switches in both physical and digital forms later this year. The game was previously announced for Japan only (where it is set to release tomorrow, 14th March), and while today's announcement did not come...
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News Rejoice! Sea Of Stars Is Getting 3-Player Couch Co-Op
RPG surpasses 5 million players
Sabotage Studio has announced that its hit RPG Sea of Stars has now surpassed 5 million players worldwide since its launch on 29th August, 2023. To celebrate, it has teased a new 3 player couch co-op mode officially dubbed 'Single Player+'. While the short video above just demonstrates basic traversal for the time...
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Feature "The Odds Seemed Just Astronomical" - Reviving Lost Media With Shantae Advance
"Decisions made by younger me created a ton of headaches for modern me"
It's not often that a developer gets to revisit a chapter of their past and pick up where they left off on a project two decades prior, but the revival of Shantae Advance in the form of Risky Revolution has given WayForward creative director Matt Bozon just that opportunity...
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News Monster Hunter Stories Physical Collection Includes A Download Code (US)
The first game is on the card, the second game is digital
Alongside the release date announcement for Monster Hunter Stories, Capcom revealed a "special set" containing the original game and sequel. Its official website also confirmed this "collection" would be getting a physical release in the US. Now, in a new update, a GameStop listing featuring...
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News Penny's Big Breakaway On Switch Is Getting A Frame Rate Update
At launch it was capped at 30FPS
Evening Star's new 3D platformer Penny's Big Breakaway got off to a solid start when it arrived last month, but notably was capped at 30FPS. Fortunately, this is set to change in the next update, with developer Christian Whitehead confirming the upcoming console update will unlock the Switch frame rate. This will...
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News Yay! Pentiment's Home Menu Icon On Switch Has Now Been Updated
Patch 1.3 is available now
The Xbox and Obsidian title Pentiment was recently updated for all platforms and it seems the Switch version has had an icon change. It was originally a giant portrait of the title's protagonist. This icon didn't really look the part alongside other eShop icons, so the developer has now updated it to the default Pentiment...
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News New Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Update Finally Makes Keys Easier To Spot
Visibility is key
We had a great time with Tomb Raider I-III Remastered when it landed on Switch last month. Sure, some sections of the original trilogy are showing their age a little today, but for the most part, these were the same old adventures that we came to love in the late '90s with a tasty boost in the visual department. These visual...
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News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Post-Launch Roadmap Details Future Updates And DLC
All coming in 2024
Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in! Ubisoft has today revealed a first look at the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown post-launch roadmap, which lays out three free content updates and a new story DLC, all coming our way in 2024. The first of these content updates, 'Warrior's Path' will arrive next week on 20th...
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Feature Did This Bizarre Nintendo Software Inspire The Mario Paint Series?
Time Extension "That’s where Mario Paint came from basically"
As you may or may not recall, last year we interviewed the Star Fox programmer Giles Goddard about his career at Nintendo or an article for the site. This saw us asking Goddard all kinds of questions about his work on Super Mario 64 and 1080° Snowboarding, as well as his time as a second-party...
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News Summer Game Fest 2024 Gets A Date For Its Opening Live Showcase
Mark your calendars
Get ready folks, because Summer Game Fest is once again upon us, and we've now got a date for the opening live showcase. Not deviating too much from last year, the big event will commence on 7th June, 2024 live from the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 9pm GMT / 7am AET (8th June). Public tickets for the...
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News Pretty Puzzler 'Paper Trail' Brings A Fully Foldable Adventure To Switch This May
Titled crease game
After being revealed last year, publisher Newfangled Games has today announced that the gorgeous foldable puzzler Paper Trail is making its way onto Switch on 21st May. This one comes from the creator of 2019's inventive little indie Hue, and it looks like a similar originality has been applied here. In Paper Trail, you play as...
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