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Kirby and the Forgotten Land art

Nintendo and HAL Laboratory always tend to create various pieces of art surrounding the Kirby games, and it looks like Kirby and the Forgotten Land is no different. The title, which was just unveiled yesterday, has been given its first special piece. You can see the full art for Kirby and the Forgotten Land above which has the character surrounded by some of the creatures players will encounter in the game.

The Kirby series has traditionally been a 2D series, but Kirby and the Forgotten Land is looking to change things up. Next year, the franchise will finally be entering the third dimension. Nintendo hasn’t said much about the game yet, but we know that you’ll be exploring a world with abandoned structures as remnants of a past civilization. The ability to copy enemy abilities are back, which are needed to attack and explore. We’ve seen a few abilities thus far like Sword and Ice.

switch online sega genesis controller

We recently learned that a SEGA Genesis controller will be offered as an optional product for fans to buy as part of Nintendo Switch Online. If you’re a member, you’ll have an opportunity to buy the device, which is compatible with the classic games that will soon be added to the service.

What you may not know is that in Japan, a different version of the SEGA Genesis controller is planned with six buttons. The western version only has three. It’s true that the SEGA Genesis controller was initially limited to three buttons when it originally released, though it saw a different version with six buttons later on, and it wasn’t just limited to Japan.

Blossom Tales 2 The Minotaur Prince

Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel just announced a sequel to the successful Zelda-inspired game Blossom Tales, which will be titled Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince.

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince again builds on the Zelda formula in a new action-adventure game that takes place hundreds of years after the original game. Fans can look forward to going on a journey “through haunted forests, pirate shores, and other mysterious lands across a vast open-world”. It will include “charming towns, terrible enemies, tricky puzzles, and powerful weapons”. There’ll be side quests, mini dungeons, caves, and locations to find, choices that influence the story and events, and a range of weapons and abilities. The game is promising over 15 hours of gameplay.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Danny Phantom

The latest Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl highlight video is in from GameMill, Ludosity, and Fair Play Labs with a close look at Danny Phantom and his moveset.

In the game, Danny Phantom will be able to take advantage of these moves: Light Neutral “Jab”, Light Up “Backflip Kick”, Light Down “Ice Beam”, Light Neutral Air “Air Slash”, Light Up Air “Ghost Flip”, Light Down Air “Frost Slash”, Light Dash Attack “Sliding Uppercut”, Strong Neutral “Fenton Thermos”, Strong Up “Double Punch”, Strong Down “Power Dash”, Strong Neutral Air “Ring Burst”, Strong Up Air “Ghost Loop”, Strong Down Air “Power Crash”, Strong Dash Attack “Sliding Ghost Punch”, Neutral Special “Phantasmal Bolt”, Up Special “Spectral Leap”, and Down Special “Ghostly Wail”.

Blue Fire Void of Sorrows

Brand new DLC will be available in the 3D platformer Blue Fire next week known as Void of Sorrows, publisher Graffiti Games and developer Robi Studios announced this week. Better yet, there’ll be no extra charge as all of the content will be free.

Blue Fire’s Void of Sorrows DLC contains two new areas with a new boss and 16 Voids, which are levels filled with abstract platforming challenges that require great mastery to complete. We have a complete rundown of the update content below.

Life is Strange Remastered Collection release date

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection now has a final release date, with Square Enix and Deck Nine confirming today that the package is scheduled for February 1, 2022.

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection includes Life is Strange Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered. It includes remastered character and environment visuals, a new engine and lighting upgrades, and new fully motion captured facial animation in Life is Strange. Before the Storm contains the Deluxe content – specifically outfits, the ‘Farewell’ episode, and Zombie Crypt outfit.

The Forgotten City gameplay

The Forgotten City – Cloud Version landed on Switch yesterday, and we now have some gameplay.

Here’s an overview of the title:

Aspire: Ina's Tale

Publisher Untold Tales and developer Wondernaut Studio today announced Aspire: Ina’s Tale, a fantastical action adventure game. It will release for Switch in December.

Here’s an overview of Aspire: Ina’s Tale, straight from Untold Tales:

Voice of Cards demo

During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars for Switch and then promptly released a demo on the eShop. Gameplay of the trial is now available.

For those that missed the news originally, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars comes from creative director Yoko Taro, Keiichi Okabe (who’s leading the music), and character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka. In other words, there’s some notable talent from the NieR series here.

Custom Robo nintendo switch online

Custom Robo and Custom Robo V2 are coming to Nintendo Switch Online – but only in Japan.

Yesterday, Nintendo finally announced N64 games for the service. While they won’t be included in the standard tier, consumers will be able to access these titles through the Expansion Pack.

We’ve already seen a number of games confirmed, ranging from Nintendo classics like Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 to the somewhat unexpected like Banjo-Kazooie. However, in Japan, two additional titles were already confirmed. Custom Robo and Custom Robo V2 will both be available in the region.


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