Tales of Graces f Remastered review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 2 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: January 17, 2025
Developer: Bandai Namco
Publisher: Bandai Namco
As a long-time fan of the Tales series I was excited when Bandai Namco announced the Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Remastered Project, which promised to bring the older titles to modern systems and, hopefully, finally make it a more accessible series. As the games have hopped between platforms over the years, and either haven’t been released outside of North America or in some cases been localized at all, there are still several I haven’t had the opportunity to play. Tales of Graces was originally released on the Wii, but didn’t make its way to western audiences until the PS3 re-release, Tales of Graces f, which added a new epilogue chapter to the story and various quality-of-life improvements. Tales of Graces f Remastered brings this version to the Nintendo Switch and, barring a single glaring flaw, does so with (dare I say it) style and grace.
Team Cherry: Hollow Knight: Silksong “is real, progressing and will release”
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are still clamoring for the game’s launch, and while there’s still nothing in the way of a release date, we do have a brief update from developer Team Cherry.
Over on X, Team Cherry PR and marketing head Matthew ‘Leth’ Griffin was asked about the project’s status. He said in response: “Yes the game is real, progressing and will release.”
UK software sales chart for the week ending January 18, 2025
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending January 18, 2025 is now available.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD just debuted, and managed to come out on top here. Also making its first appearance here is Tales of Graces f Remastered at #12 – Nintendo Switch accounted for 35 percent of the game’s sales compared to PS5 at 53 percent, Xbox at 6 percent, and PS4 at 6 percent.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending January 18, 2025:
Famitsu’s most wanted games – January 19, 2025
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake is the top Nintendo Switch title.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 25 and January 7.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battle event with Scream Tail, Iron Bundle
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid Battle event was just announced, this time with Scream Tail and Iron Bundle.
If you have Pokemon Scarlet, you’ll see Scream Tail. For Pokemon Violet players, Iron Bundle will be showing up. Both will be available in 5 Star Raids.
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Nintendo pre-order updates – January 19, 2025
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
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MySims Action Bundle and MySims Beacon Bay spotted
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
EA could be readying two more MySims releases in the form of MySims Action Bundle and MySims Beacon Bay.
Both of these were recently spotted on the official EA app. However, neither page had actual information or images. The only things to see were the title, a European rating of PEGI 7, and a 2099 launch date – which is of course a placeholder. It also looks like both pages have since been taken down.
GameCube remasters we want on Nintendo Switch or Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, GameCube, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We’re going over a whole bunch of GameCube games we’d love to see ported, remastered, or remade on Nintendo Switch or Switch 2.
It’s well-known that Nintendo has a huge backlog of classic titles available via Switch Online, but one point of contention among fans is that none of those classic games are from the GameCube. Many players who grew up with that console (this writer included) now have extra purchasing power that they didn’t have as kids, and Nintendo is seemingly well aware of this – which is partially why GameCube titles probably aren’t coming to Nintendo Switch Online. On Nintendo Switch alone, we’ve seen many GameCube remasters and just about all of them have been well received. The most notable of these remakes and remasters are Metroid Prime Remastered, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Pikmin 1, and Pikmin 2.
As Nintendo Switch’s life cycle comes to a close (or rather, a continuation with Nintendo’s next hardware), we may see one or two additional GameCube ports to fill up the time. We may even see full-on remakes on Nintendo Switch 2 as major first-party titles. After all, the first few years of Nintendo Switch’s life were full of Wii U ports – we may see something similar (but to a lesser extent) again while studios work on their ambitious new original games.
Tetris Forever 1.0.3 update includes upgraded save features
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: January 16, 2025
Developer: Forever Entertainment / Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
With all the buzz around the new Nintendo Switch 2, it’s easy to forget that Donkey Kong Country Returns HD released on the same day of the big reveal. The original game released on Wii way back in 2010 and was praised for bringing the series back into the limelight for the first time in over ten years. Three years later, the game was ported to Nintendo 3DS where it received additional content in the form of brand new post-game levels. Now it’s 2025, and Donkey Kong has returned for a third time – and at full price to boot. Is Donkey Kong Country Returns HD a worthy Nintendo Switch remaster, and how does it stack up to its original release and 3DS port? And perhaps more importantly, how does it hold up against its sequel, which is also available on the console?
