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News - 2021, Week 43
Sunday31st Oct 2021
Random Nintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack' Trailer Is Now Its Most Disliked YouTube Video Ever
Move aside, Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Earlier this month, we reported on how Nintendo's Switch Online overview trailer for the new 'Expansion Pack' add-on (see above) was struggling to win over the masses. Well, an update on that - as highlighted by our friends over at VGC, it's now
Review LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Switch) - Still One Of The Best Lego Games
With great power comes absolutely no responsibility
Long before Fortnite's metaverse and brands talking to each other on Twitter, there were the Lego games: winning combinations of a world-favourite kids' toy and some of the biggest movie franchises in the world. Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Batman were all Lego-ified by UK-based...
Review Mario Kart 64 (N64) - Frantic, Formative Four-Player Karting Chaos
Welcome to Mario Kart
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. Taking a bunch of Mario characters and having them speed around race circuits using a range of special items to rush or smash past each other is something that has worked very well since...
And if it doesn't get there, he'll just "never release it"
Stardew Valley creator, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, last week revealed his new game, the Haunted Chocolatier. Although a PC release is the only system he's "100% certain about", he still has "every intention" of bringing it to other major platforms as well. So, when can we expect this new...
Review Sin And Punishment (N64) - A Genuine Treasure And No Mistake
Run-and-gun fun
This review originally went live in 2007, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. Tiny Japanese developer Treasure has a back catalogue packed with classic titles, but one that sticks out more than most is Sin & Punishment. Released in the twilight days of the N64...
Review Mario Tennis (N64) - The Game That Gave Us Waluigi
Ace
This review originally went live in 2010, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. When Mario Golf was released back in 1999, it was already known that Camelot was working on another Mario sports title for the N64, and following a decent title released for the sadly ill-fated Virtual...
News Animal Crossing's Happy Home Paradise Update Will Be The Game's "First And Only Paid DLC"
Launching alongside the "final major free update'
We've heard how Animal Crossing: New Horizons will soon be receiving its final major free update, but what you might not have also known is that the Happy Home Paradise expansion for the game - arriving on the same date (5th November) - will be
Feature Horizon Chase Turbo's 'Senna Forever' Expansion Is A Fitting Tribute To A Racing Legend
"I am not designed to come second or third"
Like any true-blooded Englishman, I had a strange love/hate relationship with three-time world champion Ayrton Senna in the early '90s. To the pre-teen me, he was the enemy; the mortal foe of Nigel Mansell, Britain's first genuinely promising Formula 1 driver since James Hunt – who had won the World...
News The Metal Slug Style Run-And-Gun Mighty Goose Is Receiving Some New Free Content
"Coming soon"
Mighty Goose - a game inspired by series such as SNK's Metal Slug - appears to be getting some free content in the future. This information was shared by Blastmode's creator, Richard Lems, via an update on Twitter. Here it is in full: If you've not played this one yet, you're tasked with simply going from one level to another and...
Saturday30th Oct 2021
News Nintendo Shuts Down Offices In California And Toronto
SVP of Sales and Marketing has also moved on
A report from Kotaku has revealed that Nintendo has shut down its branches located in California and Toronto. Nintendo America's SVP of Sales and Marketing, Nick Chavez, will also be moving on - revealing on LinkedIn he's joined KFC and the Yum! Brand. Nintendo America shared the following statement...
Trick or treat!
Halloween is one of the best events in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and it sees the annual return of one of our favourite NPCs: Jack, the Czar of Halloween. Read on to find out how you can celebrate this spooky season all throughout the month of October and make the most of that haunted night on October 31st. We've also updated...
Review Super Mario 64 (N64) - The Best Launch Game Ever Made
Mario steps into a whole new dimension
Mario's first foray into the world of 3D is regarded by many — most, even — as one of the greatest video games of all time, and with good reason. It ranks as the first really convincing realisation of a 3D world in a platform game and it introduced the concept of analogue control to a generation of console...
Review Yoshi's Story (N64) - Pleasant, But Not A Patch On The Dinosaur's Best
A pretty but short story
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. There's a lot to love about Yoshi's Story. The presentation is gorgeous, the mechanics are solid, the music is fantastic, and seeing a bunch of Yoshis wandering about remains adorable...
Review Dusk (Switch) - An Incredible Port Of 2018's Quake-Inspired Boomer Shooter
Dusk and ye shall receive
Thank whichever deity (or prominent YouTuber, we guess) that you believe in for the "Boomer Shooter" explosion, and we mean explosion. Now that those who grew up on the original Quake (currently available in a very good edition on Switch) are themselves developers, we're seeing a bigtime resurgence of old-school style...
Review Star Fox 64 (N64) - A Cinematic Series High Point
Do another barrel roll
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. Despite Star Fox 64 (or Lylat Wars in Europe) being only the second (released) game in the series, Nintendo decided it was time for a reboot and so, similarly to the SNES original, this...
News Bloodstained Is Getting A Special Character Collab In The Next Update
"We have been working closely with a well-known partner"
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't get off to the best start when it arrived on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, but it's slowly improved with the rollout of regular fixes, updates, and additional content. If you've been wondering what's been going on since the previous patch and the...
News N64 Classic GoldenEye 007 No Longer "Banned" In Germany, Could A Re-Release Be Coming?
Review process actively requested by "one of Nintendo's European partners"
Rare's legendary Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye 007 is believed to be stuck in licensing hell, but there's been a very exciting development in Germany that has now got fans wondering if it could finally be making a return. According to a number of sources, the game is no...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 30th)
Tell us your weekend gaming plans
Another week down as we head into the spookiest weekend of the year and onward into November. This week Nintendo launched its Switch Online Expansion Pack to a mixed response, we got our first look at
News F-Zero Climax For GBA Now Has A "Complete" Fan-Made Translation Patch
The Japan exclusive with "everything" localised in English
You might remember F-Zero Climax, hmm...perhaps not! It was a game released on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance way back in 2004 and has never been localised outside of Japan. It also happens to be the most recent entry in the series, which is now over 17 years ago. While an official...
Feature Spookiest Video Game Music - Halloween Playlist
Darkness falls across the land
It is almost Halloween! Or, well, it was when we wrote this — but the Halloween spirit lives on all year long for some of us. Whether you're looking for a playlist to have on in the background of your Halloween party, or you just really love to live life on the edge of your seat by listening to creepy songs in the...
Reminder Tetris 99 Is Hosting A Metroid Dread Crossover Event This Weekend
And you could unlock a special theme
Update [Sat 30th Oct, 2021 13:30 BST]: This event is currently underway. If you're looking for more Metroid Dread action, Nintendo also released a demo of the game earlier this week. Original story [Tue 26th Oct, 2021 02:30 BST]: To celebrate the return of Samus in Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch,
Friday29th Oct 2021
News Sony's Censors Strike As Switch Gets '20 Ladies' While PS4 Gets '20 Bunnies'
Console warrens
What are the three most misplaced items in everyday life? You might be thinking keys, wallets, and the television remote, but you're forgetting the one thing we're always losing: Ladies! Every time we're about to leave the house, we can never remember where we last put our ladies. Are they down the back of the sofa? In the washing...
Gross Negligee
A terrible way to play a very good game. That pretty much sums up our thoughts on this cloud version of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Switch. Where we've previously rated cloud versions of the likes of Hitman 3 and The Forgotten City as worth your time and money — with the caveat that streaming has its inherent foibles —...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario Party Superstars
Get ready to party like it's 1999
Nintendo's big release this week is Mario Party Superstars and it's a bit of a throwback to past generations. It features 100 classic minigames from the GameCube and Nintendo 64 generations, but is it actually worth forking out for? The reviews for this latest release are now live, along with our own. As usual,...
News This Zelda II ROM Hack Removes All The Annoying Stuff To Present A Totally New Adventure
"The game has been rebuilt from the ground up"
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is beloved by many – so much so that it's often mentioned whenever 'Zelda remakes' are discussed – but only the most diehard fan would try to argue that it doesn't have its fair share of problems. There's a lot of (sometimes tedious) side-scrolling combat and the
News Oh No, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Has Been Delayed On Switch
Update: Nintendo UK lists April release
Update: Nintendo UK has updated the pre-order information for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, with the new date being listed as April 8th 2022. That's a very specific date (also a Friday), so it could be that this is the new launch date for the game. Original Story [Fri 22nd Oct, 2021 14:05 BST]: Sad news,...
Update: Guardian of Remembrance goes live
Update [Fri 29th Oct, 2021 03:45 BST]: The Wave 2 DLC for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is now officially live. To access this content, you'll need to first update your own copy of the game to version 1.3.0 which was made available earlier this week. Original story [Wed 27th Oct, 2021 03:45 BST]: Back...
Random Pikmin Bloom Player Accidentally Sends Pikmin On Homeward Bound-Style Mission
Pikkie come home
Pikmin Bloom is now available in the Americas, and we've quite enjoyed our time with it so far — especially now that there's a "Comprehensive Guide For New Players" available on Reddit, thanks to one industrious player. Most of the de
Feature The Scariest Game On Every Nintendo Home Console
Almost forty years of fear
“Family friendly” is a term often used to describe anything and everything Nintendo touches, but we all know better than that, don’t we? The famous Japanese card maker’s consoles have been knee-deep in the dead for as long as they’ve existed. So! In the spirit of this spookiest of seasons we’ve selected some...
Gallery Here's How The Switch Online N64 Controller Compares To The Real Thing
We hope you're not expecting any massive surprises...
Teething troubles with emulation and latency aside, it sure is nice to have N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. While the console couldn't compete with Sony's PlayStation in purely commercial terms, it was still home to some of the best games of its era ??
Video Learn More About Sonic The Hedgehog's 8-Bit History
It's not all about the Mega Drive / Genesis classics
It's been a notable anniversary year for Sonic the Hedgehog, giving plenty of opportunities to look back nostalgically at the classic - and not-so-classic - games in the series. Yet an aspect of Sonic that gets little attention is the 8-bit era, which funnily enough happened alongside the 16-bit...
News Nintendo Launches Three New Zelda Websites To Celebrate Game & Watch
The Triforce of Website
It might be only us games journalists that get hot-under-the-collar for brand new Zelda key art, but this day is extremely special for us: Nintendo have just released three new websites for The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, and Link's Awakening to prepare us all for the release of the Zelda Game & Watch in November. And...
Poll Mario Party Superstars Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Let us know!
Today sees the arrival of Mario Party Superstars on the Nintendo Switch. Believe it or not, but it's actually the second Mario Party game to be released on the hybrid system. The first one, as you might recall, was Super Mario Party, and it got released back in 2018. This latest entry takes a much more classic approach, reintroducing...
Round Up 18 Intriguing Switch Games Shown In QUByte Connect 2021
Prepare your virtual wallet
QUByte Interactive is a publisher that is certainly very busy, and undoubtedly produces some intriguing titles across platforms. It's also a big supporter of the Switch, and its QUByte Connect 2021 showcase featured a lot of titles for the system. We already covered the return of much loved Neo Geo Tag team fighter Rage...
News Fangamer Is Finally Getting An EU Store
Customs charges, begone!
Let's be honest, regardless of our age many frequenting these pages have various gaming collectibles and toys that more boring people would frown upon. You know, all those plushes and expensive limited editions of games, when some would rather buy a nice new lamp for the sitting room. For those of us eager to add to our...
News Guh-Huh! Grant Kirkhope Has Released A Banjo-Kazooie Remix Album
And you can stream it right now
Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope has revisited the score for the N64 classic in a new album entitled Banjo Kazooie Rejiggyed. Comprised of 10 tracks, the album puts a new spin on classic tunes from Rare's 1998 3D platformer. You can listen to it on Spotify, Deezer,
News Nintendo Teases Splatoon 3 (Again) With Halloween Art
Squid Game who?
The Splatoon 3 timeline so far: It was announced in February, teased again in Summer, teased again in September's Direct, and then we got a
News Neo Geo Tag Team Fighter Rage Of The Dragons Is Coming To Switch
And the 'Breakers Collection' has been delayed
QUByte Interactive held its 'QUByte Connect' broadcast earlier on - announcing a whole slew of upcoming Nintendo Switch releases. Perhaps the most exciting of the lot was the reveal the arcade and Neo Geo tag team fighter Rage of the Dragons would be getting a re-release at some point in the future. It...
News New Pokémon Shirts Show Off Designs For Charizard, Blastoise, And Venusaur
Gotta stitch 'em all
If you're looking for a way to be classy and nerdy at work, a wedding, or even a funeral, you can't go wrong with Pokémon Shirts — an officially licensed range of rather lovely Pokémon designs, on shirts. The company that makes them, Original Stitch, adds new designs regularly, the latest being a range that cover the...
News Action RPG 'Date-Em-Up' MAGLAM LORD Hits The West Early Next Year
Devilish hack 'n slashing and... dating?
PQube is among a group of publishers that consistently localises and brings Japanese titles to the West, and the latest on its slate is MAGLAM LORD, which arrived in Japan back in Spring. It'll make its debut in North America and Europe on 4th February. It's a fantasy action RPG that features hack 'n slack...
Random Turns Out Dune's Paul Atreides Is One Of Us After All
"I got hooked on Luigi's Mansion"
Denis Villeneuve's Dune movie might not be the first attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi novel, but it's certainly turned out to be one of the most successful, having earned $223.2 million in takings (at the time of writing) and garnering positive reviews – more than can be said for David Lynch's...
Japanese Charts Ring Fit Adventure Rises To Third As Switch OLED Sales Increase
Fitness is forever
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are in for the week ending 24th October, and they reflect a relatively quiet week in terms of software. The only new entry in the top 10 is Blue Reflection: Second Light, which has a PS4 version in 2nd and the Switch iteration in 7th. The first two places are both PS4 titles, but then the top 10...
News Classic Mech Anime 'UFO Robo Grendizer' Is Getting A New Video Game In 2023
And yes, it's coming to Switch
Microids has revealed the first assets for its video game revival of UFO Robo Grendizer, one of the classic 'super robot' manga and anime series from the 1970s. Created by Kiyoshi Nagai – better known as Go Nagai – UFO Robo Grendizer (or just plain old 'Grendizer' in the case of this new game) was released in...
News Netflix's Witcher Season 2 Trailer Has War, Magic, Yennefer, Ciri, And An Evil House
And Jaskier's back, baby
Spoilers for Season 2 and Season 1 of The Witcher! Fans of Final Fantasy VII will be extremely excited to hear that the first trailer for The Witcher season two on Netflix stars an evil cabin with legs, just like that one bit in FF7 where Cloud has to fight a house. It's a great day for people who enjoy punching buildings!...
News PUBG Owner Krafton To Acquire Subnautica Studio Unknown Worlds
Will still function independently
Krafton is a sizeable holding company that incorporates a growing range of studios, with the original (and best known) being Bluehole - the studio behind PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds). In fact, despite forming Krafton around three years ago and attracting significant funding, the official website is still...
Thursday28th Oct 2021
Review Mario Party Superstars (Switch) - A Party Most Hearty
Dad dancing mandatory
For years now fans of the Mario Party series have been pleading with Nintendo to just go back to the roots of what made the series great; no cars, no bizarre new modes, not just a collection of minigames that when presented in a vacuum lose all context or purpose — just Mario characters running around a board grabbing stars...
Random This Girl's Mother Makes The Absolute Best Metroid Halloween Cosplay
Even dad is included!
Halloween is fast approaching, and you know what that means – long-suffering parents all over the world are putting the finishing touches to outfits they have made for their offspring. By the time November rolls around, everyone will be utterly sick to death of the sight of pint-sized vampires, zombies and werewolves...
News Digital Foundry Gives Its Verdict On Diablo II: Resurrected On Switch
Probably about what you'd expect
Diablo II: Resurrected has been out in the wild for over a month, no doubt bringing delicious nostalgia for fans despite server issues that rumbled on for far longer than desired. It's an interesting release from a technical perspective, as it remasters a game from 2000 with updated visuals and performance, while...
News Tomb Raider Will Finally Make Its Switch Debut With Two Lara Croft Titles In 2022
Guardian of Light and Temple of Osiris are on the way
There are some prominent franchises that have so far eluded the Switch, and one that will finally break that streak is Tomb Raider. Well, technically, though the games in question were actually spin-offs that didn't bear the IP's name in the main title. Oh well. In a big ol' press release...
News Monster Hunter Rise Version 3.5.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Ghost 'n Goblins, new haircuts and more!
Capcom might not be able to add cross-play and cross-save progression to Monster Hunter Rise, but on the plus side, it's added more haircut styles in the latest update. To access it, you'll need to head on over to the eShop and download it. You can then access it via the mail in-game. Apart from this,...
News Vicarious Visions Staff Left "Blindsided" By Reported Merger With Embattled Blizzard
All is not well at the Diablo II: Resurrected studio
Vicarious Visions – the studio behind multiple Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero and Skylanders entries – is to be merged with Blizzard, it is being reported. According to Polygon, which has spoken to various staff at the studio, the decision to abandon the Vicarious Visions name and...
Update: Now available in the UK!
Update: Our friends over at Games Connection now have these shells in stock: Original Story [Mon 15th Mar, 2021 09:35 GMT]: Back in the '80s and '90s, demand for "see-through" technology arguably hit its peak. While the '70s had been about attaching bits of wood to consumer electronics to make them fit more...
News Digimon Survive Producer Habu Kazumasa Officially Confirms 2022 Delay
Game was originally supposed to be with us in 2019
Update: While the delay for Digimon Survive was practically confirmed back in July, we now have an official admission from the game's producer, Habu Kazumasa, that it's not coming until 2022: Original Story [Wed 28th Jul, 2021 16:30 BST]: It would appear that Digimon Survive is further away from...
News Happy Halloween! Nintendo Has Released A Free Metroid Dread Demo
"All treat, no trick"
Well, this is a nice surprise! If you haven't already picked up Metroid Dread on the Switch, Nintendo has now released a free demo on the Switch eShop - allowing you to try before you buy. This Halloween, suit up as Samus Aran and see what goes bump in the night on planet ZDR with a fun-sized bite of the Metroid™ Dread...
News Level-5 Amps Up Promotion For Mech RPG Megaton Musashi, On Switch This November
...but only in Japan, alas
Remember Megaton Musashi, Level-5's next big cross-media project? It was announced as a 3DS game way back in 2016, and its release was to be supported by a range of anime, toys and other media events – a process which has served Level-5 rather well with the
News Pikmin Bloom Is Now Available In The Americas
Put on your walking shoes
Pikmin Bloom is the latest AR mobile release from Niantic that ties in with a prominent Nintendo franchise, following the enormous success of Pokémon GO. It's evidently designed to be a little more relaxed in its objectives and targets, as it's focused on making more Pikmin friends and bringing flowers to bloom as opposed...
News Devolver Digital Is Bringing The Indie Gem Death's Door To Switch Next Month
From the creator of Titan Souls
At Sony's State of Play livestream today, the focus was on third-party and indie offerings. While it was a PlayStation event, some of the announcements were for other platforms, too. As highlighted by our colleagues over at PushSquare, the highly-rated fantasy action-adventure
Anniversary Can You Believe It? Super Mario Odyssey Is Now Four Years Old
Mario is now an adventurous globe-trotter
It might seem like yesterday or a lifetime ago, depending on who you talk to, but this week marks the fourth year since Super Mario Odyssey made its debut on the Nintendo Switch. The title is currently the sixth best-selling Switch game of all time - having now shifted over 21 million copies around the...
Nintendo Download 28th October (North America)
Mario Party Superstars! Voice of Cards! Fatal Frame!
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: Mario Party Superstars...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Passes One Million Sales
MH series is comfortably Capcom's second biggest IP
Like its predecessor, the excellent RPG Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin isn't getting particularly close to matching sales of its mainline series contemporary, but nevertheless Capcom has offered decent post-launch DLC support and has reported positive sales. In the presentation for...
Video Atlus Releases New Shin Megami Tensei V 'World In Ruins' Trailer
"The ambitions of God and human clash"
Ahead of the launch of the upcoming Switch exclusive Shin Megami Tensei V next month, Atlus has released a new trailer. Unfortunately, we can't show the English version here on Nintendo Life due to the age restrictions in place, so head on over to YouTube to check it out with subtitles. Of course, you'll need...
News The Big Pokemon Cafe ReMix Update Is Now Live On Mobile And Switch
A new blend
Back in August during a Pokémon Presents showcase it was confirmed that Pokemon Cafe Mix was getting a substantial update. Well, it's now live on Switch, iOS and Android, even bringing a rebrand with a name change to Pokemon Cafe ReMix. So, what does it add? It's actually a meaty update that will likely make the game feel quite...
Random Game Boy That Was Snapped Clean In Two Comes Back From The Dead
A perfect Halloween story
Halloween is this weekend, so what better time to report on a piece of gaming hardware rising from the grave? The man responsible for this amazing resurrection is Solderking (AKA: Taylor Burley), who you might recall from a story we ran a while back about dunking Zelda carts in orange juice (basically, don't do it)...
News Mario Kart Tour Now Has 'Bus Driver' Waluigi And More Halloween Outfits
Also has an upcoming Toad vs. Toadette Tour
Mario Kart Tour keeps on rolling, and is now into the second half of its Halloween festivities. It kicked off with a bang, as Nintendo embraced the love for Waluigi and gave him a rather cool Vampire Waluigi outfit. The last week has been rough for him, though, and he's progressed from being the headline...
Nintendo Download 28th October (Europe)
Mario Party Superstars! Voice of Cards! Okinawa Rush!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail eShop - New Releases: Gas Guzzlers...
News Mark Hamill To Reveal New Games As Host Of 'Thunderful World'
Thunderful Games' digital showcase debuts in November
World-renowned Star Wars star, much-loved voice actor, and all-round good egg Mr Mark Hamill is down for hosting duties at the debut gaming showcase event from developer and publisher Thunderful Games. Taking place on 10th November, Luke Skywalker himself will be delivering a host of...
News Lo-Fi Horror 'Mundaun' Is Getting Physical Edition
Goats! Bees! Murder!
Some of us spend Halloween hiding in the living room with the lights off, scarfing down candy in the dark. Others spend Halloween watching the kind of movies that make them unable to sleep for days. Well, to the latter group, we say: come get your Mundaun, you spooky weirdos! In partnership with Super Rare Games, Mundaun is now...
News Persona And Shin Megami Tensei Composer Has Left Atlus To Develop Indie Games
Shoji Meguro has gone freelance
Veteran composer Shoji Meguro has recently left Atlus and gone freelance, the company has conformed (thanks, Nintendo Everything). The announcement on Atlus' official website confirms that he actually left at the end of September following over 25 years at the company. Also confirmed in the post was the fact that he...
Following his role at Xbox
Nintendo's efforts to promote Indies - or 'Nindies', as they were at one point - has been notable for a number of years, certainly dating back to the 3DS and Wii U era in terms of extra effort and attention. In the earlier days of online Indie showcases there was also a figurehead as a presenter, with one of those familiar...
Wednesday27th Oct 2021
March of the Pikmin
If playing golf is the best way to spoil a walk, Niantic's hope for Pikmin Bloom, the long-awaited follow-up/sister title to the wildly successful Pokémon GO, is to create the exact opposite — something to "spice up your daily walks" and turn an everyday stroll into something flower-filled and joyful. Rolling out across the...
Rumour Switch Online Datamine Uncovers Plans For "At Least" 38 N64 Games And 52 Sega Genesis Titles
What could be on the way?
Nintendo yesterday launched its 'Expansion Pack' service for Switch Online. It contains nine N64 titles and 14 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games - so what's on the horizon beyond these initial offerings? While Nintendo has teased a handful of games coming to the Nintendo 64 service in the near future like The Legend of...
News My Nintendo Physical Rewards Have Disappeared In North America
Sad times
This week brought a big update to Nintendo Switch Online with the Expansion Pack, but we've also seen a disappointing change on My Nintendo in North America. Earlier this week the physical rewards disappeared entirely, leaving just virtual rewards on the service. There's been no official update regarding this at the time of writing,...
Review Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water (Switch) - A Ghostly Wii U Treat Resurfaces On Switch
Maiden voyeurage
Were you to see a ghost cutting about, what would be your first instinct? Forgive us for this assumption, but we imagine it's probably not "take a polaroid of it", right? Tell that to the various heroes of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water — Project Zero in Europe — who seem to fancy themselves budding Sir Donald McCullins and...
News The Switch N64 Controller Doesn't Play Nice With Everything, For Now
Mac, PC and Pi inputs appear hit-and-miss at the moment
There was a lot of chatter around the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack yesterday, plenty of it quite heated on social media. Well, it's social media, so that's no surprise. Another topic that had less air but is potentially quite interesting is related to the NSO Nintendo 64 controller,...
Random Hey, A Switch Online N64 Game Description Mentions Golden Sun
Nintendo actually remembers Camelot's classic RPG series
If you were a fan of Nintendo during the Game Boy Advance generation, then you might have experienced Camelot's fantasy role-playing series Golden Sun. It got two games during this time and even allowed players to transfer across some content to the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age. As...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Plasma Beam
Spin to win
So, you've been playing Metroid Dread, you've got the Plasma Beam and now you can blast multiple enemies with one shot, pierce the armour of robotic foes and, more importantly, open up those green plasma doors you've been seeing everywhere. The next step on our journey is just north of where we got our newest ability and we're going to...
Random Going To Holland Soon? Then Make Sure You Play This 'Lost' Super Mario World Sequel
It's a Wacky World, alright
Mario has starred in a fair few million-selling games, but he's also contributed to some titles which are less well-known – including Super Mario's Wacky Worlds, a canned platformer for the Philips CD-i multimedia system from the early '90s. Developed in the US by Malibu-based NovaLogic – famous for the Comanche and...
News Among Us Teases Next Update With New Role: The Shapeshifter
Also, new loading bar?!
The next Among Us update is around the corner, and Innersloth Community Director Victoria Tran has just posted a little peek at what to expect. We knew that new roles were coming, and we've got a look at the first one: The Shapeshifter, a role for Impostors only, which — as the title may imply — can change their...
Exclusive Mobile Smash Hit 'Retro Bowl' Will Bring American Football To Switch
Inspired by Tecmo Bowl
The Switch eShop has a decent range of sports games, including varied options for NFL / American Football enthusiasts. Another that is targeting a release in Q1 2022 is Retro Bowl from New Star Games, which will be looking to continue the outstanding momentum it's achieved on mobile for both iOS and Android platforms. At the...
Soapbox Nintendo's N64 Emulation Is Serviceable, But Treasured Memories Deserve Better
Hazy memories
Anyone who's ever spent a decent amount of time with video games probably has a small handful of momentous memories etched on their brains. Not just that time you beat a gruelling boss or played Mario Kart with your pals at Paul's birthday party — more pretentious than that. We mean a time when your perception of what was possible in...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Super Missiles
Time to nab the Plasma Beam
Now we've got our Super Missiles in Metroid Dread and we've arrived at a new region, Elun, we're going to head straight towards our next new ability, the Plasma Beam. From the shuttle area you're now in, head right and save your progress before heading out right once again where you'll be met by a green plasma door. You...
Guide Where To Buy Mario Party Superstars
Jump up, Superstars!
Nintendo Switch already has a hip and popping Mario Party going on with Super Mario Party, but Mario Party Superstars brought back a host of popular minigames from previous entries in the long-running party game series. It launched on 29th October 2021 and includes five boards from the Nintendo 64 era — the first three games...
Video The Nintendo 64 Controller Works With Any Switch Game (Kinda)
Well... define "works"
There's been a lot of rage and indignation going around about all this Nintendo 64 stuff, including the fact that the games aren't playing well, the N64 controllers don't work with accessories, or connect to the PC. Safe to
Watch Modern Vintage Gamer Shares An In-Depth Look At The Pros And Cons Of Nintendo's N64 Emulation
"For the majority... this will be good enough"
By now, you've probably seen the tweets and posts about the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack's N64 emulation not quite being what people hoped it was. In fact, if you haven't already seen some version of these screenshots, you're most likely not on the internet as much as we are (which, trust us,...
Poll Pikmin Is Now 20 Years Old - Which Is Your Favourite Game In The Series?
Whistle-blower
With all the talk around the launch (and state) of Nintendo 64 games with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, it may well have slipped your notice that Pikmin — the Nintendo RTS series that grew from an idea Shigeru Miyamoto had while chilling in his garden — is now two decades old. Yes, time marches on and we retro gaming...
News Dragon Quest X Offline "Data Transfer" Will Connect With The Online Version
Clear the offline game and get a head start online
The upcoming Square Enix release, Dragon Quest X Offline, is set to arrive on the Switch on 26th February 2022. In the lead-up to its launch, the game's producer, Takuma Shirashi, has been answering fan questions about what to expect from the "offline" version. Perhaps the most interesting detail...
News The Pokémon Company Is Getting Into Sumo Wrestling
Pokémon Su and Pokémon Mo
We've been saying for years that sumo wrestling is basically the same as Pokémon, except with more consent and less catching-your-defeated-foe-in-a-ball. Now, finally, the two are becoming one, as The Pokémon Company is becoming an official sponsor of sumo wrestling, in partnership with the Nihon Sumo Kyokai (H/T Kotaku...
News Surviving The Aftermath Will Bring Post-Apocalyptic Strategy To Switch Soon
Useful practice
It was around a year ago that Paradox Interactive and developer Iceflake Studios featured in a Mini Nintendo Direct with Surviving the Aftermath, a rather intriguing strategy title. Now, after an extended time in early access on PC - that contributed to 20 major updates based on community feedback - it's ready to go to version 1.0...
News Ashwalkers Is A Bleak Survival Sim That's Heading To Switch
No-one said the apocalypse would be fun
The Switch continues to attract some intriguing PC titles, and another that'll join the ranks in Q1 next year will be Ashwalkers, which is published by Dear Villagers and developed by Nameless XIII. As you can see in the trailer it has an eye-catching colour-palette for its particular brand of grim...
News KungFu Kickball Bounces Onto Nintendo Switch This Holiday Season
Dragon(foot)ball Z
Update: Now planned to launch in February 2022! Right, what do you think of when someone says "kickball"? Is it "children yelling and kicking each other in the face", or perhaps "what on earth is kickball"? Well, pals, if football is The Beautiful Game, then kickball (AKA soccer baseball, or football rounders) is its...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Hosting New Fighter Tournament This Weekend
The weekly events continue
To celebrate the completion of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter roster, Nintendo will this week be hosting a special tournament event restricted to new fighters only. This includes new additions to the roster in Ultimate, as well as Echo fighters and DLC characters. You've got fighters like Banjo-Kazooie and Steve...
News Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Pre-Orders From My Nintendo Store UK Come With A Free Gift
Cerebral celebrations
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is the latest in the brain-testing series of brain-related games, which pits you against other members of your family/friend group/loveably dorky pub quiz team to determine once and for all who has The Most Brain. It's due out in early December, just in time for fun, festive multiplayer times...
News Sky Kid Is The Next HAMSTER Arcade Archives Release, Out This Week
Looping round for another shot
The HAMSTER Arcade Archives series keeps on rolling, delivering a broad range of classics with impressive emulation (and extra goodies) of iconic cabinets. This week's arrival, on 28th October, will be Sky Kid; as usual for this series it'll cost $7.99USD with regional equivalents. The name may be familiar to eager...
News Thunderful Acquires Robot Teddy To Expand Into Game Investment
Digging for exciting game projects
It's not particularly long ago that Image & Form was a talented but little-known developer that caught the eye - and major success - with SteamWorld Dig. The SteamWorld series has continued to grow in the years since, of course, but through investment and hard-earned success Image & Form has evolved and...
Tuesday26th Oct 2021
Guide Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Price, Games And Features
Should have called it Expansion Pak
The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack adds an additional paid tier to the standard Nintendo Switch Online service. Right now, it can only be added on a 12-month basis (as opposed to the regular service, which can be purchased for shorter subscription periods), and in this guide we'll outline the details. Do...
Guide Nintendo Switch Online FAQ - Everything You Need To Know - Pricing, Cloud Saves, Retro Games
Got questions about Nintendo Switch Online?
Nintendo Switch Online is a premium service that provides online play, retro games, a dedicated mobile app, exclusive offers, and, cloud saves for the Nintendo Switch. To put it another way, this is the Switch equivalent of PS+ or Xbox Live Gold. This FAQ details everything that there is to know so far,...
Guide How To Upgrade Nintendo Switch Online With The Expansion Pack
It's mostly a piece of cake
Nintendo has now launched the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, which adds Nintendo 64 and SEGA Mega Drive libraries - through individual apps - and also the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC expansion. Upgrading to the service is mostly easy, though there are some limitations that...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 13.1.0 Is Now Live - Adds The Switch Online Expansion Pack
N64, Sega Mega Drive and Animal Crossing's DLC
Nintendo has just rolled out version 13.1.0 for the Switch. This is the first update it's had since the arrival of the OLED Model earlier this month. According to Nintendo Japan's customer support account on social media, this update is required to download in order to play the Switch Online 'Expansion...
News Nintendo Switch Online's N64 Games Need Some Work
Input lag, framerate issues and some more specific problems being reported
Nintendo Switch Online's brand new Expansion Pack subscription has finally launched, giving members who sign up to the service access to a line-up of classic Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive titles. However, according to some folks online the new service is having some...
Random Sakurai Shows Off Printed And Framed Version Of The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mural
The roster is complete!
Last week saw the arrival of the final fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sora from Kingdom Hearts. As you might recall, he's also been added to the famous mural - slotting in between Dark Samus and Ganondorf to complete the roster. While it's one thing seeing a digital version, the game's director Masahiro Sakurai has...
News No, You Can't Use Rumble Paks Or Other Accessories With The N64 Wireless Controller
Nintendo has filled in the slot
The new Switch Online Expansion Pack service launches today, and as part of this, Nintendo has released some new (but old) controllers. For the Nintendo 64 library of games, it's re-launched its classic three-pronged pad as a wireless controller. We've seen a number of promotional shots of this new version of the...
News Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Trailer Shows Off Bad Guys, Gyms, And DLC
Hello, Chibi Cyrus
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl — the remakes of the DS games — are almost here, and that means more trailers! The latest trailer on the Pokémon YouTube channel fills in some of the details, including Candice and Volkner, the Ice and Electric gym leaders, the Lake area, and the legendary trio of Uxie, Mesprit,...
News Niantic's Pokémon GO-Style Pikmin Smartphone Game Now Has A Name
Bloomin' marvellous!
Pokémon GO developer Niantic's Pikmin smartphone game finally has a name: Pikmin Bloom. The name was leaked a few hours ago and reported on by an unofficial Twitter account related to the game. The post reports that the name was added to the Test Flight version of the app on iOS. Test Flight, in case you didn't know, is...
Review The Legend Of Tianding (Switch) - Terrific Combat In An Intriguing Setting
Tanto-lising combat
It’s always a joy to see an under-represented culture or time period in video games. In The Legend of Tianding, you’re thrown into the streets of Taipei - the capital of Taiwan - during the early 20th century as the legendary outlaw, Liao Tianding. It’s a wonderfully authentic take with locations that feel remarkably alive...
Out Now Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cloud Version Is Out, But Try The Demo First
'Connecting to server...'
It's fair to say that plenty of Switch owners are yet to be convinced of the value and viability of 'cloud versions' of high-end multi-platform games. Sometimes the technology can be surprisingly good, but if there are connection issues at your end or - indeed - on the host server, the games quickly become unplayable. The...
News Pokémon Legends' Hisuian Zorua Is Sad And Dead Because Everyone Was Mean
Big mood
Tragic Pokémon descriptions are not new. Ever since we found out that Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a hat, we've been plenty prepared for Pokémon that rip our hearts out and stamp on them. Never mind that it's a game made for kids! Game Freak really want us to know that Bewears accidentally crush their loved ones to death,...
Don't get too excited, though
Nintendo has just registered trademarks for a few of its existing properties. The new trademarks are for Duck Hunt, Excitebots, Happy Home Paradise, Mario Strikers and Super Mario Land. While it's natural to speculate if this means we'll be seeing new entries in these series, the renewal of trademarks is a pretty...
News Knuckles Won't Be Sexy In The New Sonic Movie, Says Idris Elba
Sorry
In 2018, Idris Elba was crowned the Sexiest Man Alive by American celeb mag, People. The honour is bestowed only upon the handsomest of the handsomest men, which was pretty much anyone with a floppy boyband haircut in the '80s and '90s, George Clooney and Johnny Depp in the 2000s, and, notably, zero echidnas. Poor, unsexy Knuckles, friend of...
PSA Enjoy Rumble In Super Mario 64 On Nintendo Switch Online With The Japanese Version
You'll have to work for it
Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack is now live, adding various Nintendo 64 and SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis games into the mix. There are a small number of regional differences at the moment, and perhaps the most notable is that Super Mario 64 has rumble in Japan and not North America and Europe. Before those pitchforks...
News Mushihimesama Gets A Fantastic Switch 'Mini Arcade' Limited Edition
Yes, it will also work with the OLED
Mushihimesama may be a name that some will struggle to even pronounce, but don't let that get in the way as it's also a fantastic shoot 'em up on Switch. Originally an acclaimed arcade in 2004 from the masters at Cave, we gave the rather nicely updated HD iteration on Switch a big thumbs up in our Mushihimesama...
News Triangle Strategy Gets A Snazzy New Trailer
Shows off characters, gameplay and that lovely HD-2D
Triangle Strategy is still a little while off from its March release, but despite its questionable name it's definitely on our 'highly anticipated' list. From the team that brought us the excellent Octopath Traveler, this time we can look forward to turn-based tactics that brings certain
News It Looks Like Sega Is Opening A New Studio In Japan
Sapporo, here we come
Japanese video game veteran Sega has filed a trademark for 'Sega Sapporo Studio', which suggests the company is opening a new base in Hokkaido's capital city. The trademark was filed on October 11th in Japan in both English and Japanese. Sapporo is the largest Japanese city north of Tokyo and the largest city on the northern...
News Mutazione Is Getting Free 'Penpal' Story DLC
XOXO, Mutant Girl
To celebrate two years of Mutazione, the tranquil narrative game that's all about tending to relationships, unearthing personal drama, and nurturing a garden full of music on an island full of mutants, developer Die Gute Fabrik has announced the release of a free story DLC for all players. The DLC, called "Penpal", is out now as...
Monday25th Oct 2021
Poll N64 And Sega Genesis Nintendo Switch Online Games Launch Today - Which Will You Play First?
Will you be grabbing the Expansion Pack?
Today sees the launch of the Expansion Pack for Nintendo Switch Online, an extension of the current subscription service that adds a library of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive titles, as well as the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC. Op
News Toby Fox Speaks About Deltarune, Shows Off Concept Art In Interview With Nintendo Japan
"Imagine a professional dog in a beret"
Deltarune Chapter 2 is out right now on Switch, totally free. It's from the same creator that made Undertale — in fact, the title itself is an anagram of Undertale — and to celebrate the release, Nintendo Japan secured an interview with Toby Fox himself. A massive disclaimer here: there are large parts of...
Exactly what it says on the tin
We all worship the deluxe son et lumière of today’s games. Battles suck us in with explosive imagery, lavish cutscenes frame every encounter and voice artists declaim stories to rend our hearts. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing, then, if that were all shown to be a charade? If a game came along that created more...
Feature LEGO Designer Reveals Why The Super Mario 64 Set Is A '?' And Not An '!'
"With ? Blocks, you never know what you’ll find inside"
The Lego Super Mario 64 ? Block got Nintendo fans all hot under the collar when it was announced on social media. Its clever folding design in particular provides a real wow moment, as the innocuous block unfolds to reveal intricate, microscale recreations of iconic levels from Super Mario...
News Uh-Oh, One Of Mario Party Superstars' Mini-Games Sounds Like A Joy-Con Drift Nightmare
"Do not rotate it with the palm of your hand"
Those of you with good memories might recall that when the original Mario Party launched on the Nintendo 64, the mini-game 'Tug o' War' attracted some rather unwanted attention in the press, with players apparently picking up injuries after furiously spinning the N64's analogue stick using their palms...
Random Nintendo Rejected Samus Voice Acting In Metroid Prime For Being "Too Sexual And Sensual"
"They're very, very particular about vocal sounds"
Podcaster Reece Reilly – AKA: Kiwi Talks – has been discussing the development of past Metroid games with the people who made them for some time now, having previously chatted to the likes of Mike Wikan and Bryan Walker. More recently, he sat down with Clark Wen, who was Audio Director on
News My Nintendo Adds Some Rather Nice Metroid Dread Wallpapers
One of them is free, too
With Metroid Dread now out in the wild and having established itself, it's no doubt earned plenty of fans and continues to prompt interesting debates about where it stands within the iconic series. For those that have enjoyed it a lot, My Nintendo has added some affordable rewards that may be tempting. The loyalty service...
News "I Don't Think The Switch Needs A More Powerful Version" Says 'World War Z' Lead Designer
"Nintendo consoles were never about hardware"
With Switch now well into its fourth year on sale and rumours swirling that an enhanced model is expected in 2022, it's understandable that some developers will already be considering what's around the corner when it comes to bringing their titles to Nintendo's hybrid console
News The Mega Drive Mini Is Getting Another Accessory Which Does Absolutely Nothing
Well, apart from look nice, that is
Update: Well, our Mega Drive Tower Mini Zero unit has arrived from Japan, and guess what? Yup, it does nothing. But gosh darn it, it sure looks gorgeous at the same time. The Mega Drive Tower Mini Zero comes with a bunch of plastic cartridges (that do nothing) as well as a Sega Card (that does nothing, too). It...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Takes Switch Lead As Metroid Dread Drops To Seventh
An underwhelming launch for My Friend Peppa Pig
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd October, showing the return of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the lead Switch exclusive, with Metroid Dread falling back but remaining in the top 10. The entire top three otherwise has a familiar feel, with FIFA 22 and Far Cry 6 maintaining first and...
News Tormented Souls Arrives On Switch In Early 2022
Tackle the horrors of fixed perspective camera angles
This game is rated 18 and the trailer above has some brief nudity, though it is not age-gated on YouTube. We've shared a few updates on Tormented Souls throughout the year, with publisher PQube along with development teams at Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works showcasing its brand of horror...
News Sir Trevor McDonald Will Be The GamesMaster In Revived Show
A perfect choice
If you're not British and of-a-certain-age GamesMaster may have passed you by; it was a hugely fun TV show that no doubt contributed to the mainstream image of gaming in the UK. Beyond its quirky challenges, occasionally feisty competitions and plenty of humour, a memorable part of the show was Sir Patrick Moore appearing as The...
News Endless Driving Game #DRIVE Is Going Physical
You wouldn't download a car
Tomorrow, the 26th October, pre-orders for the physical edition of #DRIVE go live. The low-poly endless driving game is all about enjoying the ride, letting players pick a car and just go, down a bunch of different roads that each have their own obstacles and challenges. The physical edition will come with a game box and...
News Check Out This Behind-The-Scenes Look Into How Dying Light Was Ported To Switch
Raised from the grave
Dying Light, the open-world zombie parkour game, was recently brought to Switch, and we were pretty impressed — not every Switch port is made equal, after all, and some really don't stick the landing. But Techland is pretty proud of the effort they put into porting the game, and they've released a behind-the-scenes video to...
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