Bobb

I can't see the bigger picture here. Fraudulent use?

Harder CPUs, less Lightnings and Blue Shells

There is zero chance I'm missing this. The first one was very good

Full Metal Furies is an incredible game if you've got another person to play with you

I loved Tales of Symphonia but have drifted apart from the series as of late. I remember being gutted back in the Wii era when we didn't get Graces in the west until Graces f for the Sony console (which I didn't own either way).
Got this one pre ordered if only for nostalgia's sake. I wish we would get another chance to play Tales of the Abyss though

Ooh, nice! I didnt play SwSh so I couldn't complete the previous distribution. I did complete Legends Arceus and Brilliant Diamond, though!
Hopefully those are permanent distributions, more like an achievement in Pokemon Home

Sad news.
While I wasn't the target audience, playing the Fae Farm demo gave off a feeling of heartfelt labor of love.
Hoping those affected find new fulfilling jobs soon

The more the merrier. As long as we get to play it I don't really care for exclusivity. Hopefully it allows them to sell more and Level-5 stays publishing their games in the west

@syrupdash thank you very much. I didn't know that

I'm only worried about untranslated games. There is hardly a game genre more reliant in text comprehension than TCG/CCG.
Going by the trailer, they got even the GB and GBC games in english but there was an odd GBA game all in japanese. I hope it's only that

Solid list. I struggled with picking only 1 option but in the end I went with Majora's Mask. A superb quest that spams the entire in game 3 days and leaves you (at least) a little emotional to the fictional people's anguish and hopes in a doomed world.

Sounds like an interesting stance but I also like to start and finish complete single player games. The "continuously adding content" model works better on games that accompany you for life like a MMO, in my opinion.
I can see Stardew fans enjoying it, though

The best solution clearly is giving Nabbit a starring role in the upcoming SMB movie. There, problem solved

@AJWolfTill I didn't read what are the other awards beyond what is written on the article. Thank you for the information!

I really like how they handled Juniper, being subtle about it. Honestly, it took me a while to notice no one ever genders them. Meanwhile, A is referred as female inside game programming but no one ever uses pronouns ingame, instead always calling A by name

@Cathalm Juniper and A are great characters but I think this is specifically a trans representation award. While never explicitly said ingame, game programing, interviews and other sources say Juniper is non-binary and A is agender

I was already giggling at the totally coincidental light blue and red not-joycons but the not-dualsense sent me.
I wonder if they build those from a scratch or simply steal the designs and print with small modifications

I like it. It's funny because when I saw it at first I didn't think of the movie but DK's original design before Rare took him for a spin. It reminds me of DK Jr on Super Mario Kart

Still can't believe they actually named it the "Switch 2"

Not that this is a bad thing, I'm just surprised. I guess they want to avoid the marketing disaster that was the Wii U

At first I thought this was a mockup but it's an entirely functional site! Great work, NL!
Here to hoping Nintendo will take care two or twenty hints going into the og eshop's future

I hadn't heard of this interview before today. Good to see such a legend getting a little more spotlight

Got it preordered already. Even nabbed a copy of the first one for the Switch too.
I remember playing that one on the psp, it was good fun

I'm currently playing through Elden Ring and Persona 5 Royal. Both for the first time

I've kept it to myself but I don't enjoy the leak culture very much. What I'm interpreting from Nintendo's statement though is that is "not [the] official" reveal. I still think it's the Switch 2

Thanks for the review!
The mere opportunity of playing a game I'm interested in but was lost to older consoles is reason enough to be glad this port exists

I recently finished Ys 6 Ark of Napishtim (same engine as Origin and Felghana) and started on Ys SEVEN (same engine as Celceta and very similar to the newer games)
Honestly, I really miss the simplicity of this style. Oath in Felghana is great, but probably the shortest out of Origin and Napishtim

I know there can be a lot of PR talk and advertising in interviews these days, but this one was very inspiring.
The team wanted to tell a story and send a message, and the producer worried the only way to do it "just right" might clash with the publishers views.
That's why Nintendo games feel different to this day. They didn't sanitize art for the market. I was on the fence on Emio but if I ever buy it, it was this interview that tipped me

Lovely art for a lovely game. I hope they make more games like it

I love everything about this list

Merry Christmas Nintendo Life staff and readers! Enjoy the festivities and stay safe

Cue to people trying to make sense of SNES Samus' shoulder pads.
(I know there is official art showing her shoulder is inside and much lower)

I just checked my year review and Unicorn Overlord was my most played game on the Switch. It's a really good game, can't recommend enough

I missed on Tales of the Abyss on the 3DS, I'd welcome another chance to play it

@AstroTheGamosian I've been told Henry Cavill also enjoys gaming on his free time, but I could be wrong

Wilds looks like it will be fully voice acted from the demo, maybe she is part of the VA cast?

I will watch the video when I get home

I wish Platinum and all the developers the best in their future.
That said, one could only dream of them joining Kamiya in Okami 2, maybe as freelancers on Capcom

Breath of Fire
Viewtiful Joe
Megaman X
Megaman Legends

in no particular order

I have no horse in this race but I'm also curious to hear about what part of the guidelines it didn't comply. Nintendo had been increasingly lenient to all sorts of content the past few years, to the point Sony became the butt of prudish jokes.
If it really is about censorship, NoA and NoE must have had some radical changes recently

@Maxz I'd definitely say Nintendo is more akin to jazz than pop music. Given that SEGA's president is probably more used to japanese pop music, the information you brought up clears this misunderstanding

It's The Messenger, right? You meant it's inspired by The Messenger, no? j/k

It looks and sounds fun

I got to play it a while back. While the game was full of charm I ended up drifting away for reasons I couldn't put my finger on until now. Indeed, the amount of times the game interrupts you (at least early on game) is way too much

I can't put it into words but this is incredible! An eerie mix of nostalgia for the 80's/90's with a pinch of "oh boy, the jokes didn't stand the test of time, did they?"

New DLC makes me feel better I haven't played this yet 😅
I definitely will, though

@Herman187 as @CammyUnofficial mentioned, that is a ghost-like creature with a key for a nose. They are collected in stages to unlock the door to the next stage

@Coolmusic @Joeynator3000 I was going to mention it's from Wario Land 4, but then I double checked before posting and found out it's been present in Wario Land 2 and 3 too. Although I'm sure this particular design with swirly eyes and a fork stabbed on his belly is from Wario Land 4

In the age of rushed games released broken, it's become refreshing to see studios delaying games to polish them. All the power to Argonaut for forgoing the Christmas cash to deliver a full experience instead!

Don't get me wrong, I love Wario Ware games as much as the next person, but I miss Wario's classic design and the Wario Land series so much. Please Nintendo, at least port Shake Dimension to the Switch or Switch 2

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Ubisoft seems to be the prime example of investors looking to ruin the "next big thing" for a few bucks. They couldn't care less about the player's voice, choosing instead to chase trends for some quick cash. Unfortunately, the real victims are the employees and games as a form of art

Oooo, I enjoyed Moonlighter a lot but there is a lot of promise on expanding on it!

That's pretty cool for a development tool. Oh, to be able to take a peek at those pages

Thank you for the review. I've been genuinely interested in this game. I might wait on it a little but I still want to play it someday