The best Animal Crossing games, ranked
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Compared to other easily-ranked Nintendo franchises, Animal Crossing is a bit different. At the time of writing, there are only a handful of main series Animal Crossing games and even fewer spin-offs. Most of them are incredibly high quality and well-received by fans, with only a small number of exceptions. There also aren’t quite as many games in the Animal Crossing series compared to some of Nintendo’s other juggernauts – these games take a long time to develop, and we suspect it’ll be a while before we see a new Animal Crossing game on Nintendo Switch 2.
In the meantime, we’ve made our own subjective list of the best Animal Crossing games, ranked from worst to best. Do note that we’re not including Animal Crossing Plaza (which really had very little to it) or Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp; the former is defunct and we’re focused more on Nintendo platform games for this ranking. Here’s what we came up with.
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[Let’s Talk] Name a random game on a Nintendo platform
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
The other day, I was thinking about Spyborgs. The first question some of you may have is: what the heck is that? And some of you might be wondering why.
I can’t tell you why I was thinking about Spyborgs, as it randomly popped into my head. But as for what it is, Capcom originally released it exclusively on Wii in 2009. Bionic Games made the game and would end up shutting down not too long after.
Back during the Wii era, before Spyborgs launched, it was a bit of a big deal within the Nintendo community. The console wasn’t exactly getting a ton of hardcore titles, and especially with Capcom publishing, the game was receiving a good amount of attention. The whole thing kind of turned out strangely – the project ended up going through a shift, moving away from a cartoony look and towards a more mature style. Ultimately that didn’t matter as the game came out to not much fanfare.
Especially in the Nintendo sphere, games like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid come to mind. But have you recently been thinking about a random game, one that hasn’t ever really been in the spotlight? Let us know in the comments.
Two years later, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a fantastic remake
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch | 0 comments
Believe it or not, it’s been an entire two years since the last Kirby game. Nintendo has forgotten about Kirby. Jokes aside, the pink puffball had an incredibly productive 2022. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the first true 3D platformer in the series, was released to critical acclaim. Later that year, we got the less-critically-acclaimed Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and then only a couple months later we get Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe. That’s a huge number of Kirby games in less than a year, though they were all clearly created by different development teams. Whereas Kirby and the Forgotten was a huge step in a new direction for the series, Return to Dream Land Deluxe didn’t need to be. We know there will be another 3D Kirby game in the hopefully not-too-distant future, and Return to Dream Land Deluxe served as a return to the franchise’s roots for those introduced to Kirby via Forgotten Land. Indeed, Kirby and the Forgotten Land sits on top as the best-selling Kirby game in the franchise at around seven million units sold.
Pokemon Day 2025 predictions
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch | 0 comments
With Pokemon Day 2025 approaching, we’ve got some predictions for the big event.
Pokemon Day just around the corner, and every time February 27 comes around there’s always a Pokemon Presents to go with it. Last year’s presentation revealed the existence of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, details on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Raid events, and updates on The Pokemon Company’s other ongoing games. While the 2025 Pokemon Presents will probably be more of that (minus Scarlet and Violet, most likely), it’s a good time to toss out some predictions before the Pokemon hype cycle begins.
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo revealed [update: now at Best Buy]
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
October 9: Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo has just been revealed. The device will launch worldwide in early 2025, but Nintendo Switch Online members can get their hands on it early.
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is an interactive alarm clock with motion sensor technology that responds to your movements. 35 scenes inspired by five Nintendo titles are included – specifically Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4 and Ring Fit Adventure. In the future, scenes from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be made available via free updates, which can be accessed with a Nintendo Account.
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Shotgun Cop Man announced for Nintendo Switch, from My Friend Pedro dev
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Today, publisher Devolver Digital and developer DeadToast Entertainment unveiled Shotgun Cop Man. The game heads to Nintendo Switch later in 2025.
Shotgun Cop Man is a side-scrolling precision platformer. Previously, DeadToast Entertainment made My Friend Pedro.
First details about the new title can be found in the following overview:
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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game release date set for March [update: delayed again]
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
September 22: In celebration of Hobbit Day, the release date for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game was just announced. The game heads to Switch on March 25, 2024.
Today’s news follows the recent delay announcement that came in a few days ago. After it was originally slated for this year, the title was pushed back to early 2025. Now we have a proper date.
LEGO Game Boy announced [update: unconfirmed details]
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
January 9: Nintendo is working with LEGO on yet another product, and it’s just been revealed that a Game Boy product is on the way. It will be available in October 2025.
Most of the offerings between Nintendo and LEGO have focused on particular game series like Super Mario and Animal Crossing. However, the two sides did team up previously on a hardware edition. Back in 2020, the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System was announced and released later that year. You can read about it here.
Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past announced
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Today, publisher Red Dunes Games and developer Blast Zero unveiled Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past. The project is “in development for all major platforms”, so that presumably includes Nintendo Switch and / or Nintendo Switch 2.
Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past is based on the animated show of the same name. Samurai Pizza Cats itself is an adaptation of the Japanese anime Kyatto Ninden Teyandee. As for the new game, it’s a side-scrolling action RPG platformer.
Here’s a bit of additional information:
Nintendo Download – February 20, 2025 (North America)
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of February 20, 2025. The latest releases include Ninja Five-O, Piczle Cross: Rune Factory, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
