Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club producer surprised how smoothly Nintendo approved the project
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According to Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club producer Yoshio Sakamoto, getting the project approved wasn’t too big of an issue.
Famicom Detective Club had been a dormant franchise for Nintendo until the Switch remakes of the original titles back in 2021. Then last August, Emio – The Smiling Man launched on the console. That was the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years.
Fire Emblem Heroes getting New Heroes & Attuned Brigid summoning event
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have revealed the next Fire Emblem Heroes summoning event, which is New Heroes & Attuned Brigid.
Attuned Hero Brigid: Awakened Bow, along with three other new Heroes from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, will be appearing. Also, a Grand Hero Battle Chulainn: Unbeaten Warrior is planned.
Nintendo Switch eShop deals – Finding Paradise, To the Moon, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Finding Paradise, To the Moon, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo pre-order updates – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025 is now available.
After some time off for the holidays, a new session has been added to the docket. Nintendo Switch Online will be impacted just slightly a few days from now.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025:
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Nintendo Switch file sizes – Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, Ender Magnolia, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games. These include Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo felt Mario & Luigi had “low recognition”, wanted the art and in-game graphics to match
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In a recent interview, Nintendo producer Akira Otani spoke more about the origins of Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Otani, who has been working the series since Partners in Time on Nintendo DS, said that it’s been a challenge to match the franchise’s artwork with the in-game graphics. This is what partially promoted the decision to feature full 3D visuals on Mario & Luigi: Brothership and release it for Nintendo Switch.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – January 2025
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Along with a new month, a new year also just started. Now that we’re in January, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Things have been quiet the past couple of weeks in terms of releases. Still, there’s plenty to play out there. Did you get anything new for the holidays? Playing something from your backlog? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom reportedly started out as Link to the Past sequel
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A report that went under the radar seems to indicate that The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was originally planned to be a sequel to A Link to the Past.
Prior to the launch of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, some fans have pointed out that the game’s map was very reminiscent of the map from A Link to the Past. It turns out there’s apparently a reason for that. Before Nintendo and Grezzo settled on things like the Echoes and having Zelda take the starring role, the game was imagined as a sequel to the SNES classic. That changed once the project entered full development.
Wobbledogs gets major 2025 update
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A new update was just made available for Wobbledogs on Nintendo Switch, bringing along the latest wave of content.
Wings, horns, four new content packs, and more have been added. Outside of new content, players can access the latest optimization improvements, fixes, and UI tweaks.
Here’s a full overview of the update:
