It’s an annual tradition for Metacritic to share its publisher rankings, and we now have the results for 2022 – which includes news about Nintendo.
You may recall that in 2021, the company ranked at #14. This year, Nintendo moved up to #12. That’s not a huge increase, but it’s a bump nonetheless.
Nintendo’s average “Metascore” for 2022 releases, which is based on reviews factored into the site, sits at 78.6. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was the Big N’s top-rated title of the year, and Bayonetta 3 and Splatoon 3 also did well. However, Metacritic notes that “over a third of Nintendo releases last year failed to impress reviewers,” including Pokemon Scarlet / Violet and Nintendo Switch Sports.
For a limited time, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet players can claim TM082 and TM087 as part of a new distribution. These are for Thunder Wave and Taunt respectively.
By using Thunder Wave, the Electric-type move can cause paralysis. Taunt, a Dark-type move, makes it so that your foe can only use attack moves for two to four turns.
GDC is taking place this week, and we now have the winners for the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards.
A few Switch titles were nominated, but there ended up being just one category where a title on the console won. That would go to Citizen Sleeper, which was chosen for the “Social Impact Award”.
The full lineup of 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards winners are as follows:
Deathwish Enforces is getting a physical release on Switch, Limited Run Games has announced.
A standard version and Classic Edition have been confirmed. With the latter, buyers will receive a soundtrack CD, badge, character art cards, and the game in an oversized clamshell case.
The latest update for Mario Kart Tour, version 3.2.2, has been made available.
The official patch notes that preparations have been made for Extreme Challenges. Additionally, a trio of issues have been addressed.
We have the full patch notes for the Mario Kart Tour version 3.2.2 update below.
Atari announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nightdive Studios.
Atari said the move will allow the company to enrich its large library of owned franchises, leverage Nightdive’s proprietary technology, and use the studio’s publishing capabilities to support Atari’s retro-focused growth strategy.
Nintendo has just come out with the latest firmware update for Switch, with version 16.0.1 having been made available.
Like we’ve seen with the past few updates, this one is again about stability. Some of the more recent firmware upgrades have all been about that in one form or another.
Nintendo’s patch notes for the Switch version 16.0.1 update are as follows:
Original (3/20): SEGA has revealed that the first major Sonic Frontiers content update, which is dubbed “Sights, Sounds, and Speed”, is launching this week. Players can get their hands on it on March 22, 2023 (March 23 in Europe).
The update will include new challenge modes, a Photo Mode, and the jukebox. Here’s a few more details:
