[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – February 2026
Posted on 5 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
A new month is now here. Now that we’re in February, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you giving the new Nintendo Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade a shot? How about Dynasty Warriors: Origins or Grid: Legends? Maybe the new Animal Crossing: New Horizons update? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Breaking down Splatoon 3’s new 11.0.0 update and why you should care
Posted on 6 days ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Recently, Nintendo released an update for Splatoon 3, a title which originally released over three years ago. At the time of writing, the developers are still re-running old events, but the game is in the latter half of its lifespan – it isn’t receiving any “true” new content. Or so we thought! For whatever reason, Splatoon 3’s 11.0.0 update makes all sorts of changes that will affect players both casual and competitive.
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These Pokemon look better as 2D sprites and could use a 3D upgrade
Posted on 6 days ago by Ethan Gnau in 3DS, Features | 0 comments
At the time of writing, it’s been well over ten years since every single Pokemon received its first main series 3D model. As the first 3D game in the series, Pokemon X and Y fully converted every single one of its creatures to three dimensions, and some of them translated better than others. So today, we’re looking at Pokemon who looked better as 2D sprites, and how you could fix their 3D models to give them more personality and charm. In many cases, it’s actually the animations that need to be improved – the base 3D models are generally fine, with a few small exceptions here and there.
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Ranking the Xenoblade Chronicles games, from best to worst
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve ranked plenty of Nintendo franchises in the past, but today we’re ranking a particularly difficult one: Xenoblade Chronicles. Just about all of its games are of top-notch quality, and even the lowest-ranking titles in the franchise are still well worth your time. So today, we’re taking on the difficult challenge of ranking every single game in the Xenoblade Chronicles series from “least best” to best.
If you’ve got your own personal rankings of each game, we’d also encourage you to share that with us in the comments down below. We’ll be mentioning some light spoilers here and there, so keep that in mind in case you’re trying to avoid spoilers for any of the Xenoblade games. We’re also only going to rank the definitive version of each game, which means Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and the original Xenoblade Chronicles X won’t be on the list.
[Let’s Talk] Your current thoughts on Mario Kart World
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Mario Kart World launched at an interesting time. Mario Kart 8 carried Nintendo for years in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch generations and continues to sell even to this day. With how popular the game was, there was a lot of excitement surrounding Mario Kart World. The Nintendo Switch 2 title was well-received overall, but depending on who you ask, it didn’t live up to Mario Kart 8. A bunch of different updates have come out over the past few months, many of which were intended to address some of those criticisms.
Following the various patches that have gone live since launch, how are you feeling about Mario Kart World today? Are you still playing it or have you simply moved on? Let us know in the comments below.
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Looking back on and celebrating Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 11 years later
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Wii U | 0 comments
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U recently celebrated its 11th anniversary on November 21, 2025. Along with the game itself released the first-ever wave of amiibo figures, which included twelve new characters priced at $12.99 each. If you look at lists or rankings of the best Super Smash Bros. games, Wii U is almost always near or at the bottom – in other words, it’s often regarded as the “worst” entry in the series. Which isn’t saying much, because each Smash Bros. game is great in its own way, which is a testament to how well they’re made. So today, we’re focusing on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and celebrating its anniversary by discussing what it did right and what it did wrong, eleven years later.
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: January 22, 2026
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
There is a particular kind of disbelief that sets in the first time Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade loads on a Nintendo Switch 2 in handheld mode. Not because the game merely runs at this point, that expectation feels sort of outdated – but because it runs with such a fluidity that it quickly stops calling attention to itself. You might simply melt into the experience, and I think that’s exactly what they set out to do.
Why 2025 was the year of one of Nintendo’s best villains
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
2025 was a big year for Nintendo in many ways, but it was also arguably the biggest year yet for King K. Rool, one of the company’s most beloved villains. You could argue that 2018 was the king’s best year, given the announcement of his inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a new fighter. 2025 was at least a close second, then – thanks to King K. Rool’s appearances in games and even on the Nintendo Today app, it seems his future could be brighter than ever. Note that there will be spoilers in this post.
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[Let’s Talk] The next Nintendo movie after Zelda
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 0 comments
Right now Nintendo has two movies that have been officially announced: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and a live-action film for The Legend of Zelda. Mario is just a couple of months away (give or take), but Zelda will be coming next year.
Nintendo has already indicated that it will be pursuing the movie industry even further. A couple of months ago, president Shuntaro Furukawa teased that the company is “continuing to prepare for the ongoing release of movies in the future.”
So after we see Zelda in 2027, what do you think is next? You’d have to think that we’ll get a third animated Mario movie, but it’s more interesting to think about another franchise Nintendo could tackle. Let us know what your guesses are for the future in the comments.
What we’d like to see from Pokemon Gen 10
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company recently suffered from an extremely in-depth leak that has revealed just about all of their plans for the next five years. It stands to reason either way, then, that the tenth generation of Pokemon is coming sooner rather than later. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet had some good ideas, solid music, and great Pokemon designs, but it’s safe to say that a vast majority of the game could be improved for the next iteration.
